Terms of Endearment

Okay, she was a little mad at him because of the ice cream, but that wasn’t the main reason. The main reason was because of what the ice cream represented. He said they were on a date, so she wanted them to act like any other couple on a date. The girl called the shots. The guy snapped to it. The girl had the privilege of being spoiled for the duration of the date. But Austyn didn’t play his part. Instead of acting like a boyfriend or a husband, he acted like a parent, an overbearing, dictatorial parent. It ruined the mood. Austyn said in a gentler voice, ‘I’ll never know why you’re upset if you won’t tell me.’ Kira tilted her chin towards the young couple at the next table. ‘Are we on a date now?’ ‘Sure.’ ‘Then why can’t you act like the other guys on a date?’ Austyn looked over. The couple looked to be about the same age as Kira. The boy had gotten the half-pint of strawberry ice cream. The two of them were now feeding each other with a spoon. ‘You want me to feed you ice cream?’ Aus