Vignette 24

RJ gets excited about pizza. I deem it his favorite food although he refuses to concur.

On our first date he had pizza (i had panini). Every time we walk by a pizza parlor his face lights up. Sometimes he'd inhale deeply.

"Peeet-za!" He'd enunciate meticulously with a smile, sometimes closing his eyes briefly. Followed with a childlike grin. That's how one would look when touched by God.

Tonight he decided he'd have pizza for dinner. You should've seen him in anticipation, beaming with joy. Just too cute.

I walked in the living room just as he was sitting down at the coffee table with two slices of CPK crispy thin crust signature pepperoni and a tall glass of Miller Genuine Draft. I had to ask, "Are you on cloud nine right now?"

"This is not very good pizza. But it's Peeet-za!" Said RJ. "I'm on cloud 7.5."