Burgers and beer aren’t romantic, unless free-range and craft. The perfect test: casual pretense, maudlin subtext.

They caught each other blowing away their beer-burger burps discreetly. Infatuation.

They cut off each’s “Before this goes further, you should know” speeches with “I already know, and I feel just the same.” Love.

boomer trujillo is a TexMex son, parent to an anxious dog, and a perpetual student. He’s grateful for readers.