"WEE!" Astral Will squealed as she leapt off the swing as it reached the zenith of its arc, landing gracefully.
"Ice cream!" shouted an old man parking an ice cream truck nearby.
"Ice cream?" Curious, AW jogged over to the truck. Taller than the little kids, the man recognized her.
"Hello, Will"
"That's me!" she said cheerfully.
"The usual?"
"Sure" she replied. She had a hunch she'd like it.
He handed her a package and outstretched his hand.
"Um…" AW thought, nervously. She didn't have money.
"Here you go" said another voice behind her. A hand placed five dollars in the man's palm. "I'll have one too"
AW turned around to see it was real Will's boyfriend.
"Matt?"
"Hi beautiful" he said. Smiling, he bit into his saucer.
Unsure what to say, but feeling like the butterflies in her stomach were about to lift her off the ground, she unwrapped and bit her own saucer.
"Mmmm!" she commented, "That tastes like heaven!"
"It's my favorite" he laughed, checking his watch. "Hey, I gotta go. Wreck's having practice for tonight"
AW was contemplating why Matt would practice for a 'wreck' when he leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
"Bye!" he shouted running off. Dazed, all AW could do was wave. Her eyes slipped closed and she let out a dreamy sigh.
And she thought ice cream tasted like heaven…
One of the most heartbreaking romances of the comics and they don't even touch upon it in the series. I mean, really!