Late As Always

"Late again," I mumbled under my breath, by 27 minutes to be exact. My hand reached the metal handle, "third times a charm!" I whispered to my self, "great first impression."

"I know, I know, I'm late! Sorry!!" Jess rolled her eyes at me.
"Your always late" she sighed. I thought back to the drive here: a broken wine bottle, some guy stole my phone as I changed the tire, and swerving off the road to miss a stray cat. Not exactly my fault I'd say.

"They day your early is the day I eat my hat!" I inquired, Darius looked horrified.
"But that hat looks really good on you!" I could feel my cheeks burn, how sweet...how.....clueless.

"Can't you for once not be late?!?"
"There was a train!"
"It's our wedding!"

I gave Jess a forehead kiss, she buried her face into my shirt and sobbed.
"Jess, it was just a squirrel." I tried to sound sincere, holding in a chuckle. She looked up at me with puffy red eyes.
"But I killed it!" Jess replied, clutching my red flannel shirt. I bit my lip, why the heck do I love this woman?

"Your going to be late to your own funeral!" I exclaimed, Darius laughed, his face crinkling like aluminum foil.
"I sure hope not, then I've got really bad luck!"
"Bad luck? You? What a joke." I responded with a hint of playfulness.

"DARIUS!" I screamed at the top of my lungs "DARIUS!! Don't die on me, please don't." I ran down the hill to his body. His eyes flickered, I breathed, his dark brown eyes were full of pain.
"I'm fine..." his body when ridged, he was not.

{CLEAN, NO SWEARING, NEEDS EDITING}