I stared into the hollow of her neck like it could stop me from thinking about forever. The shuffle of feet brought me back to attention as the priest continued his sermon. Faith and love intermingled as he spoke of an eternal commitment. I didn’t know if he was talking about himself or not. I wondered if the white collar ever got itchy.

The assignment had lasted for three years past its expiration point. Bells tolled in the distant as another church made its afternoon show for attention. I wouldn’t have figured a wedding band would come with the outfit change, but I’d presented stranger realities in this line of work.