I Lost My Virginity to a TV Weatherman

What I learned about squall lines, dew points, and falling in love.

The storm.

The weatherman made the words “squall line” and “dew point” sound sexy.

He’d wave his arms over a map of the town and tell us what to wear.

“It’s gonna be hot, hot, hot.”

He was magnetic. Charming. Handsome.

But I didn’t just watch him on TV.

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Sunny forecast.

The weatherman and I worked at the same TV station.

It was a small town—so small we also lived next door to each other.

When I moved into my apartment, he helped me carry my sofa up the stairs.

His smell lingered. It was not of cologne or laundry detergent. It was of sweat and sunshine and something alive. A scent you want to roll around in.

“Get ready for summer temperatures,” he’d tell viewers. “Things are about to get really hot.”