The Plus One
ShortStory 4,395 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"Dill.” Keith settled down next to her on the storage tub they used for a bench. “The plant was just big enough to trim.” “Ooo.” Blaine kissed him in the steam over her cup. “My man can COOK.” After two months on Mars trying to get anything to grow, after a day spent digging out a faulty drainpipe, this felt like a trip to a luxury spa. She felt her hair and her toes uncurl."
Quasar links out; the story lives on F&SF, where the author gets the click.