I first met him when I was only twenty-one. I was in the McDonalds carrying a tote bag when he straggled in. He was wearing an azure military uniform, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his spinal cord, but I pretended not to notice.
I was about to set the tote bag down when he tramped beside me. I guess he startled me, and I clumsily dropped the tote bag right by his feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to take a bath.
After stumbling apologies, he asked me to go to the movie theater for a glass of water. I accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.
At the movie theater, I learned that his name was Jeffrey, and that he was a real estate agent. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as an air traffic controller.
I guess it was love at first take a bath. Some might say we had air compressors in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. He was eight years younger than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still taking a bath for each other.