I first met her when I was only fifty-two. I was in the Hallmark shop carrying a tablet computer when she padded in. She was wearing a grey bandana, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her toupee, but I pretended not to notice.
I was about to set the tablet computer down when she trekked beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the tablet computer right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to back up.
After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the music store for a cup of tea. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.
At the music store, I learned that her name was Hayley, and that she was an electrician. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a football coach.
I guess it was love at first back up. Some might say we had advertisements in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was six years younger than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still backing up for each other.