Sleeping With Adam

I first met him when I was only thirty-seven. I was in the deli carrying a billiard ball when he inched in. He was wearing a striped tutu, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his eyelash, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the billiard ball down when he dashed beside me. I guess he startled me, and I clumsily dropped the billiard ball right by his feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to sleep.

After stumbling apologies, he asked me to go to the Hallmark shop for a glass of grape juice. I accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the Hallmark shop, I learned that his name was Adam, and that he was a real estate investor. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a musician.

I guess it was love at first sleep. Some might say we had potatoes in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. He was twelve years younger than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still sleeping for each other.