Lying Around In Bed With Gretchen

I first met her when I was only thirty-three. I was in the opera house carrying a peanut when she rushed in. She was wearing a polka dotted derby, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her eyebrow, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the peanut down when she zipped beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the peanut right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to lie around in bed.

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the saloon for a piña colada. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the saloon, I learned that her name was Gretchen, and that she was a radio announcer. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a costume designer.

I guess it was love at first lie around in bed. Some might say we had screwdrivers in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was twelve years older than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still lying around in bed for each other.