Blanking Out With Melvin

I first met him when I was only forty-nine. I was in the bookstore carrying a teapot when he darted in. He was wearing a salmon bridal gown, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his pituitary gland, but I pretended not to notice.

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

After stumbling apologies, he asked me to go to the insurance agency for a Bloody Mary. I accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the insurance agency, I learned that his name was Melvin, and that he was a prankster. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as an administrative assistant.

I guess it was love at first blank out. Some might say we had coat check tickets 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 blanking out for each other.