Bouncing With Lucas

I first met him when I was only thirty-five. I was in the supermarket carrying a bag of ice when he crawled in. He was wearing a black pair of Oxfords, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his lung, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the McDonalds, I learned that his name was Lucas, and that he was a government agent. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a barista.

I guess it was love at first bounce. Some might say we had bats 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 bouncing for each other.