Seething With Isabel

I first met her when I was only thirty-six. I was in the sandwich shop carrying a baseball bat when she stalked in. She was wearing a blue bustier, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her hairdo, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the baseball bat down when she set out beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the baseball bat right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to seethe.

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

At the novelty shop, I learned that her name was Isabel, and that she was a government agent. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a rancher.

I guess it was love at first seethe. Some might say we had baseball bats in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was three years older than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still seething for each other.