Jerking With Craig

I first met him when I was only twenty-seven. I was in the craft store carrying a dog collar when he stormed in. He was wearing a blue necklace, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his toe, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the pub, I learned that his name was Craig, and that he was a technician. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a prison guard.

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