Hanging Around With Antoinette

I first met her when I was only twelve. I was in the beauty salon carrying a Lego set when she clambered in. She was wearing a terra cotta beehive, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her wrist, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the flower shop, I learned that her name was Antoinette, and that she was a rope salesman. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a clockmaker.

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