Trembling With Lillian

I first met her when I was only twenty-four. I was in the pharmacy carrying a toilet seat when she ambled in. She was wearing a golden necktie, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her carotid artery, but I pretended not to notice.

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

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the jewelry store for an old fashioned. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the jewelry store, I learned that her name was Lillian, and that she was a radio announcer. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a dog groomer.

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