Chuckling With Wilson

I first met him when I was only fifty-five. I was in the popcorn shop carrying an avocado when he set out in. He was wearing a silver swimsuit, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his calf, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the laboratory, I learned that his name was Wilson, and that he was a social media influencer. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a cartoonist.

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