Blushing With Del

I first met him when I was only fourteen. I was in the music store carrying a camera when he strolled in. He was wearing a rose wig, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his pride, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the pizza parlor, I learned that his name was Del, and that he was a cartoonist. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a tax collector.

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