They are happy – as later in life lovers usually are. They live gratefully knowing that each day together is a precious gift from God, not to be taken for granted. Seldom do they forget that life before they met was lonely, and life after, is full and rich and more purposeful.
Their meeting makes a good story, always an amusing icebreaker when making a new friend. Here’s how it happened.
Bill is a widower when he meets Carina. His dear wife died two years earlier and Bill is ready to move on for practical reasons (at first).
The Verizon store is an unlikely setting for Cupid, but the truth is, without it, the two lovers do not meet.
Bill is looking to get a new phone: the iPhone X, with a new and improved camera. It’s getting rave reviews and he goes to the Verizon store to check it out.
Michael Figueroa is the angel working that day as Bill waits his turn for a salesperson. Tyshon could have waited on him that day, or Linda, Jack, or Herman. But it is Divine timing for Michael to be the one to help Bill with his new iPhone X – and more.
At the last stage of the transaction as Michael is transferring data from Bill’s old phone to the new one, he notices amazing pictures on the camera roll from exotic places all over the globe.
“Wow.” The salesman remarks. “You’ve been so many different places. You must love to travel.”
Bill replies with a touch of sadness in his voice. “I used to. But not anymore, since my wife died.”
Awkward silence. Bill fills it.
“If you happen to know anyone, I’m interested in meeting a nice woman.”
The next day Carina walks in to the store with her broken phone. Michael Figueroa is up. Buying a new phone can take a while and the salesperson and customer get chummy. It comes up in conversation that Carina lives alone. Michael remembers Bill’s parting comment from the day before, and he says to Carina “I know this sounds crazy …but I have a good feeling about this…are you interested in meeting someone?”
She considers it and thinks “Why not?”
The Verizon salesman sends Bill a text with the introduction, Bill calls Carina the same day, they meet for coffee, and both like what they see.
Carina and Bill have a lot in common. Both are retired architects, neither have children, they like movies, good food and travel. They fit together easily. The romance begins and by year’s end Bill proposes, Carina accepts. They get married.
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