Today, after I mouthed "I love you" to the really handsome guy on the treadmill opposite mine in the gym (more on that later), I thought about another case of someone mouthing "I love you" that occurred some years ago.
During most of our dating life, Edward lived in New York and I was frequently traveling by plane between Boston and New York to see him. One Saturday morning, I happened to take a flight with the Boston Celtics basketball team. When we landed at La Guardia, there was a lot of commotion in the terminal when travelers noticed the team coming through. Nearing the exit, I saw Edward only a few steps ahead. I was excited to be walking next to Larry Bird, the star of the team, and I mouthed to Edward, "Larry Bird, Larry Bird." Apparently blinded by love and passion and seeing no one is his wake but me, Edward mouthed back, "I love you too".
Who could possibly care about Larry Bird?
That brings me back to today. When I run, I like to play my ipod and sort of sing along by mouthing the words. I get into the whole experience, and except for taking note of who is around me at the start, I don't really pay attention to much. I noticed that there was a woman opposite me to my left who I feared was going to injure herself, as she had cranked up the treadmill but was running while also hanging on. There was a guy, also opposite me but closer and in my line of vision, who was handsome and clearly a good runner.
I was happily in my running zone and mouthing the words to this song where "I love you" is constantly repeated when I noticed the guy take out his ear buds and with an annoyed look, because it was interrupting his run, ask me what I was trying to tell him.
I realized that I had been looking in his direction and mouthing, "I love you." Why couldn't I have told the non-runner who was so busy hanging on for dear life that she never would have noticed -- that I was in love with her? In response to him, I gesticulated in a way that made no sense, and we both returned to concentrating on our runs.
I fear my gym membership is going to be revoked.
This is why I never exercise.
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