John was a good-looking, Irish firefighter in his 50's. He saw Jeanne's profile and thought he would send her an email. To his surprise, she responded to it. He explained he had been a firefighter for a while, was divorced, and had two children. He also gave a physical description of himself. He had salt and pepper hair and was balding. Jeanne did not know what she thought of the baldhead since she always had liked men with lots of hair and preferably curls.
One day he asked her to call him at the station. Oh, what a wonderful voice this man had along with a great laugh. I guess being the shy man he is he did not want to brag about having an Irish accent. One day after this phone call, he asked Jeanne to come down to the station so they could meet.
She tried her best to look good not knowing what to expect. The only time Jeanne had never been to a fire station was on a field trip when her children were young. It was a 50-mile drive to meet this man and she was a bit nervous. She eventually found the station where he was waiting for her.
He showed her around a little and then they went in back by the picnic table. They sat and talked for a while and then she started noticing how John could not sit still. He sat next to her, stood up, sat on the picnic table, or walked around; it was almost making her dizzy. Finally, she asked if there was a problem. Shyly he said, "Well I haven't been around a woman for a long time". He did not have to say anymore – she fully understood what he meant. She laughed, ever so shyly, looked down, and jokingly asked him if the alarm rang would she need to go get his uniform (he was in shorts). This made them a bit more comfortable with each other.
