Their earliest interactions were simple.
They would see one another around the building and exchange greetings. Then one day, Chris visited Norma’s apartment.
Norma offered him champagne.
They sat down and talked.
That conversation became the beginning of something neither of them could have predicted.
Chris later recalled that after Norma offered him a glass of champagne, the two quickly became friends.
The age difference hardly seemed to matter.
Before long, they were no longer merely neighbors who exchanged polite greetings in a hallway.
They became part of each other’s everyday lives.
They talked.
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