A 32-year-old woman expresses her love for Elvis Presley and recalls the first time she encountered him and his music. The woman describes how a girl in her sixth-grade class, Karen, introduced her to Elvis’s music. Born into a wealthy family, the woman notes how Karen is from a lower social class. Throughout the story, the woman makes constant references to her own high social status and intelligence, and implies that her love for Elvis is a sort of anomaly. Her family does not care for Elvis or his music and the woman’s sister would constantly tease her about being a fan. Her sister especially highlights how Elvis is from a low social status, and is therefore more attracted to “cheap” women. When Elvis’ movie Love Me Tender arrives in her town, the protagonist goes with her friends to see it. She reminisces about how they got in line two hours early for the show, and how her parents worried about her standing in the cold. Her father even drives by, in a Buick, to drop off a blanket. The narrator expresses disappointment at the movie as it does not satisfy her desire to see Elvis in person.  As time passes, the narrator’s sister eventually goes to college. On a visit back home, the sister confesses that she has also begun to like Elvis. Elvis eventually marries, and the narrator starts to consider marriage as well. The narrator has grown older and loses her passion for Elvis.  While watching the news one day, the narrator learns of Elvis’s health problems. She feels guilt for having stopped supporting him and mourns the lost time. The narrator lets her husband know about her determination to help Elvis, and he dismisses her. After Elvis’s death, she imagines that he is still alive and happy, and claims that his fans, including her, have saved him.