I’m approaching the door. I’m trying to calm my nerves. How pretty she will be. Will she like me? Will she be dressed how I like?

I see Dave and Judith with an attractive brunette. Perfect, I think. Non-threatening, dressed in a white blouse, fairly long dark hair with a couple of gray hairs, friendly face, black slacks, black flats. The kind of woman where if it works out, great, and if not, it’s not the end of world. Plus nice women friends are always good to have.

With that I go to the washroom, relieve myself, adjust my Probst necklace, wash my hands one more time, take one of the Life Savers from a dish in there and get ready to head out. Two, three minutes at most.

But before I do, I see Dave in the mirror.

“Hey Justin,” Dave says to me.

“Yeah Dave,” I say flatly.

“Was going to say your friend is waiting. She’s really excited!”

Excited for me? Oh, come on.

But…..whatever. We walk out.

And I see her.

Oh.

My.

God.

It’s not the woman that was there. The woman there now is amazingly beautiful. She’s got a big smile. Her blonde hair is in a braid over her left shoulder. She is wearing a blue T-shirt - A unique shade, darker than UCLA blue but lighter than Royal blue. She also has cotton white pants that are see through and what I think are pink panties underneath but I don’t know.

Her hands are clean, unpainted nails, with no polish, no rings….and it’s clear she doesn’t wear rings…and she has on sandals, that show off perfect toenails, unpainted. Which you never see.

And she’s laughing! A goofy, loud - and genuine laugh! She throws her hair back and brushes Judith just a bit.

What is so funny?

And is she nervous about meeting me too?

I go over to her. Before I can react she takes my hands and greets me with the biggest smile and gives me a hug. A real one!! Already!

“Well hello Justin!” Judith says to me. “I see you’ve met my friend Amanda Bowen! Amanda, this is Justin Marsh!