"Well, call and tell her now. Tell if she's interested, I'll call next Thursday."

"I will, I will. I wasn't thinking."

I thought later many times about my next statement, and how true it turned out to be.

"Relax, Cindy. She's your friend. Of course you want to protect her, help her be happy. I understand. Gotta go."

She was still talking when I hung up.

I did call Thursday, and she chattered happily. We made a date. She wanted to go to a movie and then back to what she called 'our' club. I threw in dinner.

We had a really great time. The movie sucked, one of those...