I mumbled something as I sat back down and looked at him. He really is a sexy man for 52 years old. Still fit, thanks to all the exercise I know he gets.

"Thanks for meeting me... Bethany. I have been looking forward to getting to know you for some time."

We sat chatting and had a "getting to know you" type of conversation. I told him about my college classes and learned a little about his engineering consulting practice. He was genuinely shocked to hear that last year for spring break I had secretly gone to Milan "with a friend" when they thought I was in South Beach. I...