I suddenly realized that all the time I was looking at her I was holding my breath which I let out with a whoosh. Kim asked me "Do I look all right da...?" Still a bit stunned I gasped and fumbled out the words "No sweetheart, you look absolutely gorgeous. Let's go out to eat."I took her arm in mine and escorted her to the car opening the passenger door for her while she slid in. She had an expression on her face like a princess being ushered into a royal carriage. I went around and got in the. " I'm recruiting one of your teammates, Ed Fritz. Your high school coach sent me tapes of your first three games. I watched them. Ed is an outstanding quarterback." Yes he is. I have to tell you though, I'm prejudiced. Ed's my best friend." Is he? That's nice. It helps explain some of the chemistry between the two of you. I was very impressed by your play when I watched the tapes. That's why I'm calling. The recruiting services have you underrated. You're one of the best receivers I've seen. As I did that I noticed that she re-crossed her legs to put her right leg over her left one. She was wearing a black dress which ended about halfway up her thighs, a black necklace and black earrings. She had nice legs and I was willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that she was re-crossing her legs to bring attention to them. My attention.I was sitting next to her now. I could smell her perfume. I could easily reach over and touch her. I heard the fabric of her dress rustle when she crossed her. " Aw, that's sweet. Of course, I should supply the stereotypical guy's response to that as well." She made a whipping motion."Ha ha. Very funny. Next thing you know, Nat'll be riding me into the dining hall on all fours, yelling, 'Giddyap, horsie.'"She made an unsuccessful attempt to smother her giggles. "You said it, not me." True enough." I assumed a more serious tone. "Sorry to hear about you and Ken."Her shrug was eloquent in its casualness. "Life happens. We realized we weren't working.