The table had a love seat on one side that would fit the three of us. When Bob saw Kris his mouth dropped open and he could just stammer. Bob is in hi... mid-forties in good shape and in general a handsome guy. I made the introductions and I could tell he was very enamored, as was Kris. Bob said, "BL told me you were very hot, he just didn’t tell me how hot. Dam girl, you look very sexy." Kris loved the compliments. Our waitress came by and we ordered drinks. It was very obvious the waitress was. "Angie, can I come in," I asked from the hallway. There was no answer so I took that as a yes and opened the door. Angie was laying face down on her bed crying. I touched her neck and she rolled over. Below her left eye was a bruise that threatened to be a first rate shiner. All I said was, "Who"?All she said was, "Bobbie".The next morning Angie and I rode the school bus in silence. We both knew what was going to happen and I think we both accepted it as the way it should be. What happened next. "I never dated in high school. I was too afraid. I'm going to go on a date."The dance was a Friday night. I explained to Bob that I wanted to wake up the Monday before so I had all week to get to know Kim again and have time to ask her out."Okay," he said. "We will do that. You can't go back until tomorrow because I want to make sure all your new memories have come in because they might make you change your mind." My mind's made up." Just in case."The day passed into tomorrow."So what have you. That was the big red flag warning me, but while hindsight may be 20/20, love is often blind. Some time before the end of school, I phoned her to discuss our plans. Do we live with her parents or mine while we look for our own place? If one of us lines up a plum job, maybe we would live together in our own place right away. She finally had to come clean. ‘Maybe we shouldn’t rush into anything. In fact, some time apart might do us some good.’ Time apart? I was confused by her suggestion. ‘We’ve.