I have told her; your family doesn't drink. I don't think she would want you to see her drunk."As soon as I picked mother up at work that day, I told...her that it was Andrea's idea that we have lunch on Saturday. She said, "That little girl is so sweet. I hope she stays sweet when she grows up."The following Saturday, Andrea had made up a sort of picnic lunch of fried chicken, macaroni salad, and lemonade. We left her house at eleven. Because we were alone, we had to stop for a quick snack. Dave hated the bus. Warren readily agreed.It was the second week of school. During the first week, Warren and Dave had started a little ritual-they made sure Warren picked Dave up early enough to swing to the Dunkin Donuts for some coffee. That's where they were headed now, when they saw two girls walking out of a side street."Hey, it's my Pookie! I forgot, her car is in the shop this week. It's not a long walk, but let's pick them up anyway." That's Sophia, I take it?" Dave asked."Yeah, the. When I opened I was greeted with the sight of my wife sitting on the couch, wearing a very sexy red robe. "Well hello handsome," she said this smiling at me. I walked over to her, wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her close to me. "You know I love you right?" I knew what her answer was. I just wanted to hear her say it. "Yes I know you love me," she said with a smile on her face. I pulled her in for a kiss. We continued kissing as I picked her up taking her to the couch. I sat her. The way that I changed, seemingly overnight, was just shocking.THE FLASHBACKWhen I graduated high school, I was, all things being equal, probably the biggest nerd in our class. I was about 5'1" -- tops. Maybe 125. Maybe. And it never occurred to me to get contacts, so I sported these godforsaken coke bottle glasses. It was a gruesome time, and I was miserable. It's hard to explain, but I seriously thought getting a girlfriend was a pipe dream. Remember when you were a kid, and you would.