Thanks to casual Fridays, I drove straight from work in jeans and a polo then went to our designated meeting spot in front of the theater.

Just like it had done almost every day for the past six months, my heart leapt sky high as soon as I saw her.

Tonight she was in skintight jeans and a baby-T. I whistled out loud as

I ogled the long legs, trim body, and full bosom of the cute blonde with her back to me. Stepping forward quickly and silently, I put my hands over her eyes from behind and said, “Guess who?"

The head bobbed down for a second and an unfamiliar voice wavered,

"Eric?"

Like I'd just stuck my hands into hot flame, I jerked back while the girl turned around. "Oh, I'm SO sorry. I thought you were someone else."

The cute blonde turned and backed away from me, her face very SIMILAR to Amber's but I knew it wasn't actually her. In fact, she looked several years younger than us, probably still in her teens.

“Hey!" a gruff male voice came from the left and I turned to see a hulking boy stalking towards us from the restrooms.

“Amy! This guy bothering you?" the hulk asked.

“No, no," the girl shrugged, trying to place me but clearly recognizing that I was just a stranger.

“Just a case of mistaken identity."

The guy seemed to cool off from his momentary fury, and then took a closer look at me, wrinkling his eyebrows. "David?"

“Yeah," I answered in surprise, standing up straight. "Do I know you?"

“Well, it's been awhile. You used to date my big sister Elizabeth." He reached out to me with a meaty paw.

I tentatively took his hand and studied the face. A moment later, I recognized him. "Eric! Little Eric?"

“Not so little any more," he deadpanned. The guy was four inches taller than me and all muscle.

“Holy shit you grew up!" It had been two years since I'd last seen the kid, during that summer when E-Beth and I started dating. Somehow, he'd gone from a tall, but skinny twerp into this hulking monstrosity.

“Yeah, hit some kind of growth spurt."

“I'LL say. You coming up to Uni already?"

He chuckled. "No. I'm still in high school. Going to be a senior."

"You playing football?”

"Yeah. Coach moved me to defensive end.”

“Too bad you're not graduating yet. Uni‘s defense could use some help.”

Then I turned to the pretty blonde who was looking back and forth between us.