I've seen her a few times since then, in the Summer, but we've never spoken during those times, except to say hello, or mostly, just waved to each oth...er." Do you remember coming to her birthday parties, before she went off to school?" I do, now that you mention it. She came to a few of mine as well. We weren't that close though. More like we were near the same age, and traveled in the same social circle." She claims that you gave her the first kiss she ever received. She was just turning. " I said. No plans that couldn't be cancelled, I should have said."Great! I'll give you a call sometime, okay?" Sure," I said, wondering how I could be so lucky. Two calls from Courtney O'Keefe... I was in heaven."Okay, thanks again Dennis. I gotta go. Bye!" Bye," I said, and sighed contentedly as I the connection went dead as Courtney hung up.As it turned out, Courtney was true to her word and did call, and the two of us ended up going out to see a movie and have dinner. It would have been a. Tate opened the door wide and ushered me in. Robbie was standing on the stairs, wearing cut-offs and a half shirt. The late afternoon sun flooded the upstairs windows and created a halo effect around her. I just stared.I was vaguely aware of her dad leaving, saying something about being in the kitchen. I was more aware of my heart beating and a feeling of lightheadedness. God, she was beautiful.Then she turned her back on me. "You'd better come up," she said over her shoulder.I didn't move. Unfortunately for him, but fortunate for us, that backup movement caused him to step on the half-court line, and the referee immediately blew his whistle and called for an ‘over-and-back’ violation.That immediately gave our fans plenty of ammunition to explode in cheers. When Big-Mike ran towards the Saints’ end of the court, he gave Johnny Stryboshe a subtle dig when he said, “That just the start, John-nyyyy.”I just shook my head at that gamesmanship, as I waited for Jon Lunby to inbound the.