The prime players in this drama are my wife and I, Dee and Carson. My family name is Phillip's and Dee's is Randolph. We are both from Milwaukee suburbs and met our Freshman year at UW Madison. At that time we were both living in the dorms and rooming with close friends from high school. Our roommates met at a mixer, fell in serious lust and found their passion hindered by 'rooms' who liked to study in the dorm. They therefore devised a plan to fix their roommates up with one another thereby gaining some much needed bunk time. Cut to the chase, the plot worked.
That's how Dee and I met on a blind date. Never in the history of blind dates have two people been built up more and never have expectations been higher. The fate of the free world, world peace and our roommates sex lives were inexorably linked to how well this date went.
The big night arrived and we met in the Rathskeller for brats, beer, conversation and hopefully attraction. The roommates of course dominated the chatter with witty antidotes about Dee and I and how terrifically we were going to get along. I think we managed to get in about 10 words in the first 30 minutes. It got so bad that I finally just raised my hand to get attention.
"Guys, guys time out OK?"
My roommate Bill Preston paused in mid monologue to say
"Sure Rooms. What's up"
"Well I just have to say that you missed my most important talent in your highlights reel."
"Well, what did I miss?"
"You know, the walking on water thing. It's sort of private and complicated so don't want to just blurt it out so Dee, if the two of us could step out in the hall for a moment I can tell you privately. Is that OK with you?"
Dee looked me in the eyes and I now realized that she was seriously cute and bright. With a wry little smile she said
"I would welcome a brief intermission from this top 100 of our favorite attributes."
Seconds later I was following her out into the hall and I couldn't help but observe the most shapely butt that I had seen so far on campus. Dee was a petite 5 feet nothing but from what I could see, she had a very nice figure. As soon as we were out in the hall I touched her arm and gestured for her to step into a little alcove out of traffic.
"Thanks for playing along with me Dee. I was just so uncomfortable with all the crap that Bill was slinging that I had to stop it. He's a really nice guy and has been a friend since grade school but sometimes he just gets carried away. Honestly, he is so eager for me to spend time out of the room so his love life can improve that I think he would do or say anything."
"Same with my roommate Beth. I love her to death but she drives me crazy when she tries of manage my life. Look, you seem like a really nice guy and all but I'm sure you'd rather find your own dates than be stuck with plain old me."
"Oh contraire lady. I think you're far from plain. You have a fresh and very pretty look and as you get older you will become more and more beautiful until our wedding day and then, Webster is going to have reserve a whole page in the dictionary for your face in the 'beautiful' definitions."
"Maybe there's hope for you yet Carson. I like your sense of humor but I think it's just a tad early to be talking about wedding plans."
"Be that as it may, what are we going to do about the love birds who are planning our future?
"I've got an idea. It involves you having to go out with me on an real date and actually pretending to have fun with me. I'm basically a sort of a pretty boring guy who's determined to study hard, get terrific grades and get a really high paying job but if you can get past that, I also have that talent of being able to walk on water. However even though I only do that in February, I have gotten pretty good at staying dry while performing."
"If I did agree to this date what would be expected of me?"
"Well, first of all look as pretty then as you do right now. Eat some food with me. Maybe dance a little and politely listen to me sing Moon River in your ear. Accept a very respectful kiss on the cheek and say good night. The preparation for bearing my children can wait for the second date."
"That's good because I'm not on any birth control pills now."
That was our introduction. We rejoined the roommates and I announced that if Bill and Beth, hereinafter referred to as B&B, wanted the room now that I would be happy to hang around with Dee for a couple hours. She promptly laughed and punched my arm as B&B with embarrassed but happy looks on their faces hurriedly departed.
Dee and I proceeded to have an absolutely terrific first date. We got properly sloshed on beer, danced to all the slow tunes on the jukebox, chatted about everything and nothing and I got to whisper Moon River into a cute little ear. It was a nice mild Fall evening and so we took our time walking back to her dorm and believe it or not she even took my hand and tightly held it all the way to the dorm. As we got up to the front door of Chadborn Hall she said