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coming but I just want to get out of here… I didn’t want to come to this party anyway and I don’t know anyone here and…”
    “Well you do now.  And, no I didn’t come with anyone and I will keep my hands right here” he put his hands in his pockets “if you’ll just sit down and let’s wait for a few minutes.  Maybe she just went to the bathroom or something and she’s on her way back. OK?  No harm – just chatting.”
    Before I realized it, I was smiling.  I didn’t see any other options at that point.  Standing frozen, still completely furious that I had agreed to come and that she had disappeared with a guy, I was sure, Jonathan spoke.
    “There’ a couch right there.  We’ll just sit – you can tell me what you’re studying, I will tell you the same and we’ll see if she shows up, OK?  If she doesn’t, I’ll call a cab for you, OK?” We walked to the couch and sat down.  “What does she look like?”
    “Well, she’s the most gorgeous girl here, for starters.  Thin, blonde and very barely dressed, if she’s still dressed at all…”
    “Oh, I don’t know about that….”
    “About what?”  I looked at him, brow furrowed.
    “About her being the most gorgeous girl here.  Am I allowed to complement you or is that going too far?” 
    “Thanks.  I’m sorry I’m being so difficult.”  I took a really deep breath.  “Thank you for the complement.  But, I can’t compare with Sabrina.”
    “So her name is Sabrina and she’s blonde.  At least I know what we’re looking for.”
    “OK.  Thank you.  I suppose there’s no harm in that.”
    “Was that a grin?” He smiled and pointed.  “I’m sure I saw a grin.”  We both laughed and started talking.  We talked about classes, where we were from, what he liked to do, what I liked to do, and very quickly, I was automatically crushing on gorgeous Jonathan, the pre-law student who had stepped up and saved me at this party.
    “Can I get you something to drink?”  I started to refuse, still on the defense and thinking that he was trying to give me something I didn’t want, but I said, “Sure, how about a diet coke?  Just a little bit of ice, OK?” 
    “No problem – be right back.”  I watched him walk off, still looking for Sabrina.  I don’t know why I was surprised – with her behavior like it had been for the last several months, it was just like her to meet some stranger or two and probably find a nice quiet place to get to know them – real well. 
    “Here we go – “Jonathan handed me the coke. 
    I could smell alcohol in his drink, but I didn’t comment.  He was acting like a perfect gentleman and we continued to talk.  Before I realized it, an hour had passed, the party was getting louder, but I couldn’t hear anything but Jonathan.  A couple of times, we laughed and he would pat my arm or I would accidentally bump into him, and for the first time that I could ever remember, I was truly having a wonderful time, just talking. 
    Ironically, because he was pre-law, when he found out that my father was a criminal lawyer, he immediately became infatuated.  He wanted to know all about torts and liberties, civil law versus criminal law, and a million other things that I had no knowledge of. I explained that dad paid my bills growing up, but that we didn’t chat about his practice at dinner in the evening.  In fact, he rarely talked about his work. 
    But I was drawn to Jonathan because, in a way, he reminded me of my father (not in a weird way), but the things I admired most about him – he was smart, he was a gentleman and he also wanted to be a lawyer for all of the right reasons – my parents would love him.  Did I really just think that? 
    As we were talking, Sabrina actually showed up.
    “Where in the hell have you been?”  Before I thought about Jonathan sitting there, it just popped out. 
    “So she’s actually a real human…” he laughed. 
    “I’m serious – Sabrina –