A Night to RememberJimmy’s mind wandered as he walked the short distance from the Stradford Hotel to his mother’s house. I’m worried about tonight. She’s older with more experience and I don’t go out much. He adjusted his collar one last time and knocked on the door.
“Why are you still knocking? You’re my son and you can come and go as you please.”
“Will do. Are they here yet?”
“No, should be here soon. Why you sweating so much? Relax and take a seat. I’ll fetch you a drink.”
Jimmy tried to recall previous dates and nothing came to mind. He thought, this is my first real date? This realization caused the volume of sweat to increase and his heart to beat faster—he loosened another button and took a long sip of iced tea.
“Take your jacket off. It must be eighty degrees outside and it se
