"Wow," I said as I looked at the view of the city.
"That's the second time you said that," Kathy smiled from behind me.
"Well," I said, standing against the glass window of her office. "I know you said you worked in this building, but I didn't think you were up this high."
"I am glad you like it," Kathy smiled as her secretary brought her a few papers. "I am sorry I am running late."
"Late," I said, shaking my head. "I got one of the best views in the city."
Kathy worked as a business consultant. I thought when she said she worked in one of the biggest businesses in the city. I had pictured something less glamorous. Especially since she was staying with Sandy in a small apartment.
To my surprise, she wasn't kidding. It was the tallest building in the city, she was four floors down from the top, and the view was incredible.
"The stadium looks so small from up here," I said as I made my way to the other side of her office.
Kathy shook her head as she looked at me. "We could probably stay up here for our whole date, and you would be happy."
"I told you I am easily entertained," I smiled as I put my fingers out and made the squeezing motion.
"Please tell me you are not squeezing the stadium," Kathy shook her head as she looked through the papers she was given.
I turned back to her to see her smiling as she shook her head at me. "What?" I said. "I never said I was the most matured person."
"No, no, you did not," Kathy nodded. "It's..." she paused. "Sexy in a kind of way, most guys put on a persona like they are the manliest of men, or they are the ones in charge. It's nice to meet someone who can let his guard down and bring out the inner kid."
"Inner," I laughed. "Wait until you see my video game collection, there is no inner kid about me, he's out and about."
Again Kathy smiled. Her office was huge. It could fit my whole living room inside, plus the kitchen. "How long have you said you have been working here?"
"Since I graduated high school," Kathy said as she started signing papers. "Started as a paper pusher, what they call the people that take papers or documents from one floor to the other, then they helped me with my college, and I slowly made my way up."
"Now, you run this whole floor?" I asked as I looked out at the glass wall to the dozens of people just outside the office running around like worker bees.
"And the floor beneath," Kathy nodded.
"You must make a ton of money," I said, looking at the people.
"They don't like to be stared at," Kathy said. "Yes, the company pays me a ridiculous salary to keep things running."
"So," I said, turning to face her. "Why stay with Sandy in that tiny apartment, it's smaller than mine."
"My house is being..." Kathy stopped. "Let's just say after my last relationship, I wanted nothing to remind me of him, and well, the whole house reminds me of him, so," again, she paused. "I am having the whole thing torn down and rebuilt."
"What?" I said. Sandy had warned me that Kathy could be extreme. I knew she liked planning everything to the last detail, but to tear down a house and rebuild it, that was extreme.
"Why not buy a new house?" I asked.
"I like the area it is in, I like where it sits, and I like the neighbors," Kathy shrugged. "Plus, I can afford to do it."
"So," I said as I sat down in the chair across from her. "The whole house."
"And the pool house," Kathy nodded.
"And the pool house," I said afterward.
"You think I am crazy, huh," Kathy said.
"No, extreme, not crazy," I smiled. "That's like setting the house on fire because you saw a spider."
"I would," Kathy laughed.
I looked at her.
"No, I wouldn't, I am not that crazy," she laughed. "Just the room it is in."
We both laughed.
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"This way, sir and ma'am," a man said as we entered the stadium.
"You didn't tell me we were going to see the game?" I said as I went the usual way towards the regular seats.
"Matt, this way," Kathy said as she motioned me to follow.
We walked into the executive lounge. "Kathy," a man said as we approached. I had seen him before, but I couldn't picture where.
"Thanks again," Kathy smiled as she hugged the man, then his wife.
"We should be thanking you, if it weren't for your keen eye for detail, we would have lost the business," the man said.
"Holy shit!" I shouted. "You're Kevin Natal!"
"Say it a bit louder," the man laughed. "I don't think France heard you."
"Sorry," I said, grabbing the man's hands. "You own like half the beach district and Duffers and..." I began to say before Kathy started smiling.
"Yes, son," the man laughed. "And thanks to Kathy here, I get to keep all of it."
"I love Duffers, they have the best wings in the city, and that onion thing with the sauce," I said. I was totally fangirling, and I couldn't stop myself. "The bowling alley on..."
Kathy pinched me.
"Thank you," I said as I looked at her. "I am sorry."
"It's okay. It happens, I get that way when I see the guy from my favorite movie," the wife said. "Words keep coming out of my mouth until Kevin here pushes me."
"Thank you again for letting us use your skybox," Kathy said.
"Not a problem," Kevin smiled. "Here," he said as he picked up his baseball cap. He wrote something on the inside and gave it to me.
"No way," I said as I took it.
Kathy led me away. "Did you know he use to play baseball, and I mean really play like he was..." I started to say.
"Matt, hon," Kathy said as she motioned me to lower my voice.