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In a few short minutes, the music ended and the two of them stood there,
looking at one another.

"This is too weird," Jerry said, breaking the mood. "I have to get back to
my crew."

"See you at the Candy Bar this weekend?" she asked.

"Maybe. If I come, you'll really dance with me, right?"

"If my dance card's not all filled up."

Jerry wondered if that was really a joke. Perhaps she already had a steady
partner. And if she was as attractive as her voice sounded, the young men
were probably swarming all over her. It wasn't like he was seeking romance,
since he loved his wife, but he was curious to see if he could still attract
a pretty young thing even if just for a dance. When she got a good look at
him she might not be so interested.

"Well, thanks for the dance, but I have to get back now," he said.

As he walked toward the door, he heard her mutter, "Men!"


FRIDAY NIGHT after his shift, Jerry was feeling restless.

"What are you doing now?" Dana asked, after he had stood before his open
closet door for a full five minutes.

"Just looking. Thinking."

"About clothes? Are you feeling all right?"

"I was thinking that if I wanted to go out to a place like the Candy Bar
would I have anything even remotely appropriate to wear? Most of these old
things are hopelessly out of fashion now, and I probably couldn't fit into
a lot of them anyway."

"Oh, no, you're not going to start in on that again, are you?" Dana said.
"This is just one of those silly midlife crises where you 're trying to
recapture your youth, you know."

Jerry stuck his tongue out at her. "I asked if people our age ever go to
the Candy Bar, and I heard that it was okay."

"You weren't expecting me to come along, were you?"

"No. Not really."

"Well. what were you thinking? You weren't planning on going out by yourself,