Yeah, Myron, I do . They sat down . When Claire first set us up, she began, I told her that you'd have to raise the subject of 9/11. Did she tell you that?Yes . But you didn't . He opened his mouth, closed it, tried again. How was I supposed to do that exactly? Hi, how are you, I hear you're a 9/11 widow, do you want Italian or maybe Chinese?Ali nodded. Fair enough . There was a grandfather clock in the corner, a huge ornate thing. It chose then to start chiming. Myron wondered where Ali had gotten it, where she had gotten everything in this house, how much of Kevin was watching them now, in this house, in his house . Kevin and I started dating when we were juniors in high school. We decided to take time off during our freshman year of college. I was going to NYU. He would be off at Wharton. It would be the mature thing to do. But when we came home for Thanksgiving, and we saw each other . . . She shrugged. I've never been with another man. Ever. There, I said it. I don't know if we did it right or wrong. Isn't that weird? I think we sorta learned together . Myron sat there. She was no more than a foot away from him. He wasn't sure of the right move here the story of his life. He put his hand close to hers. She picked it up and held it . I don't know when I first realized I was ready to start dating. It took me longer than most of the widows. We talk about it, of course the widows, I mean. We talk a lot. But one day I just said to myself, okay, now maybe it's time. I told Claire. And when she suggested you, do you know what I thought?Myron shook his head . He's out of my league, but maybe this will be fun. I thought this is going to sound stupid and please remember I really didn't know you at all that you'd be a good transition . Transition?You know what I mean. You were a pro athlete. You probably had a lot of women. I thought maybe, well, it would be a fun fling. A physical thing. And then, afterwards, maybe I'd find someone nice. Does that make sense?I think so, Myron said. You just wanted me for my body . Pretty much, yeah . I feel so cheap, he said. Or is it thrilled? Let's go with thrilled . That made her smile. Please don't take offense . No offense taken. Then: Hussy . She laughed. The sound was melodic . So what happened to your plan? he asked . You weren't what I expected . That a good thing or bad?I don't know. You used to date Jessica Culver. I read that in a People magazine . I did . Was it serious?Yes . She's a great writer .