Anna Bell wasn't wrong in thinking David had grown up, significantly. Going back just a couple years and David was still just a skinny kid with barely enough athleticism to get out of bed in the morning without tripping and busting his face. He hit a growth spurt a couple Summers ago that shot him up to almost six feet and his frame just seemed to expand, especially at the shoulders. Suddenly, muscle began to pack on and that taste of success only drove David to work harder, living in the weight room when he wasn't in school or church. The added power and speed made his junior production in baseball explode and start catching the eyes of nearby schools. He got his first scholarships offer last Summer from Southern Mississippi, and soon after many others followed.<br/><br/>But David wasn't the only one who had physically developed either. Anna Bell was stunning. She was always beautiful, there was no mistaking that, but that youthful beauty had been transformed into a sort of womanly grace that took David by surprise. She was fuller, glowed just a bit brighter, and seemed more mature than he could ever remember her. I was like she was fifteen years older than them instead of just six and a half. And God... that yellow sundress and the way it clung to her figure, it almost made the teenager shiver to gawk at. He wasn't sure he'd ever seen a Bridges sister wear such a deep plunging neckline and reveal that much cleavage. In fact he was shocked Pastor Bridges would let his daughter walk around, even at home, in it. Maybe Anna was old enough that she'd moved past the point of worrying about what her dad might say?<br/><br/>"Thanks, you look great too, Anna," David replied quickly, perhaps getting a bit too familiar with his sort-of girlfriend standing right next to her. The conversation sitting around the kitchen table was an awkward one for the quarter-hour it lasted. Most of the conversation revolved around David's decision to play baseball at Loiusiana State, Anna's new job and her experience in college (leaving out the PG-13 and R rated elements), with some briefs bits thrown in there by Sue about her own aspirations for after graduation. They began to hear some rustling from upstairs and heavy set footfalls coming down as a bleary eyes, portly man well into his sixties came clambering down the steps just woken up from a nap.<br/><br/>"Who are all these people in my house?" he said with a sleepy, but jolly tone, still rubbing his eyes. He went to his daughters first and gave them both big kisses on the forehead, squeezing them in his bear hugs against his bear-like frame before taking a seat with a groan next to Tammy. Seeing them side-by-side it was easy to tell that Mr. Bridges was probably a good fifteen to twenty years older than his wife.<br/><br/>"How's your back feel after that little snoozle?" Tammy asked him, putting a hand on his forearm. Mr. Bridges let out a deep, belly rattling yawn and nodded.<br/><br/>"Better, better," he muttered before turning his gaze over towards David. "Ain't it getting a bit late? Don't want Sister Donna to be getting worried. Maybe you'd better head on home David," he said, in a not-so-subtle way to suggest he wasn't interested in David staying much longer. David didn't think his pastor meant ill for him, he was just very protective of his daughter. It had taken a good bit of convincing by Tammy to even let Sue go out on the date in the first place, but he was clearly still uncomfortable with the whole thing.<br/><br/>"Yeah, yeah you're probably right. I guess I'll see you at church tomorrow?" David said, turning his attention to Sue, but he also took a quick glance at Anna as he fell into a hug with Sue. Pulling away, Sue gave him a quick, innocent peck on the cheek and smiled demurely. It was all very sanitized and reserved, especially in front of Sue's parents. David got up and shuffled out.<br/>