I was going to run this opener on a two set of girls half my age, but I was feeling a bit of AA, and an easier set walked into the diner. No 3-second rule here, I had a good 10 minutes to talk myself out of it.
"Hi. This is going to seem really random, and maybe a bit out of place, but I saw you sitting in here, and I just had to say that you are..."
She looked concerned. I smiled at her friend, then looked back at her and just stared.
"...really..."
I smiled a little, and paused for what seemed like an hour.
"...beautiful. Hi, my name is..."
That's when the nervousness set in. I was so astonished that I did that that I can't even remember her name. Her friend's name is Jenn, and is actually the cuter one, but she looked really married. Lots of karats on her hand.
They looked like they wanted me to stay, but severe nervousness set in, so I told them to have a nice day and left.
Damn, when did I grow a pair? Thanks to Oliver T for the excellent gambit.
I think I just made someone's day.
