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I really, really don't want to screw this up!
This - right there - will be the death of you. You've placed too much importance on her from the start. She's better than anyone else and you don't want to mess it up..... What's that going to do? Make you more cautious? Make you behave differently? Make you not take risks cause you'll screw it up?
All of the above.
Calm your tits. It's just drinks and catching up. Maybe she's 300 pounds now... or her breath stinks... Or she's got a giant cold sore on her lip... Who knows? Go into it as if you're just catching up with a friend and be yourself, man.
Try to sit beside her or at least kiddie-corner to her so that you can make physical contact. Google the Vin Di Carlo escalation ladder... and escalate calmly and casually and naturally while you're with her...
If she accepts and reciprocates your escalation advances, you're golden. If not, then have a great time anyway, catch up and have a few beers.