CHAPTER 7

'Hey, you're staring" she said giggling. 'Oh! I'm so sorry" Alan said feeling embarrassed because he was obviously lost in her beauty. Alan turned his head away to avoid getting lost in the beauty again. 'Hi, I'm Ruth" she said immediately to relieve him of the embarrassment, 'I'm Alan" he responded quickly. Being a confident person, it was strange when Alan discovered that he had actually lost his confidence with this one. 'Can you be a gentleman and pour me a drink?" she added, while Alan poured her the drink and handed her the glass of champagne. Alan began to loosen up after two glasses of wine and laughter which they shared, they talked at great length and seemed to be enjoying each other's company. 'How long have you been living here?" Alan asked, 'Well, mostly half of my life, I came here to school and basically just never left since then" she replied. 'Wow, means you must really know the best spots in town" Alan teased, 'Yeah sure, how about you? How long have you been l