"Yeah? That would be pretty awesome of you," he replies, grinning. Alex hardly expects her to hold up her end of the bargain in that regard. Most women probably wouldn't, not without knowing him well enough to know whether he's worth mentioning to her friends.

His eyebrows lift and he smiles a little when she asks about him proactively, showing genuine interest. "Oh, uh I'm from Upstate New York. Just a small town in the Finger Lakes region. Good ol' New York wine country. What about you?"