An interesting Situation
Summary: My idea of what made Alex ask Gigi to stay when they met.
Her excuse to come back was a commercial pen? Alex thought in disbelief as he slowly took the pen from the girl sitting at the bar. Just how desperate is this girl? He watched her face go from bubbly to solemn, making him curious. He leaned in to hear her clearly, wondering why she began to talk so quietly.
"My name is Gigi, I went out with Connor last week. I just thought that if I ran into him, I-" A stab of pity hit him as he realized that his train of thought was right on the money. "... I don't know. I'm going to go go now."
For a strange reason, he felt compassion for her. " Wait, let me buy you a drink." Her face was transparent, you could see every thought flicker across her face. It showed nothing but hesitancy and a bit of distrust. " Just two minutes." To the slight surprise of Alex, she stayed.
As he talked with her, he found that her naivety and animated way of speech was a little refreshing to him. She didn't try to act cool, or sexy, or charming. She was genuine. Comparing her to his experienced women, she seemed innocent. That innocent stuck out like a sore thumb. Even though Alex usually ran from her type of aura, he couldn't help but be drawn in.
He wondered about why he was drawn to her as he refilled customer's empty glasses, always coming back to her to talk. Finally, the bar was empty, and there was just the two of them, still talking. Even though he only asked for two minutes of her time, they talked for hours. To be technical, those two minutes were actually his time. But, he gave much more than he usually does, all for this one naive girl. She intrigued him, made him both laugh and think. She drew him in, and all she had to do was be herself. Most of all, she made Alex want to give. That, in itself, was an interesting situation all on its own.