“That’s quite a story,” Keith was saying as he and Alan finished their meal. “This Tom guy must have left quite an impression on you.”
Alan blushed. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to go on like that. I didn’t even give you a chance to talk much.”
Keith chuckled. “No sweat. You’ve had quite a ride this past couple weeks and you needed to talk to someone. I’m glad I could be there for you.”
“Well, thanks. I did need to tell someone I guess. I didn’t mean to monopolize the conversation though.”
“Like I said, not a problem. Maybe I’ll have a chance to tell you my story sometime?” Keith said, ending the sentence as a question.
“I’d like that,” Alan said.
“Look, I gotta get back to work. I’m off at eleven, so if you’d like to hang around…maybe we could do something after?”
“Okay,” Alan said,
