As promised by Sonnia, I was back in my apartment in time to get ready for the meeting with Alan. After choosing a casual outfit and applying just enough makeup not to look unkempt, I walked to the bar where we had first met. I admit that Alan wasn't as handsome as Alessandro, but he was much kinder, open, even honest, and also simpler, free from all the arrogant personality of my ex-boss. And, as far as I knew, he didn't have a fiancée. He was as single as I was, and although I still wasn't sure about wanting a romantic relationship with him, I was open to the possibility. Entering the bar, I saw him sitting at the counter, on the same stool I had occupied when he approached me with that terrible excuse to chat with his friends about which gender lied more. "Hello, advisor. Did you

