Alex pursed her lips and shrugged nonchalantly, turning her attention temporarily back to her glass of wine. "I must say, I like a well-rounded man. I think you would agree that experience is paramount to getting the most out of life."

She probably stressed the word experience more than was really necessary, and punctuated it with another sip of wine. "But you're right. Why waste a perfectly good bottle of wine talking about work? Especially when we could be talking about far more interesting things. Like why agreed to meet me in the first place." She raised her eyebrows suggestively, baiting him.