Hitch Page #6

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But thank you for the compliment

of coming over.

You're welcome.

So do you like Cuban food?

Chip, seriously, that was not code for,

"I wish you'd try harder. "

Are you always so shut-down and afraid

that the right man might make you...

Feel like a natural woman?

Sorry I'm late, honey.

I couldn't get a cab. How was the meeting?

Well, there was a beginning,

a middle, and an end.

Nice to meet you, Chip.

You, too.

On the one hand,

it is very difficult for a man...

to even speak to someone

who looks like you.

But on the other hand,

should that be your problem?

So life's kind of hard all around.

Not if you pay attention.

You're sending all the right signals:

No earrings, heels under two inches,

your hair is pulled back...

wearing reading glasses with no book,

drinking a Grey Goose martini...

which means you had a hell of a week

and a beer just wouldn't do it.

If that wasn't clear enough...

there's always the "f*** off"

that you have stamped on your forehead.

Who'd believe there's a man out there

that can sit by a woman he doesn't know...

and genuinely be interested in who she is,

what she does, without his own agenda?

I wouldn't even know

what that would look like.

So what would a guy like that say?

He'd say, "My name is Alex Hitchens

and I'm a consultant. "

But she wouldn't be interested in that...

because she'd be counting the seconds

until he left.

Thinking he was like every other guy.

Which, life experience has taught her,

is a virtual certainty.

But then he'd ask her name

and what she did for a living...

and she might blow him off.

Or she might say...

I'm Sara Melas.

I run the gossip column at the Standard.

And then he'd ask

all these penetrating questions about her...

because he was sincerely,

if atypically, interested.

No.

- No?

- He'd be interested.

But he'd see that there was no way...

he could possibly make her realize

that he was for real.

Well, he could be funny and charming

and refreshingly original.

Wouldn't help.

- Don't you hate it when that happens?

- Not really.

They'd both probably go on

to lead the lives they were headed toward.

My guess is they'd do just fine.

It's a pleasure to have met you, Sara Melas.

Grey Goose martini

from the gentleman who just left.

Is that for me?

What?

Vance Munson. Sorry I'm late.

No, not a problem.

Wow, you're the...

- Can I get you something to drink, Mr...

- No, I'm fine, thank you.

So, tell me about her.

Have you ever met someone...

and you knew right away

she was gonna be important to you?

Not just because of her looks,

but that X factor.

How'd you meet her?

Actually, I was in a shop

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