Daniel was glad to see his change of subject didn’t go challenged as Alex moved on to think over her response to his question. His time as a musician was something he preferred not to speak to openly about. Especially when meeting a woman whom he wanted to win over. The failure he had experienced back then was surely unlikely to impress anyone. As she thought over her response, his gaze wandered across the bar towards were the rest of his friends were. Of course, he couldn’t see them through the bar much less the crowd but he couldn’t help but wondered what they made of his disappearance as well as Eric’s who hadn’t even stopped to say hello before hurrying off to flirt with someone random woman at the bar. Oh well, I’m sure they’re just fine without us. he assured himself before finally tuning back into what Alex was saying, catching her listing off a couple of nearby restaurant.

Though he didn’t eat out much himself, he was familiar with both Kaikagetsu and 212 Steakhouse. They were rather popular joints around the area and their food always lived up to their reputation. “Sounds like you have good taste.” he said with a small laugh. “212 Steakhouse  has the best ribeye that I’ve had so far.” It had been ages since he had last gone out to the steakhouse—he believed the last time he was there had been a year or so ago to celebrate the success of one of his friends—that bringing it up now gave him a craving for it. The alcohol in his system likely also played a large part in fueling his desire since he hadn’t had much to eat before coming to the bar in the first place. Daniel drummed his finger tips briefly against the bar counter as his gaze glanced from their empty drinks over to the bartender, thinking over his current options.

“All that talk has me wondering if you’d like to grab a bite to eat with me?” Daniel asked, focusing his gaze back onto Alex and flashing her another charming smile. He sincerely hoped that she’d agree to go with him. Hunger aside, leaving the bar for food would feel like a step in the right direction to winning her interest enough to spend the night with her. She seemed interested in him already but Daniel had his doubts that they extended that far yet. As for the engagement party he left behind… well, he had already abandoned it so it was the furthest concern from his mind. “I was thinking 212 Steakhouse since you’ve got me craving a good steak now. Plus I figure it’d be rude to ignore your excellent suggestions and go somewhere else.”

Daniel paused, realizing she may not be eager to leave the bar just yet. The night was still fairly young after all and they hadn’t been talking for that long. Not wanting to seem like he was pushing to get her alone too fast, he decided to make her another offer to balance it out. “Or if you’d prefer, I could order us another round of drinks?” he asked with a gesture towards her empty glass.