Your plans were mostly just about spontaneity, anyway.

As the elevator passes the second floor, you jump. This stranger accompanying you is suddenly on top of you, lips eclipsing your own as his hand finds the neckline of your dress. You should be freaking out about this, but...

You find yourself returning the kiss for the brief few seconds remaining before you reach your destination. He pulls back suddenly as the elevator dings once more, the doors sliding open. Both of you are brilliantly red as you exit, unintentionally accompanying each other to the building exit. He holds the door for you politely.

"Thanks," you manage, your voice barely over a whisper. He simply nods, following you outside. You both hesitate, standing next to each other on the sidewalk. After a few eternal seconds, he clears his throat.

"Um... I-if... you're not..." He clears his throat again, adjusting the sleeves of his jacket nervously. "If you're not... meeting your boyfriend.. or..."

"I-I..." you interrupt reflexively. "I.. don't have one..." He meets your eyes, clearly surprised at the admission before clearing his throat once more.

"W-well..." he begins again. "I-if you're not meeting anyone or anything... Would... would you consider..." He lets out a breath before replacing it with a slow, deep intake of air. "Would you like to come with me? I'm headed to a sort of dinner meeting at Éclairer... and I'm allowed to bring a guest..." You blink, feeling your flush spread and deepen. _Éclairer _is one of the most expensive restaurants in the city, well known as a place where the most powerful business firms held frequent corporate events. You shake yourself slightly, trying to find your voice.

"I-I don't know if I'm really--"

"You look more respectable than a lot of the women some of my colleagues have brought along," he blurts, a slight undertone of disdain lacing his voice. Silence reigns for a few seconds before he clears his throat again, rubbing the back of his neck absently as his gaze shifts to the concrete below. "Um... I-I just... If you're interested... I'd be honored to have someone as beautiful as yourself with me..."

He both looks and sounds sincere, making the increasing of blush from the compliment even stronger. You are sincerely surprised you haven't spontaneously combusted yet.

Well, the whole reason you were going out was just to go out... and your destination had been just a spontaneous idea... A bit of rationality took the opportunity to push its way back into the forefront of your mind, insisting that something like this would almost certainly be much safer for you than just going to some random nightclub. Less likelihood of being roofied and ****, after all.

He seemed to be holding his breath, awaiting your answer.