I walked over to her and started making smalltalk introducing myself to her and everything and then after the chit-chat I asked for her phone number s...e gave me a stern look and she said,"Are you hitting on me? Because I already have a boyfriend."Feeling that I had suffered from a major setback in the pickup I said,"I figured a woman as beautiful as you would have a boyfriend but Istill want to....you know? Be near you..."She developed a sour face and made the sarcastic sounding comment of,"Oh. I hestitantly asked weather she likes to fulfill her wish of having a little beer using the situation. After a long debate, she agreed she’ll have half a glass and possibly watch the match at her home. Soon, i got into her car and on the way i bought some beer and snacks, and we proceeded to her posh flat. On entering her flat, i took some minutes to regain senses after looking at the lifestyle she lives in. I’d no courage to ever try any nonsense bcoz of her richness. Infact i shud mention you. I think staying at the motel is a better idea”, laughed Charles“A little suck behind a wall is fun, but I thought we could get a little closer if you feel like it”, suggested Ben.Springfield was a special town. Only about 50 people lived there and worked at the pulp mill. Otherwise it was a convenient stop between Oklahoma City and Saint-Louis. There were a number of cheap motels to lodge travellers. It also had a reputation, and Charles grew up with that image, of a “small town away from. She felt like a drowned rat, hungry enough to start chewing on shoe leather, but at the same time she also felt as happy as she'd ever been at this time of day, in a long time.That Patty girl, the one that Van had been after, had put on a pretty good ice princess act towards her. But everyone else had been very nice. It was obvious that Patty didn't want to talk about their shared knowledge of Van in front of Barbara any more than Julie did, so there had been no open warfare. The others had.