Alyssa chuckled nervously, a bit unsure about what he had just said. She thought she had probably dreamed it. She wondered if this was meant to be a joke, but it would have been cruel to laugh now. Not with the troubled, shy expression David had on. Alyssa hesitated, making this silence even heavier and more awkward.
"I'm... a bit older you know, and..."
"I don't mind the age difference," replied David right away, a bit expectant. "It's not even that much."
Alyssa was desperately trying to find something else to say This was truly too unexpected. He was hitting on her? Orchid, the Orchid? It already felt unreal to have him about to sleep on her rundown sofa, but now, he was obviously seducing her, right? Alyssa could feel herself blushing. She knew she wasn't too bad-looking, but this
