"I was owed a favor and I called it in." Alexander said simply. It was true enough. When she asked him who he was, he wanted to reply with a pop culture reference about being "a man of wealth and taste" but the connotations might be unsettling if she actually understood it.

"Yes, I needed the company of a charming woman to make my meal more enjoyable. Eating alone is a form of torture that no one should endure if they can help it." he said, his voice oddly vulnerable at that moment.

"My name is Alexander Aaron and I know what I want. Who are you, Brooke Wyngarde, that you entrance men with little more than a smile on those pouty little lips?" he asked, turning her question back upon her immediately.