“Please, Miss. Blanc.”Sophia rubbed the goosebumps on her skin as she considered his offer. After a while she nodded, it was much better than walking home anyway. The man hurriedly moved to hold the door open for her.“Thank you,” she said with a smile, sliding in.Once he was behind the wheel again he gunned the engine and started toward her home. Sophia settled back against the seat grateful for the warmth. Her legs ached a bit from walking too fast on heels so she took the heels off and flexed her toes. When she opened her eyes she found curious looking at her in the rear view mirror, eyes that looked away quickly.“I never got your name,” she said to the driver as he focused on the road once more.“Alfie, ma’am.”“Thank you very much, Alfie. If you hadn’t come to my rescue I would be walking until the break of dawn.”“My pleasure, Miss Blanc.” There was an awkward silence as he drove, he kept glancing at her as though he had something he wanted to say. After a while, he glanced a
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