"How about a Manhattan?" Paul asked as he went to the bar and rummaged for the bottle of whiskey, clanking around a bit to find the other necessary ingredients. It was a classic before-dinner drink, so hopefully she would like it!
He got to work mixing it up while dinner simmered. "You're my first dinner guest," he smiled. "I aim to impress." Not that he wouldn't anyway, of course. "So where are you from?" he asked. "It seems like there's a lot of diverse backgrounds here in the building."