"I'm..." I don't know what to say. I barely know him and yet I feel compelled to tell him everything. "My parents told me something unsettling tonight."

He's standing right next to me now. He picks up both glasses.

"Should we sit down?"

I nod and follow him to the sofa. He hands me my drink and puts an arm around my shoulder, pulling me close. It's a very intimate gesture, considering we are just two people who had a one night's stand last night.

"Tell me what ...