Polite Decline
That is, until he walked in the door. With a big smile on his face, the handsome man made his way to the front of the bar, straight towards Lily. He requested his usual drink – a rum and coke. Lily was taken aback when the man skipped the normal chit-chat and directly asked her for her phone number.
Persistence
Since Lily was in a good mood, she politely said no. She was used to men approaching her in the club, but she had a rule for herself that she lived by: never mix romance and work. Besides, work policy forbade it.