Twice denied, I didn't try to push Kathy a third time on the wine issue. It probably required someone with a hell of a lot more persuasiveness than I had in my pocket. I didn't really like pushing people to do things that they didn't want to, unless it was in the name of greater responsibility. Drinking wine was probably the opposite of that.

I told myself not to drink too much in front of her, lest I make myself look foolish.

"What I've got for us is a movie called The Matrix. It's science fiction, so kind of explores the way the world could have gone were certain technologies put into place? It really gets you thinkin', which is my main reason for picking it. Oh, and it's probably the one time I really wanted to do naughty things to Keanu Reeves, so," I said with a grin, gathering up the popcorn and cookies first, one in a bowl and the other in a plate, and bringing it over to the coffee table in front of my couch.