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       Shelly lived in Washington and she was really sceptical about men. It was due to her bad experience with her former boyfriend who had cheated her. She hadn’t gone out for a date for a long time. She had a funny thought that she was immune to men already.  One day, Shelly went to an amusement park with her friend, Lily. They had cotton candies and ice lollies there. While they were walking and chatting, a man suddenly bumped into Shelly. Shelly started getting angry but she became dumbstruck when she saw the man. He was really a handsome man with a great smile. The man apologized to her repeatedly and introduced himself as Ben.  He told them that he had just moved there from New York. Well, Shelly was really infatuated with his smile. So, she wasn’t immune to men as shehad thought. Ben asked for Shelly’s card and walked quickly to the streetcar as he said he had an important meeting.

After a week, Ben called her and invited her for  dinner at a restaurant. Ben was a true gentleman. He opened the door and held her to sit down.  He ordered delicious appetizers for them. Besides, the entree, side dish, salad, the dressing were really superb too. The true American dish, medium rear steaks were really delicious. They had a wonderful time together getting to know each other. It was a perfect date indeed.

                The next weekend, they were on the road again. They were going for their second date.  It was raining heavily at that time and the windshield of Ben’s car was getting blurry. So, they had to slow down.  Suddenly, the car broke down. Fortunately, they were not far from Ben’s apartment. So, they went there instead. They were really wet because of the rain. So, Shelly went to the bathroom, to refresh herself. When she came out, Ben presented her a big box. Shelly was surprised with the present. Ben asked her to open it. Inside the box were a teddy and an evening gown. Ben told her that she could put on the evening gown for  dinner because he had hired a car for them.

         While Ben was in the other room, Shelly put on her new evening gown and had a hot latte. It was really refreshing. When Ben came out, he really looked very handsome. He was a true American man having on the pants, suspenders, tuxedo and all the rest.  Shelly melted. “Oh my, how fortunate I am. He is not just handsome man but a true gentleman”, she thought. She hoped that Ben would be her boyfriend. Afterwards, they went out for dinner.  To Shelly’s great surprise, the restaurant was decorated beautifully, not as usual. Suddenly, Ben gave her a bouquet of red roses and asked her to be his girlfriend. Well, of course Shelly accepted it. She was really happy because Ben was a perfect American man for her. Then, Ben told her the real truth that his car was not broken at all. He just wanted to surprise his perfect woman. I’m sure there will be a wedding reception soon.