//UPDATE//
So I just got back from my appointment. It went well and started off great with a bunch of chatting while she worked on me. Vibe was relaxed and friendly.
Fast forward to the end of the appointment, she asks me what I am getting up to this week and I say just the usual with studies and training.
I ask her in turn what her week is like and she said neither here nor there with bookings and such. Meanwhile, I am busy putting on my shoes and casually ask her "Well when you get off work, let's maybe grab drinks". She was surprised and I could see she was grinning underneath her mask. She said, "You are VERY bold!". I said, "you gotta be bold, fortune favours the bold". She says something like "But you know I'm a lot older than you." I say "Oh and how much is that? You're 27 right? Age is but a number." She said, "I wish guys my age were as bold as you." I say with a smile under my mask, "Well it must suck to date guys your age... So how's Wednesday?"
And then she politely shoots me down. "I don't date my patients." I say "Oh coz your words to me last time was to let you know if I wanted to see you again" (Just me being ****y, I know it was for appointments). "Well, that was for an appointment", she says. I say "OK, well thank you for today." I proceed to pay for the consultation and start to leave. When leaving she says "Let me know if you need to make a booking" to which I respond "We'll see." (My polite way of saying sorry, I don't think so).
I say thanks, give her a hug, and say goodbye.
I'd like to say that I take this as a win. I shot my shot and that's really all that matters. I'm happy I asked and not phased she shot me down (it's all part of the process).
Gents, thank you for all the advice.
Please feel free to give feedback on the above and how I handled things.