Ashley and Lance were seen together on two separate occasions in Manhattan while he was in town for the New York Marathon. On Monday night, they met at the Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel. An onlooker told the New York Daily News, "Ashley and Lance settled in and within minutes, he was whispering in her ear and she was giggling like a schoolgirl. They totally looked like they were on a date."

Another witness told People magazine, "Lance was hanging with her, definitely. [Olsen] was very flirtatious, and was sitting on his lap." And Page Six's spy on the scene said, "Ashley drank red wine, sat on his lap and they were making out all night. They left together around 2 a.m."

On Wednesday, the potential new couple met at the Waverly Inn for what Page Six called "a romantic dinner."