He can't resist.

"Anette, the girls and I have rented a suite of rooms at a hotel nearby. Would you...like to accompany us there tonight? Room service on me, of course, and no expectations. We can hang out or whatever."

I was bad at this, but she didn't make anything of it. "Ian, I would like to be with you tonight, very much. We vill make some memories, yah?"

She pulled me back for a kiss, and took my hand. We were doing this. Fuck.

Anette accompanied me back to where the girls and their dates had gathered. All the couples looked pretty content, as I hadn't been gone long, though Amy looked as if she needed to get laid right that instant, and I had to tap Talia on the shoulder to get her to stop making out with Rachel.

Rachel saw Anette first. "Fuck yeah! Talia shoots, she scores."

"Now, now," Talia smiled at Rachel, then at Anette, "she knows a catch when she sees one."

Anette smiled in return, already comfortable around Talia and Rachel, adapting quickly to our group's dynamics.

Amy walked over to us, arms outstretched. "Holy shit. Talia actually got Ian a date with someone other than one of us. No offense, Ian. But sooner or later you needed to leave the nest, at least to see what's out there. So, is this lovely lady coming back to the hotel with us? Stephanie and Simon are starting to get antsy, and I might actually explode if I have to wait another goddamn minute."