Lucas has the worst timing

"Casey!" Lucas called out, shifting through crowd. His cheeks were flushed and he stumbled slightly on his way over. "Casey, man. You gotta come with me right now!" Lucas approached the two, barely noticing Sophie till he was on top of them. He reached the two, breathing hard and using Casey to steady himself "Oh, hey." He managed, offering a wonky smile to Sophie as he finally seemed to realise she was there. "Hi." She responded flatly. "Uhmm, I'm a little busy man. You all good?" Casey tried, his eyes darting between Sophie and his friend. He silently pleaded with Lucas to understand, to read the room and not blow it for him. "Look, I know. But this is important! Beta Psi important! I was speaking to that guy, Joseph. Man, you gotta come. Their super cool guys, man. Just come, come." Lucas gestured with his hand, paying no notice to the silent begging Cass was doing with him. He motioned with his hand, the other reaching for Casey to drag him along. Cass turned to Sophie who had fixed Lucas with a disapproving look. "Lucas, man. Not right now." Casey said, his voice low and he tried to incline his head towards Sophie. Lucas paid no attention. "You own me man. You could have blown my chance! Our chance!" Casey sighed. 'You're blowing my chance right now, asshole' he thought to himself.

"Come, come!" Lucas tugged at him like an agitated toddler, dragging Casey away as Sophie shook her head. "Look, go. Your friend could probably use you." Her tone had lost something, the playful mockery gone and her expression had darkened a little. "Sophie." Casey tried, "No, really, go. I'm not bothered. Make sure he doesn't drown in the lake or something. Take care of him. Especially if you're gonna hang with Beta Psi. Those a guys aren't who they like to be seen as." She reached out, punching Cass lightly on the arm. "Thanks for stripping off for me, slut." She tried to smile but he could sense her disappointment. "Casey! Come!" Lucas mumbled, facing away and slowly dragging his friend along. Casey mouthed an 'I'm sorry.' to Sophie who tried smiling slightly before turning away.

Cass let himself be pulled along for a second before turning and going along with Lucas freely. He sighed, looking at his friend. "I'm gonna fucking kill you. Hope you know that." Lucas grinned, the booze heavy on his breath. "You'll get over it. Just wait, come and see!"