Aiden and Mara

Well, Eleanor thought, I am thoroughly bi, and I feel confident that Aiden and Mara are both open to a casual sexual situation. I bet I could get one of them to sleep with me. Eleanor gulps. Or both.

As the group dispersed at the end of the night, Eleanor said her goodbyes and made her way out toward her car. She saw that Aiden and Mara were headed to the same car, took a deep breath, and altered her course to head their way. This was her moment.

"Hey guys," she said as she approached, casually as she could.

Both looked up, and Aiden leaned on the side of the car. "Hey Ellie. What's up?"

"Just um...I...," Eleanor could feel herself starting to stutter in her nervousness, and swallowed again to try and stop it. "I thought maybe we could hang out sometime."

"Just him, or me too?" Mara asked, a smirk on her face.

"Both!" Ellie replied, a little too loud. "Or either. Whatever."

Both of them smiled, and Eleanor felt herself turn red. Were they charmed, or pitying her?

"Yeah, that'd be great," Aiden replied. "You busy tomorrow?"

"Um...no? No. No, I'm free."

"What about you, Mara?"

"I got nothing, was hoping you'd ask."

"Well, Eleanor," Aiden said, turning back to her, "wanna come by my place tomorrow night? Mara and I have found ourselves having a good time together a lot lately, and I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself with us too."

Eleanor's heart was pounding in her ears. Is that flirting? He's being euphemistic, right? "Yeah," she **** herself to say. "Yeah I'm sure. That sounds great!"

With as little further awkwardness as she could muster, Eleanor told Aiden and Mara goodnight and retreated to her car. Heart still pounding, she drove herself home, said perfunctory goodnights to her parents, and lay in the dark in her bed, staring at the ceiling, horny and anxious.