the bar closes, but Tyler invites both women to join him for an after party

Michelle and Abbie were silent as they stared at each other for a moment. Then they burst out in laughter.

"And the night goes on, as if nothing had happened," Michelle said.

Tyler still stood there, looking at the two women. He swallowed and looked down, sheepishly. "It sure didn't seem like nothing from this side," he muttered.

Abbie laughed. She and Michelle exchanged a glance, and then they simultaneously looked at Tyler, their eyes drifting down from his face to his crotch.

"Okay, Tyler. You win. It wasn't nothing."

Tyler smiled, blushing a little. He took a breath as if to speak, but then stopped. He looked away, unsure of himself, and finally, came back to Abbie and Michelle. "Look, I have to close the bar soon. But I don't know if either of you ... or both of you ... I don't know ..."

Michelle completed the sentence for him. "... want to go have sex with you?"

Tyler's eyes widened and he ran his fingers through his hair as if to shake of the awkwardness of the moment. He stammered, "I, um, well --"

"Oh, that isn't what you meant?" asked Michelle innocently.

Tyler stopped, and looked at Michelle. "Not quite so bluntly. I was going to see if you wanted to go to a party with me and some friends."

Michelle smiled at him. "And then have sex with you?"

Abbie swatted Michelle playfully on the arm. "Michelle!"

"What? It's not like he wouldn't want to. Look at me. Look at you!"

"Hey, it's up to you two. But I think we'd have a pretty great time." Tyler figured that even if Michelle was crazy (which she probably was), it could be a wild night.

"Do you want to go?" Michelle asked Abbie.

"Absolutely!" agreed Abbie. "More crazy adventures with you? Count me in."

Tyler smiled. "Okay, let me shut things down here. We'll head out in a bit."

Michelle and Abbie hung out at the bar as Tyler cashed out the remaining patrons. He gave them each a shot of something (he wouldn't tell them what) and a glass of ice water.

"Delicious shot," said Abbie, savoring the taste. Michelle agreed. They sat, patiently waiting.

"Do I need to call Chris?" Michelle asked herself, out loud. She looked at Abbie. "I don't need to call Chris."

Abbie replied, "I don't know what you two expect of each other."

Michelle shrugged. "Neither do I. But this isn't the first time I've gone out like this, and it probably won't be the last."

Abbie held up her ice water to toast Michelle. "To girls having fun."

Michelle clinked glasses. "Besides, he might have someone else upstairs for all I know. And same with Jake."

Abbie thought about this. Would Jake have another woman in the room? Abbie wondered. "He said he was going to bed, and I believed him," she said out loud. "We've been really honest with each other." She paused, then continued. "I think he went to sleep."

"And you think he's okay with you going out with me tonight?"

Abbie nodded. "I do. I know he is. If he's not, he would tell me."

Michelle shook her head in disbelief. "Your combination of honesty and sluttiness is absolutely amazing."

Abbie blushed. "I just want to have a good time, and I want the people I'm with to have a good time."

Tyler happened by them just as she said this. "I'm up for a good time. Are you two ready to go?"

Michelle took another sip of water. She and Abbie stood up, and Tyler walked around the bar to meet them. The three of them walked toward the elevator.