Go to dinner

"I'm starving. Let's eat," Rebecca says emphatically.

Tina kisses you and says, "I could eat you up. Maybe eating is a good idea."

Paul says, "Drinks," weakly.

"Well, the ladies both want food, so who are we, Paul, to impede them from their task. Let's eat."

You head out of the dorm and walk toward to malt shop. You and Paul walk in front, Tina and Rebecca walk behind. When you sneak a look back, Tina and Rebecca are chatting animatedly. They seem to be hitting off well.

You turn to Paul, "You are still infatuated with Tina, aren't you? Your blood pressure goes up a little and your heart races when she's near you, I bet. It must be difficult to pay attention to Rebecca when she's around. I feel for you, dude."

He looks at you with some fear in his eye. "I'm just so nervous around Tina. I'm afraid that Rebecca will think I'm a jerk."

"If things don't work out with you two, I'll make sure to take good care of her. You have nothing to worry about."

"Oh, thanks, Simon. I feel much better."

You arrive at the malt shop. The four of you get a booth, Rebecca and Paul on one side, you and Tina on the other. You are across from Rebecca and Tina is across from Paul. Perfect. You look over at Paul. He's sweating and staring at Tina.

"So, what looks good, folks?" you ask.

"I want a big piece of meat," Tina says with a grin, gazing up at you and squeezing your semi-hardness in your pants. She and Rebecca giggle.

Rebecca says, "I think a California cheeseburger and strawberry shake sound good. Are we splitting some orders of fries or onion rings?"

Paul is still staring at Tina and vaguely glancing at the menu. You pipe up. "I want onion rings. Anyone game?"

"I want fries. And a California bacon cheeseburger. Oh, um, and a peach malt." Tina licks her lips.

Paul perks up, saying, "I think the sour cream and onion burger on a pumpernickel bun. And a vanilla coke. I'll share some fries with you, Tina." Rebecca watches Paul, frowning.

You look straight at Rebecca. "I going to have a patty melt and a hot fudge banana shake. Do you want to share my onion rings?" You are smirking slightly. She looks over from watching Paul. She brightens at your smile.

"Sure!"

A cute waitress stops by to take your order, a 'Cindy' name tag on her uniform. She is very cheery. Everyone orders. At the end, while the waitress is taking your menus, you say, "Give us good service. We tip well."

As the evening progresses, Rebecca gets more and more irritated with Paul. You can also see she appreciates the efforts you and Tina are making to include her. She gives you both glances and smiles.

The drinks come -- three tall glasses of ice cream and three stainless steel blender cups and a vanilla coke. The waitress is very solicitous, at your beck and call almost. Every whim of the girls gets satisfied.

Then comes dinner. The hamburgers smell like heaven, and the fries and onion rings are great. Everyone was hungry, so not much talking happens for the first five minutes as you all gorge on meat and ice cream. Conversation resumes, though

"I'll be back in a flash, guys," Tina says as she gets up.

"Oh, hey. I'll join you," Rebecca states. Paul takes a second to react, then gets up to let her out. The girls head to the bathroom.

"So, Paul, what do you think of Rebecca?"

"I think she's great. Very sexy. Interesting. Seemed interested in me, but now, I'm getting nothing from her. I think I'm just annoying her."

"Don't make a play for her, Paul. You don't think she seems interested."

"Okay. You're right. I don't know what happened. She was so flirty in class."

You sip your shake for a bit, and the girls return, giggling and chatting. When they sit down, Rebecca makes Paul scoot in across from you, and the two of them sit across from each other. Dinner progresses without a lot of talk. You and Paul have been talking about classes, and Tina and Rebecca have been talking about clothes. You are almost done with dinner.