It's a date (of sorts)

I'd tried to subtly ask Sophie to hang out on the weekend, but she was always quick to brush me off, telling me which boy (or boys) she was planning to hang out with that weekend. One Friday when she was over with her parents for dinner I worked up the courage to try again, despite all my previous failures. It's crazy what being so infatuated with someone will make you do. I'd managed not to get a withering look after being caught perving on her so far that night, and she'd laughed at a few of my jokes throughout the night, so I thought I stood a better chance than normal.

I turned towards her, just in time to catch her leaning right over the table in front of me, leaving her shirt gaping in the front. I desperately averted my eyes, trying to keep them trained on her face. She fiddled with cheese and biscuits for what felt like ages before finally sitting back down. Able to string more than two words together after getting my brain back on track I blurted out, "So what do you have planned for the weekend?"

"Steve's taking me to the beach on Saturday, then we were going to go catch a movie on Sunday. What about you?"

"Oh," I said, somewhat disappointed as usual, "I've just got Dungeon and Dragons on Saturday night."

"Oh my gosh, I've always wanted to play that! Who do you play with?"

"Um, just four of my friends," I said, a little taken aback at her enthusiastic response.

"Do you reckon you could fit an extra one in?" she said, leaning in.

I caught myself glancing down at her cleavage, before desperately dragging my eyes back to her face. I did not want to ruin this now. "Yeah, sure, we can definitely fit you in," I said as casually as I could. "You'll have to make a character first though."

"Uhuh, well how about I text you tomorrow morning and you can help me out?"

"Sure!" I said a little to excitedly. She gave a me a sweet smile in response.

The rest of the night passed in blur, my brain working overtime trying to work out what the hell had just happened.

I woke up early the next morning, and immediately thought about Sophie's upcoming text. I couldn't fall back asleep, instead just lying in bed, my stomach buzzing with anticipation. I couldn't believe I had butterflies over a stupid text! Finally I couldn't bear staying in bed and got up to have some breakfast. I was halfway through my bowl of cereal when my phone finally dinged. Sophie: So what do I need to do to make this character?

Me: Well first we need to roll your stats...

I proceeded to send her through some online resources, and helped her with her backstory. She chose to play an Aasimar cleric.

Me: So that should be about all you'll need for your first session!

Sophie: What about this part here, where it says 'Character Appearance'?

Me: Oh yeah, you don't really need to bother about that, but if you want you could find a picture online of what your character looks like.

Sophie: Oooh, that sounds like fun, give me a sec!

About a minute later she sent through a picture of a very scantily clad elf women, dressed in a skirt apparently made entirely from leaves which left very little to the imagination.

Sophie: What about that one?

Me: That's actually an elf, and she looks more like a druid or a ranger.

Damn it, I thought to myself, why did I send that, now I sounded like a pedantic nerd! I sat there nervously for several minutes, hoping I hadn't spoilt everything.

Sophie: Oh ok, how about this one?

I breathed a sigh of relief, then I looked at the picture. It showed an attractive looking women dressed in what was essentially a chain mail micro bikini, barely covering her privates. I thought about telling her that that armour would be completely useless in a fight, but I thought better of it.

Me: That looks great!

Sophie: ok cool! Thanks for all your help, I've got to head off to the beach now, I'll see you tonight!

Me: See you then!

I put the phone down and noticed I had an erection. What the hell, it's not like those pictures were even of her! I'd need to calm down if I wanted to not make a fool of myself tonight. I sat back and took a deep breath. At least she didn't seem upset at my pedantry earlier. Now I just had to hope everything went well tonight when she met my friends. Oh god, my friends! I'd completely forgotten the fact that my friends were a bunch of inelegant, anime loving nerds. I'd just have to hope that they would be on they're best behaviour, and they wouldn't spend the whole night staring creepily at her or something.

I was sitting up in my room preparing for the Dungeon and Dragons session when my phone buzzed. I picked it up to see a message from Sophie.

Sophie: Hey, thanks for helping me with my character earlier! I thought I'd send you a little present as thanks

A present? What could she mean by that?