WAIT, go back to that part!

I didn't move, my jaw dropping as I stared at Eris.

"****... you want me to **** her?" I swear I meant to close my mouth, but it just wasn't happening.

"Don't pretend you don't want to," Eris smiled at me again.

I looked again at the wet cloth as it slipped across the tanned skin of the young girls. The immediate fantasy of holding one of them in my arms, knowing that she'd never had a man before, and... Damn... can't be...

"No, that's just... that's just wrong," I objected, looking at Eris.

Eris suddenly held up her wrist as if consulting an imaginary wristwatch. She rolled her eyes, running her hand over her face.

"Do you have ANY idea how long it would take to convince this woman? There's no way in hell you're ever going to be able to convince her that males are anything other than purse slime and even YOU aren't good enough to do it in anything less than a novel, so you're just going to have to fucking man up."

"It's not like I can get consent afterwords... or... well, if we went back and asked her before the ****..." I mumbled. Damn, she can't have meant to bend over like that. I felt a rush of heat flow through me as my eyes roamed over each of the semi-nude women, but my gaze kept floating back to the woman I knew now was more than what she appeared.

"Exactly, and once she knows how good it is, she'll totally agree, because some people... Will NEVER grow up unless you just shove em in the pool. And besides... somebody else told you to do it. And hey, she knew Alf was coming, so she knows what she's getting into. Plus you have a hard on, I can tell, you just couldn't control yourself. Oh, and Bro... She's totally flirting with you... Look at what she's wearing, totally asking for it... Come on, girls don't just rub up against each other like that... I can give you more excuses if you really need them..."

I looked again at the woman whose license had clearly spelled out Artemis. She was lovely, and splashing water with a few other girls, just as lovely. Innocent, carefree, no worries in the world.

"Still feels wrong..." I mumbled. Artemis was gorgeous, nubile. My eyes roamed over the tanned skin and her loose strawberry blonde hair, darkened slightly by the water as an occasional splash landed on it. Her smile was broad, and the moment seemed nearly idyllic, as she skipped a stone across the pond, before laughing and throwing herself backwards into the water.

"Well, it's your choice," Eris shrugged, her eyes never leaving the group of girls. She ran her tongue along her lips. "I can tell you what needs to happen, but if you really wanna try to do this the hard way..."

"Yeah, there... there has to be a way I do this and nobody has to get ****," I remarked to Eris' amused snort.

"Sure... Sure... go with that..." She chuckled. "You really don't know anything about mythology do you? Ok, tell you what, you go do your instant, three minute seduction. I'm sure it will be fucking amazing. When you fuck up, come back to me, we'll get back in the booth and do this again. Again. Again."

Eris walked to a small bit of foliage, and began to push some of the branches out of the way to reveal a small black leather couch which had been cunningly concealed. She pulled it to a position from which she had a clear view of the small pond. She then returned to the greenery, returning with a small cardboard bucket that I suddenly realized was full of popcorn. She sat on the couch, brushing a few leaves off of it before settling. Her hand dipped into the bucket and she popped a single kernel into her mouth. She munched contentedly, before she noted my questioning gaze.

"If I'm going to watch this again, I'm going to enjoy it this time," Eris shrugged and pulled another handful of popcorn from the tub. "What? You started at a convenience store, and I get bored waiting."

Ok, I can do this, I thought to myself. Just go down there, and talk to her. Let her know the situation. I'm sure that we can work out something. Wait, again? Was Eris saying that I'd already done this and fucked up?