Finally it was down to me, my wife, Anthony and a girl named Jennifer. Anthony and Jennifer were both single and had been flirting all night. We were ...laying music and dancing around when someone suggested another round of shots. Not wanting to be a downer, we all agreed to one more. Jennifer had been drinking pretty heavily all day. The shot must have pushed her over the edge. A few minutes later she said her good nights and headed off to her room. Anthony had invested too much time during the. "Alan ran his hand over Amy's cheek endearingly, and said, "Well, if you all let me breathe I'll sit down and tell you about it. But I have to be brief. Very brief. Glory is waiting out front in the car even as we speak."This little revelation was met with ooh's of approval and knowing nods all around.Alan sat down at the dining room table and the others joined him, filling up all the chairs there. Everyone kept their clothes on except for Susan, who deliberately remained topless. She also made. Mom kept saying, “Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have never felt so alive.”That next Saturday we drove up to Nikki and Joe’s. Well, actually, our soon-to-be home. Nikki wanted to have us up to meet their neighbors and best friends, Juli and Harry. Nikki had mentioned them to me in the past but mostly in passing. Nikki was good that way. What happened as friends basically stayed in that relationship. So I knew a little about them but Nikki felt it would be good, since we would be neighbors,. It’s nice to be able to be back in something of a regular sleep cycle!”“And suggesting you’re old?” Tom asked.“You men age SO much better. You get distinguished. We get old!”“I don’t see a SINGLE woman around this table I wouldn’t classify as a ‘10’,” I declared.“If Kara is an ‘18’!” Bethany laughed.“Not true, and you know it!”“He only ever has one complaint,” Kurt laughed. “And it’s like a broken record!”“Hey, at least I’m consistent!”Everyone laughed again, and the waiter came to take our.