.. my name is Bella, and this is David," she said introducing the two of us to the attractive young couple."You're welcome, and this is my wife Tracy,...and I'm Derrick," he said now introducing the two of them. "That's our place, forth house up the beach there," he said pointing. "You're more than welcome to come and join us for a drink if you'd like. It's really starting to get hot now, and you might enjoy a bit of cooler air inside our place," they offered.We still had plenty of time before we. I did not want to frighten him, by giving the appearance that I was planning to move in.The starters and main course were incredible, further enhancing his sophistication. Jasper’s conversation was also sparkling and I could feel myself becoming intoxicated by his erudite and sexy persona.After all the crockery and cutlery had been stacked in the dishwasher, he looked at me and said, “We’ll be having dessert in the bedroom later.”Totally intrigued, I asked what the dessert would consist of.“I. Focusing on the sigils that maintained the portal consumed her, would it ever end, would Sam ever step back through, no must maintain the portal, Sam will be back. Half an hour later, Samantha stepped through the faintly opaque hole in space time. Cali felt relief wash over her, never had she expended so much magical energy and her body began to quiver under the strain as she took her time to slowly close the portal securely, ensuring that nothing else could come through. Samantha cradled Cali. Shots in hand I returned to my table and smiled before downing an aftershock and placing the empty glass beside the other three, just as my dearest wife arrived with her partner in hand for the evening. She beamed a smile and asked if we could take him home for the night as he looked on nonplussed, to which I simple smiled before handing them a shot which we all drank before heading outside for a taxi.The taxi driver stared back during the ride home to watch my wife and her new friend making.