“So… just like any other day,” she teased.
“Megan and Melissa said their dates got hotel rooms,” Abby added. “We
could hang out there afterward.”
Eric nearly choked. “I don’t think their dates would want us there.”
“Yeah, probably not,” David said.
“You’re probably right,” Abby admitted. “But it wouldn’t hurt to ask.
They might not want to be alone with them. We could, you know, run
interference.”
“As fun as that sounds,” William said, “I think I’ll pass.” He turned to
Casey to gauge her reaction. She didn’t seem to care what the group
ended up doing. She rubbed his thigh under the table.
Manny came back to take their orders. The guys all went with the
sirloin special. Abby ordered grilled chicken. Casey—unsurprisingly—
chose pancakes again. She’d never tried anything else at the diner, and
she didn’t see a reason to start.
Eric and Abby were hitting it off far better than she ever had with
David, who hadn’t been all that into her. Abby seemed surprised by how
easy the conversation was with Eric—probably because he let her talk