When Leighton got up from the table, he contacted Uber for a ride back to his small loft apartment. As the bar lights dimmed, he moved quickly thru the main restaurant, now hoping to evade any more contact with Emily. Frankly, his mixture of deep arousal and an apprehension that events might spiral out of his "control," which deep down, he already knew he was losing, compelled him to get out of there as fast as he could. He needed time to "think."Emily was now calling the shots and Leighton knew it. And as though Emily was reading his mind, Leighton received a text from Her: "Don't worry your little self about cooking for me so early in our budding relationship. Instead, my restaurant will be sending over some food to my place. That way the four of us can just hang out, enjoy a few drinks together, and have some fun. You can fix dinner after we have gotten to know each other better. Instead of 5:30, Sara will pick you up at seven. Don't make her wait. Dorian, Allen, and I are looking forward to our evening with you. See you Monday, Leighton. Don't cancel on me. Em." Leighton was at least relieved he wouldn't have to cook for everyone. Still, he wondered, why was this beautiful woman attracted to him? Women this beautiful had always been beyond Leighton's reach. Besides, women like Emily and Dorian had always intimidated him. And yet Leighton knew he'd do just about anything just to be in their company. The next few days saw him start to blow off some of his classes until the weekend came and went. Sunday evening he received a simple text reminder from Emily. Monday, Leighton wore a pair of black dress pants and a light blue long sleeve dress shirt for dinner. His long thick shoulder-length blonde hair fell freely. He shaved, even though he had only a little bit of light blonde "peach fuzz." He wore simple brown loafers on his smallish feet. The little man was waiting outside at 6:45. He didn't want to be late. He'd even stopped at a florist and splurged on a dozen long-stemmed red roses. Maybe...just maybe...he wished...Leighton would have his first girlfriend...even though Emily had suggested(?) that She and Dorian were "girlfriends." Sara pulled up just before seven pm. She, too, was beautiful. And tall. And she also was wearing heels with her standard black chauffeur's uniform. "Mr. English?" "Yes," answered Leighton, "Good! I'm Sara. I'll be taking you to Emily's and Dorian's little get-together." With that, Sara opened the back door of the black stretch limo, offering to take the roses as he climbed into the back, and handing them back to him once he had gotten situated inside his opulent ride with the beautiful chauffeur. After a 10-minute ride to Hudson Yards, Sara let him out in front of a magnificent high-rise and past the doorman. Leading him to a separate Penthouse Elevator, he rode straight to the top. Knocking on the door, he was stunned by his "greeter." Standing demurely in front of him was...he surmised...Allen. At least, he thought (s)he was Allen. Dorian's intern at her office and her "personal assistant, when She needed one." Leighton swallowed hard. Allen had been sissified...