Luke grinned as Tess raised her fork in acknowledgment to his point, returning the favor with the drink in his hand.  Holding up a finger in the usual sign of a pause in the conversation, he then raised his arm almost like he was going to ask a question in school but instead used it to flag down one of the many harried waitresses.  Making eye contact with one, he indicated she needed to come over when she could, before he turned back to Tess and her cake.  “Well, it is not like any alcohol doesn’t go, just not what I picked.”  He laughed.<br/><br/>“And I know what you mean.  I need at least three drinks before I even look at the dance floor.  Plus, there is another reason for us to get you something. Speaking of…” Turning slightly as the waitress approached, Luke spotted Astrid’s two friends leaving the dance floor and heading for the restrooms, and he knew he’d not have the divorcee to himself for long, although the thought of the girls returning gave him an idea.  “What about champagne?  Or wine?  Either of those seem not only like they go well with cake, but are kind of appropriate to the occasion as well.”   Once she picked which she would like, Luke ordered a good bottle of it, on his tab, and once more centered his attention on Tess.  “I hope you don’t mind, or that doesn’t seem too presumptuous.  You can tell me to bug off whenever, I just thought I could do something nice for you on this big occasion.”  Taking a sip from his glass, Luke’s eyes hinted over the rim that there were probably a few other things on that list of things he’d like to do as well.<br/><br/>On a similar train of thought, Zander watched as Annie and Astrid walked away, or more accurately watched their asses as they walked away, something whichever one of them turned back to look would not be able to miss.  Zander definitely thought the married woman might be ripe for some bad decisions after a few drinks, and as the dark haired lesbian smacked her on the ass, he could not help but wonder what kind of bad decisions those would be.  Either way, he’d have to keep his eye on that group for later.