“I will definitely keep that in mind.” Luke replied as Tess spoke about him being upfront with his intentions, or at least some of them, and the fact that she appreciated it.  Clearly being out of the game for some time had not dulled Tess’ sense of what most guys in a club were after, although to be fair it was not something that had changed that much in a long time.  If ever.  “Honestly is usually the best policy.”  He winked.<br/><br/>Before he could react to her statements about her friends picking the venue for her celebration, those same friends appeared after their encounter on the dance floor and subsequent retreat to the ladies room.  Smiling, Luke nodded as Tess introduced him, waiting briefly to see if the two friends were going to introduce themselves before speaking.  “Nice to meet you ladies.  You’ve done a great job with the set up here. Very impressive, especially considering like you said, this place gets busy.”<br/><br/>Leaving off as the waitress appeared with the champagne he had ordered, Luke thanked the woman as well before removing the champagne from the ice and after setting four flutes in a row on the table.  Slowly moving the bottle between them, Luke poured four generous glasses, neither spilling a drop nor letting the bubbles overflow the thin glasses.  Clearly he was no novice to pouring champagne.  Once the glasses were filled, Luke half stood to hand three of them out before raising his high.<br/><br/>“To Tess and her first big night out in<i>too long.</i>Or so I hear.”  He chuckled.  Once everyone had taken a sip, with Luke finishing his glass, he picked up his original drink and stood.  “Alright, I’ll let you ladies enjoy your time, and give you a chance to talk about the guy who came over to flirt with your friend.  Tess, I do hope I get to see you on the dance floor later.”  He smiled.  Luke was too canny to intrude fully on the evening, and he felt he had made enough of an impression that he didn’t need to push it now.