(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u553/anorienparker/PS_zps3810db65.jpg)<br/><br/>Ember was just trying to figure out what to say to the impromptu invitation (and what to make of it) when Alex left.  He walked to the back of the room, fingers still tingling from where he'd touched the other man, then shoved his hands in his pockets.<br/><br/>"You idiot, you didn't say anything," he grumbled under his breath, not hearing the door open and Alex come back in.  He was too lost in his thoughts to notice much else and kept talking.  "You stand there like a fucking fool and he just asked you for...and you didn't answer and..."<br/><br/>Ember saw Alex then, and abruptly stopped mid-sentence.  "Though you left?" he said, feeling a little sick.  "But, um....yeah, we could grab something some time...if you wanted.  Sounds like fun..."