Meg's phone kept pinging from its place on her dining room table.
"Who the heck's trying to reach you that badly?" Alex asked her as she moved to put it on silent. She was in the middle of getting ready, and she only wore a pair of black underwear and a bra.
"Mitch," Meg said. "He wants to see me again."
"Course he does. What'd you tell him?"
"I said I was dating you. And now he's telling me why he's better than you."
"Let me see," Alex said, taking her phone. He scrolled through the messages and snorted. Meg turned towards the bedroom, poking an earring through her earlobe.
"You know he's desperate when he starts talking about penis size," Alex said. "I don't give a fuck how big he is, it's all about knowing how to use it."
Meg blushed and took her phone back, locking it before she set it back down on the table.
"You know that bonfire?" Alex asked.
"Yeah."
"When he kissed you? He saw I was watching. I was just checking to make sure you got to your car okay, and you were turned away from me, but he seemed really happy that I saw."
"Yeah, well, he always liked me better when I was unavailable," Meg said. "Whatever. He'll get bored. If not, I'll block him."
She was looking in her closet now. She slid into a red dress with a v-neck and a flared skirt. Alex came up behind her and zipped up the back.
"You didn't have to get dressed up," he said. "It's not like it's a nice restaurant or anything."
"I know, but I'm going to watch you play," Meg said. "I wanted to look nice."
"You're going to have guys hit on you."
"Whatever. When you finish your set, you'll mark your territory."
Alex grinned. "I can do that really well."
He kissed her, pressing her against her closet door.
"Down boy," she laughed, feeling his penis rise. "We have somewhere to be."
"We're way too early."
"Get used to it," Meg said. "I'm early to everything."