After a night out with friends, celebrating my thirtieth birthday with dinner and drinks at my favorite restaurant, I was walking home around 2 AM with two of the gang, a pleasant buzz, and a feeling of disappointment that such a momentous birthday wasn't being celebrated more memorably.
My companions, Anna and Ellie, were the only other celebrants going home to empty apartments; we lived near each other, so walking each other home after a night out was typical. Anna might actually have had someone to go home to; she was in a long distance relationship with a guy who visited regularly but only for a few days one weekend a month.
None of the men in our circle could understand why Anna's guy didn't spend more time with her, besides her obvious attractiveness she was fun to be around, smart, and kind. I'd be lying if I said her appearance wasn't what I first noticed about her, but being almost my height at 5'-10", with a classic hourglass figure, bright green eyes and shoulder length blonde hair made her intangibles something men tended to discover after noticing her looks!
Ellie wasn't the beauty that Anna was, but any impartial observer would say she was pretty. She was less striking than Anna at 5'-4", with a slim build, short brown hair, and brown eyes, but cute in her own way.
I don't remember what I said as we approached my building, but it must have been about my birthday being something of a letdown because Anna asked me, "What would you rather have done tonight?"
In my inebriated state, my filters were switched off, which combined with the nature of my companions, led me to blurt out, "A threesome with you guys!" Before they reacted, and even buzzed as I was, I knew that I'd just crossed a line; attempting to smile to show I was joking, the thought of my awkward comment turned my smile into a grimace.
Before I could apologize, Ellie said, "Okay."
Anna yelled, "Ellie! What are you thinking?"
"Relax," Ellie replied, "There are conditions," and whispered something to Anna.