as far as wingmen went, lachlan had failed his responsibility. it had started well - subtle innuendos, trying to bolster hakeem into making a move. when he hadn't, it became hard to resist charlie himself. " and to think, you almost didn't come out tonight. " he purred, a smirk on his face with the backs of his fingers sliding dangerously close to her thigh. they grazed the skin above her knee, just a gentle stroke of his digits in a back and forth pattern. slow, lazy, almost feather-like. shor fingernails crested over her knee, coming back up to her hip on the inside of her leg, but stopping halfway. lachlan removed his hand. just a tease, testing the waters, daring her for a reaction. those slate blue hues of his eyes were trained on her, tongue snaking out to wet his lower lip.
hakeem's arm had been around charlie's shoulders for several minutes now, his courage building when ease tentative move he made further wasn't met with resistance. now he was playing with her hair, his body close to hers. the climbing trail lachlan made wasn't lost on him. he watched it with a curiosity, head cocking as he bit back a mirroring smirk to lachlan's own. devious, pure trouble, he was. perfectly suited for the whirlwind of the business. but the attention on him didn't last long, before hakeem was brushing back charlie's hair to lean in and press a whisper to her ear - " i'm really glad you did come. you had me worried you'd never agree. " the words were half breath as much as they were truly spoken. he didn't pull away.