Saffron nodded, giving Xander her best drunken approximation of the sweet and wide-eyed look she tended to give him when she wanted him to say yes to something. "Just for tonight," she said. "He needs company, a certain...kind of company, and I think you and I can give that to him, tonight."

She paused, tried to study his expression to see if he understood what she meant. "Do you know what I mean?"