Niles should have protested. Should have said something as Gabe grabbed the bottle. As he poured the drink. As he drank from the bottle. But all he could do was watch. It wasn't the drink he wanted, not really. It was the company. Amanda would be there with her warm smile and then he could remember what she'd said that made him feel so good.

Something about being alone? It was right there on the tip of his tongue.

"One drink," he insisted, fingers wrapping around the glass. He stares at how much Gabe poured. That wasn't one drink's worth, it was three. He shook his head. "Just the one," he repeated. "Then we go to the NeedWant." Then they go see Amanda.

Why wouldn't Gabe let him leave?