James thought for a moment. The idea of a sauna popped into his head, relocating such a hot group of girls there would be a once in a lifetime experience, but he didn't want to lose the goodwill he seemed to have built up by coming off as a creep.
Even a swimming pool might seem a little opportunistic. But there was an option that might achieve similar results while keeping everyone happy.
"How about the beach?" James suggested innocently. The reaction from the class immediately confirmed this was a popular choice.
"The beach it is!" Claire smiled. And with a wave of her hand, it had happened. Not only was the classroom transformed into a postcard perfect holiday location but each and every student was magically suitably attired. The swimsuits seemed like those the girls might ordinarily have chosen themselves - Maria and Tamsin may as well have been naked, Molly and Suzanne fully clothed. Jenna looked super stylish while Carla seemed equipped to swim in the Olympics. Happily, James had even been given a pair of swimming shorts to wear.
As the girls began to enjoy this unexpected break from class, Elspeth sidled up to James.
"You don't need to choose right away you know" she smiled "you can have a little while to speak to the ones you like before you decide, just don't take too long. I'll be fascinated to see who you choose"
James scanned the beach as he finally had the chance to consider his options.
He definitely had his favourites - Melanie, Meghan and Alexandra. That had been renforced earlier when he had seen Melanie's beautiful naked body and was backed up now seeing how gorgeous Meghan actually was with her hair down and glasses off and how stunning Alexandra looked in a bikini, even if she was still something of an unknown quantity compared to the other girls.
But there were others he liked too. Maria and Roxanne were film star beautiful, almost to the point it put him off. But it would seem crazy to rule them out on that basis.
Elise, Carla and Tamsin would all have been dream dates under any normal circumstances.
Even Morgan couldn't be discounted with her exotic good looks and a tough exterior that seemed to be a facade to cover her insecurity and vulnerability.
If only he had more time, but he didn't. He had to decide how best to use what little he had.