Long time lurker, posted a couple of times for advice. Here is the backstory:

-I met a fit chick (a solid 9) at my gym last week. Sparked a conversation with her, kept eye contact, made her laugh and was kinda dickish in a playful manner...even brought up my successful investments

-got her phone number, invited her to go out with me and some friends, she never came

-I text her a couple days later and she apologized for not showing up and I replied “you couldn’t handle hanging with us”...got a good response. Also asked her to dinner and she replied “let’s get a group together for brunch”

-showed her a picture of my group and long story short she is digging my friend

My question: how do I get back in the game with her? Do I soft next or just drop?

Thanks.