Ok guys, I am not a complete rookie here. I have little issues with AA, I flirt well, escalate nicely, and close more often then not. Number closes are effortless and I keep myself in good shape.

A friend of mine has become single the last few months. We are old friends going back about 4 years now, and we had lost contact over the last year or so. However I have recently moved to the city where she lives and we have hung out a few times since. Maybe once a month or so. I have always found her attractive and we have always been pretty flirty with one another. The latest I saw her was at a party the other night, dancing and flirting as per normal and just before I left I got a small peck on the lips (wasn't expecting it, too hammered to run with it). So far nothing seems out of the ordinary and normally the advice would be what I would say which is just man up and take a step in the sexual direction.

Here is my issue. She is a cute, short, and very perky little chick. Very popular. Because of the social dynamic she comes from (ex-private school mentality, too long to go into) she has a bunch of dudes around her all the time. Again, nothing that shouldn't be a problem normally but this is more complex. Everytime I see her out or at a party there are at least 6 or 7 other guys vying for her attention, some of them her friends, some of them her brother's friends (I know him but we're not close). Some of them complete rookies, but others not so much.

Core of the issue. Basically I need a way to out-game about 3 or 4 other dudes who aren't muppets and I need a way to do it without coming off as just another dude vying for her attention. So far I am keeping distance when we hang out, usually flirting with other mutual female friends, but the problem is she is always inundated with the attention of other guys it is too arrogant to assume she is noticing me not paying her huge amounts of attention. She would have other people to play with and I have never dotted on her in the first place.

I know she is attracted to me, I know she would go for it if I was in the right situation to make a move (rarely ever am), but I essentially need to get around the flock of seagulls near her basically at all social times I see her. As an added catch, she is still a good mate of mine so I don't want to go all or nothing here. This isn't oneitis, I don't need to sleep with her, I just want to.

So what can you guys suggest. This isn't basic game tips I need here, it needs to be stepped up a few notches. What can you guys suggests?