Hi guys, I'm new to pickup but know the basics so I have a problem.
It all started about a month ago, this girl I am friends with and go out drinking every week with started giving me IOIs and was all over me on a night out. Because of fear of rejection I didn’t pull the trigger and Kiss close her. My mates said I was even an idiot. Since then I've been teasing her none stop and she loves it, I kino a lot with her example being slapping her hand when she does something wrong, stroking her face, touching her hair and she seems very open to it she even initialises it at times such as punching me in the leg softly, slapping me lightly when I’m cocky funny etc.
The problem happened last week I promised her on her birthday Id buy her a bottle of wine whilst I was really drunk and then got thrown out of the pub for being too drunk, learnt my lesson from this drink less yes

. I then found out that after I got kicked out of the pub she slept with another guy that night. This doesn’t bother me a whole lot I was out with her again this week teasing her and doing a lot of kino with her, you could see that she was really into it we always have strong eye contact its even a bit seductive eye contact. Whilst in the club her and her mate(female) gave each other a little peck on the lips. Where I responded with "Where's my Kiss" cockily both of the kissed me on the cheek is that me friend zoned?
The question I have is should I ignore her party and not buy her wine since I don’t want to seem too easy and needy. Should I disqualify myself and say things such as "You and me would be perfect if you were a brunet shame you're a blond". I don’t want to come off as needy all though I have come off a bit needy at times I think. How would you guys escalate things further and get the kiss close/F close. And what to do about her party any clever PUA wit I could use.
PS I'm an average looking guy a bit overweight and she's very pretty but not a 9 or 10 probably a 7 to 8 at best. We haven’t known each other that long probably a few months all this flirting started about a month ago.
Thanks a lot guys. And sorry for the essay.