After my non-existent encounter with Will, I became a little dejected. Was it too much to ask that he acknowledge my existence on my birthday?

I think not.

Archie and Jade wouldn't let me out of their sight all evening.

Jade had made the mistake of inviting everyone from my year at St. John Lloyd's, and she was quickly regretting her decision.

"Why are the girls all bitches, and the guys pompous arses?" She frowned, not for the first time, as her eyes wandered around the room.

"That's because they're Private Catholic School kids," Archie explained.

"Yeah, but Arwen's also a Private Catholic School kid and she's not a bitch," Jade said, totally exasperated with the whole situation.

When another girl passed us, giving both Jade and I the stink eye, Jade set down her glass of lemonade and was about to go after the girl. She was stopped, however, when the door of Hot Shots opened and a strange boy walked in.