"Have a great birthday, yeah? You've got a great sister there. A really great one."

"Thanks. I will," he said, a bit breathless now and fully in the grip of fandom. He watched Josh walk off, a huge grin on his face as he looked back down at the prize held in his hand, folding it in half once and jamming it into his pocet. Of course, now that Josh had left, he had to go back and face his sister and girlfriend. Damn them both if they laughed.

Pulling together his 'cool' he swaggered back to the girls not aware of the truth that most girls found swaggering a thing to laugh about, and smiled broadly as he reached them. "Shall we head off to our lunch date then?" he asked, offering Plum and Michelle an arm each.

"I can't believe you never told me you were friends with Josh Cloud," he said to Plum, a touch of accusation in his tone.