The preps walked into the room. Alani heard me and K8E giggling and came over to us. She sat next to me as me and K8E sat up.

"Hey Alani," I said, as sweetly as possible. If there was such a phrase when talking about me.

"Hi Lily. I heard about you and Peter. I'm really sorry."

"It's all good. Besides, K8E's going out with him now."

"Really?" K8E nodded. "Oh. Well. I was wondering, since you're around James so much, maybe you could talk about me."

"Huh?" I knew perfectly well what she wanted from me.

"Get him to ask me out, maybe?"

"I guess so."

"And I can spread a good impression about you, to--say, Kyle Ratazak."

"Oh. In that case, no."

"What? You don't like Kyle? Then--"

"Sorry, babe," K8E interrupted. "Kyle's taken."

"Kyle Ratazak? By who, you?"

"No, her." She pointed at me and I blushed.

"Omigosh! Becki, Tanya, Lily's going out with Kyle Ratazak!"

They ran over. "No way!"

"Yes way. I am. He asked me out after dinner."

"After dinner? Like walking out?"

"No, I was talking to him about something. And then we kissed--"

"You kissed Kyle Ratazak?"

"Yeah. So?"

"That's like, so cool!"

"Whatever." Preps make a big deal out of nothing.