"Surprise! Happy birthday!" The room explodes with sound and confetti pieces thrown widely up in the air. Molly laughs and places her hand to her chest to give the illusion she had indeed been taken by surprise over the festivities. She had overheard Jack telling Clu about it on the phone three days prior to make sure he would be in town during that evening. She spots him and Jack standing with some girl she had never seen before, all grinning at her with childhood delight waiting for more of a reaction than she had given them.
"You guys are unbelievable! But this totally unnecessary you do realize that right?"
"Unnecessary are you kidding me mom? Of course it was necessarily. You deserve the best." Fiona chimes in her option of the statement which several other people echoed their agreements. Molly hates parties especially where she is the center of attention, she much rather be the one throwing the shing-ding and making another embarrassed than having the honor laid onto her.
"Well thanks everyone. Just remember I know all of your birthdays, pay backs can be a bitch." She didn't know all of them, in fact over half she only had a rough estimated of when they were born. She tries not to think at this moment of how sad that fact was. With that the party gets under its way, conversations flare up, someone presses the stereo on and music bounces off the walls. Molly wasn't sure who it was, it sounded something either Jack or Fi picked, it oozed with teenage emotion. She walks over to the punch bowl and picks up a plastic cup that she had bought last December for a Christmas get together that almost everybody at this party attended. She had bought too many, but it seemed as if they weren't going to waste after all.
"Nice job back there." Molly turns to Carey who had approached her from the right side, copying her motions and getting a drink as well.
"You think so?" He nods in response with a slight smile. She had told him earlier that afternoon while leaving the studio that she found out about the party, in hopes he'd help her get out of it. Alas he refused to ruin the fun and hard work both Jack and Fiona had went through to get everything set up. Though he did promise her if it got bad he'd think of something to save her with. Molly was counting on that.
"Remember your promise Carey."
"Oh come on Molly give it a chance, you're among friends. Just try to have some fun, I know you know how." She rolls her eyes after making a face, which causes him to chuckle.
"That's the spirit! Now go mingle. Go. Go." He tells her while gently shooing her away while smacking her away with his hand. She gives him one last glare before spotting Jack and Clu again as she had minutes before. The mystery girl has left their side since that time.
"Do I have you to blame for this?" Molly asks Jack while putting her arm around his shoulders.
"Were you surprised Mrs. P?" Clu inquires through a mouthful of half chewed crackers, such a lovely sight. She only smiles and nods yes to the question that is satisfy enough for the lad and focuses his attention on more snack food.
"By the way the way happy birthday mom." Jack tells her while turning slightly to give a light kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks honey but you still haven't answered my question."
"And I never shall! It shall remain a mystery forever."
"Or I could take your play station away until I get an answer." Molly says with a smile of juvenile delight tightening the grip around his shoulders.
"Fiona, it was all Fi's idea. I just helped a little." She pats him on the back again followed by another kiss and directs her attention to other party guests. Fiona was talking to Ned holding a stack of pictures in her hand, she had been back for almost a month, but still hadn't found time to show off all her pictures. Molly guessed that the girl had at least 500 pictures, and to be honest they weren't all that interesting. Shots of new friends, Melinda and the girls, the Stratosphere, if Fiona saw it she took a picture of it. Molly spots Irene chatting away on the cell phone the smile on her face seemed to show it was a pleasant conversation and everything the manager wanted was going her way. The entirety of the band discounting Carey were sitting together on the couch laughing and having a good time with each other. Molly wanted to be able to take a seat on the end and join right in, she spend the most time with them, she should be the closest to them, nothing was further from the truth. She couldn't help to think the only reason they attended was because of the knowledge of free food. It was amazing they were all so fit with the amount of food they all ingested.