I cleared my throat. “This is my girlfriend,” I managed. “I know!” Amy said, a little too brightly. “They told us you had one. We couldn’t believe it.” I don’t think she meant it to come out like that, but it did. I felt Briana tense next to me. “I know what you mean,” Briana said curtly. “When Jacob told me what this party was for, I couldn’t believe that either.” Amy’s mouth fell open. Walter buried his nose in his cup of beer, Gwen sucked air through her teeth, and Jewel whispered, “Damn. Double homicide,” under her breath.
