I shrugged, and Nicole rolled her eyes. She ran a hand through her long, silvery blonde hair to smooth it back from her face and then turned and walked over to Miranda just as the brunette was waving goodbye to the people leaving the party. Panic rose quickly in my throat like bile, imagining the things Nicole might tell Miranda -- Nicole knew things about me that Matt didn't. Hell, Nicole pretty much knew everything there was to know.

Miranda didn't look over though, she just sort of grinned and chatted with Nicole for a few minutes and then both of them disappeared down the hallway. I forgot about my...