Anna and Vronsky headed to the table, and she was pleased (though not surprised) to find that they were seated next to each other. Anna glanced around the room, wondering if anyone was watching them, but no one seemed to care. The only person Anna had to be a bit cagey around was Lolly, but Lolly was busy fawning over LiviX2, telling Olivia and Livingston how much she loved their newest single, “You Only Liv Twice,” and that she was dying to go to Coachella and hear them perform live, and of course get the chance to see her current fav Ariana Grande who was headlining this year. They offered to hook her up with some VIP artist guest passes (which were one step higher than the regular VIP passes anyone could purchase) if she was willing to trek all the way out West, to which she asked if they were serious, to which they said, “Yeah, no biggie,” to which Steven said he was sure that that could be arranged for Spring Break, to which Lolly threw her arms around her boyfriend’s neck and shouted how much she loved him to the rest of the room.

Anna told herself to relax: No one here cares about your secret crush.

After everyone sat down, Beatrice tapped her glass with a fork. “Before we eat, I’m going to start by introducing everyone, but I’m not going to name the person. It’s your job as guests to guess who I’m talking about.” It was games like this one that gave Beatrice her reputation for being the life of every party. Those who knew Beatrice well might have worried about what she would say, but Beatrice was on her best behavior, for she knew the key to a good party was getting everyone loosened up and feeling good.

“Number one: we met naked in a bubble bath,” she began, waiting for the first guess.

DandyZ sat up in his seat and shouted, “Your delectable cousin, Count Vronsky!” DandyZ made a kitten claw and growled a little rowr Vronsky’s way.

“You are correct, lovey,” Bea said. “Now don’t be jealous, girls, but as babies Vronsky and I were bathed together countless times.” She paused for a moment. “Number two: we met and bonded over our fondness for the Fresh Prince.”

Anna knew this one, but she could tell Lolly knew it as well, so she let her call out the answer. “That would be none other than the Fresh Princess,” Lolly said and bowed toward Adaka, who gave the table the queen’s wave.