Shannon was the last of her friends to finally hit that magical 18th birthday, and as such a party was definitely called for. Dozens of people had come round her house for the evening, while her parents stayed away for the weekend.

As the clock finally reaches midnight the guests slowly begin to dwindle down, and by half past there's only seven guests, and Shannon herself left, sat around in her spacious front room. Shannon takes a moment to glance around the room, taking in those who had remained.

Sat in the armchair there's Emma, her best friend, and perched on the chairs arm is Alan, Emma's boyfriend. Over on the sofa the twins Steph and Jade are in deep conversation with Thomas, the oldest of the group. Finally sat on the floor by the open fire are Yasmin and Grant who, although not actually a couple have spent pretty much the entire night flirting.

Shannon is torn from her people watching when a sudden giggle from Emma draws her attention. "We can't." Emma finally says through the giggles.

"Can't what?" Apparently Shannon want the only one listening, because it's Yasmin who responds.

Emma face turns red as she looks around her friends. "It's silly, don't worry about it."

"Well, now you've got to tell us." Grant adds, "you can't leave us all wondering."

Emma looks around the room slowly, her face glowing redder. "It's just, Alan just suggested...."