And then, seeing the familiar slant of Shirley's printing sent a thrill through my chest. It had been nearly two years since I'd heard from her. Why w...uld she remember my birthday after all this time? I went to my car to open the envelope. It was postmarked March 19, 1993.Dearest Sammy,Do you hate me?I want you to know why I said those things about Darien. It was malicious of me. I wanted you to think that we were back together so you would know it was over between you and me. It wasn't. " So you're still working for the Senior Partners then, Lindsey McDonald?"The sometimes lawyer threw back his head and laughed. "The Senior partners? You still don't get it do you Angel? You mean nothing to them; you're an insect beneath their notice." That's why they spent so much time trying to recruit me and trying to corrupt me into being one of their flunkies huh?" shot back the chained vampire. He knew he needed to anger Lindsey. People who lose control are more likely to make mistakes.. "I'll take that as a yes." Geez, Kendall!" What?"Just then we heard the sounds of people settling into the seats immediately behind us."Hey, handsome." I knew that voice...My head snapped around. Sitting behind us, with big friendly smiles on their faces, were Wes, Hayley, and Cynthia."Hi, guys," I said, replying to the group of them though I knew it had been Hayley that had spoken. She rarely paid me any attention, so her flirty greeting didn't exactly resonate with me.Kendall turned to look. All but the one in the middle were fairly good looking. The dark one was gorgeous. He looked to be about 6' to 6'2" and was extremely muscular. He was definitely the leader of the pack."And how are you boys enjoying everything?" she asked as she seated herself at their table. They stopped their conversations immediately to give her their full attention. They murmured their polite greetings to the woman who dared to join them."I don't believe I've had the pleasure of enjoying all you have to.