He blinked when she used that name, his eyes widening after just a moment. "No one has called me that since before I went to boarding school." He studied her for a long moment, trying to figure out just exactly who she was. "Who are you?" He said, leaning in a bit closer as he continued to study her features. Of course, he was trying to remember all of the girls he'd ignored in school. He certainly wasn't thinking of his childhood friend.

He took a sip of his drink, setting the glass down before looking across the room and noticing his mother staring at the two of them. And then she gave that infuriating knowing smile of hers and his eyes narrowed. "Someone my mother knows obviously."