No one had. Not unless they grew up in a quaint little New England town, anyway. Or possibly the 1950s.

"I left her birthday presents in her room," Dave said, sounding entirely too pleased with himself. "Figured she'd need an outfit for the party? She's going to look fantastic!"

"Oh! Sweetheart!" Eleanor said to Julia, as she finished up the preparations. "Would you get Vaughn and get him to find some matches? I forgot to bring something to light the cake with!"

Julia rolled her eyes and got to her feet. "Aye aye, Captain."

At least Octavia wasn't the only awkward one at this part. 'Unspoken tension' seemed to be the theme of the weekend.