Guests were milling in an out of the room, taking turns around the foyer/reception area, sitting in the couches enjoying a more intimate setting or ordering more drinks from the bar.  Approaching the bar and ordering another cocktail, Shane scouted the area for some seclusion.  Noticing a window facing lone couch partially hidden by the pillars of the foyer, she turned to pick up her drink from the bar top.

“Mind if I join you?”

She turned to see Lena leaning on the bar top signalling the barman for a drink the same as Shane’s.

“Sure” said Shane

“Gets a bit much in there doesn’t it,” said Lena, smiling at the barman as he set her drink on the bar

Shane watched as Lena picked up her drink, and turned to face her better with a smile that was becoming all too familiar to Shane.  Shane inwardly shook herself, finding herself unable to stop thinking about the small intricacies, which were becoming all too attractive about Lena.  The smile, the ease of her nature, the way she swept her hair behind her ears.  Finding herself zoning in on the way Lena took a sip from her glass, Shane tried to divert her attention elsewhere.

“Shall we find a seat?” she asked

Lena merely nodded and allowed Shane to lead the way.  Shane headed for the couch she’d spied earlier, there were a few sofas and seats dotted about the foyer, a few lined along the window line giving a fabulous view of West Hollywood nightlife.  Sitting on the couch, Lena placed her drink on the table, and stretched her legs, crossing her ankles under the table and leaned back with a slight sigh.  Shane sat resting her drink in her hand on the high arm of the soft cushioned sofa.

“The city looks amazing from up here” commented Lena softly, staring out too the fluorescent view.  “Are you enjoying the evening?”

“Yeah, this place certainly fits in a lot of bodies” replied Shane nodding “You come to this kind of event often?”

Lena shook her head and shifted slightly to face Shane better

“First time,” said Lena “Not usually my type of thing.  I’ve been invited to a few now and then, but I’ve always declined.”