When Lila stepped out of the plane in Majivia into the first class lounge, one of the people she least expected to see was there to pick her up.
"Annette?"
The black-haired woman tipped her a lazy smile, perched at a table near the entrance to the lounge, and waited for Lila to reach her before she replied.
"Blake was held up at work, so I offered to come by and make sure everything was alright," she said, by way of explanation, and Lila shook her head.
"I can't believe he bothered you for this... I'm pretty sure I can take a taxi to his apartment by myself," she huffed, but followed Annette anyway, as she rose and started walking towards the exit. "I'm sorry you had to go to this trouble."
"Don't worry about it. Like I said, I offered."
Annette was almost like a panther in her g
