#{c;lex}

LEX: I received the e-mail from your assistant about the gala. Thank you so much for extending the invitation. I may have to mull over who to bring as a plus one, so this will give me some food for thought for the week.

[Henri smiles as the message dings on her personal phone, and that smile only grows wider at the implication that the other woman will indeed attend the stuffy 1%-er gala.]

HENRI: I'm nothing if not a woman of my word, Lex!

     Should be lucky someone is walking past. Especially so that it’s her.

Forgive the kid, he’s no good with fear. ( Doesn’t want anyone seeing him like this. Human, boyish, vulnerable and weak. ) Manages to stammer out an almost furious, 

                  “ What are y’ doing here ?? ”