After hugging each other for a while, the duo headed back to the hall to have their dinner.
After eating to their stomachs' content, Adam headed back stage as he had to hand over the check. Stella had drunk three more wine glasses during dinner and was a mess now. She was slurring through her speech. Adam had no choice but to take her with him. He couldn't leave her alone in this vulnerable state among all those dogs who had been eyeing her for the whole event.
Adam placed a hand at her back and guided her to the backstage. Shaking his hand with the man who was in charge of the event, Adam took out a checkbook from his coat's inside pocket. Before he could even open it, he heard a giggling sound.
"You carry a checkbook with you." Stella spoke up, her giggling was converted to laughing now.
"Or is it just for today?" She continued. The back of her left hand was covering her mouth as she laughed, while the other hand was wrapped around Adam's bicep.
