The sitting room was enormous and packed with guests. Some were seated, but most were standing with drinks in their hands and mingling. No one seemed to even notice her.
"What now?" Sam whispered to Stella.
"Steal the spotlight."
"I don't think so."
"Yo, people!" She yelled anyway. Everyone turned in their direction. All the women had one sort or another expression of pleasure on their faces on seeing Stella.
"Looks like you are a star among women," Sam said quietly.
"I make them look good," Stella shrugged.
A few women were already moving close.
"I'll just fade into the background," Sam said, and she moved away from her. In no time, the women had flocked around Stella.
Sam looked around for a place to sit as her little toe had started to hurt. On a couch, she met Stephanie's eyes. The woman smiled at her and beckoned her to come to sit in the empty seat next to her.
