"I did come with someone else," Erica replied idly, playing clueless, as if she were not making the comment to toy with him. "You probably don't know him, he's really pretty cute," she mused, sending a sidelong glance toward Stas, feeling her lips quirking into a faint smile.

"It's a shame you're wasting your whole night here with your good girl. Because we could have.. you know, made plans. We really need to catch up, I think."

Her eyes never left him, lips still smirking.