Laura hates not knowing what sorts of things are being said about the whole incident -- if anything is being talked about. Worse, she hates feeling like she's done something wrong when she knows she hasn't -- at least as far as she's concerned. And then there was losing half of the drunk high she had because of it.

The name gets a little huff of amusement. She likes it.

Seeing him smiling as he approaches helps a lot, too and she can't help but return it with a small one of her own. Yes, she's still bummed she has to call it an early night and there's no reason to believe he'll abandon the party for her. Not after seeing the way he and Maggie were chitchatting.

"A lot, actually," she nods, letting out a laugh. "But then me and my big dick energy got in the way of continuing it. I was planning on doing some bartop dancing."

With her, no one ever knew.