For a moment Beth was afraid that she had misread the situation and would be rebuffed—she was relieved and thrilled when Mira kissed her. It was not a deep kiss, but very affectionate and sweet, just like the girl who had given it.<br/><br/>The women stayed up on the balcony for a while longer, talking about this and that, before going back to the ballroom. Apparently it was time for Tiffany to open her hundreds of gifts, and the family expected everyone to stick around and watch.<em>These people...</em>Beth thought with disbelief. Fortunately, Beth’s poster came up within the first few minutes, and afterward Beth was more than happy to grab Mira by the hand and sneak out the front. The valet returned control of the hovercar to Beth after summoning it. The two women got in and Beth ordered the vehicle back to Mira’s place. Once it passed through the gate to exit the estate, photographers again started taking pictures of the car and the two women inside.<br/><br/>“Huh, looks like one of the cars parked near the mansion is following us,” Beth noted as their vehicle continued on its way. “Must be reporters hoping for a holo of us going to a sleazy motel or something.” She laughed slightly.