Alexander arrived through the front entrance, deciding it was best not to just appear next to Brooke and startle her. After their trip to Paris, he thought things were going well between them. Still, the demands of getting his business up and running consumed much of his time since then, though he did his best to sketch his Muse from memory whenever possible.

A need for very little sleep was extremely helpful in that regard.

When walked into the garden, he saw Brooke with a pair of people he thought he recognized. Yes...the male was Marcelo from lunch not long ago. The female was Stephanie Shaw, the other target of that dreadful tabloid piece. Alexander was about to go over and introduce himself when a prospective client approached him about some designs. Of course, business had to take precedence.

A few minutes of conversation later and Alexander was free again, though he stopped to look around for anyone else he might know here.