Stephanie for her own part looked happy enough to be there, despite everything that had been going on. At least the gala was a chance to get out of her own head for awhile and go around with a very handsome man on her arm and pretend not to have any terribly pressing concerns.

"Candidly, it's nice to be this happy again." That was when she noticed Alexander. She'd heard ... vague things about a man, but it didn't take long for her to put two and two together. Her eyebrow quirked slightly but went smoothly back into its place.

She'd press for details later. This was an opportunity for introduction.