"Not at all - it is my pleasure, I assure you. I've enjoyed your company since we met....though we haven't had the opportunity to do so very often, have we. Busy days and busy nights and all that. Maybe one more so than the other.... but that is not important right now."
Though he had declined a drink, Horror filled one of his glasses with water. Everyone should have something to toy with when meeting new people, and besides, a mouthful of water was so convenient when you needed a moment to think. Not that she wanted Kane to be uncomfortable - she really did enjoy his company.
However, Cold was a practiced enough hostess to know things did not always go as one planned. Even when they did.