"I know," Much agreed, apologetically, hunting around for somewhere that wasn't full of people (and keeping half an eye out for Marcie, worried he was giong to run into her with Leila in tow and make everything worse all over again. Didn't want to see that look in her face again, that hurt.) It took a minute but then he spotted a couple stepping back inside from a balcony at the end of one of the corridors, leaving it empty, so he stole that.
Outside the air was a little less party-heavy and a little more traffic-heavy. Much turned to Leila, "Marcie kissed me," he said. "I didn't see it coming."