"Oh, okay." Marcie hadn't expected company, but she wasn't upset by it. On her way towards the door, she took a detour to load up a plate with finger foods from the refreshments table, and since Melpomene was coming anyway, asked her to carry a cup of punch out too.
When she finally stepped into the cool night air, she breathed a sigh of relief to be free of the party at last, and looked around for which way the cars might be parked, their drivers waiting for direction to return and escort their masters home.