"Ah," Gretchen read Delaney's body language, the pleasant surprise on her face on her face after the word girlfriend and shook her head slightly, taking a big bite of her food. "I meant... my actual partner. My business partner." She gestured vaguely with her chopsticks down the Alley towards their shop.
"It's not exactly a highbrow place, the Squid," twirling her chopsticks amongst her food, Gretchen brought a piece of meat up and chomped it, setting her food aside for a moment to unscrew the cap on her water bottle.