Vanessa versus Gwen

Sadly, no such thing happened. After all, the two women were raised well—not to mention the posh place they were in innately made people want to behave well. 

Vanessa only smiled at the other woman's quip. "Still so tactless, I see," she said. "Some things never change."

"Only with you," Gwen said. "Subtext sometimes misses your pretty little head, after all."

"..." 

It was at this time that the double door of the restaurant opened, and the waiter immediately went to guide the newcomers to their seats. It was none other than Althea and Garan, so it was not surprising the waiters pretty much ran to the entrance to greet them. 

They did not notice any of the other guests though, as their eyes were stuck on each other. They did not see the pair of sticky eyes following them either. 

It was Vanessa's, of course, and she unconsciously bit her lips. 

Gwen, who had been looking at her, saw everything.