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Outfit

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His house staff had done right by him, and saved the largest lobster for him, as Owen had requested. Although there was so much to choose from tonight, Owen was sure that the lobster alone would fill him, so for now, that was all that he allowed on his plate. He carried the dish proudly back from the main house, where it had been saved for him, and back out to the party. He was pleased to see that by now, more people had started to help themselves to the food. A few minutes earlier, he had been momentarily worried that there wouldn't be enough food for all of the guests, but he knew now, that that fear was definitely unfounded. There were tables upon tables of gourmet food, and now, Owen was convinced that they would probably have leftovers, instead of running out prematurely. Although he wasn't picky enough to think that he was too good for food cooked a day earlier, he would likely send all of the remaining food home with all of the staff who had been hired for today's events. They had a chef on hand who cooked for them during the week, and even in their large kitchen, he doubted that they would have enough room to store all of this leftover food. It wouldn't be put to good use in their home, even with their summer guests, and it would be one more reminder, for their staff, that their service was appreciated. Although there was no denying that Owen lived a privileged life, he did his best to remain grounded, at least as far as that was possible. He didn't like mistreating the people who worked for him. As long as he had two arms, he could carry his shopping bags into the house. As long as his license was valid, he could pull his car into the garage and then walk back down the driveway to the doorway. He didn't need anyone taking his coat for him at the door, or serving him meals. If he had it his way, the Knights wouldn't have even had a personal chef or a crew of housekeepers. Though he appreciated the benefits of both, they frequently just seemed frivolous and unnecessary, and he would have been content living more simply than the family currently did.

As Owen navigated through the tables, that were now beginning to fill up, he found Rose sitting at one, on her own. A guy was lingering close by, and looked like he had just finished speaking to Rose. Owen offered him a greeting in the form of a nod, before stepping to where the guy had been standing, so that he was directly across from Rose. Since the guy didn't look familiar to him, Owen didn't question Rose on who he was, or if he would have known him from somewhere, and just assumed that he had to have been an invite of Rose's. "Hey! Glad you two found the good stuff," Owen smiled, as he looked down at Rose's plate. "Can I sit with you guys, or would I be invading some sort of romantic dinner for two?" he joked, glancing around. Andre wasn't sitting at the table yet, but just judging by the other plate at the table, he knew that his step-brother would be over soon. Although Owen wanted to bring up the incident from a few minutes ago, with Rose being less than polite to Valen, and then hurrying into the house, he opted against it. Clearly, Andre had taken care of it, if Rose was back outside, and Owen wasn't interested in delving into any unnecessary drama. The party was going well so far, and he didn't need to ruin that himself. That was what his sisters were for.