"Upstairs talking to Helen," Anatoly answered, a bit of fondness in his voice. "I imagine they'll be up there for awhile - if it's not her he's talking to, it's someone else. I swear he knows everyone here."

Anatoly valued his private life intensely so it was hard for him to understand Lex's need to be a social butterfly. But as long as he wasn't expected to join Lex on every occasion, it was something he could live with.