"Where are you from?" Katerina asked next.

"Brooklyn," Nina's eyes lit up at the mention on it. Unlike most people, she loved where she lived and she had no intention of ever leaving. Even after a lifetime of it, New York was still a wonderland to her. Things never stopped moving or changing so there was always something new to discover.

"Oh, that's nice. Much quieter than the city," Nina couldn't help but laugh at that. It were as if Brooklyn were Nebraska to them.

"Well, I suppose," Nina trailed off and the conversation moved on.

It was surprising how well Nina managed to integrate herself into their dynamic. Katerina and Olivia had been practically inseparable for a decade. Their father's had been business partners and close personal friends until Katerina's father, Obadiah Stan, went AWOL. Katerina moved into the Stark household not long after that and it had been at least a year since they'd gone a day without each other. But there was something about Nina that drew the circle to a close.

"You should come home with us tonight," Olivia said after several hours. At this point the main event, Tony Stark giving some poorly thought out speech, was long over and guests had been leaving in groups for the past hour.

"What?" Nina choked on her drink.

"Come on. I'll make it worth your while," Olivia winked and placed a hand on Nina's thigh. For a moment, she started losing her mind. Her face dropped and took the color with it. Her eyes were as big as dinner plates, her mouth hanging open slightly. It wasn't until Katerina started laughing that she realized it was a joke.

"You should see your face," Olivia teased as she removed her hand from Nina's thigh. Katerina was bent over the table, face in her hand, absolutely howling. People were staring now, which didn't help poor Nina.

"That was not funny," Nina whispered harshly, leaning in towards them and hunkering down, trying to disappear into herself. Despite herself, she was smiling and barely containing laughter herself. Olivia gave her an incredulous look and Katerina was still trying to compose herself.

"No," Katerina said, now only chuckling as she carefully wiped the tears from her eyes. "I agree. You should stay the night with us. You'll be in town for a while right? No one flies out for these things and only stays one day," Nina was reeling at the prospect.

"Well," She trailed off, suddenly glancing around the room. "I would have to ask my dad," She said distantly.

"What are you, fourteen?" Olivia commented.

"No," Nina said defensively, stopping her search long enough to glance at Olivia. "But I'm supposed to be spending time with him. And besides, I'm sure he'd like to know where I'm going to be," Even though she felt a little bad about ditching him, he was going to be at a conference for most of the next day. She was going to have to find something to do either way.

"So, it's a date," Olivia wriggled her eyebrows.

"Yes," Nina smiled and stood. "I'll be right back," She assured them before taking off. One of her skills was apparently walking in heels, because she jogged over to him with relative grace and pulled him away from the man he was speaking with.

"I have a question," He nodded for her to go on. "I've made friend's with Olivia Stark and she asked me to spend the night with her," Frank's eyes widened and he leaned in closer to her.

"That's who you've been talking to all night?" Things were turning out to be a lot more eventful than either of them had planned.

Nina smiled and nodded.

"Well," Frank gathered himself. "I supposed I'll be busy most of the day tomorrow. I don't see why not," Just then a hand closed around Nina's wrist.

"I'll have her home by dinner, Mr. Wesley," Olivia said as she dragged Nina away. Nina tripped over her heels, barely getting her footing before turning her ankle. "Good night!" Nina gave her dad and half smile and a wave. Awestruck and taken completely off guard, he did the same.