She breaks the kiss after a moment and smiles privately, "Let's do this and then just go."

Mina leads the way out to the reception and is duly fussed over by a woman that could only be the infamous Carolyn. She's ushered over to a meet-and-greet table, champagne and a pen pressed into her hands, programs and CDs to sign. It seems interminable, the smiling and the small-talk.