Check out the snap for yourself … his companion has her arm tightly slung around him — a possible attempt to ward off other admirers?
Marking her territory or not, we’re told the duo was smiling, canoodling, and chatting the night away — basically doing everything but locking lips … so the potential new lovers may be taking things slow.
An hour and a half later, Shawn and his plus one left the venue together, it was added to TMZ.