The arrival of the two massive tubs of meat, salad and sauces all stuffed into the<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Ffoodscene.deliveroo.co.uk%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fblogs%2Ffoodscene.deliveroo.co.uk%2Fen%2Fcuisine-inspiration%2F1QukYUQYkwQEi3MB_TEJ2V61KuxMxTyenvDjoaMskePM%2F0_doner_kebab.jpg%3Fv%3D1.01&amp;hash=09788f2ca1265f109c77394465141cd6" href="https://foodscene.deliveroo.co.uk/assets/images/blogs/foodscene.deliveroo.co.uk/en/cuisine-inspiration/1QukYUQYkwQEi3MB_TEJ2V61KuxMxTyenvDjoaMskePM/0_doner_kebab.jpg?v=1.01" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">split pitabreads</a>saved Abi from saying something stupid. Her mouth had dropped open as Pen spoke. Her initial reaction to the question of whether she wanted to be alone, was to say no, she was in the mood for company... But as Penny went on, she realised the platinum blonde had meant the two of them alone together. Watching TV? Heh, she didn't think so. The con-woman's easy confidence took over as the woman, who was most definitely<i>not</i>a mark, suggested they go to the bathroom together.<br/><br/>"Oooohkay, let's just take a step back, hmm? First off, with no offence intended to Luka, I wouldn't use the bathroom here if I was bursting for a pee and it was the last place open for miles! Seriously, unless he's employed a new cleaner since the last time I was here, you do<i>not</i>want to go near that bathroom! Second, I hate reality TV shows, and I hate talent shows, and I have never watched the X-Factor. Third, our food is getting cold, and I hate cold kebab meat."<br/><br/>She took a mouthful and chewed, swallowed. Fully aware that she had not answered the most important question. She held her poker face, stretched the pause out far longer than was comfortable, then said softly, "And if you think I'm going to sit and watch TV with you when we could be fucking each other's brains out, you picked the wrong girl!" Her face was totally straight, her expression neutral, no hint of a smile, nor of a frown. The line was delivered softly and immediately followed by stuffing a large mouthful of food into her mouth. "Mmm, dish ish rea'-y goo'!" She said with her mouth full.<br/><br/>The moment she swallowed, she steered the conversation away, back to a more interesting topic. "So, yeah, you're very beautiful, and you would be whether you were bald or had frizzy red hair, but that platinum look really suits you. But you didn't tell me what you do. So I'm going to have to assume you're some sort of secret agent. A spy, or an assassin, working for some foreign government, and you<i>could</i>tell me but then you'd have to kill me. Am I close? Because it's either that or some really dull and disgusting job like being a lavatory cleaner in a shopping centre, or a shelf stacker in Tescos... Or... Ah, no I've got it! You're a traffic warden, the most hated profession in the UK, and you hate to admit it, because you know how people hate traffic wardens. That's it isn't it? You're either a spy or a traffic warden!"<br/><br/>Abi was teasing, her eyes twinkling. But there was something that was suddenly bothering her. You don't get to be a con-artist without learning to cold-read a mark or potential mark, and it was something she did almost instinctively without realising she was doing it now. The flicker of an expression when she said "assassin" was so fleeting that she wouldn't have noticed it if she hadn't been watching Penny's face, to see if her teasing was having an effect. She wasn't quite able to tie down the expression, couldn't identify it. It was gone the moment it appeared.<br/><br/>She dismissed it as probably unimportant. Probably just Penny reacting to an emotive word. Why she'd suppressed the emotion, that was another matter, but Abi wasn't here to analyse, she was after a good time, a one night stand with a cute woman she'd picked up in a bar.<br/><br/>She finished her food quickly, it was really delicious and totally unhealthy, and stood up, to push the plastic tray and fork into the bin. "Come on, kiddo, let's go back to your place and find some disgusting lesbo porn to watch on the internet!"