In the quiet of the diner, the muffled sound of a male voice stemming from the kitchen resonated across the dining floor. Though none of the other patrons seemed to pay it any mind, both Avi and Sinead looked at each other.<br/>Their immediate look was one of mirrored surprise, before Sinead inevitably cracked a smile, huffing out a choked laugh. Avi's smile grew slower, but appeared none the less.<br/>"Do you think that's because of us?" he asked, voice soft as a whisper, but a smile still on his lips.<br/>Sinead, who had raised her cup of coffee to her lips, only shrugged a<span style="font-style: italic">probably</span>, her eyes darting from her husband to the door through which Tanis had disappeared.