Avi's expression softened, almost as if Tanis' question had cornered him into a response he didn't really find necessary. There was still a smile lingering in the corner of his mouth, and he deliberately spoke with no infliciton.<br/>"I'm going to bail out a young man," he said softly, wanting to be both respectful and matter of factly, not really interested in letting the conversation linger.<br/>So, his eyes shifted from Tanis to the wall clock behind her. With a nod towards it he added a, "He didn't call himself; they arrested him about 45 minutes ago, so I'm only stalling to give them enough time to finish the paperwork before I ask them to start it all over."<br/>By the end of the sentence, Avi's smile had gone crooked, unable to keep that professional distance - not when it had been 45 minutes since he himself had been woken up for the day's work.<br/>Sinead, on the contrary already knew the story; her eyes had lingered on Tanis, more interested in her reaction than in Avi's plans for the morning. She did, however, glance at her husband, easily hearing the smile in his voice - which, in turn, had made her smile, reaching out to pat his knee beneath the counter.