Sinead had a hard time justifying her presence in the diner. Even with the time it had taken Avi's papers to fax, Sinead had been at the diner for close to an hour. Over the course of her wait, Sinead had considered leaving the papers in the care of the diner staff, even if that meant putting her faith in them and hoping they wouldn't look through the folder in Tanis' absence. It was difficult to justify extending Tanis that kindness, when Sinead had left yesterday evening feeling like she had done nothing right.<br/>In the pit of her stomach, however, Sinead knew the hard part wasn't justifying it - it was more so difficult admitting to herself that, even despite it all, there was nothing Sinead wanted more than to care for Tanis in any and all ways she was allowed to.<br/>Sinead hadn't seen Tanis enter the diner, only looking up at the approaching sound of boots on the vinyl flooring. She had parted her lips to offer a greeting, but Tanis cut her off far before Sinead got a chance to process the fact that Tanis was even<span style="font-style: italic">there</span>.<br/>The quickness of Tanis' voice made Sinead jump, caught off guard by the fact that Tanis wanted to spend more than a split second in Sinead's company. The ask interrupted a gesture, Sinead's hand already left the table to reach for her purse, and in it, the folder.<br/>Almost sheepishly, she relaxed her posture, once again steadying her wrist against the table edge.<br/>"Okay," she replied, no infliction at all in her voice. She didn't know what to make of if all, not knowing what was allowed or expected of her.<br/>Nothing about the diner invited any conversation strongly weighted in either direction; Sinead doubted she would receive any clear rejection or honest admissions. It made her stomach turn, so wishing Tanis had come prepared to admit her regret, but the sheer fact they were in the middle of Tanis' workplace made that conversation beyond unlikely.<br/>Regardless, Sinead was selfishly willing to give Tanis the benefit of the doubt. "I'll wait."