Tanis unbuckled her seatbelt as Avi spoke to her, softly nodding along as she untangled the belt from her jacket and her hair. The kindness of her lawyer and his wife kept overwhelming Tanis every time she was exposed to it and she never really knew what to do about herself.<br/>“If I don’t pick up at home, you can just call the diner. I have to pick up a lot of extra shifts if I want to even dream of ever paying you,” she stated as she exited the car. There was no deal about payment for Avi’s time and services, but Tanis knew that she wanted to pay him something.<br/>She turned to look inside the car, a soft smile on her lips as she did. “Thank you, but I think I intrude enough already.”