The cab ride was fairly silent and the two women patiently awaited the possibility of seeing Sam’s girlfriend.  Thorn had blatantly given the driver the address with the plan to act as if it was the wrong one once they got there…and give him the intended address of the café.  Such a simple plan and as they finally approached the location, a grin spread across Thorn’s face.  A silent look over to Shadow and a slight nod ensured that she would also see the young girl headed down the stairwell.  The cab driver stopped, but thankfully the girl did not even bat an eyelash their way and Thorn forced her own cheeks to redden and gave him the correct address…and as luck would have it, it seemed that Sam’s young girlfriend was headed to the café also.<br/><br/>After paying the driver, the two women stepped out of the cab and approached the café and at that moment, Thorn realized they had not discussed how they would approach the girl.  She looked over to Shadow and smiled sweetly, “It’s all yours, my love,” knowing that Shadow would understand.  After choosing a table, Thorn waited for Shadow to sit then went inside to speak with Valerie.  Normally they just purchased their coffee at the counter, but since they planned on eating tonight, they would make use of the waitress instead.<br/><br/>At the sight of Valerie, Thorn couldn’t help but smirk…everything she handled was followed with a huge squirt of hand sanitizer; it was remarkable that the woman’s hands were not shriveled up by now.  Thorn stood off to the side from the line and waited for a lull in customers before greeting Valerie with a smile.  “Hey Valerie, Shadow and I were wondering if you would like to come over for drinks…perhaps this weekend?” she asked politely.  She knew Valerie would never turn down an invitation to get something free and her knowledge was of course right…Valerie almost jumped over the counter and hugged her.  After making an appointment for her arrival, Thorn retreated back outside to join Shadow.<br/><br/>“Well my love, Valerie is ours this weekend,” Thorn said with a grin as she pulled her chair out to sit.  She could see that Shadow was nonchalantly scoping out Sam’s girlfriend, so she pulled her chair off to the side a bit to give her a better view.