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Elena could tell that Dante wasn't very happy about the fact that she was berating Avery Jaeger about money. Yes, Lena knew it wasn't exactly a helpful choice, considering that the two runaway superhumans actually needed someone to be overly generous, but Lena couldn't stand the fact that this human was cheating himself.

Lena raised an eyebrow when a waitress suddenly came over and unabashedly slammed two of the diner's menus on the table. "I heard you need a ride?" the waitress prompted boldly. Talk about audacity. "I got my car out here. Some gas still left to run it. How much money are we talking about here?" the woman lifted her eyes to meet Elena's, her confidence unwavering.

Elena was about to address the waitress when her dear partner-in-crime interrupted them. "No, thanks," Dante grumbled, a stark contrast to his attitude earlier in the night. The waitress' expression didn't change, but Elena noted the dark look in the woman's eyes that meant she wasn't too happy with Dante's response.

"Well, I'm afraid I'm going to need you to sit down and order something," the waitress said, gesturing towards the menus she had placed on the table earlier, "or leave. I don't want you bothering my customers while they work."

Dante frowned, responding to the woman. "We'll be leaving in a minute."

Meanwhile, as Dante turned to Avery, Elena let her gaze wander around the diner, forcing herself not to stiffen up when she turned her gaze to the night.

Oh shit, that was the only thought on Lena's mind as her gaze landed on two people she was not happy to see.

Most superhumans couldn't put a name on any of the scientists, but they definitely could recognize them, and Lena was no different. She was pretty sure that the two approaching the diner hated her beyond measure.

"We need to head out now," Dante said, looking down at Avery and grabbing Elena's wrist, hoping that it made the point or that she at least saw the man beyond. "Remember we're expected to be there."

Elena nodded, turned to the waitress. "We'll take your offer," she said brightly, "as long as we can negotiate prices later." Elena turned her attention to Avery. "Wanna ride? Okay, great, come with us!"

Avery blinked. "Um, excuse me?" he was seriously not keeping up with the situation. "Thanks for your generosity, but I really don't need a ride."

"Well, I wasn't exactly offering. If Miss -" Elena glanced at the waitress' name tag "- Natalia over here can't afford to drive us, you wouldn't mind doing so, would you?"

"Well - of course I wouldn't mind -"

"Awesome. Let's go!"