Alex's pen scribbled down notes as quickly as he spoke.  She could have brought a laptop to keep track of their conversation, sure, but she figured that writing everything by hand made everything more personal.  She chuckled a bit at his joke, "That's kinda like LA.  I was born a few cities over but it always makes it easier to tell people 'Los Angeles.'"

The waitress brought out the food.  "You guys need anything just call me over, okay?"  With that, their waitress zoomed away again to help other customers.

"Never ate here before?" Alex questioned Cole before starting on her burger.