She nodded without smiling as he took the bag from her hand. She blinked and looked at him, waiting for him to move out of the doorway, but he didn't. He just kept watching her. His face looked redder than usual, but Per expected it was from the fight. 

He started talking, and it sounded like he was making conversation because she had stuck around, not because he was holding her there. What was her name? Was that a joke? Why did he care? Per's eyes ran over him, the feet shuffling and the red cheeks and the way he was speaking...was he embarrassed? Was this some huge joke? They were in a gang hideout right now, and she was his boss's bitch. He had just been in a fight for Christ's sake, and now he sounded like the boy who had asked her to prom three years before. What a world away that was. 

Before she could figure out what to say, a loud laugh sounded behind Orren. He spun and Per peered over his shoulder, but it was just Dog. Great, more people to block the doorway. He laughed for a little bit and then grabbed Orren and moved. Persephone grabbed a bag of food off the counter by the door and finally slipped past the guys. She shot them a glance and moved out to find a place to sit in the bigger room.