Victoria stared at Alex suspiciously for a long moment. Though his voice displayed ease, his posture still looked tenser than usual.
	“Riiiight.” Victoria folded her menu. “If there’s anything you want to talk about--”
	“Here’re these for you!”
	Victoria jumped in her seat when the waitress hastily placed her soda in front of her. The woman took extra caution in placing Alex’s water on the table, as if any drop spilt would cause the Atlantic Ocean to dry up.
	“Are you ready to order?” The waitress pulled out her ticket pad from her apron once more.
	Victoria couldn’t help but glance up at her. She raised an eyebrow at her persistence despite Alex’s usual lack of interest, then quickly looked back down.
	“Swiss mushroom burger for me,” she said just loud enough to be heard. 
	The waitress glanced to Victoria and blinked as if she had forgotten the girl was there. She quickly wrote on her pad, then looked eagerly back to Alex.