Jenica headed to the diner on foot deciding it shouldn't take all that long to get there and also because she needed the time to think. If this was just a case of someone parading around pretending to be her brother¡ she drew a deep breath at the thought. Not one for getting her hopes up after having experienced more than a few disappointments where a reunion with family was concerned.?
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Naturally those masquerading as her brother were dealt with in ways that made even Alastair envious. She had become capable of things that all those centuries ago were just beyond the edges of what made her who she was. In many ways she had stepped up and it all went back to a crossroads deal.?
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She reached the diner a few minutes later noticing a blonde standing a few feet from its door carrying on a conversation with someone over a cellphone. There was a moment when she considered walking away as feelings of doubt began to grow. Did she really wish to put herself through yet another poser?
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Initially she wasn't paying as close attention to the parked cars as she was on keeping an eye out for signs of movement. She figured if he arrived ahead of her then odds were he¡¯d either gone inside to get the ¡®lay of the land¡¯ so to speak or opted for lurking in the shadows where he could not be observed as both were ways she normally handled things.?