"Closer to a quarter," she says, after looking around the diner. "I don't know why she can't put up a private-party sign when we do this. Probably something about it being bad for business."
But it's frustrating, when there's other business to attend to and Theodora damn well knows it.
"We have been having a lot of them here lately, though. Not sure why."

"The pie, Mrs. Lattimer," Mr. Kosan says, smirking a little at them both before he leaves their corner.

"...Somehow, I'm not surprised."