As much as Claire wanted to leave her suspicious nature behind, she found when she tried it sometimes led to disappointment, or worse, disaster. She had to at least try to be careful, didn't she? It had been working out, since for the most part things had been pretty smooth sailing, if a bit lonely.
So maybe she could give him a chance. At least now they were clearly in the view of the public should things go south. The coffee shop was far less creepy than that empty street.
"Okay. But just one cup... I've got stuff to to tonight." And, since he had finally introduced himself, she figured she ought to do the same. "Cappie? I've never met anyone with that name before. My name's Claire."