A glint of humor lit her eyes for the briefest of moments. This guy was not one who could be easily played, clearly. She let herself smile ever so slightly and take another piece of her muffin into her mouth. "You speak like a very well educated man. So let me ask you - whatever possessed you to come sit down at my table, buy more of the same kind of muffins I'm eating?" She was genuinely curious, and this man was a no-bullshit type. He was the best type of person to go to for any sort of answer.
"You expect that, do you?" Laura shook her head and gave a quiet, rueful chuckle. "You'd be surprised." The truth of the matter was that there had been many places who would give her free food, coffee, anything to just get her out of the establishment. If she wasn't wearing the right clothes, wasn't wearing enough clothes, people would do just about anything to get her to hurry on her way.
"I'm not much of a conversationalist, so..." She raised her eyebrows, letting him know that he was more than welcome to leave if he felt so inclined.