Marta crouched down in an instant, pulling Gen into a very tight hug. Pressing a kiss to the little girl's hair, she thought quickly. The food court might not be the best place to take little Gen, so... she would take her back to her apartment. And text Rachel, explain the situation and ask her to bring some food round. Yes, that seemed like a workable plan.
"We're going to go back to my place, okay? Jem and Snuffles will be coming as well, but I can get Snuffles to go back to his home once we're there. And then we can get something to eat. How does that sound?"