An Interesting Interaction

I'm sitting in Panera here, working on a lecture for my class and people watching everyone walking in and out the door. A decently attractive brunette sits down at the table across from me, facing me and staring at me with a smile. Usually, once I notice the chick, she'll submisively look away as if she shouldn't be staring at some hott guy (a huge turn off for me), but this one didn't. She kept her eye contact as my furrowed brow met her gaze. I stared back at her trying to make her look away, and I counted in my head while she enjoyed a bread sample, "1... 2... 3..."

Me:	What's up.
Her:	(With bread in her mouth) Hi.
Me:	Do you always talk with food in your mouth?
Her:	(Taking another bite) What?
Me:	(Smiling) hmm.
Her:	(Trying to swallow, covering her mouth) I'm going to need a minute.
Me:	k
Her friend walks in at this point and sits right between us.
Her:	I'm talking to this guy!
Me:	Oh, you're both rude. I see.

At this point, she didn't attempt to continue the conversation; so I went back to my work. I really am just that indifferent. They later got up and left fairly quickly without even providing me the opportunity to ask for her number, which I was expecting them to do. It wasn't until she was half way out the door that she turned back with that half sad look on her face to see me the sly half of a grin spreading across my cheek. When her friend caught up to her, they continued out the door. That's too bad for her.

I've been smiling for the last few minutes about the extra bite she took while talking to me. I don't know many girls who have that kind of playful confidence...