Alex opened her mouth to respond - something about her place being a mess or the heater not working, any excuse for why he couldn't come over. But before she actually had to say anything, he offered up an alternative suggestion, and she smiled, relieved that she didn't have to come up with another lie.

She turned her attention to the tv, comfortably sinking into the couch as she chewed on her still-warm brownie. As the opening crawl started, she glanced sideways at him, wondering if he was really serious about going over to her place and if that was going to be a problem. Trying to avoid being caught staring at him, she quickly looked back at the tv, her eyes hurriedly scanning the bright yellow lines of text to make sure she was caught up on the backstory.