She stuck her head in, apparently looking to make sure.“Why would anybody be in here?” he asked, teasing her a little.“I know what you do in her...!” she snorted.“Is that why you’re here?” he teased.“Of course not,” she said placidly. “I already told you that.”“I know,” he said. “I was just teasing you. What’s up?”She came in. The fact that she felt comfortable sitting on the edge of the bed might have had something to do with the fact that now that it was winter, he wore sweats to bed.“I applied. The soft music was very relaxing, and, after finishing my first paper, I decided to join Amy on the couch and catch up on the last of my reading for class.Even though it was only 5:00 PM in Colorado, I was still mostly on Grand Cayman time. After my stomach growled a second time, Amy asked, "So, where do you want to go for dinner?" Look, you don't have to go to dinner with me," I said, trying to offer her an easy out. "It sounds like everyone else is going out and that you already have plans.". "Petrified," Penny answered quietly. "This is like ... twenty times as much money as I've ever dealt with before." It's a great house," I responded. "We are making the right decision." I mostly believed what I was saying. Didn't I?"My head knows we are," Penny agreed. "My heart is still fluttering anyway." She took a deep breath. "It IS a great house."Mike Hoffman came in a minute later carrying a handful of folders. "You two ready for this?" he asked politely."I guess," I managed, forcing a. I turned to Allie, who had been pretty quiet ever since we had arrived. ‘So what would you like?’ I asked her. ‘Just a beer and nachos I guess,’ she replied. As I gave our order, I felt her slip in behind me, almost as if hiding. I turned to face her and slipped my arm around her for a moment, but she seemed to pull away so I let the arm drop. As I moved to the side with our order, Jack stepped up and barked out his order. ‘What is this?’ Kate asked when he handed her the Bratwurst smothered in.