"Well, it's about time you came home on time," Alanna said as I walked into the door of our apartment later that night. "To what do I owe this honor?"
I slipped out of my coat and hung it on the coat rack near the door. "You wouldn't believe it if I told you."
Alanna squealed, her voice raising three octaves. "You have a date?!"
I smiled. "And that's the first thing you thought of." I walked into my bedroom, shaking my head.
I had closed the door behind me, but Alanna burst through and plopped onto the bed. "Okay, spill!"
I laughed. "What? Are we back in college now?"
Alanna lay back onto the bed and flailed her arms and legs, beating up my bed. "Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!"
"My goodness, girl!" I said, laughing as I crossed the room to my closet. "Stop assaulting my bed!" I flung op
