I said shyly. "So. Is that it, then?" She inquired curiously. "I think so." I shrugged. "We haven't been able to really talk about anything else since we came here." Rachel nodded understandingly. "Well, don't worry. This weekend is going to be great." "And I hope so." I replied. "And besides that... What did you want to ask me earlier?" She continued. "You seem a little troubled." "It's fine. Really. Nothing happened that I couldn't handle." "Really?" She raised an eyebrow. "If you say so." "Well... I was wondering if I could spend the night." "Why would you need to stay over? I mean, not that I'm not happy to spend the night with you, but I thought you wanted to go home." "I do, but I wanted to stay at your apartment because I thought it would be easier if we stayed apart and

