"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!"