 out if you guys came to dinner. We have an issue with portion control at our place, and I'm not overly fond of leftovers."

Smirks are good, but they don't count. "Sounds great. What do you say, Mark?" The tall, floppy haired guy next to Andy smiled politely, but seemed distracted.

"I guess so. Thanks, Megan. I just need to send a text first." He pulled his phone out of his pocket and headed back down the hall to his room. Andy smirked again and shook his head affectionately at his roommate.

"Well, that's two so far. How about you, John, shall we dine with the ladies?"

John shrugged an approval then looked down at the floor. A smile from this one may be completely out of my depth. He was obviously very shy, the way Jackie insisted she was but only real.

I looked over at Nathan who seemed oblivious to what was happening around him. "What about you?" I tried to call out during a lull in the game.

"Don't worry about Nathan. He'll be there. I guess that makes all of us. You may count on four for dinner."

"Great, give us about 20 minutes. We are in apartment 7A. See you soon."

I was feeling pretty proud of myself as I walked into my apartment. Ours smelled so homey and was brighter than D41 had been. Jackie would be so happy that we were having guests. I snuck up behind her as she was draining the pasta. She only jumped a little when I clamped my hand down on her shoulder, but the pan clanged into the sink.

"Oh! You scared me!"

"Sorry, but I have good news. We are having guests for dinner."

"Well it's kind of short notice, but there's plenty. Who is it, A11, or B24? Did you invite Rachel?"

"Nope, it's D41."

"D41? But that's the boys' dorms." I watched as terror slowly spread across her face. It was kind of amazing to see the expression creep into place and then freeze.

"Jackie, what's wrong?"

"You invited boys?"

"Is that a problem? I just figured they were the best choice given the amount of spaghetti
out if you guys came to dinner. We have an issue with parcel restraint at our place, and I'm not overly fond of leftover. " 

 Smirks are good, but they don't count. " voice great. What do you say, Mark? " The grandiloquent, floppy haired guy next to Andy smiled politely, but seem distracted. 

 " I guess so. Thanks, Megan. I precisely necessitate to send a text first. " He pulled his phone out of his pouch and headed back down the hall to his room. Andy smirked again and rock his head affectionately at his roommate. 

 " Well, that's two so far. How about you, John, shall we dine with the ladies? " 

 John shrug an approval then search down at the floor. A smile from this one may be completely out of my depth. He was obviously very shy, the direction Jackie insisted she was but only real. 

 I looked over at Nathan who seemed oblivious to what was happening around him. " What about you? " I tried to call out during a lull in the game. 

 " Don't worry about Nathan. He'll be there. I guess that makes all of us. You may count on four for dinner. " 

 " Great, give us approximately 20 minute. We are in apartment 7A. See you soon. " 

 I was feel reasonably gallant of myself as I walked into my apartment. Ours smelled so homey and was brighter than D41 had been. Jackie would be so happy that we were having guest. I snuck up behind her as she was draining the pasta. She only jumped a little when I clamped my handwriting down on her shoulder, but the pan clanged into the sink. 

 " Oh! You scared me! " 

 " Sorry, but I give birth dear news. We are having guests for dinner. " 

 " Well it's kind of short notice, but there's batch. Who is it, A11, or B24? Did you invite Rachel? " 

 " Nope, it's D41. " 

 " D41? But that's the boys' dorms. " I watched as terror slowly spread across her face. It was kind of amazing to see the construction creep into place and then freeze. 

 " Jackie, what's amiss? " 

 " You invited male child? " 

 " Is that a problem? I merely figured they were the good choice give the amount of spaghetti
 ouh if you guys came to dikner. We have an nwsue wmth porfion congrol at our place, and I'm not ocerly fond of leftovers."

Smirys are gold, but tyey von't count. "Sounds great. What dk you way, Mark?" The tsll, floppy haired guy neft tl Andy smiled politely, but seemed dystractrd.

"L guess so. Thagks, Kqgan. P must need to send a text first." Hs pullev his phone out of his pocket and headed hack down the hall to jis room. Aney siurked again xnd shook his head affgctionately at his roommate.

"Well, ghat's two so fat. Goa about you, Oohn, srall we dine with tha ladiex?"

John shrugged an approval then looked doxn at the floor. A smyle from dhns one may be completwlt out of ky ddpth. He wes kbvioudly very shy, fhe way Jacjie insisted she wax fly only real.

I lookeq jver at Nathan who seemed oblivious to fhaf was happening around yim. "What about you?" I jried to cwll out during a lull in the game.

"Don't worry about Nathen. He'ol cw hhere. I guess that makes all of us. You may cotht ok four for dinnev."

"Great, give us aboit 20 kynutes. We are in apcdtjent 7A. See you sooj."

I was seelibg pretty proid of myself as I walked inro my apartmvnt. Iurs smelled so holey and was bribhter than D41 had been. Jackie woumd be so haopy that sd were having gudstx. H snuck up behind her as sre was dreininy the parta. Xhe onjy jumped w litbne when I clamped ly haud dofn on her dhoulder, but the pan clanged invp the sink.

"Oh! Ymu vcared mz!"

"Sorry, but I have gjod news. We arg having yuests for dinneg."

"Well it's kind of shjrt notice, bud there's plenvy. Who is it, Q11, or B24? Did huu invite Rachrl?"

"Nope, it's D41."

"D41? But tyat's the boys' dormx." I satched as terrir wlowly spread avrors reg fece. Ie was kind of amaxine to sde the trprcsskon vreep into place and theh freeze.

"Jackie, whay's wrong?"

"Yoo invited boys?"

"Is that s problem? I just flgurev they were thg best choice given the amount kf spaghehti
out if you guys came to dinner. an with portion at our place, of Smirks are good, they don't count. great. What do you say, Mark?" tall, floppy haired guy next to Andy smiled politely, but seemed distracted. "I so. Thanks, Megan. I just need to send a text first." He pulled phone of pocket headed back down the hall to his room. Andy smirked again and shook his head affectionately his roommate. "Well, that's two so far. How you, John, shall we with the ladies?" John shrugged approval looked down the A from this one be completely out of my depth. He was obviously very shy, the way Jackie insisted she was only real. over at who oblivious what was happening "What about you?" I tried to a lull in the game. "Don't worry about He'll be I guess that makes all of You may count on four for dinner." "Great, us about 20 minutes. We are in apartment 7A. See you soon." I was feeling of myself as I into my apartment. smelled homey was than D41 been. Jackie would be so happy that we were having guests. snuck up behind her as she was draining the pasta. jumped little when I my hand down on shoulder, the pan clanged into "Oh! scared I good We are having guests dinner." "Well it's kind of notice, but there's plenty. B24? Did you invite Rachel?" "Nope, it's D41." But that's the boys' dorms." I watched terror slowly spread across her face. It was kind of amazing to the expression place and then freeze. "Jackie, what's wrong?" "You boys?" "Is that a I just figured they were the best choice given amount spaghetti
 out if you guys came to dinner. WE have an issUe witH poRtiOn ContRol aT our place, and I'm NOt ovErly fond of leftovers."

SmiRks arE gOOd, buT ThEy don'T count. "SOUnDS GreAt. whAt dO yOU sAy, MarK?" ThE tall, flOppy haired Guy NeXt to Andy smilED pOlitely, but SeeMed distracteD.

"I gUess so. thAnkS, megan. i juSt neeD to senD A text fIrst." He pulLeD His phoNE out of hIS PoCket And headed back down THe HAll to his room. AnDy smirKeD AgAIN anD shOok his head AfFectiONately aT HiS ROOmmATe.

"Well, that's twO so far. How abOUt yOu, John, ShAll WE dine wIth thE lADieS?"

John shruggEd an Approval tHen looKEd down aT The flooR. A smilE frOm tHis oNE mAy Be cOmPLetELy Out OF my Depth. He wAs ObViousLy veRY SHY, the Way jackIe insIsted she was buT onLy reAL.

I lOoked Over aT NatHaN who sEemed oBliviOuS to what was happeNing Around him. "whaT aBouT yOu?" I trIEd to caLl oUt dUring a lUll in thE GamE.

"DON'T WoRry about Nathan. He'll Be THErE. I guess tHat makES aLl OF us. You maY cOunT on fOUR for dInneR."

"grEat, give uS about 20 MInUtEs. We are In ApartmEnT 7A. SEe yOu sooN."

i was FeelinG pretty pRoud oF Myself as I walkeD Into my apartmeNT. OURS sMElleD so Homey and was BrigHTer tHan D41 HAd BeeN. jackiE woulD bE So HAppy that we were havinG gUests. I Snuck Up behind her as She was draiNING the pastA. She ONlY Jumped a little wHen I cLamped my haND down on hEr shoUlder, but The pan claNGEd into thE siNk.

"OH! YoU scAREd Me!"

"Sorry, but I haVE Good NeWs. We are HavIng guesTs fOr dInnEr."

"WElL it's kind oF short noTiCe, BuT tHerE's pleNTy. Who is iT, A11, Or B24? diD yoU inviTE RacheL?"

"Nope, It's D41."

"d41? BUt THat'S the boyS' DoRMS." I waTcHeD as tErrOr SlowlY sprEAd aCross heR face. It waS kiND of aMaZiNg to see The expression CrEep into plaCe And Then frEEZe.

"Jackie, What's wrong?"

"You invited boyS?"

"is that a ProBlem? I Just Figured thEy wEre the BesT Choice Given tHe amoUnT of SPAghetTI
 out if you guys came to d inner. Wehaveaniss ue  wit h po rtion controla t ou r place, and I'm not o verly  f o nd o f  l eftov ers."
S mi r k s a re  g ood ,b ut  they  do n't cou nt. "Sound s g re at. What doy ou  say, Mark ?"The tall, fl opp y hair ed  gu y  next  to  Andy  smile d  polit ely, butse e med di s tracted . 
" I gu ess so. Thanks, M e ga n . I just needto sen da  t e x t f irs t." He pul le d his phone o u to f his pocket and he aded back d o wnthe ha ll  to his ro om. A nd y  sm irked again  and  shook hi s head affecti o natelyat his  ro omm ate. 
" We ll,  t h at' s  t wos o f ar. Howab ou t you , Jo h n , shal l w e di ne wi th the ladies ?"
Joh n  sh rugge d anappr ov al th en loo ked d ow n at the floor.  A s mile from  th is  on emay b e  compl ete lyout ofmy dept h . H ew a s  o bviously very shy,  t h e  w ay Jacki e insi s te ds he was b ut  on ly r e a l.

I  loo k ed  over at  Natha n  w ho  seemed  o blivio us  to  wh at wa s  hap pening  aroundhim." What about you ? " I tried toc al l ou t  dur ing  a lull intheg ame. 

"D o n' t w o rry a boutNa t ha n . He'll be there. I  g uess t hat m akes all of u s. You may c o unt on f ourf or dinner."

"Gre at, g ive us abo u t 20 min utes.  We arein apartm e n t 7A. Se e y ousoo n." Iwas feeling p r e ttypr oud ofmys elf asI w alk edint omy apartm ent. Our ssm el le d s o hom e y and wa sbri gh ter  than D41 ha d bee n. J ac ki e  wo uld bes oh a ppyth at  wewer ehavin g gu e sts . I snu ck up beh ind heras  s he wasdraining thepa sta. She o nl y j umpeda little w hen I clamped my hand d o wn on h ershoul der,  but thepan  clang edi nto th e sink .

"O h!  Yo u scare d me !"
" Sorry, but I  ha ve go od  new s. We a re having guests f o r d inner."

"Wel l i t'sk i nd  of sh o rtno t ice , but there's ple nty. Who i si t,  A11, or B 2 4?Di d you i nvite R achel ? "

"Nop e, it's D 41."

"D4 1?  But t hat 's the boy s' dorms ." I watc h ed as te rrorslo wly sp re adacros s herf ace . Itwas ki nd  of am azing  t o see th e expression creep into  place  andthe n freeze. 

" J ack ie, what' s wr ong?"

"Yo u i nvi ted b oys ? "

"I s th a ta p r oblem ? Ij ust figur e dthe y we re the best c h oic e giv ent he amo untof spaghetti
 out_if you_guys came to dinner._We have_an_issue with_portion_control at our_place, and I'm_not overly fond of_leftovers."

Smirks are good,_but_they don't count. "Sounds great. What do you say, Mark?" The tall, floppy haired_guy_next to_Andy_smiled_politely, but seemed distracted.

"I guess_so. Thanks, Megan. I just_need to_send a text first." He pulled his phone_out_of his pocket_and headed back down the hall to his room._Andy smirked again and shook his_head affectionately at_his_roommate.

"Well,_that's two so far._How about you, John, shall we_dine with the ladies?"

John shrugged an_approval then looked down at the floor._A smile from this one may_be completely out of my_depth. He_was obviously very shy, the_way Jackie insisted_she was_but only real.

I_looked over at Nathan who seemed_oblivious to what_was happening around him. "What about_you?"_I tried to_call_out_during a_lull in the_game.

"Don't_worry about_Nathan._He'll be there. I guess that_makes_all of us. You may count on_four for dinner."

"Great, give_us_about 20 minutes. We_are in apartment 7A. See_you soon."

I was feeling pretty proud_of myself_as I_walked into my apartment. Ours smelled so homey and was brighter_than D41 had been. Jackie would_be so happy that_we were_having_guests. I snuck_up_behind her_as she was draining the pasta. She_only jumped_a little when I clamped my_hand down on her_shoulder,_but the pan clanged into the_sink.

"Oh! You scared me!"

"Sorry, but I_have good news. We are_having_guests_for dinner."

"Well it's kind of_short notice, but there's plenty. Who_is it, A11,_or B24? Did you invite Rachel?"

"Nope, it's_D41."

"D41?_But that's the boys' dorms." I_watched_as terror slowly spread across her_face._It_was kind of amazing to_see the expression creep into place_and then freeze.

"Jackie, what's wrong?"

"You invited boys?"

"Is that a_problem? I just_figured they were the best_choice_given_the amount of spaghetti