"It's not a secret, it's just." She stood at the door, pointing with her key at the door in front of her, as if she were a little afraid that it was going to open without the key and he'd have insight into her most private place. Her sanctum. The only place in her life that he hadn't yet touched with all of his... self - and no, these weren't metaphors, she told herself mentally before she started rambling them out loud, which she came very close to doing. "It's private?"

It was a lame excuse that sounded lame and she stared at him as if he'd heard every rambling thought she'd had. When he said he'd wait there, she became breathless with gratitude and nodded. "Thanks."

Pushing open her door, she slid inside and shut it behind her, leaning against it with her eyes closed. There really was no mess, but it still would have been awkward. Oh, maybe a coffee cup. Still, she tossed her coat over the couch and rushed into the bedroom, stepping out of her heels as she did so, hoping to change quickly. What she hadn't counted on was the wire that she'd let snake from the bedroom to the living room to give her router the added boost for a thing she'd been working on, so, half out of her blouse, she hadn't seen it and yelped as she went tumbling to the ground, taking her lamp with her.