But then the door behind them bange open and they jumped apart like 2 magnets with different polarities. “Oh, sorry, ” Izzy said, seeing the blush on both of their faces.

Ty obviously felt no need to say anything, but just stood there wagging his eyebrows towards Chris.

“Uh…don’t worry about it, “Chris said, refusing to look at Rachel. “We…uh…we were just about to come in anyway, so…uh…yeah, that’s fine, ” he mumbled.

“Yeah…it’s fine, “Rachel muttered, as they both followed Ty and Izzy into the dorm room. It was still just as filthy, except now there was a slight fruity scent along with the sweat and rotting food stenches of earlier.Rachel’s best guess was that Izzy had taken it upon herself to try and clean a little.

“So…um…where am I going to sleep?” Rachel asked, trying to erase the awkwardness.

“Um…I was thinking over here,”Chris said, clearing away the detritus of a few months, which lay in between the bed and the closet. “Or…I mean, you could always sleep in my bed.”