She smiles as soon as she opens the door to admit him, as soon as she lays eyes on him. And she takes a moment, once he's inside and she's closed the door behind him, to raise up on her toes and kiss him.

It's true that she had a specific reason for summoning him here tonight, and it's true that something's up. But those things being true are not true to the exclusion of everything else, especially not the fact that she's happy to see him and enjoys his company. And it's important to her to convey that to him before she launches into oh my god you won't believe the shit that happened today.

"You did," she says, stepping back so he can head to sit down. "Hopefully it won't be too long. You want a drink?"