Re: Alyssa/Ned
She grinned at Ned. "You should call Melinda. Talk about a classy date!" Alyssa thought he would tell her, which is why she hadn't. Now she felt bad.
At the question her grin didn't diminish, but took on an uncharacteristic shy note. "Yeah. You know what? I am. I love how everything turned out, especially my sketches." Not all of her sketches ended up here, since some were for her summer project, but at least one of each subject found its way here.
"Thanks. For coming, bro. Really. I feel more calm having you here." Because as happy as Alyssa felt, her nerves weren't going away either.