His voice welcomed her as soon as she entered the room he was waiting for him in. "I didn't think you would actually come.” He said, and she could hear the smile in his voice, even before she turned to face him from closing the door of the room. 

In there was a little bit dusty and dark, but she could still see the annoying grin on his face the moment she turned to face him. That annoyed the hell out of her, but she just swallowed it all down. 

“When I had to wait for more than a couple ...