She hadn't noticed. By some miracle of the universe, she hadn't noticed. If Rudolph had been in a happier frame of mind, he would have danced. As it was, he silently got out of the car and closed it as quietly as possible. He winced at the loud bang from Rassa closing her door. In reality, he knew it wasn't that loud, but to him it was. At least his mind could still tell the sounds apart from a gunshot. That was one up side.<br/><br/>Entering the hallway, he followed it to the kitchen. Ignoring Rassa telling him to go to the living room, he stayed right where he was. "Just the ice cream will be fine. That will be enough for me." In truth, he wanted something a little stronger than tea but doubted Rassa would approve of that.