“Yeah, right, why would I be nervous?” Matthew muttered, rolling his eyes and heading past Abby into the bedroom. Off the top of his head he could think of about five, solid reasons including but not limited to the fact that he didn’t trust himself with this girl nor did he particularly trust her. Abby seemed to have no problems touching him despite the ‘ground rules’ he had attempted to lay down. Dropping her bag by the floor he quickly stripped the old sheets and pillowcases figuring that if she was going to be staying the least he could do was give up his bed and he doubted she’d want to sleep in his sheets. Coming back out he tossed the laundry into the washing machine and leaned over to check the fridge which was empty save for a couple of beers and a carton of milk. “Not looking good in here. Guess we’re ordering tonight and I can sort the shopping tomorrow. What were you saying about pencils before?” He straightened up and scratched his elbow, frowning to himself. He had been distracted but he could have sworn there had been something said about pencils. Flushing, he snatched a dirty shirt from the back of the couch and stuffed it into the washing machine. “Nope. No reason to be nervous at all.”<br/><br/>Leaning back against the kitchen counter he studied her and shook his head, hiding his sheepish small behind his hand. She looked completely out of place in his apartment, as she should, and it amused him to no end. “Right. You can sit down or I can tuck you up in bed but you’re going to rest and I’m going to clean this place up before we decide what to do about dinner. So what do you think? Bed or couch?” Did that sound suggestive? Or was it just him?<br/><br/>Nervous was clearly an understatement. Had it really been this long since he’d had a female in his apartment? Or was it just because it was<span style="font-style: italic">this</span>particular female? There was no denying that Abby had gotten under his skin since day one and that was dangerous for a number of reasons. He hadn’t even considered that his life might be just as dangerous than the one she had just left. Werewolves had a particular penchant for getting themselves in trouble and the last thing Matt wanted was to get Abby involved in more trouble.