She smiled, nodding her head eagerly at his suggestion.  It was going to cause a flurry of activity no doubt..  and a lot of explaining on her part.  she settled back as he drove, reaching over and resting her hand lightly on his thigh.  She had her purse with her of course, and she'd sorted through the messages, all of the same sort of thing "you missed class" "are you ok" etc.  She knew once they showed up at the coffee shop the solitude would be shattered.<br/><br/>She smirked as she saw the girls drooling over him, her hand squeazing his thigh again before withdrawing.  As he helped her out she smiled up at him, then yipped in surprise as she was abruptly surrounded.   She returned a few hugs, shaking her head at them, and met Drake's gaze over their shoulders.<br/><br/>"Iced mocha please?" she asked softly, flashing a smile, and then she was back to the girls.  He would likely hear as she explained a slight version of she story..  She left out the force behind the kidnapping, and simply said that he'd swept her off her feet. There was a lot of giggling, teasing, and a hint of jealousy, but she simply looked happy.  She also made arrangements to pick up some books and notes, to catch up on all she'd missed over the last week she'd been gone.