"Nah, that probably wouldn't help. I mean, she could actually be here now and we wouldn't know it," Valla said.<br/><br/>She paced a few steps. This "surprise" was turning out to be a bust.<br/><br/>"Yesterday, I was ... well, taking a bath here," Valla said. Why was that so hard to say? She had to bathe some place. For some reason it was embarrassing to tell Tommy, nonetheless. "I was very surprised when she spoke to me. We agreed to meet here again, today. Maybe she just couldn't make it."<br/><br/>Valla shrugged at Tommy. "Sorry, not much of a surprise," she said.