Ryan decided to accept Ace's answer, deciding that she would either tell him later or he'd ask again at a more convenient time. Most likely, what would actually happen is that he'd forget to ask again and Ace would never tell him. He'd have to accidentally figure it out on his own. He stood behind her as she collected her cold, wet clothes from the snow and followed her inside. Ryan was definitely upset with himself that he had left her door open as well as multiple cupboards and drawers. When she began to move towards the attic though, a feeling of fear suddenly struck him. [i]Oh man, she's going to know I went through her underwear drawer. And there's nothing I can do to stop her! Argh, this is horrible.[/i]

Deciding that it was pointless to try to cover up his mistake, he sat down on Ace's couch after she gave permission for him to "make himself at home." His face was plastered with the expression of regret and guiltiness. He fully expected for Ace to come back down and confront him about his very big mistake.