Joel nearly falls off his stool at the sound of the knock and even though he'd sent her a text -- or maybe it was more, he can't remember -- he still stares at the door for a long moment, confused. "Just a second," he says, very aware of how slurred his words are. He knows it's going to take him longer than it should to get to the door and he doesn't want her to think he invited her here only to ignore her when she arrived.

"Just a second," he says again, getting off the stool and stumbling around the counter. This is so stupid and immature. He should be with Spencer. Then he opens the door, squinting into the daylight. "Hi."