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Neville was pacing. Or maybe it was more of a steady walk back and forth, back and forth, but he was certainly nervous and excited, or just some sort of impossible combination of the two. He wasn't entirely sure just how excited and nervous one could be before they exploded, but he would soon find out if took Linda a long time to make it to his house. He had spent nearly the entire day cleaning his room, even if it didn't really need cleaning. His cleaning adventures had wandered out to the rest of the house, and Gran had been looking at her grandson as though he had gone completely mad. Earlier that morning he had tried to explain to her, or rather ask for her permission, about Linda coming over, and he had somehow managed to drop his bowl of oatmeal all over the pair of them. She had given him a stern look, but the older woman certainly couldn't be angry with the way her grandson seemed to finally be opening up to those around him, and that there was actually a girl out there who enjoyed his company as much as he deserved. She'd agreed to Linda coming over, of course, and had done the whole "would you like me to make you dinner?" routine. Neville insisted that all they were going to do was talk (he had blushed, knowing that they hadn't even been apart that long, at least not long enough where a long discussion was in order) and nothing else, and then went on with his cleaning.

A few hours, and about a million paces later, Neville had made it to the hallway where the front door was, his arms crossed and his head bobbing softly to some random song he'd had stuck in his head ever since it had been the background to one of his dreams with Linda. Those blasted dreams! They made him feel like a right foul git, but he couldn't help it. Better to have them while he was alone at home, then at least no one had to know about them.

The knock at the door startled Neville, and he stumbled over his slippery stockings as he took two large steps forward and dived to open the door. He pulled it open with all his might and nearly slammed it back against the wall from the force, but the moment he saw Linda he straightened up and grinned almost shyly. "Hi," he mumured, bouncing back so she could enter where it was warm.