I was relieved she changed the topic and gave her a brief rundown of my job and the things I did for fun. We continued making small talk for awhile and I showed her around the apartment, stopping in the room she'd be sleeping in.

"So you can just go ahead and make yourself at home in here," I informed her.

"Cool, thanks." She unzipped one of her bags and started taking out some of her things.

"Sorry if the bed is a little small, we normally don't have anybody who actually stays over…"

"Oh, it's fine," she replied coolly, "I'm sure we can both fit."

I was standing behind...