This was stupid. She was stupid. She was letting the fact that she was scared get in the way of going out with a cute guy who liked science and liked her and if she kept that up, she'd never forgive herself. So she didn't.

Lorna held up her hand, pinky extended while all her other fingers curled into her palm. "Pinky promise you'll still be my lab partner if it all goes horribly wrong and I'm free on Friday."