Dale left immediately after dinner, got a call and apologized to Kelly, said he had an urgent matter to deal with, someone is going to give him some notes to study for the exams or something.

Kelly didn't believe him.

Kelly (to herself): He's going on a date for sure, maybe with Mika Moore, or some other of his many female fans. Or maybe he's just running away from me to avoid hearing my jokes about the Riley and Sarah deal. Wait -- What if he's out looking for new roomies?? He better not be!