Try to sneak down

The longer I stayed up here, the greater the chance I might get discovered I reasoned. Best to get downstairs as quickly as possible. Hopefully Jamie was still on the couch anyways. Going down half the stairs, I bent down to scout the floor below. Not seeing Jamie anywhere I continued down without further delay.

As I headed for the living room with the couch someone suddenly called out to me from my left. Looking over I could see Jamie waving and moving towards me.

"There you are," he said looking at me strangely. "I was waiting for you at the front door. How did you get past me?"

Shit! Of course he was waiting for me! What the fuck should I tell him?

"I came in through the back door," I said weakly. "I wanted to take a stroll through the garden." He gave me a doubtful look, but seemed to accept it.

"And what about your sparring partner?" he said instead.

"Who?" I said not understanding who he meant. "Oh, Brandon! He stayed behind, met some friends." I sent a hidden glance to the stairs, hopefully Brandon would stay in bed for a little while longer. "I'm tired," I said quickly. "Let's get out of here."

Jamie didn't object so soon after we were walking together back to campus.

(Suspicion +10%)