Rebecca cringed internally as she saw Monica's reaction unfold. Agh, no, stupid, stupid, stupid! she thought, scorning herself. Great job, Rebecca, you've probably scared her off already. Of course, just as you start trying to interact more with people, you fail miserably. You just had to say that, too... her mind droned on, and on, and on, with seemingly no end in sight.
"... if you don't want to come..." she heard Monica say, almost feeling the tinge of sadness in her voice. Again, she scorned herself, but she also couldn't help but be amused. It seemed like both of them had feared the other didn't actually want the other to come, which, as she could quite clearly see, did not at all appear to be the case.
"No, no, I do want to come!" she said, laughing a bit. "I just didn't want to be a bother or anything, I mean..." she trailed off. "But I think, maybe," she laughed, "maybe we both thought that...?" She offered a smile. "But let's get going!" she said, running a few steps ahead of Monica. "And, hey, if you're weird, I'm weird!" she half-shouted, still smiling. Only a hint of insecurity still lingered in the back of her mind.