Knowing Carrie was on her way, Daniel tried to summon up the energy to tidy up. He really was feeling fatigued. He tidied up the living rooms and warned his Mum and sister that a friend was dropping around.
Daniel rarely had friends over and after a bit of digging his mother found out that the friend was a female. That got his mother in a tizz and both of the researchers knocked off work for the evening so they could tidy themselves up. Mum wanted to look her best when Daniel's girlfriend turned up. The way the two women fussed actually was quite cringe worthy. Daniel had to remind them that he and Carrie had only had a single date.
40 minutes later the doorbell rang. Stephanie had been lurking near the door and opened up eager to set first glimpse of Carrie.