She thinks it would be fun. Lucy doesn't really often need an excuse for a party, the fact that it's a party is excuse enough. "We'll come up with a good Saturday for it soon," she promises him.

As far as she's concerned, it is a date, an impromptu one, but a date nonetheless. Besides, they've been dancing around this for a while. She likes Derek and she's pretty sure he likes her. Dating sounds like an excellent idea to her.

Right. There's not much to be done about that. At least, there'll be plenty of food. "I like the potato salad, but their coleslaw is pretty good too, a little sweet. You should definitely wrap the meal up with banana pudding. It's a can't miss sort of thing," she assures him. A fast metabolism isn't a bad thing. It just lets him eat more. Lucy's metabolism is pretty fast (though not werewolf fast). Her mother keeps telling her that one day that'll slow down.