** Eli **
Having thus decided on a schedule, Eli spent the next day and a half preparing for their next date. Or their first checkbox-ticking activity.
To be honest, he wasn't exactly sure how to feel about Harper not remembering most of her list-sharing-while-drunk. On one hand, he was a little disappointed that she wouldn't know how much she had touched him with those simple words, or how much trouble he had falling asleep that night because of it. But on the other hand, he was glad that he got the opportunity to surprise her with secret knowledge of her to-do list … which was exactly what he was doing right now.
He checked all the arrangements carefully one last time, just before the knock came on his door.
"Hey. I came with an empty stomach as you requested." Harper chirped merrily from the doorway before she even stepped in, peeking behind him into the dining room. "Is there a surprise dinner plan tonight?"
