** Harper **
For the first time in weeks, Harper agreed to Eli picking her up on Saturday — she didn't want to make things awkward by meeting up at the store, which would require one of them to wait outside a sex shop like a creep.
A sex shop. Right. So she was really doing this, going adult toy shopping with Eli. The proposal had been a daring whim of the moment, yet now that they were finally here, parked at the front door of Red Eros … she suddenly wasn't sure if this would turn out to be the best or the worst decision she had ever made in her life.
"Have you decided on what to buy for me yet?" Eli asked casually as they got out of the car. His tone was light and expectant, with just a tiny hint of tease as he rested his hand at the small of her back to walk her across the sidewalk.
