Eddie

Eleanor waited for Eddie to head to the bathroom down the hall, then got up and went to the kitchen. Once she heard the toilet flush, she made her way down the hall toward the bathroom.

Eddie came out after washing his hands. "Hey," he said with a smile. He started to walk past her, assuming she needed the bathroom too. Eleanor grabbed his wrist.

"Hey, uh..." Eleanor stumbled over her tongue now that she was up close to him. Eddie really was huge. She wondered if she had his height right. He towered over her, and she felt...small. Almost overwhelmed.

"I..." she tried to start over.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, yeah...look, would you want to hang out sometime?"

Eddie glanced back toward the living room. "We...are."

"I meant...just the two of us."

Eddie's eyes widened. "Oh!" He glanced down at her hand, still holding his wrist. "Yeah, yeah. That...that would be nice."

"Okay," Eleanor said, trying not to make her sigh of relief too obvious. "Okay, awesome. I'll text you tomorrow."

Eddie smiled. "Great. I look forward to it."