Eli & Aeryn: Thirty Five

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E: "Aeryn, we're going on a date now."

A: "A - a date?"

E: "Yes."

A: "Er, where?"

E: "We're going to have a picnic."

A: "Um, okay, cool, I've never been on a picnic before."

E: "I've got all the food and stuff, we just need to find somewhere to go."

A: "You didn't think about that part until now?"

E: "I - no. People usually just sit in a field, right? Like in the movies, it's all romantic and all that."

A: "Not when you phrase it like that."

E: "Ah, well. I know where we'll go, it's close by, don't worry. How's Pringle settling in?"

A: "Really well, actually. She sleeps in my room at night, I put her bed in the living room but I always find her in the morning curled up on the end of my bed."

E: "I must have her next weekend, she is so cute. Almost as cute as you."

A: "...wha-"

E: "Here!"

A: "What?"

E: "We shall picnic here!"

A: "We're by the tree house."

E: "Your observational skills are top notch."

A: "Oh, shut up."

E: "..."

A: "Eli, how much food did you pack!"

E: "Er, enough..."

A: "We're not a family of ten!"

E: "That's irrelevant."

A: "No it's not!"

E: "We eat like a family of ten."

A: "...that's true."

E: "..."

A: "Did you make all this yourself?"

E: "Yep. I was planning on us spending the day out here so I made sure there'd be enough. It took a while to prepare, but it's worth it."

A: "You planned all this without telling me?"

E: "Surprise!"

A: "You're an idiot, but an idiot that makes nice food, this is really good. I could get used to you cooking for me."

E: "Dad hates that I like cooking. I cook all the time for mum at home."

A: "Your mum is a lucky woman."

E: "I'll cook you a proper meal soon."

A: "You will?"

E: "Yeah. I mean, if you want, you don't have to, I just assumed you might-"

A: "Eli."

E: "Yeah?"

A: "I do."

E: "Knew it. No one can refuse my cooking."

A: "I like you a lot better when you're stuttering."

E: "You like me all the time."

A: "I'm going to carry on eating and ignore you now."

E: "Sure."

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