[Hey, this is new territory for him too. A lifetime of telling himself he deserves to be alone and here he is with her...it almost feels like he's betraying his principles.]

[But when he looks into her eyes and searches for what she feels about him...suddenly those old principles don't seem to matter much anymore. Suddenly, what's new and exciting is all that's on his mind and he wants to explore the possibilities.]

[Who's to say that they shouldn't? First date or not, if something's there...]

[He nods and cozies up to her a little more. His chest against her back so she can lean into him if she so wishes. His arms brought in a little closer; not quite an embrace but still warm...]

[And his head low so that if she were to turn to look at him, they'd be looking right into each other's eyes. Feel each others' breath...]

Sure.

[He reaches for the grapefruit and palms it in his hand. Then he guides her hand with the knife as if he means to poke it.]

You're gonna want to be careful. Grapefruits are juicy and sometimes when you dig into them, the juice squirts out. Getting it in your eye stings pretty ba—

[Sure enough, once he guides her hand to puncture the fruit rind with the knife, a stream of juice squirts out and hits Darin in the face. Luckily, it missed his eyes, but he sure did jolt!]

[Now, with juice dripping down his cheek, he snorts and starts laughing.]

S-See??