Blue eyed mans
A soft smile played upon Riker’s lips as he woke up before the sunrise. A reoccurrence since he was a child as his body had become used to waking up before the sun to go surfing on most days; however, today was different. For today - Riker Taylor had finally asked Elodie on an official date and she had surprisingly… shockingly… god knows how, said yes. Hence perhaps the overly excited message at around 4:30 am with the words “good morning beautiful” to Elo. In any case, she did somehow agree and that meant Riker had to do something he almost never did - plan. So waking up before the dawn again - Riker got to work. Calling in favors, and making brunch - handmade from lessons gained in culinary epicenters he had visited over the years. Including France, Germany, and Italy to name a few.
Finishing up and carefully pacing the items in various containers before putting it in the picnic basket, Riker made sure to leave a bit of the food out for the two residents in the condo still asleep before taking a shower and changing into a white v-neck and black jeans. Usually Riker would take his motorcycle but today, in particular, called for something a little different - hence him taking his BMW to the empty field where the hot air balloon was set up - allowing him to go and place a table in the middle along with set out their picnic.
And then - finally - the time had arrived. Riker had already begin driving to her house though he may have miscalculated the amount of time it would have taken him because he was a teennnyyyy bit late. Okay about 10 minutes but he texted her and said sorry okay.
Either way; as he approached the door - a dozen yellow roses in hand - Riker knocked on the door with a goofy smile - though that disappeared with one of slight shock as he lost his words seeing the beautiful creature in front of him open the door. “I- wow” he mumbled - unable to get any coherent words out. Though thankfully he didn’t have to immediately as Heidi joined the conversation- greeting him at the door. “Wow two beautiful ladies are excited to see me? I should be honored…” he smiled. “So I’ll bring Heidi back by midnight then?” He questioned with a joking smile as he leaned against the frame meeting her eyes again. One could not understate the beauty of Elodie DeLoughrey. And it wasn’t just in looks - it was every single thing about her that drove him crazy. The way she was so confident yet shy at the same time… the way she had the kindest soul. Perhaps Riker was a hopeless romantic but he was falling for the beautiful girl in front of him and they’d only been on 1 official date… this one. “You look absolutely stunning Elodie - are you ready?” He grinned - though realizing he hadn’t even given her the flowers yet. “Oh I’m so sorry, I’m standing here acting like I brought these for me. Which wouldn’t be too much of a stretch since I’ve taken a liking of the color yellow recently” he smiled before handing her the roses.