I Love You
As he continued to get drunker into the night, he began to tell Emily just how much he loved her. Ignoring the fact that this was only their first date, and they were only just starting to get to know each other, Eric professed his true feelings. "[He was] joking at first" Emily recalled, "but [he was] getting increasingly serious." She decided it was time to make her exit...
Gather to Go
Emily was annoyed that her date had ended up so poorly, but didn't want him to be tempted to drink and drive. She led him out of the bar after paying for their drinks and called him a rideshare car back to his apartment, and a separate one back to her own. Eric, drunkenly pleased with the night and with his new love, got down on one knee in front of the bar...