Charles look at Liza sitting at her desk. The way her hair fell over her shoulder, the way she lost herself in her work. He would never understand the complexity of her mind but he knew that she was a stroke of genius for this company.
It had become routine for them within the office, He would say Hi in the morning and they would sneak glances throughout the day. Liza would find some excuse to knock on his door and seeing her there always brightened up his day just a little more.
He knew that he wanted to do something special for Liza but he didn't know what to do. She had already told him her biggest secret and trusted him with that knowledge. He wasn't going to screw this up.
Charles texted Liza,
"What are your plans for tonight?"
"I'm not sure, Is this your subtle way of telling me that we have plans?"
"It might be. Meet me at our spot at 7:30?'
"I'll be there 3"
Charles looked down at his phone, whenever she texted with emojis it made him laugh. She really was a millennial at heart no matter what her birth certificate stated.
Liza looked up from the book she was editing to see Charles making his morning coffee. She smiled at the way he would slowly pour the coffee to try and maybe make it a little cooler, and the amount of sugar he put in his coffee. She also noticed that he wore his purple paisley tie with the gray suit she liked so much. This was something that made her heart melt. He really wanted them to work and so did she. Charles was the first man to really appreciate her knowledge of books. They bonded over Hemingway and To Kill A Mockingbird. They bonded over classic cinema and the fact that they both couldn't stand the ebook crase. This was the one relationship that Liza wanted more than anything in the world. Looking at the texts on her phone, Liza couldn't wait to see that Charles has in store for them tonight.