Eliot laughed as he nodded to the music choice. “Oh no, this works perfectly! I grew up on this stuff. My dad used to blare it on the surround sound to wake me up in the mornings.”True to his word, Eliot drove like an old grandpaw. He checked his mirrors multiple times before taking turns, didn’t go over the speed limit and drove like he was on a casual weekend drive to just enjoy the sunlight, though it was night time and there were very few people on the roads. 

Waffle house was a nice little rest stop between the hustle and bustle of college life. Adelia was a great person to talk to and they ended up staying out far later than they realistically should have. 

Eliot peered down at the watch on his wrist, practically doing a spit take when he saw it was getting close to two in the morning. “Shit!” He exclaimed as he started to scramble out of the booth. “It’s almost two! I’ve got class in 5 hours. I didn’t do my homework! Shit. Shit. Shit.” He pulled his wallet out of his back pocket and hurried off to pay the check so they could leave. He didn’t even care that he was paying for both their meals. He just handed the woman a twenty and a ten before telling her to keep the change. 

He turned back to his newfound friend with an apologetic smile. “Sorry about this! I know it’s kind of sudden but it’s gonna take me forever to finish that homework. Maybe I should just stay awake and hit up a nap after class.” He held his hand out to help pull her out of the booth before he led the way back to the car. “I did have a lot of fun though and maybe after I wake up from my coma, we can hang again.” 

His drive back to campus was a bit faster than the initial drive to the waffle house. It was going to take him a few hours to get through that calculus homework and he knew he probably wasn’t going to get it done if he went to bed to wake up to it. In fact, he [i]knew[/i] he wouldn’t do it at all if he went to bed. 

“I’ll text you!” He said as gave a wave then ran off to his dorm. He was having such a nice time with Adelia, he had completely forgotten about his homework. He was a fool for that, he knew but it was nice to have met her. She was like a calm stone in the middle of the raging river that was Eliot. It was as if she tethered him to reality and held on tight. It was a nice change of pace when around her. He definitely wanted to do it again. 

Despite his best efforts, Eliot ended up falling asleep halfway through his homework, his head resting on the palm of his hand, a small dribble of drool dropping down on his work.