Not in Love

Rue approaches Eli and Dave at the skating rink. They act as if they have never met in order to avoid explaining their relationship to Dave. Dave explains that Rue took figure-skating lessons with Alec when she was younger; they wonder if her time at the rink overlapped with Maya’s, but Rue does not remember having met Eli’s sister. Dave leaves them, and Rue and Eli share more about their skating histories. Rue tells him that she still keeps in touch with Alec. He and Dave often gave her healthy snacks when she was skating at the rink. Eli tells her that Dave and Alec provided him and Maya with structure and a physical outlet. When Rue tells Eli that she often went hungry as a child, he admits that he learned to cook from his ex-fiancée, who was a chef; he states that he could feed Rue very well. He invites her to his house, and she agrees.

When they arrive at Eli’s house, he kisses Rue before they enter. She wants to go inside so that they can sleep together, but when he opens the front door, his huge dog, Tiny, playfully jumps on Rue. She is not a big fan of pets, but Tiny immediately likes her.