Date #1 - Bua, East Village Erik shows up wearing his backpack, and a nice buzz (Sara finds out years later). Sara shows up a strategic 10 minutes late. Date #2 - Ace Bar, Alphabet City Sara remembers Erik talking for a very long time about Africa. They play skeeball and Big Buck Hunter. Sara wins both. They meet a very kind, and slightly intoxicated man at the bar. He asks what date they are on. They say two. He predicts marriage. Date #3 - Lower Manhattan Erik invites Sara on a Sunday night walk around the city. He shows up with a jar of Nutella instead of flowers. This is when Sara knows she’s in trouble.