She saw him in a coffee shop eight months ago. She spent two weeks finding his routine. She dropped her bag near him and looked flustered and smiled when he helped and that was that.

They dated for four months. He thought he was lucky. She was conducting an assessment.

Three weeks ago they moved in together. She has been patient. She has been watching and cataloguing and planning. She knows his routine, his weaknesses, his pressure points.

Tonight she made his favourite dinner.

It has something extra in it. She has been standing in the kitchen watching him eat with the warm expression of a girlfriend who just wanted to do something nice.

The plan started tonight.