His little sister has never had the best taste in men. They've always been either very manipulative or childish to the point that he wondered if they even knew they were in a relationship with Rachel. For once he wanted his sister to find a man that wasn't doing everything in his power to make Eli and Nick hate him. Perhaps then she'd stay out of Eli's affairs as well. Specifically his romantic ones that centered around a certain diner waitress that grated on Rachel's nerves. Like she believed Beth would sully their family name. As if Nick hadn't done that already with his drinking and buffoonish behavior.

"That's gonna be hard to do. I think most men have been hardwired to want to impress the beautiful woman." Eli doesn't even really notice this as an out of place compliment. He just sees it as something that needs to be said. Something she's probably heard a hundred times over from anyone who has eyes. Do people usually not walk around openly calling women they're on first dates with beautiful?

Eli smiles wide and bows his head for a moment. He nods slowly. "I'll be sure to keep it quiet. I really wouldn't want Mr. Evans to take offense that you accepted my dinner proposal, but you wouldn't even do the man the honor of marrying him." He did so love to listen to Mr. Evans propose marriage to Beth from his corner booth with his waffles and bacon.