Malcolm Bright

Malcolm spends the day busy enough that he almost - almost - feels rushed as he puts the finishing touches on the room. He puts on romantic music, sets up the large bouquet of daisies and lillies in the middle of the kitchen island and hides the chamomile plant in the linen closet. He puts the bottle of good champagne he got from Neal in a bowl of ice and lays two place settings with champagne flutes at the two middle stools at the counter. Then he takes the covered dishes from the kitchen counter and sets them out on the kitchen island as well. He's bouncing on the balls of his feet as he straightens the fork at one of the place settings, waiting for Will to get home, practically vibrating out of his skin.

He feels like he's bursting with happiness. He feels like he literally might explode from it.