Nate spent the whole day planning.
He had to find Polenta. True, but he couldn't do anything until he found any hint about his location. He didn't need to waste any more time on that. Only when he knew, he would move.
He could focus on the really relevant matters: confessing to Lara without looking like an idiot, or like he said something because he needed it. He wanted to be the first one to confess! But he never thought of it because, for him, loving her was as natural as breathing.
As such, he thought very hard.
What could he do in a base? He needed to be romantic!
After spending so much time without any result, he opened his laptop and searched on the Internet. He read an article and decided he had nothing to lose. Even so, it seemed a little off.
He could arrange candles and flowers, no big deal. But why specifically in the bedroom? Why not in the living room?