Richard had been stalking Octavia, He mentioned when he has seen her, He immediately wanted to take her out on a date. At the time She was just freely dating and taking things slowly.She made him pick me up from my hairdressers and proceed on their date. The first date felt different from any other date she has been on, not the location, or what they were doing but the way he treated her that night, which let her know she would be with this man forever.