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Then I caught myself...life is what you make it.

"Okay, then," I said. "Dinner's on you, if you don't mind."

"I don't mind," Rachel said, beaming at me. "Have a great day" she called after me as I walked out the front door.

I turned to her. "Call me Adam," I said and headed off to work.

I put in almost a full day of work finishing up my quarterly reports. I would be happy

if I never saw another spreadsheet or SQL query for the rest of my life.

When it was nearly six, I called Rachel and let her know that I was on my way home.

"That's great, Adam," Rachel said. "Dinner will be hot and ready when you get in."

"Wow. You really are good," I said. "Thanks again. You didn't really have to cook dinner."

"Yes I did silly," Rachel said, giggling, and then hung up the phone.

I found himself smiling like an idiot when I got off the phone .