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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 . She had a way of making me feel like an awkward kid fresh out of high school. I had forgotten to ask her if she needed another ride home tonight. I pulled up t