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incredibly bloated. Sighing, Anastasia piled all the dishes into the sink, to be cleaned later. She fell asleep soon after, dreaming of sugar cookies and cheesecakes.
     

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    Anastasia was woken up in the morning by the sound of her ringtone and the powerful vibration of her phone. She checked the caller ID, and smiled when she saw it was Daniel. “Hello?” she answered sleepily.
     
    “Good morning, Anastasia. I hope I didn’t wake you up!”
     
    She rubbed her eyes as she sat up, stretching her arms out wide. “Ah, it’s nothing, don’t worry… What’s going on?” Anastasia ran a hand through her long flowing hair.
     
    “Oh, nothing much, I just had a fantastic time the other day and I was wondering if you’d like to have dinner tonight. I hope you’re not sick of me already.” He laughed.
     
    “I’d be delighted to have dinner. What did you have in mind?” She got out of bed and headed to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water to drink.
     
    Daniel made an  “mmm”’ sound as he thought. “I was thinking my place, at seven? I’m a hell of a chef, if I do say so myself.” He sounded rather proud of himself.
     
    “Alright, sounds good.” She gave him her address, and he promised to be there on time to pick her up. She liked a man who was punctual.
     
    “So what’ve you got planned for the rest of the day?” he asked, genuinely interested in her.
     
    Anastasia was just about to answer when her other line rang. It was her mother. “Oh, damn, hey, I’ll have to talk to you later, it’s my mother on the other line.” Daniel said he understood and that he would see her soon, at seven. “Hey, Mom,” Anastasia answered as Erica’s loud voice filled her ear.
     
    “Anastasia! How’s that search for a husband going? I have good news!” Erica didn’t give Anastasia any time to reply back. “I’m getting married!” Anastasia sighed and didn’t say anything; she knew that Erica would continue speaking on her own. “To George! Isn’t he just a total sweetheart?”
     
    “I wouldn’t know, Mom. I haven’t met him yet.” Anastasia rolled her eyes.
     
    “Not to worry, darling, you’ll meet him very, very soon. How about tonight?” Erica was always making last-minute plans, and she always assumed Anastasia had a free schedule.
     
    Anastasia was suddenly more grateful than ever for Daniel. She had an excuse not to spend the evening with her mom. She was very glad that her mother had a man in her life to keep her distracted.
     
     “Sorry, Mom, I’m busy tonight.”
     
    Erica tut-tutted in a disapproving manner. “What do you have to do that could possibly be more important than your own mother?”
     
    Anastasia knew that there was no point in lying. “I have a date.” Her mother made such a noise from the excitement that Anastasia had to pull the phone away from her ear in order not to go deaf. “Mom, is that really needed?!”
     
    “Oh, I’m just so excited for you!” Erica answered, completely ignoring Anastasia’s question. “Can I meet him? What’s his name? Is he cute? Is he better looking than he-who-must-not-be-named?”
     
    “Why don’t you just ask me when we’re getting married?” Anastasia responded sarcastically. “His name is Daniel and he’s a nice man, who likes me and I like him.”
     
    “That’s lovely, honey. Alright, fine, I’ll let you off this one time. You have a good time with…” She paused and giggled a little. “Daniel.”
     
    “Mooom. Are you sixteen?” Anastasia said as she laughed. “Anyway, I’ll talk to you later, for sure. I’ll call you back later. Love you!” She made a kissing noise before hanging up.
     
    She collapsed onto the bed as she felt her phone vibrate. It was another sweet text from Daniel, letting her know that he was thinking about her, and couldn’t wait to see her tonight. Anastasia blushed as she felt delighted to have a man who adored her this much. He certainly was a catch, and she