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seeing a TV chef prepare it, so she decided to look up a recipe online. She had been preparing the dish for friends ever since then, and each of them liked it. Since it was such a hit with the rest of her friends, she decided to prepare it tonight. It was quite simple and she didn’t have a lot of time to work in the kitchen that day, especially for someone she didn’t know very well. However, she liked to entertain so she volunteered to have him over to give them time to get to know each other a little better. She was heading out of town to visit friends for a few days and then on to Florida for work, so this would give them time together before she left.
    About one hour into her cooking, the doorbell rang.
    Raegan made sure that everything was fine in the kitchen before she went to the door. “I see you found my place okay,” she said with a bright, welcoming smile.
    “Yeah, it’s only about twenty minutes away from my place,” Rico said as he entered her house. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek. “It smells really good in here. What are you cooking?” Rico asked as he took a moment to inhale the sweet aroma flowing from the kitchen.
    “You will see and taste in just a moment,” she said, playfully touching his nose.
    As he walked into the tiled living room, he noticed the modern mismatched, yet coordinated furniture. He was surprised at her taste in furniture as it really didn’t seem like her. The house looked pretty expensive, so that made him wonder how much money she earned working in HR. As he walked farther into the living room, he noticed the tray ceilings and arch doorways. The open floorplan also drew attention to the kitchen, which had beautiful stainless steel appliances with her sorority colors as the color scheme for kitchen accessories.
    “This home is beautiful, just like the owner,” Rico commented.
    “Thanks. If you like, I can give you a quick tour,” she asked after checking on the food once more.
    “I’d love to see what you’ve done with the rest of the house,” he said, taking her up on her offer.
    Raegan led him down the hallway into the game room, where there were no games.
    “I’d really like to get a pool table in here, but those things are so expensive,” she said as she gave the tour.
    “I know. It would be really nice in here though.” Rico momentarily imagined himself in the game room, sitting in a leather chair, watching football on a fifty-inch flat screen.
    “To the left is one guest bathroom; these two adjoining rooms are guest bedrooms. The master suite is on the other end of the hallway.”
    “This is really nice. How long have you been here?”
    “For about ten months. God has certainly blessed me. Sometimes I still cannot believe I own a house,” she said escorting him back to the kitchen.
    “The food is just about ready. Please have a seat at the table and I will fix our plates shortly. Now, please be honest with me about the taste of the food. I like to cook, so I don’t mind constructive criticism,” she said as she removed plates from the cabinet.
    “Of course,” Rico said as he took his seat at the dining table. He was hungry so he was eager to taste the food regardless of how tasty or tasteless it was. His eyes and mouth began to water.
    “Are you okay? Why are you teary-eyed?” Raegan asked with a confused look on her face.
    “I’m tearing up because you are so wonderful. After all of my downfalls, God still saw enough in me to bless me with an angel like you, and that’s simply amazing to me.”
    Raegan felt uncomfortable because she had a grown man tearing up in her kitchen and she hadn’t done or said anything to cause it. “You better stop it right now,” Raegan said in a playful voice to lighten the moment.
    “I haven’t shed a tear in so long that I think I have forgotten how. Anyway, let’s eat because I’m starved.”
    Raegan was relieved when the awkward moment passed. She began to set the table so that they could eat.