Today's OneWord: Cook

I was ready to cook a seven course meal, that was how hungry I was. But when my friends showed up at my house, I made grilled cheese with bacon and tomato soup for all of us. Not that we minded, of course - we enjoyed the meal with pretty hefty bottles of beer.

"So when's the new girlfriend coming over?" Arthur asked me with a mouthful of cheddar.

"I don't know. Tomorrow?"

"You haven't asked?"

I blushed. "I'm still a little nervous around her."

"But she said she loves you!"

"I know. It's hard to believe."

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