She had accepted an invitation for dinner at my house, and it was my chance to impress her with my cooking skills.
I am a chef by profession, but I rarely have the opportunity to make a meal for someone special.
I do not cook in my own house most of the time because I have my meals at the restaurant. She was someone I was hoping to build a future with, and so I went all out with the meal. That day I even passed by the local business to pick an air purifier I had ordered the previous day. The heat pump’s air purification system cared for the indoor air quality, but I still felt the need to ensure that all was perfect. The same day I made the order, a professional came in for maintenance and duct cleaning. The cleaning was because there was a foul smell coming from the air ducts, which I highly suspect was a dead rodent, and duct sealing to eliminate such an occurrence in the future. It also necessitated an air quality systems unit to rid the house of the smell because I did not think that the heat and AC products would get rid of the odor when my guest arrived. I had also replaced the air filter with a new washable filter which I found more economically favorable. With the ductwork rid of vermin and the thermostat reset to achieve the best when it came to indoor comfort, I could comfortably cook for my date and give it my best. Since it was an early dinner, by six o’clock, she had arrived, and we enjoyed our meal. I didn’t come home to an empty and cold home a year later.