Her Special PayBack: #6

I walked into the apartment at seven that night. Holly was watching television news and smiled at me as I walked up to her.

I grinned, "Two sales today means I get a big commission check next month. You're still a lucky charm for me."

She grinned back. "Maybe it's because you're a good salesman Phil."

I asked, "How about a drink before dinner so I can come down a little bit from my high?"

She nodded yes and I made the drinks. I toasted her, "To my good luck charm."

She giggled.

We sipped for a few minutes and then I asked, "Are you making much progress with the operations manual?" "Yes." she replied. "In fact, I'm done with it."

"Holly, no one can get through those five hundred pages in a day and understand it. It just can't be done." She smirked as she said, "Wanna bet?"

I replied, "A bet wouldn't be fair. You can't win."

She answered with a challenge in her voice. "Okay Phil, make up a list of questions or give me reports to edit or change using your software package. If I do them right by the time you get home tomorrow, you have to wash the dishes tomorrow. And I'm warning you that what I'm making is going to be super messy."

I was actually surprised and delighted with her challenge. After dinner I went through a list of the most common call back problems I had with my new customers for the last four months and chose the ten toughest and wrote them out. I showed them to Holly who asked a couple of clarification questions.

As I went to bed that night, Holly called after me in a mocking voice, "I hope you know how to wash dishes Phil."

I woke up at one in the morning for a bathroom trip and saw that the living room lights were still on. I grinned to myself and thought that if she got five of the ten correct, I would call it a success.

into the kitchen the next morning. I

"Not real

and came back at about four. Holly was in the kitchen cooking. She yelled, "Hi,

living room. A smudge of flour was on her forehead and nose. "I haven't made this

clean it

she smirked. "But there is one problem we

"What?"

right because

"Impossible," I said.

"Wanna bet?"

"Sure," I answered.

"If I'm right that there is a software error, you wash

not realizing I didn't even ask what I would win if Holly

perfectly showing me what she did and printing out the final products. On the tenth problem

to conceal my surprise. She relished in my praise.

"How late were you

sheepish and muttered, "Maybe about five

"Holly..."

"I hate to lose a bet. You didn't say I had

and shook

used more dishes than I knew I owned. However, the meal was one of her best. Shortly later she decided to crash and recover

park. We circled it once and found ourselves at the same table that we sat at a week earlier. Probably the ducks swimming in the pond were the same

week one went

was perfect," she

to know

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