There was little spoken between them on the way to her apartment. Dodd had gotten two bottles of wine, and then had gotten back and driven all the way in silence. In the elevator, Dodd looked at her and tried to ease the tension In the air by saying "hope this meal is gonna be delicious, I'm famished" and nudged Mary by the arm. She put on a face of mock astonishment and replied "I'm not your average career girl, mom made sure I knew what I was doing in the kitchen. Plus the men in my house were always ravenous and "judgy" so you had to always be on your A game" she finished with a chuckle. Getting to her door, she handed him some of the groceries as she rummaged through her bag for her keys. Finally getting them out, she opened up the door for him and led him to the kitchen to drop th
