A/N: I got this up right when I said I would. I think I'm all Chase-d out for the day! Hope you enjoy it! It is a super long chapter. I planned on splitting it in two, but decided against it. Read on!

It was morning again, and I quickly got my watering and animals finished. Not bothering to make cheese with the milk, I shipped it all. I ran towards the General Store and arrived right at opening time, nine o'clock.

I went inside and bought the largest fridge they had. I lugged it to my house and set it up. I would transfer all the food later, after the celebration at the inn with Chase.

I nearly sprinted back into town and went into the inn where, again, a large spread of food was laid out on the table. If felt like déjà vu. Chase walked from the kitchen and pulled me out a chair, which I promptly sat in. We ate and chatted about the weather and such, and then Chase went into a thoughtful mode.

"What are you thinking?" I asked him.

"People are saying that you're getting good at cooking. Can I try one of your dishes?"

"Is that all? Sure!" I wasn't expecting him to ask me to cook for him. It had always been the other way around.

"Okay. But you might want to get some practice first." He said after a little thought. I agreed.

"I think that you'll probably be ready after you've cooked 30 dishes."

My jaw dropped. "Thirty dishes!" I complained.

"Just bring me the thirty-first." He acted like it was a reasonable amount.

It most certainly was not!

"Well, I'd better get started then." I got up and started to make my way towards the door.

"Hey!" Chase ran after me. "Well, thanks for coming today for the celebration."

I felt guilty right then. "Thanks for inviting me, Chase. Even though thirty is a really high number."

I gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek (whereas he blushed) and started walking home.

Thank the Lord I had all those fish.

Toby caught me near the river and saw my grumpy face.

"What went wrong?"

"Chase wants me to make thirty dishes! And I have to give him the thirty-first!"

Toby whistled. "Well, good luck with that."

Right then, I have to admit that I was being sarcastic. "Thanks, Toby."

He grinned. "If it helps, you can have these fish. I'm sure you could make some good sashimi out of it."

I eagerly took the bucket. "Thanks a billion Toby! I'll tell you how it goes!"

When I got to my house, I grabbed all the milk and eggs out of my shipping bin. I was really glad that I hadn't changed it into cheese, even though I couldn't make drinks or soups. Baked goods counted, and so did sashimi and herb fish. I piled everything out from my fridge and onto my counter. Then I went to work.

It was almost nine o'clock and I had made all but the last dish. I still had the monster tuna that Toby had helped me catch, so I decided to make a tuna bowl for Chase to eat. I popped it into my new gigantic fridge, which was now mostly empty, and went to bed.

The next morning, I have to admit that I put off bringing the tuna bowl to Chase. I took extra care with my animals and crops, and made everything with the makers, which took an insane amount of time.

Finally, I couldn't be a procrastinator any longer and set off for the inn.

I took a big breath and opened the door. Chase was sitting at a table pushed to the side, evidently waiting for me.

I tried to smile and sighed as I walked towards him with my dish, putting it in front of him.

I turned around, not wanting to see the expression on his face as he ate it.

"…Whoa! I'm impressed!" I turned around and he looked at me in earnest. "I thought your cooking skills would just be okay but… That was really good!"

I let out a sigh of relief and said, "Really?" I sat down across from him.

He nodded. "Is it weird if I tell you that you'd make a great wife?"

I answered by laughing.

He kept going. "I'll have to work hard to keep up with your cooking skills."

I was genuinely surprised by this statement. He blushed and scratched the back of his head as I replied; "I think it's the other way around, Chase!"

We chatted a little bit while he finished eating and handed the bowl back to me.

"Well, I have a lot of dishes to do, due to the amount of cooking I did yesterday." I said.

He chuckled. "I'll help you. It was mostly my fault anyways."

"Mostly? It was entirely your fault!" I lightly punched him on the arm as he laughed and put his arm around my shoulder. We walked out the door.

"Well it's not my fault that you are a messy chef." He touched the tip of my nose with his finger.

I acted all pouty. "I wouldn't have cooked that much to begin with if you hadn't told me to."

By then we were at my house, where we promptly started on the dishes. The kitchen really was a mess. I had even gotten some risotto on the ceiling, don't ask me how.

With Chase helping, all the work was done in no time and it was time for him to leave. He pulled me into a bone-crushing hug and I followed him outside to water my plants some more. It was an awfully hot day. Chase waved as he crossed the bridge.

Toby, realizing Chase was gone, came down from the river.

"How did he like your dish? Well, I should probably ask what you made first."

I smiled. "I made a tuna bowl with that tuna you helped me fish out. And shining rice from last fall. He said it was really great!" I felt myself smiling even bigger.

"Well, I'm glad that it makes you happy." Toby replied.

"Are you going to help me or not?" I asked with mock annoyance.

"Nope. I'm going fishing down by the ocean. I can watch you work, but I don't see how that's helping." He got away before I could hit him, passing my field of animals and stationing himself where the river and ocean meet.

I sighed and continued on watering.

I found that I could not get Chase out of my head that night.

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