Dave was a Chemical Engineering graduate fresh out of university, and he could hardly ask for anything more. A spanking new job with ExxonMobil looking into new ways to exploit the oil sands, a pretty paycheck at the start of each month and a decent cabin.. all for himself. He spent the first two days of his arrival settling down and unpacking at his new home, and just as well introduced himself to his colleagues during work hours and neighbors after dark. He could hardly find anyone compelling enough to hold his interest for long on the first evening, but the trip home from grocery shopping on the second night changed that. He spied a sassy enough girl at her doorstep, and had that particular cabin of hers' marked in his mind.<br/><br/>If there was anything that his experiences about his university days on dealing with the oil sands, he knew all about patience. By the next morning, he had it made up in his mind to visit the girl after work, and just as well the company had a policy of letting people knock off by 1 in the afternoon on Friday if they had nothing left to do. There was no question in his mind where he was headed to right after work, hopping into his car and parking it a decently, non-intrusive distance away from the girl's cabin before moving in to knock on the door.