Jim<br/><br/>Soon enough the repair was finished and Jim stopped back at his station to put away his things.  He definitely had a spring in his step as he headed off to collect Ali for lunch.  This could be a nice thing, he thought.  All his happiness still wasn't fully able to keep his apprehension from returning when he actually arrived at her cubicle.  There was still something so intimidating about her.  Like she knew she had a secret power over him and he kept waiting for her to use it on him.<br/><br/>"Hey Ali, are you ready?  Have you had the opportunity to sample the fine cuisine of our corporate lunchroom yet?  All jokes aside, the food is not bad, and the company subsidizes it, so it's like half the normal price."