That’s awesome!! 🙂 She definitely likes you, but don’t ask her if this counts as a first date — instead, act like it does. Leverage the opportunity! The trick is to move this out of the friend zone and into the romantic realm. Bring her beautiful flowers and a bottle of wine. Make sure you look and smell great. And [i]flirt[/i] with her at dinner. Cooking dinner together is very sensual and it’s a great opportunity to feed her, have her feed you, touch her, and put on some nice music and even dance. Make it fun and sexy and flirty — and interesting. This is great news — I’m excited for you! Since she’s picking up the groceries, it sounds like she probably is going to cook at her house, so just ask her what time she’d like you to be there — and get her address. Make sure you wear something that’s attractive and not like your work day clothes to differentiate between work and dating. And, if things go well, at the end of the evening, tell her you’d like to see her again. You can go in for a kiss if you think the mood is right. Then call her on Tuesday or Wednesday and tell her you’d like to take her hiking on Saturday and offer to pick her up at a particular time, at her house. 🙂
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