The pleasant smell of food being prepared slowly spread itself all around the kitchen as your trained hands gripped the handle of the knife, the blade pressing up and sinking into a potato placed on the cutting board, cutting it in half, before placing both pieces side-by-side and cutting them both diagonally, and then horizontally - cutting them into cubes. You repeat the process with a few other potatoes, before putting the knife down on the counter-top, taking the cutting board in your hands and turning around, walking towards the stove, with a pot already placed on it, a fire beneath it. The pot itself already has chopped onions, carrots and beef in it. You slowly slide all the potato cubes down into the pot from the board, placing the cutting board down on a counter beside you, and grabbing a spoon, giving the vegetables and beef a good stir.

Following that, you added a small piece of butter in there, and poured a generous amount of water into the pot, before closing it with a lid to let it stew. You then added a small amount of minced garlic, greens, and quite some salt and pepper, before letting it stew for another 30 minutes.

Yep, you were making a potato stew with beef. Why? You wanted to surprise Natasha - you knew how hard-working she is, and just how much exhaustion she experiences by the end of her day, wanting nothing more than some warm food and rest. So, being the loving and caring partner that you are, you made dinner for her quite often, aswell as cleaned around the house during her absence - after all, she'd want to come back to a clean apartment, rather than a messy one.

Now, as the thirty minutes have passed, you turned the fire off on the stove, and opened the lid covering the pot. You then grab a ladle, and scoop a generous amount of stew, before pouring it into a bowl, and setting it down onto the table.

On perfect timing, you heard the sound of keys being inserted into the apartment door, before it opens, revealing an exhausted Natasha. She then enters the apartment, closing the door.