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“On you?” I smiled, and he playfully rolled his eyes.
“Sure, only if you promise to invite me over for a proper housewarming party with Marie since we’re the only friends you have.”
I can’t believe I got a bit excited for a second there. With a stiff nod and a jarring laugh, I said, “Deal! A Subway sandwich for a housewarming sounds fair to me!”
“That’s my girl,” he wrapped his arm around my shoulder as he led us to the break room to get our bags, and right before we could enter, Abbie stopped me with a huge smile on her face.
“Agent Brooke, how do you do it?” she asked, and I looked at her, confused.
“What are you talking about?” I laughed, and she passed me her tablet.
“You got another stellar review,” she winked, and my eyes widened. From Asher?
I saw all the five stars he had given me, and my heart almost beat outside my chest. None of the half-a-stars I had expected were there.
“Brooke is honest, and her service deserves more recognition. Her ability to match me with my new companion, Brady, is beyond commendable. She respects her job and made the experience enjoyable for me.” Matthew read the review Asher had left me.
Woah. Asher said something nice about me.
Chapter 5
Brooke
I was tired.
When I arrived home, I couldn’t wait to take a quick shower and then fall asleep immediately. As much as I loved my work, it always left me extremely exhausted. I enjoyed what I did; however, spending long periods smiling and laughing with the customers left me tired.
I dragged my legs inside my apartment building, my excitement growing as I realized that I could go to sleep soon and finally rest! I greeted the security guard that worked on the ground floor as I forced myself to get to the elevator because I couldn’t take it anymore!
I just wanted to strip my clothes off and get in the shower to wash off all the work I had put in today, and afterward, maybe use the last twenty dollars in my account until pay day to buy some pizza and finish up that champagne bottle that had been sitting in the fridge since I almost burnt my apartment down.
Ah, good times.
I noticed an elderly woman and a child talking together as they both carried the grocery bags; out of respect from the adorable grandmother and her grandchild, I offered to help them with their bags.
“Let me help you with that,” I spoke softly as I opened up my hands, and the elderly woman’s silver hair framed her kind face; her eyes crinkled as she smiled at me while handing me one of her grocery bags.
I wish I had a granny.
“Oh, thank you, my dear.” Her kind voice made my smile grow as I took in her cool outfit. She was dressed in a sundress with a scarf classically wrapped around her neck, and her sandals were super cute! “I hope it’s not a bother?”
“Not at all.” I waved and smiled down at the child, who was no older than six. She stared up at me with her huge blue eyes. When I stared into her eyes, I was reminded of a time when my parents were still around and how much fun I used to have with them and my brother.
“I’m Brooke, by the way,” I introduced myself as we entered the elevator, and the child quickly clicked on their floor number, which was one floor below mine.
“I’m Elise, and this little lady is Anne,” Elise introduced herself and the child, and I nodded as I stared at the duo.
“I haven’t met anyone else from the building besides my neighbor,” I rolled my eyes as soon as that proud, moody, egotistical man passed through my mind. “And Thomas.”
“Oh, you just moved in?” Elise asked. Glad I wasn’t boring her, I nodded as I leaned against the cool steel wall.
“Yup! I moved in just a couple of weeks ago. You might know of me, though; there’s been a petition going around for a while,” I whispered. Her eyes widened, and I nodded as I took that as a signal to continue. “I hate that guy; he is so annoying, and all he ever does is pick an argument with me.”
“Oh, dear. You don’t seem to get along with your neighbor,” she commented, and I nodded as I followed them out of the elevator, walking toward what I presumed was her apartment.
“At all. If I could move out right away, I definitely would, but there really isn’t a better place than here right now; plus, this economy doesn’t allow me to move just yet. But I also don’t want to move out because then he would think he’d won and successfully driven me out of this apartment, and I can’t give him that satisfaction.”
“Your reasoning sounds logical,” Elise agreed as she dug through her handbag after passing me her other grocery bag.
