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I watched him until he entered his apartment, and that was when I realized just how much time I had spent watching him walk away. What was wrong with me? I shook my head and ran toward the elevator again.
“Hi, bestie!” I squealed as I opened up my arms for my best friend who ran toward me with a huge smile etched on her face.
“Bestie!” she squealed, equally excited, and we hugged and swayed together. I absolutely loved Marie with all my heart, and I would do anything for my girl. “Oh, wow, you smell so good!”
“You smell like money.” We separated, and she flipped her short hair and shrugged a shoulder. “Oh!”
“I’ll tell you all about him during dinner,” she confirmed my suspicions, and I nodded, knowing very well I was about to hear all of her nasty stories. “Since when have you been a vanilla scent girl?” she asked as we followed the waiter to our table, and I groaned.
“It’s a long story.”
“Probably juicier than mine, do tell.” She sat down and cupped her face as she stared at me with interest.
“Can we like, maybe order drinks first?” I laughed as I pointed to the waiter who waited patiently with a kind smile and a notebook in hand as we settled in our seats. Summer was warm all around, and Chicago looked prettier during the nighttime. It felt like the perfect time to fall in love.
Wishful thinking.
“We’ll both start off easy with cosmos,” she ordered for us. The waiter looked at me for confirmation, and I nodded in agreement.
“Two each,” I added, and his eyes widened as he nodded and wrote down our orders. I got paid yesterday, and my bills were paid; I deserved a treat.
“I’ll get that to you right away!”
“So, tell me the long story,” she rubbed her hands as she smiled, eager to hear all about Asher.
“So, it’s my new neighbor,” I sighed, and her eyes widened as she pointed her finger at me.
“The one Matthew said was attractive and looked mean?” she asked, and I rolled my eyes.
“Yes, him.”
“Is he as attractive as Matthew described him?”
“Way hotter.”
“And that bothers you?”
“He’s arrogant and rude,” I clarified, and she cocked her head to the side.
“That does sound like something a hot man would be.”
“He was in the military.”
“Oh,” she winced as she nodded, taking in the bits of information I was giving her.
“And he is now a firefighter.”
“Oooh. He likes a uniform,” she raised her eyebrows, and I smiled as I nodded.
“And he looks so good in it too,” I told her, and she grinned as she held her cheeks.
“I need detail. Build him for me so that I can grasp this story better.”
“I can do you one better,” I whispered as I leaned in closer. “I have a picture.”
“How’d you get a picture?” she whispered as I scrolled through my gallery, and I smiled as I shrugged.
“I have my ways,” A colleague sent it on the group chat when he came to visit our center, and she wanted us to all gush over him with her.
