Lulu took her lemonade out to the front porch, it was such a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and everyone seemed to be outside. A truck pulled into the driveway next door followed by a moving van which parked on the street out front. 'Look's like were about to get some new neighbors.' Lulu thought to herself hoping they would be friendly.
Setting down her empty glass she noticed the man climb out of the truck and move to the back of the van as two other people helped him unload boxes.
"Hey," Maxie said coming up behind her as she took a seat on the porch swing next to Lulu.
"Hey, where's Spinelli. You two have been attached at the hip lately."
"I told him I wanted to spend some time with you today,"Maxie replied. "We haven't seen each other enough lately."
"Wait who is that?" Maxie said as she noticed the man walk from the truck to the house carrying a large box.
"I dunno, some new guy moving in."
"He is hot." Maxie said. Lulu was not surprised her friend was anything but subtle. "You should go talk to him."
"What? No way."
"Why not just introduce yourself as his new neighbor and scope out if hes single or not."
"Maxie."
"What just because I'm taken doesn't mean I can't live vicariously through you. So go for it."
"No way."
The next day as Lulu was taking a shower she heard the sound of glass shattering down the hall. Wondering what it was she wrapped a towel around herself and went to check it out. In the living room she noticed that the front window was shattered and a baseball lay on the wood floor. "What the hell?" Lulu cried as she looked out the window to see the man next door drop a bat and walk towards her front door.
She heard him knock before she threw open the front door, "Hey can I get my ball back?" was the first thing the man said. 'No apologies,' she thought to herself he just wanted to get back to his game.
"What?? You just shattered my window my that ball, so no you cannot have it back."
"Look I'm sorry about the window it was an accident. Are you really gonna hold my ball hostage?"
"Humph." Lulu slammed the door in his face.
Picking up the ball she threw it into a drawer before heading back to the bathroom to finish getting dressed before work. She was glad she hadn't taken Maxie's advice yesterday the guy next door was a total jerk. There was no way she would date a guy like him.