Me and Peter both got out of the elevator and walked over to Betty Brant's desk. She was a pretty woman and her eyes were really blue and she greeted us both with a warm smile.
"Hey Pete! Have any pictures for Mr. Jameson today?"
"I sure do. I'll be back soon but in the mean time, Betty this is Eileen."
"Hi," I replied as I sat down in a waiting chair next to her desk. Peter walked into Mr. Jameson's office, as usually he was on some sort of rampage about this, that, or the other.
"So," Betty said typing away, "how do you know Peter?"
"I've know his aunt and uncle since I was little and I decided to move out to New York for awhile, to see what other cities were like, and most importantly to visit his aunt."
I must admit my story was way better than Peter's chemistry partner story.
"Where did you move from?"
"California."
"Oh I've always wanted to visit there." She kept typing still through the whole conversation without pausing.
"Wow you can type really well, even when someone is talking to you."
"You have to do that around here or else you will never get anything done."
"Do you know if there are any jobs here for anything?"
"No not around The Bulge because we've had to cut the budget."
"Well if you hear anything come up tell Peter and he will tell me."
"Oh something just came to my mind, my cousin works at the hospital in the ER a couple of blocks away and he says they have had an awful time of trying to keep a secretary in the ER. If you're interested in the job, I'm sure it is still available."
The door to Mr. Jameson's office opened with Peter coming out and Mr. Jameson saying, "Next time Parker, I want some more pictures of that delinquent."
Before I could reply to Betty, Peter gave Betty a check. "Well I think that covers the advancement."
Betty looked at the paper work and said, "Why yes it does and you have some spare change." Peter's eyes lit up, "Really how much?"
"Thirty-five dollars." She passed a paycheck to him.
I got up from my seat and turned to Betty, "Well thanks for telling me about the job, I think I'll check it out."
"That's good, I hope you get it. Bye"
"Bye," me and Peter both said at the same time.
"What job are you talking about?"
"A job in the ER," I said getting into the elevator.
"What kind of job?"
"Secretary. So that means I can help you pay for rent and stuff like that."
"No I couldn't take your money."
"Uh...hello, me or and you really can't afford to live in separate apartments and you are always so busy. The least I can do is help pay for rent and utilities."
Peter just gave a grin and nodded as a kind of gesture to say thanks.
"Now you're sure you'll be fine by yourself for a while?" Peter asked. He had class with Dr. Connors for over an hour.
"YES!" I say for the final time. He just wouldn't let it go.
"Sorry I'm just-"
"I know concerned, I might get lost between realities but I think I can figure out how to get around New York. And I know were I'm going, I just have to back track to The Daily Bulge."
"Do you know how to get back to my apartment?"
"I know the address and I have your number and MJ's."
"Ok, well I got to go before I'm late." Peter said looking at the direction he was suppose to be headed.
"Alright, bye."
"Are you sure you-"
"Bye!" I didn't want him to be late on the account of me.
"Bye." He said apprehensively walking away.
I walked in to the ER portion of the hospital. I could tell that it was a hectic place and that I probably wasn't going to get any help from anyone unless I went up to the counter and said what I was here for right off the bat. I just hoped that my red t-shirt and grey dickies were appropriated for the job interview.
The man behind the counter looked overwhelmed by the pile of work that was piling up. He was heavy set and in his mid fifties. By the clothes he was wearing I knew that what I was wearing was ok.
"Hi I'm here to see if the secretary job was still open here."
"It's open again," the man said not even looking up at me but at the shuffled papers.
"Is there an application I can fill in?"
"When do you want to start?"
"As soon as possible." Wow that wasn't hard.
"How about now?"
"You guys don't need to test my typing or anything."
"Nope, I trust you know how and the real test will be to see how long you stick around."
"Well can I make a phone call real quick?"
"Sure, phone's right here." He picked it up and I went behind the counter to use it.
I dialed Peter's phone number to leave a message of my whereabouts.
"Hey this is Peter Parker. You know the drill." BBBEEEEEEEPPP
Author Note--Ok I'm sorry I haven't update lately but I have been extremely busy. I have family visiting so I may be awhile before another update. But I do have good news, the next chapter will be about the new relationship between Peter and Mary Jane. And later Eileen will find her love interest and then it will allow the plot to thicken more. I have it all in my head, but I just have to write it down.
"Hey Pete! Have any pictures for Mr. Jameson today?"
"I sure do. I'll be back soon but in the mean time, Betty this is Eileen."
"Hi," I replied as I sat down in a waiting chair next to her desk. Peter walked into Mr. Jameson's office, as usually he was on some sort of rampage about this, that, or the other.
"So," Betty said typing away, "how do you know Peter?"
"I've know his aunt and uncle since I was little and I decided to move out to New York for awhile, to see what other cities were like, and most importantly to visit his aunt."
I must admit my story was way better than Peter's chemistry partner story.
"Where did you move from?"
"California."
"Oh I've always wanted to visit there." She kept typing still through the whole conversation without pausing.
"Wow you can type really well, even when someone is talking to you."
"You have to do that around here or else you will never get anything done."
"Do you know if there are any jobs here for anything?"
"No not around The Bulge because we've had to cut the budget."
"Well if you hear anything come up tell Peter and he will tell me."
"Oh something just came to my mind, my cousin works at the hospital in the ER a couple of blocks away and he says they have had an awful time of trying to keep a secretary in the ER. If you're interested in the job, I'm sure it is still available."
The door to Mr. Jameson's office opened with Peter coming out and Mr. Jameson saying, "Next time Parker, I want some more pictures of that delinquent."
Before I could reply to Betty, Peter gave Betty a check. "Well I think that covers the advancement."
Betty looked at the paper work and said, "Why yes it does and you have some spare change." Peter's eyes lit up, "Really how much?"
"Thirty-five dollars." She passed a paycheck to him.
I got up from my seat and turned to Betty, "Well thanks for telling me about the job, I think I'll check it out."
"That's good, I hope you get it. Bye"
"Bye," me and Peter both said at the same time.
"What job are you talking about?"
"A job in the ER," I said getting into the elevator.
"What kind of job?"
"Secretary. So that means I can help you pay for rent and stuff like that."
"No I couldn't take your money."
"Uh...hello, me or and you really can't afford to live in separate apartments and you are always so busy. The least I can do is help pay for rent and utilities."
Peter just gave a grin and nodded as a kind of gesture to say thanks.
"Now you're sure you'll be fine by yourself for a while?" Peter asked. He had class with Dr. Connors for over an hour.
"YES!" I say for the final time. He just wouldn't let it go.
"Sorry I'm just-"
"I know concerned, I might get lost between realities but I think I can figure out how to get around New York. And I know were I'm going, I just have to back track to The Daily Bulge."
"Do you know how to get back to my apartment?"
"I know the address and I have your number and MJ's."
"Ok, well I got to go before I'm late." Peter said looking at the direction he was suppose to be headed.
"Alright, bye."
"Are you sure you-"
"Bye!" I didn't want him to be late on the account of me.
"Bye." He said apprehensively walking away.
I walked in to the ER portion of the hospital. I could tell that it was a hectic place and that I probably wasn't going to get any help from anyone unless I went up to the counter and said what I was here for right off the bat. I just hoped that my red t-shirt and grey dickies were appropriated for the job interview.
The man behind the counter looked overwhelmed by the pile of work that was piling up. He was heavy set and in his mid fifties. By the clothes he was wearing I knew that what I was wearing was ok.
"Hi I'm here to see if the secretary job was still open here."
"It's open again," the man said not even looking up at me but at the shuffled papers.
"Is there an application I can fill in?"
"When do you want to start?"
"As soon as possible." Wow that wasn't hard.
"How about now?"
"You guys don't need to test my typing or anything."
"Nope, I trust you know how and the real test will be to see how long you stick around."
"Well can I make a phone call real quick?"
"Sure, phone's right here." He picked it up and I went behind the counter to use it.
I dialed Peter's phone number to leave a message of my whereabouts.
"Hey this is Peter Parker. You know the drill." BBBEEEEEEEPPP
Author Note--Ok I'm sorry I haven't update lately but I have been extremely busy. I have family visiting so I may be awhile before another update. But I do have good news, the next chapter will be about the new relationship between Peter and Mary Jane. And later Eileen will find her love interest and then it will allow the plot to thicken more. I have it all in my head, but I just have to write it down.