Ahhhh, sorry for being so late. i'll try to be better
Jimmy Jr. was back in the morning, eating breakfast and reading the news on his phone. Tina smiled and pecked him on the cheek before making an extra strong espresso for herself. That was one of the best things about adulthood – no one could stop her from having coffee.
"Are you sure you should be having that?"
Well, almost no one.
"One cup won't hurt," Tina replied, taking a long sip. She sighed, content. "The landscaper is coming today. Do you want to stay?"
Jimmy Jr. shook his head. "I don't have the time. Sorry, Tina."
She was disappointed but responded with a shrug and "That's all right." Jimmy Jr. left for work, and Tina unpacked some things. She grabbed her laptop and sat outside, waiting for the landscapers to come by. She cringed as the long grass brushed her legs. They couldn't come soon enough.
"No zombies, no zombies…" Tina mused to herself. A van pulled up on her driveway, and a man unloaded a lawnmower from the back.
He approached Tina, and she closed her laptop.
"Whoa there, Tina, is that you girl?"
Tina blinked. "Uhhhhh, I'm sorry. Have we met?"
The man guffawed. "Wow, it really has been a long time. It's me, Zeke!"
Tina held in a gasp. Zeke had really…grown up. Gone was his baby fat, now replaced with pure muscle sculpted by years of hard work.
"Enough catching up!" he quipped, cutting Tina off. "What would you like me to do first?"
"Could you mow the lawn? The grass is atrocious."
"Those are some big words, but sure, I'll mow your grass down until it regrets ever growing!"
He got to work, and Tina watched as his large arms revved up the lawnmower.
Tina blushed. She had thought up a new idea for her novel…