Maryse's pink peep toe pumps clicked against the ground when she was dropped off in front of the tall deep orange apartment building.
"Hi there!" The brown haired door man exclaimed as he opened the door for her.
"Oh you must be the new mover," He said smiling. "Word spreads fast around here." He added.
"Uhm, thanks," She looked at his name plate. "Zack, do you know where apartment 109 is?" Maryse said fixing her pink halter top.
"Do I know? Do I know? Are you serious bro? Of course I know! Right this way. What's your name again?" He asked enthusiastically, holding onto Maryse's two pink zebra print suit cases.
Maryse raised one perfect eyebrow at him before shrugging. "Maryse Ouellet."
After all, she was moving in.
He walked her towards the Elevator pressing the button. "Welcome, Maryse, to our Apartment building! If you need anything, I have the loft apartment."
Maryse rolled her eyes. "So you live here?"
"I own the place!" He flashed a smile as the elevator doors opened.
Maryse pulled out her phone, clicking away texts to Ted, her boyfriend.
'Hey, how are you? I'll call you later, just wanted to give you a heads up!
–xo Maryse'
Zack set down the luggage. "Well, here's your room."
"Uhm, how will I get in?" She asked, giving him an obvious, you have the keys, Look.
"Oh!" Zack fiddled with his keys, finding the right one. He fit it through the hole and made it click, opening it.
"Thanks." Maryse said, walking in and taking her own luggage.
"You know it!" Zack said, fist-pumping his way down to the lobby.
Maryse looked around her new apartment. It was big enough, and would do. It was clean and had a great view. But something was a bit off… to clean, too..used
Mike walked out of the washroom in only a towel wrapped around his waist.
Maryse shrieked, covering her eyes.
Mike jumped, holding onto the towel for extra support so it wouldn't fall.
"Who are you?!" Maryse screamed.
"Uhm, who are you?!" Mike asked.
"I asked first!"
"I'm Mike Mizanin, I live here!"
"What? No you don't! I'm Maryse Ouellet, and I live here!"
Mike walked back to the washroom, closing it behind him. "Oh that's right, you're that new girl. Just moved in?"
Maryse groaned. "Do not tell me I have to share an apartment with you."
Mike walked back out dressed in black shorts.
"Okay, I won't tell you." He said with a shrug, walking into the kitchen and pulling the fridge open.
Maryse rolled her eyes. "Well don't try anything with me."
"Extra key is under the plant. Don't ask." He added, pulling out a bag of pretzels.
Maryse walked into a corner, pulling out her phone. She dialled the familiar
number, putting the cell to her ear.
"Hello?" Ted asked on the other end.
"Hey babe! How are you?" Maryse asked.
"Oh Maryse!" He said, his voice sugary sweet. "I'm fantastic, now! So how have you been?"
"Oh I'm good. Just wanted to let you know I got a new job offering… and now I'm here! In New York!"
"What?!" Ted asked, shocked. "Why didn't you tell me before?!"
Maryse's grin turned into a small smile. "I wanted to surprise you…"
"Okay well then call me tomorrow." Ted ordered, hanging up. Maryse scowled, shutting her phone.
"Who's that? Your boyfriend?" Mike asked, a mouth full of pretzels.
Maryse scrunched up her nose. "Gross! And yes, he is."
Mike nodded, pointing to his room before walking there.
Maryse sighed, taking her luggage to the room across from Mike's. She opened the door slowly.
"Oh. My. God." She said, face-palming. "You've got to be kidding me."
The room was a dull green colour, with only a grey bed in the corner, and a dresser by the closet on the other end of the room. She stepped in, taking slow steps to the bed. She took a seat on it. She groaned, it was so uncomfortable!
"Okay… Okay… I can handle this." She said to herself, pulling out her phone and making arrangements for redecoration.
"Okay, what's all this noi-" Mike stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the familiar furniture go out the apartment.
Maryse stood there, guiding a pair of big guys who were holding up a white-wood canopy bed.
"Lower, lower, right ugh! Right not left! Don't bump it with the door frame! Idiot!" She said throwing her hands in the air when they set the bed and left.
"Really? Really?" Mike said, raising his eyebrow.
"Well duh! No way was that hideous green room going to be mine." She stated, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"So what did you do to it?" He shot her an annoyed look.
"Oh nothing, just painted it light cotton candy pink, added new furnish, oh and got a new fluffy carpet!" She marked off on her perfectly polished fingers.
Mike stood there. How could all that happen in under an hour? Muttering something about super speed, he went back into his room, as Maryse walked towards her new room.