"Come on Aladdin!" Maryse growled, impatiently pounding the bathroom door.
"Aladdin?" Mike asked on the other side of the door.
Maryse rolled her eyes. "Mike Aladdin. You said that was your name!"
Mike chuckled, and the sound of a razor started inside the bathroom. "It's Mike Mizanin honey."
"Whatever! I'm gonna be late!"
Mike whistled, taking his time. Maryse, frustrated, barged in, pushing Mike out.
"Hey!" Mike said, trying to get back in.
"I need this more than you do!" Maryse slammed the door in his face, opening her make-up bag and applying it. When she was finished, she walked out, going into the kitchen.
She and Mike both reached for the same cabinet.
"What do you want?" Mike asked, bumping her aside.
"A bowl, for cereal!" Maryse said, pushing Mike's arm.
Mike pointed to the cabinet next to the one his hand was on. "That's where the bowls are, this's where the pots and pans are."
Maryse glared at Mike, pulling out a bowl and taking out cereal and milk. Mike started cooking eggs in a pan.
"Need a ride to work?" Mike asked, slipping toast into the toaster.
"Uhm, no thank you. I'm already late."
"Fine." Mike said, angrily going back to cooking his eggs.
Maryse quickly finished her cereal, rinsing the bowl and spoon before putting it in the dishwasher. She took a sniff in the air. "What's that smell? Smells like something-" Maryse turned and gasped. "FIRE!"
Mike grabbed an extinguisher on the side and sprayed the toaster.
When the fire died down, Mike smiled a little and shrugged. "Guess 5 was too high."
"You think?" Maryse retorted, rolling her eyes.
Maryse adjusted her white button down shirt and pink pencil skirt as she fluffed her hair.
Mike had headed out minutes before shouting something about forgetting to lockup. Maryse rolled her eyes at his remark.
She grabbed her purse and locked the door, slipping the key into the bag, and pressing the button on the elevator.
A door un-bolted as blond walked out and headed to the elevator.
"can you hold it?" she asked as Maryse nodded and pressed the button that keeps it open.
"morning" Maryse said,
" morning, I haven't seen you around here before" she raised an eyebrow.
"yeah I'm new, Maryse"
The blond gave Maryse a look over, "Kelly"
The elevator doors opened as Kelly walked out, ignoring zack's 'Good Morning' as she went.
"morning Maryse!" he said, ignoring the fact that Kelly just killed him with her eyes.
"morning Zack, could u stop a cab or something?"
"sure! There is the apartment driver, or so we call him since he stays parked in front of the building every single day!" he said, taking off with Maryse.
"here!"
"thanks"
"take care! Spike your hair!" he shouted, adjusting his orange shades.
Maryse rolled her eyes as she told the driver the address.
"Cobra!" the driver, Santino, yelled before pressing the breaks.
Maryse knew better this time and held onto the seat ,before she goes flying again.
"sooo, I don't think I ever saw you come out of that eh building befo" he said in his heavily accented English.
"does everybody know that?"
"of course! ziz building is practically made ub with tight knit groups!" Santino exclaimed
Maryse rolled her eyes "of course they are, what that thing..on your arm?"
Santino spun around, holding the green thing on his arm out, then shaping it as a puppet.
"a puppet? Keep your eyes on the road!" Maryse yelped
The car shifter to the other lane, with cars honking and dashing by.
"why would I do dat?! This is the COBRA!" making attack like gestures. The car shifter back to the normal lane just as Santino spun back
"see nothing so worry about eh?" he put the radio on some Italian opera and began singing along.
Maryse walked through the automatic doors, running her fingers through her hair. She couldn't help but smile. She pushed the up arrow on the elevator, and the doors opened 10 seconds later. Maryse walked in with the only other person in there.
The girl had long wavy brown hair. She was pretty tall too, around as tall as Maryse.
"Hi," the girl said, turning to Maryse. "I'm Eve. You are...?"
"Maryse. I'm going to be working in the Advice Column."
"Oh that's right! I heard someone was coming in to take Trish's place." Eve said, realization hitting.
"Yeah, well, this is my stop." Maryse said, waving a goodbye to Eve as she walked out of the elevator. She walked down the corridors to Ted's office, and knocked.
There was a light groan, then Ted's voice saying, "just a minute!"
The door opened, and a red head walked out, straightening her shirt. She smiled at Maryse then passed her, and went into one of the many booths.
Ted came to the door, running his hand through his hair.
"What was that?" Maryse asked, more than suspicious.
"What? That girl?" Ted asked. Maryse nodded. "That girl means nothing. You are the one for me Maryse, stop being so paranoid."
Ted stepped outside, shutting the door behind him carefully, as to make sure Maryse can't see what's inside. "Come on, I'll show you to your work space."
Maryse followed Ted to an office.
"This is where you will work, and this woman," Ted said, pointing to that same red head girl. She was standing outside of Maryse's office, sitting in her own desk. "This is Maria, your assistant."
Maria stuck out her hand, and Maryse shook it.
"Hello." Maria said, cocking her head to the side.
"Hi." Maryse said. Ted coughed, turning around.
"I've gotta get back to work. Just answer the e-mails, okay?" Ted called, turning around and walking away. "If you need help, call Maria."
Maryse gave Maria a small smile as the girl seemed to fake smiled at her, walking into the office, which totally needed a makeover, closing the door behind her. She sat down at her computer, getting started on the e-mails.
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