The room was tinted yellow with the sun shining through the closed blinds.

Duke woke up to Leilani facing him, her eyes closed, her face still. Her arm was around him, and his arm was around her. Duke then noticed their legs were woven together.

Leilani had been so kind to him. She was a very kind weasel, and creative, too. She looked beautiful, peaceful, sleeping so soundly. Duke was happy to have helped her fall back asleep after such a nightmare.

Oh, and he was going to be living large. That was a dream come true.

Maybe…if somehow she lost everything, he'd still be happy with her?

Duke groaned. What was he thinking? He had only known this girl for three days! Some weird flowers sprayed them and he woke up in her closet with a ring on his finger! They had just met before all this! He should only be happy about hitting the jackpot!

But…Leilani. Her joy, her kindness, her bright eyes…

"Hi."

"Ah!" Duke jolted and saw Leilani was awake.

Leilani giggled. "Good morning."

"Oh, uh…good mornin'. You sleep okay?"

"Yeah, I slept great. You?"

"Yeah, me too." Duke turned on his back, yawned, and stretched his arms. "Was out like a light."

Leilani looked up at her digital clock with purple digits. "I have work in about two hours. You wanna maybe come with me?"

"Eh, okay. It's a nice place, and I don't really have anywhere to be. Then again, I haven't followed much of a schedule in ages."

"Okay, sounds good to me. I should probably shower, it's been a while, with all the…craziness and stuff."

"Yeah, I should probably get up too, put on my new clothes." Duke threw off the covers and got out of bed.

Leilani followed right after.

"So, you think you'll look for a new car anytime soon?" Duke asked as they rode in the elevator.

"Yeah, I've been planning on going to a dealership on Monday." Leilani adjusted her purse. "Do you know how to drive?"

Duke shrugged and grimaced. "Well, it's been a while. I got a license after I first learned how to drive, but it's definitely expired by now. I never even owned a car."

"Oh, well, I was thinking, if we're going to be together for a year, maybe I can help you get a new license and you can drive my car if you need to go on any errands or something."

"You-You'd do that for me?"

"Yeah, sure! I mean, you probably remember some things about driving, and you're going to be living with me for a long time."

Duke chuckled. "Wow, uh, thanks."

"No problem—oh! That's my floor!"

"Excuse me, is this casual day at the office?"

Duke, who sat leaning against a wall, looked down at a white mouse with purple spiked up hair, pushing a tiny cart full of mail.

"Oh, uh, I don't work here, so I don't know about any of that. Why?"

"Oh, I was curious. I like your Wreck-It Rhino shirt! I work in the mail room, which is the only thing I'm qualified to do here, besides janitorial work, since I just got out of prison!" The mouse grinned and clapped.

"Uh…congrats on that?" Duke felt uneasy at her vacant expression. She was weirdly peppy about her past. For a moment, Duke was relieved he never did anything severe enough to land him in prison, rather than jail.

"Why are you here if you don't work here?" The mouse fiddled with one of her large hoop earrings.

"Oh, uh, my wife's in a meetin' and I'm bored with this place now."

"Well, do you wanna come see the mailroom?"

"Okay. I don't got nothin' better to do." Duke stood up and followed the mouse to the elevator.

"I can't wait for you to meet everyone else, and see all the pretty mail! I'm Mandy! I just got out of prison!"

"Duke," was Duke's short response.

Mandy gasped. "You were on the news! A meter maid trapped you in a donut!"

"Uh, yeah. Good times."

They stepped into the elevator.

"I just got my ankle bracelet off!" Mandy held up a foot.

Still bored, Duke said nothing as the doors closed. Something suddenly occurred to him. If this weirdo could find work here, then…

"Are there any openings?"

"For where?" Mandy swung her tail around in circles as she stared into the distance.

"The mailroom!" Duke snapped.

"Uh…yeah! My boss is always looking for new employees because they leave a lot because a lot of them are college students."

"Is your boss here?"

"Yeah, he's in the mailroom. Do you think he lives there?"

"Uh…I don't think so?"

Mandy slowly gasped. "You just blew my mind."