"Oh." I could feel myself blushing. "I think that's all my questions."
"When are you looking for someone to move in?"
"Right away."
"Okay. Well I'm in if you want me."
I do want you. But not as a roommate! "I'll get back to you soon, Rory. There are several other people stopping by today, so I can't make any promises."
"Keep me in mind." He stood up and walked over to the door.
"I will." How could I forget meeting you?
"Nice dress by the way."
I laughed awkwardly. "I was up late at my friend's wedding. Actually, she was my last roommate. And I was a bridesmaid. I didn't pick this out. I don't normally wear things like this."
He smiled. "It looks good on you. Oh, and here's my card." He pulled a business card out of his wallet and handed it to me. "Make sure to stop by the restaurant. I hope to hear from you soon."
"Yeah, okay. Bye, Rory."
"Bye, Keira." He gave me one last smile and left.
What the hell was that? I ran to my room to change before the next interviewee arrived.
Chapter 2
I opened up my laptop and scrolled through the list of remaining applicants. Any one of these girls could be a serial killer. Or a man. A knock on the door brought me out of my trance.
I slid off the stool and headed to the door. I took a deep breath before opening it. Please just be a normal girl. I opened the door and smiled. "Hi, you must be Piper." I extended my hand to her.
She shifted uneasily before shaking my hand. As soon as her hand fell from mine, she grabbed hand sanitizer from her purse and squirted a large glob in her hand.
"I just washed my hands," I said.
"I'm sure you did." Her tone was accusatory.
"Did you want to come in?" I asked as politely as I could muster.
The girl nodded and walked past me. "This doesn't really look like the pictures."
"Lots of the furniture belonged to my previous roommate. I was hoping to split the cost of some new stuff with whoever takes her place."
"The price is a little high then, don't you think?"
"It's just half of what the rent is. It's the same that I pay."
"Does it at least include utilities?"
"No." This girl wasn't very nice.
"How often do you clean?"
"Whenever anything needs to be cleaned."
"My last roommate was really sloppy. I don't want to live with someone like that again."
"I really do clean a lot. I just vacuumed the living room and cleaned the bathroom. And I never leave dishes in the sink. That's actually a pet peeve of mine too."