door shut, and stared at the apartment numb

ntered the wr

d the do

h his left foot first and wa

you doing?

though he w

t possibly b

look just like my

ned and

ur ex-gi

retending not to recognize me? Even if you

his head

s impossible. Abso

er arms and t

s impo

supposed to be working at

g to Émerveillement because she thought Otis would be the

at all! The breakup d

ut you? Why are you here? Weren't you

sound like he cared about the breakup. Instead, he shrugged and said, "Oh,

rowed h

o me while we were datin

casm, but Otis was used t

ntleman. Gentlemen like me a

se inside, ignoring

doing?" Mei

the door b

st signed a lease

in, and they both realized th

this means we're

k a deep

his forehead,

mething like thi

amed int

! I have to live under

but restrained herself. Ins

t somewhere

lled hi

Only an idiot would give this up. Tell you wha

ke when they were dating, and neither of

ould be. During their relationship, they'd

d buy him something in return. Then Otis would fee

ended up broke, and the s

back in time and tell her past

her next paycheck, which wouldn't arrive until the twent

as emptier t

het

fault. Ugh, men ju

u want me to pay you? How

shr

en. Which room is yours?

polite

lways

left of the hallway. I

t i

e to the room on the right. As he passed

the floor, with clothes scatte

an't you kee

n top of your laptop! How man

we're not a couple anymore

e sofa, covering he

did thi

people in the w

d felt annoyed. Why did he ha

tcase wheels stopping, fol

p your stuff. You h

his suitcase into his

snif

wn business

... so m

nd... okay, maybe h

Otis held her hand, hugged her tightl

reliable, we would

e might as wel

uitcase and the clothes scattered eve

er face turn

this when he told

tely shoute

s door, she f

tcase, smirked. Of cour

think I do

out, "The door's soun

tted he

door? Soundpro

tration, snorted loudly, and

tis surveyed

and sparsel

r bedding. A desk and chair-perfec

ch was nice, though he worried

could manage with

, he set his lap

ofa, sulking. Her bedroom door was now sh

ked, "Roommate, I'm going

her head an

t to eat

ir enough. He sho

's moved on. Why

and opened

the clock. Six

ungry. Maybe she should

lled out, "Roommate, wha