"I am getting real tired of your shit Jeremy!" I hear Alice scream from the hallway.

Alice screaming at Jeremy is a better wake-up call than an alarm. At this moment Alice is most likely packing her things up or throwing stuff around and my roommate. Jeremy, who is also my good friend, is most likely eating breakfast at the kitchen counter and ignoring all the abuse and books that Alice was throwing towards him.

I get up and go over to my mirror, to check whether I need to shave or not for this meeting. That I have with my dad and his head of design.

I go inside my bathroom and take a quick shower. I brush my teeth and shave because I need to look good since I actually need this job.

Since I was fired from my last, I'm flat broke and I need to pay my side of the rent. I have to pay back Jeremy for all the things he had to pay for since I was too poor to pay.

I go to my closet and take out my best suit, which is grey and was too big for me, when I was younger. I was sure that now I must fit into it and spray a bit of deodorant on it since I hadn't worn it since I graduated.

I begin to put on the tie but then realize I don't know how to make a tie. I assume that Jeremy or Alice may know how so I go out, right as I open the door a book goes flying by. I turn to see Alice holding all Jeremy's medical books, next to her is her suitcase and purse. She has this angry and sad expression but when she sees me her expressions softens.

She comes up to me and says "oh good morning Matthew, sorry did the noise I make wake you? Here let me help you with that tie".

I smile and hand her my tie and which she ties around my neck and while she is tying it. I say "thank you Alice and Good morning, what happened between you and Jeremy?”

She doesn't look up but she says in a neutral tone "Oh I just found out he was cheating on me with that blonde bimbo, from the party a few weeks ago".

I look down at her in shock and think, why wasn't she crying but I knew she was a strong person.

I see how much pain she is in so after she ties my tie, I give her a hug.

She whispers in my ear "you are such a sweet man Jeremy. Any girl would be so lucky to have you" I smile and thank her and she smiles back

As I leave she continues to throw the books.

I go to the kitchen where I see Jeremy eating his favorite cereal at the counter. I give him a quick slap on the back of his head and he looks up and says "ow! Oh I guess she told you, huh?"

I nod and he laughs and says "it was going to happen someday; I thought I'd get a bit of fun out of it".

I look at him with anger and say "you shouldn't play with woman's feeling like that Jeremy. It hurts them more than you think".

I think that maybe that wasn't the best thing to say since it sounded pretty sexist. He looks at me and smirks and says the same thing I hear almost every day "you are such a hopeless romantic" I nod

I've earned that label ever since I was a teen and I had helped a girl and everyone made fun of me for having cooties. Then I thought about it and I was pretty sure that we were all so immature and cooties was a kindergarten thing.

"I am not a hopeless though. I like to have fun with girls and they should have fun out of it too but they don't" Jeremy continues.

I just ignore him. I knew that was what he thought and I couldn't change Jeremy's opinion no matter what. Everyone has the right to one, but I can ignore him and so I did just that.

I take an apple from the fruit bowl and walk towards the door "good luck on the interview!" I hear Jeremy say, followed by Alice saying "good luck sweetie! Take care" I turn and thank them and wave goodbye and shut the door and lock it.

I begin to worry about Jeremy since Alice seemed upset with him. But he has handled this before and I'm sure he can handle it now.

I go to the garage and get into my car and leave the house, on the way to the company.

I start thinking about the time Jeremy and I first met in high school and how he was the smart one and I was the nice one. Jeremy was a tall man and he was not muscular and had a face of a business man even though he was actually a doctor.

I think about how I have had only 3 girlfriends in my entire life and I haven't kissed anyone yet. It’s pretty sad but I wasn't going to lose hope on finding the one for me.

I finally reach the company and park my car. I take a deep breath. I go inside the lobby where a receptionist was sitting behind a large desk.

I go up to her and ask "hi, I'm here to meet Ms. Chapman" she doesn't look up from the laptop. She says "she isn't here right now but you can wait and I'll tell you when she arrives"

I thank her and go to the sofas but don't sit since I find it awkward to get up and greet someone. I fear that I might rip my pants since they were a bit tight on me.

I wait for 10 minutes by checking my phone and looking at old photos of me and Jeremy and me and my family.

I hear the doors slide open and I see these two women walk in, one who is short and is blonde but has a cute face. The other who is gorgeous and looks so sophisticated.

I assume that she was Ms. Chapman.

I walk up to her and greet her. When she shows her hand I grab on to it and realize that this girl had soft hands and I'm so infatuated by her. When she pulls her hand back, it sinks in how creepy I was acting and try to apologize. But the short blonde starts to talk to me so I thought it would be rude and so I ignore it.

She tells me about the office and about how I would fit in pretty well. Ms. Chapman walks to the elevator and I look at her and the blonde.

Jenna says "you like her, don't you?" I turn and blush but give her a small nod and she smiles and I smile back and I hear Ms. Chapman yell "hey! Can you guys hurry up?" we laugh.

We get into the elevator and I see Jenna smiling at me and having this sense of hope in her eyes.

She begins to tell me about her life and how she and Ms. Chapman met and about how they both are friends since they were kids. How they had the idea to move together to Seattle but it got ruined by the fact that she met her ex.

When we reach the office, Catherine walks ahead and goes to her office. I and Jenna just look at each other and smile.

Jenna tells me how Catherine is a serious person who never has time to chat or waste time. She takes her job with great pride.

How she actually hates new people since she fears they may ruin her work process.

I just smile and tell her that I would never do anything to ruin her work process. Jenna smiles and we go to her small desk, which is outside of Ms. Chapman's office.

She tells me about how Catherine is a huge cynical about romance and never trusted guys. She had her heart broke so many times that it ruined her. She never trusts anyone except Jenna and her older brother.

We keep talking until my dad comes around. He gives me a lecture about how I should not mingle and I should focus more on my work. Since I need it or I would end up as a homeless person on the streets. I accept what he says even though I didn't care that much about this job. I just need the money and tell him that it was good to see him again after so long.

I ask about his well-being and my mothers. His expression softens and he tells me how he and my mom were getting on well.

They were both worried about me since I hadn't called them in 5 months, I apologize and say it was because I was busy.

In reality I just didn't want to talk to them since I never liked them.

He then gives me a tour of the company and shows me the different areas. Also where his office is, in case I had any trouble with my new work. He gave me numbers of different people who could help me and he gives me a small introduction of Ms. Chapman.

He tells me that she was a kind girl before but then grew colder after something happened. When I ask him what it was, he just says that it was personal and that I should never ask her about it. Or she would become angry and could kill me.

I assume that it likely also has to do with the fact that she never trusts guys.

He leads me to Ms. Chapman's room and when we get in I see her working at her desk and having a serious look on her face. It makes me curious about what had happened to her that made her so cold and angry all the time.

She and my dad talk and when my father tells her that I'm his son, I see his expression change from serious to shock. I try to hold in my laughter and just keep smiling at her since even though she had such a serious personality. Her face looked like someone caring and funny and trustworthy.

After my father and her talked about how I would work and what I could do. He left and only she and I were in this big office and I look around at the paintings and pictures.

I look out the huge window on opposite sides. So that you could look out at the road and the other so you could look at the outside offices.

She and I began to talk and I compliment her and she stares at me and blushes.

Even though I don't think she realizes she is blushing and I smile and think.

'I am going to do whatever I can to make this girl believe in love again'