said. Leaning over to watch the car fade off in the distance he suddenly turned to Lily. “Hey, I just sounded like a T.V. detective.”
“You really did,” she agreed then rolled her eyes when he turned away.
“Mm-Hmm, another young man,” Florida said sorrowfully. “And this one happened a little too close to home if you know what I mean.”
He turned to Lily again. “I heard the first one looked like something ate him,” he said slowly trying to touch her face.
“Ewe,” she exclaimed pushing him away.
“Ripped his heart out and ate it as well as parts of his legs and arms. Like Hannibal Lector or something,” he said feeling a little repulsed.
“Heard part of the buttocks was eaten too,” Florida revealed as if she had an inside scoop.
“Hmm,” Lily wondered turning to Todd. “Where were you last night?”
“You calling me an ass eater?” Holding his hands around an imaginary ass he began taking big imaginary bites out of it. “Mmm, this is some good ass,” he growled.
Stepping back Lily gives him a peculiar look. Turn ing to Ms. Johnson she confessed, “Gives me the creeps.”
“Probably Rick on a killing spree. Do the dudes loo k like Lily?” Impressed with himself he turns to Lily and sees she is not.
“That’s not funny,” s he said with a scowl.
Todd turned to Mr. Johnson for some support but she was just slowly shaking her head.
“Seriously, what is wrong with you Todd Jacobson?”
“Bad taste?” he asked. Nodding he apologizes, “I’m sorry.” Seeing them sti ll scowling he decides to scowl along with them.
Turning away from him Ms. Johnson continues to talk to Lily. “Anyways, I will do a bit of reconnaissance on the single wealthy man wanting to rent and be down for my tea with a full report,” she said looking for her keys.
“Okay Ms. Johnson,” Lily said smiling.
In his snotty tattle tale voice Todd says goodbye. “Bye Ms. Johnson.”
“You have my tea ready.”
“I will,” she replied with a wave and her and Todd continued down the street.
TWO: The New Tenant
Watching them walk down the street Florida started to look around for her early morning appointment. Making sure it was still tidy she looked around the door way and then up both sides of the street. She always took pride in how well she kept the building but still worried when a new tenant was coming. Watching the cars and trucks go by she started thinking how good a tea would be right now when suddenly a voice appeared from behind her.
“Mrs. Johnson?” the friendly voice asked.
Spinning around a little startled Florida saw a young gentleman standing behind her. Wearing a clean crisp black suit and an obvious ironed shirt with no tie she couldn’t tell what the branding was but she knew it was not from a department store. He was tall and filled out the shoulders of the jacket enough to be called broad and she couldn’t help but notice how handsome he was. Then she couldn’t help but wonder how she didn’t even hear him come up behind her. “You’re my morning appointment, top floor studio” Florida declared.
“Yes Mam I am,” he said smiling.
“Well then Mr.…?” she said searching her memory for his last name.
“Caesar, Nathan Caesar but please, just Nathan,” he offered.
“I’m sorry, but when you get as old as I am, you start forgetting.” She paused and wondered what else she had forgotten today then shook her head. “Shall we look at the apartment, Nathan,” she said already anxious to tell Todd and Lily how downright gorgeous he was.
Agreeing they entered the building and then through the second set of security doors past the mail boxes to the dark wood stairs. Making it up a couple of flights they stopped while Florida caught her breathe. “No elevator,” she said breathing a little heavy. “You’re a young strapping man this should be no problem for you.”
“Not at all, Mrs. Johnson,” he said patiently waiting.
“Its Ms. Johnson honey, Max
“You really did,” she agreed then rolled her eyes when he turned away.
“Mm-Hmm, another young man,” Florida said sorrowfully. “And this one happened a little too close to home if you know what I mean.”
He turned to Lily again. “I heard the first one looked like something ate him,” he said slowly trying to touch her face.
“Ewe,” she exclaimed pushing him away.
“Ripped his heart out and ate it as well as parts of his legs and arms. Like Hannibal Lector or something,” he said feeling a little repulsed.
“Heard part of the buttocks was eaten too,” Florida revealed as if she had an inside scoop.
“Hmm,” Lily wondered turning to Todd. “Where were you last night?”
“You calling me an ass eater?” Holding his hands around an imaginary ass he began taking big imaginary bites out of it. “Mmm, this is some good ass,” he growled.
Stepping back Lily gives him a peculiar look. Turn ing to Ms. Johnson she confessed, “Gives me the creeps.”
“Probably Rick on a killing spree. Do the dudes loo k like Lily?” Impressed with himself he turns to Lily and sees she is not.
“That’s not funny,” s he said with a scowl.
Todd turned to Mr. Johnson for some support but she was just slowly shaking her head.
“Seriously, what is wrong with you Todd Jacobson?”
“Bad taste?” he asked. Nodding he apologizes, “I’m sorry.” Seeing them sti ll scowling he decides to scowl along with them.
Turning away from him Ms. Johnson continues to talk to Lily. “Anyways, I will do a bit of reconnaissance on the single wealthy man wanting to rent and be down for my tea with a full report,” she said looking for her keys.
“Okay Ms. Johnson,” Lily said smiling.
In his snotty tattle tale voice Todd says goodbye. “Bye Ms. Johnson.”
“You have my tea ready.”
“I will,” she replied with a wave and her and Todd continued down the street.
TWO: The New Tenant
Watching them walk down the street Florida started to look around for her early morning appointment. Making sure it was still tidy she looked around the door way and then up both sides of the street. She always took pride in how well she kept the building but still worried when a new tenant was coming. Watching the cars and trucks go by she started thinking how good a tea would be right now when suddenly a voice appeared from behind her.
“Mrs. Johnson?” the friendly voice asked.
Spinning around a little startled Florida saw a young gentleman standing behind her. Wearing a clean crisp black suit and an obvious ironed shirt with no tie she couldn’t tell what the branding was but she knew it was not from a department store. He was tall and filled out the shoulders of the jacket enough to be called broad and she couldn’t help but notice how handsome he was. Then she couldn’t help but wonder how she didn’t even hear him come up behind her. “You’re my morning appointment, top floor studio” Florida declared.
“Yes Mam I am,” he said smiling.
“Well then Mr.…?” she said searching her memory for his last name.
“Caesar, Nathan Caesar but please, just Nathan,” he offered.
“I’m sorry, but when you get as old as I am, you start forgetting.” She paused and wondered what else she had forgotten today then shook her head. “Shall we look at the apartment, Nathan,” she said already anxious to tell Todd and Lily how downright gorgeous he was.
Agreeing they entered the building and then through the second set of security doors past the mail boxes to the dark wood stairs. Making it up a couple of flights they stopped while Florida caught her breathe. “No elevator,” she said breathing a little heavy. “You’re a young strapping man this should be no problem for you.”
“Not at all, Mrs. Johnson,” he said patiently waiting.
“Its Ms. Johnson honey, Max
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