eyes. “So, how was your weekend?” he asked with a light chuckle.
She snickered and ignored his question by lifting a hand up to his neck and pulling him back into another kiss. She wasn’t going to tell him anything about her weekend as they weren’t in a relationship and she didn’t owe him the truth, but she was going to let him do his part in making her feel better and right now…she felt no pain.
***
The moment the plane landed, Derek went to get his luggage. He grabbed his suitcase and then went to get his car. He headed towards her apartment. On the way, he called her again and this time, it rang four times before ending up with her voicemail. Again he left a message, pleading with her to call him back, but he didn’t expect her to take him up on it. He tossed his phone down in the passenger seat and zoomed through the Portland streets.
The music blared in his ear, so he could drown out his thoughts and hopefully not dwell on the thought of Charity. When he got to Buxton and wound around the streets, he eventually got to her street. He pulled into the parking lot of her apartment complex and parked outside of her building. He didn’t grab his phone and barely shut off his car as he got out of the vehicle. He hurried up the stairs but slowly came to halt when he reached her door.
“Eviction notice?” he asked, reading aloud. He pulled the letter off of her door and knocked loudly. “Charity?” he called out as he continued to knock. “Answer the door!” he hollered, knocking again.
“May I help you?”
He turned to find a girl, that looked barely older than a teenager standing in the corridor next to him. She gave him an inquisitive look. “Do you know Charity Parker?” he asked.
She nodded. “Yeah, you’re beating on her door, but why?” she asked, raising an eyebrow. She tilted her head, and a crooked smile appeared on her lips. “You’re Mayor Worthington,” she replied coolly. She held out her hand, but he just stared at it. He didn’t have time for formalities.
“Have you seen her?” he quickly interrupted.
She dropped her hand and scrunched up her nose. “Um…I think I saw her yesterday…no maybe that was two days ago. I’m sorry. I’ve been struggling with finals and frankly my mind hasn’t been what it’s used to. College is a lot harder than I thought it’d be. Frankly, this is my first semester, but it’s tough.” She continued to rant as he finally stopped her.
“If you see her, tell her I was looking for her,” he quickly stated, brushing past her.
“Ok. I will,” the girl quietly replied.
He headed down the stairs and before going to his car, he went to the parking lot to the office. He burst through the door, and her landlord looked up, obviously surprised to see him. He jumped up from his desk. “Excuse me…what are you doing in here?” he asked, looking defensive.
Derek threw the eviction notice on his desk. “What’s this?” Derek asked.
Richard gave a smug smile. “That’s obvious, and it’s a crime for someone that’s not the intended recipient to remove those.” He started to reach for the phone. “I could call the cops.”
Derek rolled his eyes. “I paid you the money to cover her rent, so what’s your reason to evict her. You got what you want.”
The landlord shrugged. “I didn’t get everything I wanted, but that’s beside the point. I have a right to protect myself and in this case, I don’t feel that having Ms. Parker as a tenant is beneficial for my safety.”
Derek frowned, confused by Richard’s sly words. “What are you talking about? Beneficial for your safety?”
“She keeps friends that can’t seem to control their temper, and I can’t fear for my life 24/7.”
Derek got the gist of his words, but he couldn’t believe it was coming down to this. Richard was evicting Charity, and it was all his fault. “You’re
She snickered and ignored his question by lifting a hand up to his neck and pulling him back into another kiss. She wasn’t going to tell him anything about her weekend as they weren’t in a relationship and she didn’t owe him the truth, but she was going to let him do his part in making her feel better and right now…she felt no pain.
***
The moment the plane landed, Derek went to get his luggage. He grabbed his suitcase and then went to get his car. He headed towards her apartment. On the way, he called her again and this time, it rang four times before ending up with her voicemail. Again he left a message, pleading with her to call him back, but he didn’t expect her to take him up on it. He tossed his phone down in the passenger seat and zoomed through the Portland streets.
The music blared in his ear, so he could drown out his thoughts and hopefully not dwell on the thought of Charity. When he got to Buxton and wound around the streets, he eventually got to her street. He pulled into the parking lot of her apartment complex and parked outside of her building. He didn’t grab his phone and barely shut off his car as he got out of the vehicle. He hurried up the stairs but slowly came to halt when he reached her door.
“Eviction notice?” he asked, reading aloud. He pulled the letter off of her door and knocked loudly. “Charity?” he called out as he continued to knock. “Answer the door!” he hollered, knocking again.
“May I help you?”
He turned to find a girl, that looked barely older than a teenager standing in the corridor next to him. She gave him an inquisitive look. “Do you know Charity Parker?” he asked.
She nodded. “Yeah, you’re beating on her door, but why?” she asked, raising an eyebrow. She tilted her head, and a crooked smile appeared on her lips. “You’re Mayor Worthington,” she replied coolly. She held out her hand, but he just stared at it. He didn’t have time for formalities.
“Have you seen her?” he quickly interrupted.
She dropped her hand and scrunched up her nose. “Um…I think I saw her yesterday…no maybe that was two days ago. I’m sorry. I’ve been struggling with finals and frankly my mind hasn’t been what it’s used to. College is a lot harder than I thought it’d be. Frankly, this is my first semester, but it’s tough.” She continued to rant as he finally stopped her.
“If you see her, tell her I was looking for her,” he quickly stated, brushing past her.
“Ok. I will,” the girl quietly replied.
He headed down the stairs and before going to his car, he went to the parking lot to the office. He burst through the door, and her landlord looked up, obviously surprised to see him. He jumped up from his desk. “Excuse me…what are you doing in here?” he asked, looking defensive.
Derek threw the eviction notice on his desk. “What’s this?” Derek asked.
Richard gave a smug smile. “That’s obvious, and it’s a crime for someone that’s not the intended recipient to remove those.” He started to reach for the phone. “I could call the cops.”
Derek rolled his eyes. “I paid you the money to cover her rent, so what’s your reason to evict her. You got what you want.”
The landlord shrugged. “I didn’t get everything I wanted, but that’s beside the point. I have a right to protect myself and in this case, I don’t feel that having Ms. Parker as a tenant is beneficial for my safety.”
Derek frowned, confused by Richard’s sly words. “What are you talking about? Beneficial for your safety?”
“She keeps friends that can’t seem to control their temper, and I can’t fear for my life 24/7.”
Derek got the gist of his words, but he couldn’t believe it was coming down to this. Richard was evicting Charity, and it was all his fault. “You’re
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