Page 14 of Up All Night
"Yeah?Is she your boss?"
Her eyes are so green it's mesmerizing."Not exactly.But she is a senior agent here, so I know not to mess with her."
"How long have you been here?"
"Almost six months."
"Where did you come from?"
She chuckles."Are you interested in Diesel Street or my resume?"
"Sorry."I shake my head."I don't mean to be nosy.I was just trying to make conversation.It's sort of in my blood."
"It's in mine, too, but I know the difference between asking the right questions and not."She scrolls through, sloughing off my blunder."I took a course once.It was really enlightening.It's helped me to gauge a person's limits on what they'll reveal in conversation and what they won't."
"Sounds interesting.I guess most of the people that I'm around with will talk about anything, as long as it's about themselves.You'd be amazed how self-involved rich people are, actually."
"I deal with a lot of people that earn more than seven figures, too, but it's the same idea.It's more about reading people properly.Here's the parcel on Diesel Street."
I scooch over and take a look as she turns the laptop in my direction.The land specs are there, so I give them a gloss over."Looks perfect.When will we know when it's up for grabs?"
With an exhale, she replies."That is for Lucy to know.I'm guessing that if she's got me showing it to you, that it's coming soon.Lucy doesn't waste anyone's time."
I'm curious, as I watch her eyes and lips move."What property are you dying to sell right now and why?"
From her voice, she seems intrigued that I would ask."That's an odd question."
"It is.But most of the time when I'm in town and in between meetings, Lucy takes me to see places that are on her chopping block.And since most of the other realtors in this place are assholes, and I'd never dare to ask them, I thought that I would ask you."
She tilts her head."You know, you're not faring so well here."
"How's that?"
"You're nosy, too talkative, and you just insulted my colleagues."
I smirk."Tell me you don't agree about these stuffed sweaters that work here.Why do you think I only deal with Lucy, hm?And why do you think that this is the first time I'm meeting you?Because Lucy knows that I don't like anyone else here, and she keeps that to herself."
"My fellow workmates are not assholes, I'll have you know, Mr.Lawson."
"Oh, not on a first name basis yet, huh."I cluck my tongue."So, I guess that asking you to take me to Diesel Street or to the property you feel you're least likely to sell is out of the question."
"And now you're cocky."
I exhale sharply."Fine."My neck cranes over so I can see where Lucy is.She's standing in the hub area, fully into a conversation with this dude wearing a Tilley hat."I guess I'll just cut my losses here, seeing as it appears as though I've lost Lucy.I'm going to lunch."
As I push the seat back to where it belongs, she closes the lid on the laptop."Alright.Since I want to stay in Lucy's good books, I'll take you to Diesel Street, okay?"
I raise my hands as I rise."Look, don't do me any favors."
"It's not a favor.Like I said, I don't want to get on Lucy's bad side."
"So, suck up to me?That's rich."
"Hey, it's up to you.You can go to lunch alone, or I can take you to Diesel Street so you can get a leg up, and then, if it all works out, I can take you to this, shall I say, odd place that I'm trying to get off my docket."
I'm intrigued."Take me to the place first and you've got a deal."
"Why?"
