Mistletoe Memories (It's All About the Mistletoe Book 5)
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With a sigh, Ivy turned around and gave a rueful smile. “I actually interviewed with Eli Truman, personally.”
“Oooh, the oldest one. He always looks so suave in his business suits.”
“Oh, he looks just as handsome in person. That man is hands down the most good looking guy I have ever seen. He was wearing a suit that looked like it was molded to his frame and let me tell you,” Ivy pointed her finger at her roommate, “there is nothing about that man that says he sits behind a desk all day.” Ivy walked over and plopped on the couch, leaning back and closing her eyes as she imagined Eli Truman in her mind. When she had first seen him, she had been knocked speechless; sure she was seeing an apparition. No one should look that perfect. And then when they shook hands, Ivy felt like she had touched a live wire. He very obviously did not feel the same if his dismissal was anything to go by.
“His hair is so dark it looks black. The top strands had that blue glow in the sunlight and his eyes,” Ivy turned her head to grin at Heidi, who had sunk down beside her, “his eyes are this amazing grey tone. Cool and vivid against all that dark hair.”
Heidi sighed and put her hands to her chest. “Wow. They don’t make them like that anymore.”
Ivy sat up straight. “What?” She gave a confused grin. “You make him sound like he’s from another era.”
“He’s like ten years older than us, Ives. The guy is practically ancient.”
Ivy rolled her eyes. “That is so dumb. Ten years isn’t that big of a deal in the long run. Are you honestly telling me that if he asked you out you would say no because of a little gap in age?”
Heidi pursed her lips and tilted her head from side to side. “I don’t know. Don’t you think it would be awkward?”
Ivy shook her head. “Absolutely, not. What was awkward was the fact that he was a jerk through the whole interview.”
Heidi’s eyes shot wide open. “What?”
Ivy nodded. “Seriously. He has absolutely no sense of humor and was nearly scowling at me the whole time like I’d done something wrong. He even accused me of being too young to work there.”
Heidi gasped in appropriate outrage. “He did not.”
“He did.”
Heidi stood and walked into their small kitchen. “Well, someday you will be grateful you look so young when the rest of us are old and wrinkly.”
Ivy laughed and stood as well.
“That’s a total bummer that he’s a jerk though, although after his story, you really can’t blame him.”
Being a jerk is a choice. Ivy thought. Lots of us have bad things happen. Doesn’t mean we have to hate the world.
“Oh, by the way, you got some mail.” Heidi waved her hand toward a couple of envelopes on the table.
“Thanks,” Ivy murmured, grabbing them and heading to her room to change from her interview clothes. She ripped one open and pulled out the folded papers. Once she realized what it was, she sighed. “Another bill.”
Ivy added it to the ever growing pile of medical bills left from her mother’s illness and subsequent death. Although, it had been a year since her mother had passed away, Ivy was still working on paying what wasn’t covered by her insurance. Sometimes it feels like I’ll never get out of this hole.
She sat down on her bed. “Hopefully, I’ll get a job soon.”
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