Friends and Alibis

The next morning I was woken up by the shrill sound of my alarm clock that was sounding through my still quite empty apartment. I drowsily reached for my night stand and turned it off.

It was my first day of work and I was dreading to get up. Not that I didn't want to go to my job. I was more than stoked because it would be my first stable income in years. It was that I had to get up early. Way too early for my liking, so now I was lying in my bed at half past six, my face flush against my pillow without the strength to open my eyes just another bit.

The fact that I had been talking to Katelyn until way past midnight didn't help in any way either but I needed someone to talk to and I missed her endlessly. I was just glad that I would see her again soon, I just wasn't used to not seeing her face at all, even if it had been only a week.

After another ten minutes of silently sulking into my pillow I decided to get up, so I wouldn't look like I completely overslept on my first day.

After a shower I started to pick out my whole outfit, put on make-up and curled my long brown hair.

I was ready just soon enough to still have a little time for breakfast but as soon as I was swallowing the last bit of my orange juice, I was hurrying out of my apartment towards my car.

I was just glad that the office I would be working in wasn't that far away from my apartment. If it were, I probably wouldn't have found it.

As soon as I entered the building I was greeted by a tall man with blond hair, blue eyes and tan; your typical surfer boy; without swim wear. But I wouldn't've minded seeing what was underneath, too. Sue me. He looked like he was in his late twenties or early thirties.

"May ...?" He started with a frown, looking down at his clipboard.

"Collins." I completed with a shy smile.

"Right, so I'll go with May, any problems with that?" He asked.

"Nope." I answered with a smile.

"Good. I'm Dylan Holmes. But just call me Dylan. We're all on first-name terms here." He told me with a grin. "I'll show you around for today, if that's okay with you?"

"Sure." If each one of my co-workers was as nice as Dylan, I was sure that I'd like it here.

"So since it's your first day I'll just introduce you to everyone you need to know and show you how things are working here. I guess you'll be free to go around lunch time but we usually have lunch together, so you might want to stay to get to know everyone better." He told me while we were walking down a hallway and entered an elevator.

"Alright, I'm fine with that." I said with a chuckle. My first day and I had already half a day off, I could get used to that.

After Dylan introduced me to my closest co-workers Alexis, Joe (who were incidentally the cutest couple I had ever seen) and Thomas, who were all just as nice as Dylan, he showed me what I would have to do in my job and I was relieved to know that it was almost the same as before, just that I was given assignments and couldn't pick them out myself.

We were all sitting together in some kind of back room while we had Thai food for lunch and were chatting happily with each other. Okay; Dylan, Thomas and I were chatting while Joe and Alexis were busy trying to suck each other's face off in front of everyone else.

"Oh god, I love Thai food." I said with a silent moan.

"Yeah we heard that." Thomas chuckled while I shot him a mock scowl.

"So, anyway..." Dylan piped in while standing up. "I'll leave you to the things that make you moan. All of you." He chuckled and looked at Joe and Alexis who were still too busy to notice anything.


"Yeah, I'm coming with you, I've got lots to do." Thomas said and walked out the door before Dylan.

"See you tomorrow, May." Dylan shot me a grin and before I could reply he was out of the door, too.

I looked after them just long enough to see Dylan smack Thomas' ass who jumped at the sudden contact but laughed nevertheless.

"Are they...?" I turned back to Joe and Alexis who were trying to hold in their laughter.

"We honestly don't know." Joe laughed and shrugged. "But Dylan's relationships never last long, so I don't think he would risk it with Thomas."

"Why don't they last long?" I asked, intrigued.

"Apparently Dylan's a little rough in the bedroom." Alexis said and burst out laughing along with Joe.

"What, sweet, little Dylan can be rough?" I asked laughing but still in disbelief.

"Yeah, one time he-" Alexis struggled to tell her story because she was laughing so hard but she was cut off by my phone ringing.

"Just a second." I told them, holding up my index finger. "Yes, Matty dear?" I teased.

"Really funny, May." He chuckled. "Are you free?"

"Actually, yes. Why, what's wrong?" I asked.

"Good. And ... your wardrobe."

"What's wrong with my wardrobe? I think my wardrobe’s fine." I frowned, now utterly confused. What would he know about my wardrobe.

"Everything."

I scoffed. "Wow, thank you." I replied sarcastically.

"Look, you're still in, aren't you?" He asked.

"Of course I am." I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Good, now what kind of clothes is Amelia always wearing?"

"I don't know... Dresses, skirts, things that show much cleavage and ass..?" I guessed.

"Exactly." Matt said and in that moment I knew what he wanted.

"Matt, no. No chance of me putting on something of her division."

"No way out for you. I'm sending Jimmy and Brian over and they'll take you shopping."

"Seriously? Brian and Jimmy? I'll look like a hooker." I laughed uneasily but Matt laughed along. "That's the goal, isn't it?" I asked with a grimace.

"More or less, yes." Matt answered and I could tell he was nodding although I couldn't see him.

"Okay, I'll do it..." I said slowly.

"On what condition?" Matt asked.

"You know me too well." I laughed. "They're paying."

"I'll tell them." He laughed. "Bye, see you later."

"Yeah, bye."

"Here for a week and the guys already on their knees." Joe said and clicked his tongue.

"Oh shut up, they use me for their own needs." I answered smirking.

"Anyway, much fun and luck shopping with two guys." Alexis said as the couple stood up.

"You have my deepest condolences." Joe chuckled before they both left.

Oh god, what did I agree on?

Notes

don't you all just looooooooove fillers? *sigh*
anyway, sorry for the (really late) delay, thing's are pretty busy 'round here at the moment with studying, looking for an apartment etc etc etc
hope you enjoy anyway :)