“Mornin, roomie,” Angela smirked from her spot at the
circulation desk. “How was Christmas Eve?”
“Dead,” I answered. “Completely dead. We had one patient all
day.”
“Shut the fuck up,” Angela snorted. “Really? Hopefully, we’ll
have the same divine providence today. My parents are desperate to see me and
with this snow, it’ll take me FOREVER to get out to Wheaton.”
“When are you off?” I asked.
“Seven to four,” Angela answered. “Why don’t you come with
me for Christmas? I know that Charlie won’t do shit for you. My mom wouldn’t
mind an extra person at her table. She makes enough for a small country.”
“I don’t get off until seven,” I frowned. “Thanks, Ang.
Perhaps some other time.”
“Fine,” she said as she hugged me. “Oh, I got you a
Christmas present. Don’t try and say that it’s too much because I wanted to”
“Angela,” I frowned. “I didn’t get you anything.”
“You’re moving in with me and that’s all I can ask for,” she
said as she handed me a small bag. “Open it up!”
I smiled and tore into the bag. Inside was a green iPod
nano. “Angela…”
“Consider it a Christmas present and a welcome to my
apartment present,” she said as she hugged me, kissing my cheek. “I’ve already
loaded it up with some of my favorite songs, which I know you love.”
“Thank you,” I said as I hugged her back. “Once I get
settled in our place, I’ll cook you the best meal ever and yeah!”
“Can I get the best meal, too?” Edward quipped as he snuck
up to the circulation desk.
“You get cookies,” I teased. “Angela gets a full meal. She’s
opening up her home and she got me an iPod.”
“An iPod? Sweet gift, Ang,” Edward said as he swiped the
iPod from my hands. “Pretty decent music, too. You like this music, Bella?”
“Let me see,” I said as I flipped through the songs and I
nodded. “Angela and I have similar tastes in music. However, she’s more of a
jazzer. I’m partial to more classical music.”
“I’ll have to give you some CDs so you can load this up,” Edward smirked. “How
many gigabytes does this puppy have?”
“Eight gig,” Angela answered. “You can bring your music when
you help this one move! It’ll be so much fun! Ben’s off too and he’s willing to
offer his muscles.”
“Ang, Ben has no muscles,” I deadpanned. “And since when are
you pimping out your crush?”
“Um, since when he asked if I would be his girlfriend?”
Angela squealed. “We went out the night before last and he asked if I would be
his girlfriend.”
“That’s wonderful, Angela,” Edward smiled crookedly. “Ben’s
a good guy. He’s lucky to have you.”
Sweet chapter
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