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“You and Flynn are dating! I am so excited!” Mrs. Abernathy rushed out of her apartment and into the hallway. She was wearing classy appliquéd blue jeans and a floral top. Her jewelry was gold and shiny, and her nails perfectly manicured. “Did the books help? Tell me the books helped. I believe that romance novels are magical. They bring people together.”
Rightly sensing this wasn’t a topic for him, Simon grumbled something about women that was likely sexist before hustling down the hall to ruin someone else’s day.
“I enjoyed the books,” Sabrina told Mrs. Abernathy. She didn’t know if they’d helped but they definitely hadn’t hurt.
“I knew you two would be good together. Every time you insisted that you and Flynn were just friends, I doubted it in my heart of hearts.” She put her hand to the gold chain around her neck, and her fingers closed around the diamond dangling there. “My Reginald, when he was alive, was the most romantic man. Tell me your Flynn is romantic.”
Sabrina’s cheeks warmed when she thought about what they’d done together last night. Surely there was a PG-rated nugget she could share with her romance-loving neighbor.
“Well...he woke me up this morning by tickling me with a paintbrush. And he also went out and bought coffee and croissants for breakfast.” She checked the hallway for Simon once more, but he’d already gone. She lowered her voice anyway when she continued. “And he called Simon and demanded he fix my plumbing issue.”
“That’s very romantic.” Mrs. Abernathy’s smile faded. “Except for the plumbing situation. Is that still going on?” She checked the hallway, too, before whispering, “I don’t like that man.”
“I don’t think anyone likes that man.” Sabrina wished her neighbor a good day before turning for the elevator.
As the doors swished shut, Mrs. Abernathy called, “Are you staying with Flynn, then?”
In the closing gap between the elevator doors, Sabrina smiled. “Yes. Yes, I am.”
