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They stopped in front of apartment 213. The super pushed the door open and coughed slightly as he stepped into the room. Gonzo hadn’t even taken a step and he could already see the disgusting carpet. He hadn’t been far off in his guess. It was more of a mustardy puke color rather than snot, but equally disgusting.
Following Bailey into the room, he pulled up short when the smell punched him in the face. Bailey’s head snapped back a second before she retched, then slapped her hand over her mouth. “Oh, my god what is that?” She plugged her nose. “It smells like death. But not like good death.”
“Good death?” he asked. What the fuck was good death?
Bailey’s mouth gaped like a fish as she tried to suck air into her mouth. It was like the stench sucked out the oxygen from the room, making it hard to get air. Fuck, the smell was so bad he could taste it. What was that?
Bailey flapped her hand in front of her face. “God, it’s like decomposing smelly feet doused in parmesan cheese and cat piss.”
That was a pretty accurate description.
She tilted her head back, then retched again. “Nope, I can’t.” She covered her mouth and bolted for the front door.
Gonzo walked to the door, turned and blocked the super from leaving. “We’re gonna need that deposit back.”
The man narrowed his eyes and sneered. “No, she agreed to live here. If she wants to back out, that’s her choice, but she’s not getting the deposit back.”
Gonzo stepped into the other man and took a great deal of pleasure in watching him back away. “We both know that ad you placed was a load of shit. That’s false advertising and there’s not a court in the world that would honor that bullshit.” He let his derision for the little weasel show on his face. “And when my lawyer gets done with you, this place will look like a luxury condo compared to what you’ll be able to afford if you don’t give her back her money.”
“You can’t sue me.”
“Watch me.” Gonzo stared at the other man. He crossed his arms over his chest and continued to block the other man from leaving the apartment. Finally, the guy sighed.
“Fine, follow me back to my office and I’ll transfer her the money back.”
Gonzo grunted in acknowledgement and stepped out of the room. He sucked in a breath of air but couldn’t smell anything but the apartment. Great, that stench now lived in his nose. Like when you got puke on yourself and that’s all you could smell. He turned to Bailey. “He’s gonna give you your deposit back.”
The super pushed past them and stormed down the hallway. Bailey eyed the apartment and chewed nervously on her bottom lip. “I don’t have a lot of options, Gonz, I gotta live somewhere.”
“Well, it sure as fuck isn’t going to be here. Let’s get your deposit and we’ll figure it out.”
