“Everything looks good, but of course I’ll have to run a check. I should be able to let you know in the morning if you have the apartment.”
“That would be great. Thank you.”
“If you do, I’ll need the first month’s rent plus the processing fee.”
“No problem. Check or credit card?”
“Either, or, although a credit card is preferable, Mr. Corrigan, or can I call you Mitchel since I think you’ll be our newest tenant?”
“Please call me Eddie. I hate my first name. It was my grandfather’s and he and I didn’t see eye-to-eye on, well, anything when it came down to it.”
“Eddie it is then. I’ll talk with you tomorrow.”
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Eddie hoped he wasn’t pressing his luck by using his new credit card to pay for the apartment after signing the rental agreement. He didn’t think he was. After all, as he
