Cisco smiled as he led the man up to his apartment, unlocking the door and pushing it open to reveal an absolute mess. There were hoodies draped over almost every chair, and empty take out containers were stacked amongst a leaning tower of pizza boxes against the wall. “Wow, I almost forgot how messy it was. I’m really sorry. I have a prototype of a earpiece that I was working on a while back. Waiting on patents and whatnot. Make yourself at home, I’ll be right back.”
Hartley nodded, quite out of breath from the walk. He made his way to the couch, wrinkling his nose as he stepped over mounds of clothes and trash and daintily sat down at the edge of the couch, looking quite out of place. Hartley couldn’t help but notice that among the carnage there was a few female articles of clothing and a bra was hanging from the arm of a chair. Hartley felt a pang of righteous jealousy that Cisco had a woman that he was sexually active with considering that Hartley had assumed and hoped that Cisco was still the virginal nerd that he had known. When Cisco returned, Hartley had a different more hardened expression, looking quite indignant. “So, little Cisco grew up, huh?”
“What? Oh.” He said, the bra catching his eye. “No! My half sister. She stays here sometimes, and just as messy as me. Guess it runs in the family.” He smiled as he stood before Hartley. Cisco held out hs hands to reveal a set of jet black ear pieces. “They are very similar to your old earpieces. Just a temporary fix until I can make you some new ones that are permanent.”
