if someone said they were a fan of cleaning , they had to be the biggest liar on the fucking planet. either that , or just downright insane. when marshall signed the lease for this new place , he didn't think he was going to have to do any more labor than just moving in his own personal belongings. of course there was going to be a catch when he was paying for a rather decent price on staying here , so it required some level of clean up & he is less enthused about the idea , especially after moving in everything on his own. thankfully , @gunbash had agreed to come over & help him with his cleaning problems , but the moment his friend had arrived to the scene , he seemed to have immediately regretted his decision once he saw the state of everything. ❝ sorry , wish i could , but i'm allergic , ❞ he says with a frown , his voice almost cracking , as if he was only teasing. even if it was just a tease , marshall was far too tired to handle it with his own usually sarcastic humor , so rather than question him further , he takes a nearby duster & shoves it right into his hand.
❝ allergic to what , manual labor ? ❞ marshall queries with an arched eyebrow. ❝ weren't you in the army ? you're supposed to be a tough guy or whatever. all i'm asking you to do is help me dust around here & you're already here so , you can start with the cobwebs in the corners. you're tall enough to reach those , right ? ❞ tall enough to reach , but also it meant that marshall didn't have to deal with it himself. god , did he hate spiders & he doesn't want to make a big spectacle of himself if one happened to emerge from the mess webs. ❝ i promise you , i'll make this all worth your while when you're done. pretty sure i have a bunch of wine i've been harboring in one of my boxes here. you're free to pick one to take home to you & mason if you want. i think that's a pretty fair deal , right ? ❞ it's not like he has any money he can offer. the perks of being a journalist . . . you're always low on cash.
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