Location: Gramercy Plaza Atp. 202<br/>Tag: Sarah Barkeley<br/><hr class="bbc-hr bbc-hr--3"/><br/><br/>Jaz and Sarah sat on the couch, drinking the cold soda’s and just getting to know each other a little. She knew she was jumping the gun a little here, but she felt like Sarah would be exactly the kind of roommate she was hoping for. She was smiling and animated, not the type she was going to have to hold a mirror under to check she was still breathing.<br/><br/>Jasmine had decided to ask for a little under half the rent from the friendly woman and watched her face, looking for signs that meeting the asked for price might be a problem. So far though, she hadn’t seen anything that might hint Sarah wasn’t being honest and straightforward with her.<br/><br/>Smiling and relaxing back into the sofa, Jasmine let out a sigh of relief and decided to be honest. “You are actually a bit of a lifesaver Sarah...your timing is perfect. When  moved in a few months back I knew I couldn’t cover all the expenses myself, well I can eat, or pay rent but not both. But I love the apartment so much I couldn’t let it go, and looking at you, I think you feel the same way,” feeling a little reckless, she leaned forward and placed her empty glass on the coffee table and continued “If you can accept everything we discussed with rent payments….” clearing her throat, suddenly a little nervous. “Well, if you like...well, I think we could give sharing the place a go? You could move in whenever you like, the room is empty as you seen, so ready to move in...I don’t know if you have other furniture or things that you will be having shipped or ...are you maybe buying new things? Well, no matter...the couch is a pullout, so if you don’t have anything yet, I don’t mind you crashing on it until you find what you need.”<br/><br/>Standing up and walking over to the huge window and looking out onto the balcony, Jaz lifted her shoulders in a shrug, took a deep breath and gave her final sales pitch, “Truth is, the sooner I find a roommate the better, and I think we could make this work,” she laughed and blushed slightly “and after some of the applicants I’ve heard from...and seen...you are more than welcome if you are interested.”