Alfie smiled at that. Maybe it wasn't true, but just hearing that Laney didn't hate him sort of put him at ease. Some small part of him had surely believed he had done something stupid, which had led to her dumping him. He was glad to put those suspicions to rest, at least for the moment. "Thanks, Natalie," he said. Having this conversation had oddly put Alfie in a better mood, and it had little to do with the fact that she was a smokin' hot babe.
"I do want this job," he said with a nod. "And maybe I'll see you around more if I do get it."