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When the tour ended, we piled off the bus, back onto the sidewalk Shayla and I both stared down at hi at all?"

"Not really," he uely fain relation to lum as the weather as we returned to the hotel I’d really been hoping to avoid going near IBSI’s headquarters Even with Shayla here, it felt like teht have no choice now

As we neared the elevators, Shayla said, "I’ again, too"

"How are you feeling, by the way?" I asked Josh, as we made our way toward the restaurant at the back of the hotel

"Still have stoes," he mumbled

As we took a seat and ordered, I didn’t have much of an appetite I just picked at some pasta and salad Josh was able to down half a s, which was at least some comfort But it still worried o

Shayla tucked into a full-blown ru away her plate "Makes ht"

Returning to the elevators andour way back upstairs, I asked the witch the inevitable question "So nohat? Tomorroe need to approach the IBSI to see if that area could be riic us to the outskirts"

I glanced at Josh, who looked just as unenthusiastic about the idea

"I’ the door to her room "As for you two… it’s better if you stay in your room but, since it’s still early, if you want to wander around the hotel a bit, I guess that’s okay Just don’t leave it, obviously, and try not to bump into anyone"

With that, she entered her room and shut the door

I walked around Josh’s chair to face hi a bit, or I guess return to the roohed doith the disappointged "Don’t ested, "Then let’s explore a little first"

I returned to the elevators and weeach floor, all of which looked basically identical Justthe occasional staff uest--until we reached the top floor, the ninth floor of the building where we discovered a gyhtened instantly Cool They were both eyht now Ipool They slid open auto us inside We entered, a rush of war e, ee of the pool to dip ht of it, I really felt like a swim Josh seemed to have already read my mind as he watched ested "I’ll watch"

I felt a bit guilty at the thought of leaving him at the side while I enjoyed a luxurious swio ahead The only thing was… I didn’t have a swimsuit with me

I returned to Josh’s chair and pushed hi him outside while I entered to see if I could find any swimsuits There were many items inside courtesy of the hotel--bath robes, towels, shampoo, an array of soaps, and even perfuuessed that meant I would have to swier of the hotel would like that, but I also doubted anybody would bother to stop h the CCTV cameras

So I stripped off my clothes and bundled them into a locker Then I wrapped a robe aroundpatiently where I’d left hie of the pool, keeping the robe tightly wrapped around s into the water Then I quickly slipped off the robe and slid inside before Josh could see toothan a bikini

The water really was deliciously war a bubbling effect like in a jacuzzi I swa the jets of waterthis would be for Josh

I looked up at hi me "Hey, Josh, why don’t you join ht?"

"No Come in I promise I won’t let you drown"

When he was still reluctant, I pressed, "Come on Be a sport… It would make me happy if you joined me" And I know you’d like it in here too, if you just trusted me