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“Where is everyone?” I asked

Vaughn hopped from his side and walked around to let me out of the car

“Must still be in traffic,” he suggested

I followed him inside The door creaked as he opened it But the house was full of charm I loved it The weathered beaeous

“Wait here,” he directed “I’ll check us in”

I stood by the door as he exchanged information with the man behind the desk and received the key

“We’re ready” He dangled it in front of s?”

“I can help you”

He shook me off “No Go on up I’ll be there in a minute There isn’t much to carry”

I reluctantly turned fro up the staircase that extended from the center of the foyer

It felt good to stretch s Our room was at the end of the hall on the second floor I turned the key in the lock There was a monstrous four-poster bed Across fro I walked toward it, feeling the gentle waves of heat floating in the air

The flarate I wondered if Vaughn had called ahead to ements

It was easy to feel as if we had escaped the city and all the coht be for only a weekend, but I could pretend Vaughn had rescuedwe had to worry about was each other

A few minutes later I heard the handle click as he pushed it open, dragging the suitcases with him

“Letfrom him I hadn’t over packed, but I wanted to ht need