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“Are any of these incidents violent?”
“Depends on your definition of violent No one’s been hurt, but rattling beds and tugs on clothing can be quiet disco So I don’t think they’d call their interactions peaceful” Maureen’s lips twitched up, and he chuckled Derinned and peered at him
“I could see how that’d be true, Maureen,” Demi said
“Okay, you two are all checked in I’ll escort you to the room now” Maureen walked from behind the counter and led them over to a steep set of stairs with a polished wood hand railing “This banister is actually an original that’s been restored and kept up over all these years” Maureen ran her hands over the shiny surface, and Pierce followed her exa this had been around They wound around a corner, passing the first level and onto the second, where Maureen took a left
“This is one ofand very romantic” Maureen came to a stop in front of a heavy wooden door, removed a key from her coat pocket, and placed the clunky black key into the hole She pushed the door open Soft blue walls and aover the four-poster’s canopy caught his attention first A brilliant yellow coverlet with pink roses covered the wide expanse of the bed The bed was so monstrous, a petite person would need a footstool to climb into it Drapery of the same material decorated the top portion of thedirectly in front of them
“Is there anything else I can get you other than this?” Maureen handed over the key
“No, thank you for being so helpful,” Pierce said
“Will you be working tomorrow?” Demi asked
“I will,” Maureen said
“Wonderful! Do you s?” Demi said
“Not at all I’ forward to it” Maureen s Please enjoy your stay” She stepped away, closing the door behind her
“This is beautiful,” Deers over the white triany desk sat in the corner with a laainst the wall, across from the foot of the bed
“Yes, it is A little feminine for my taste”
De from this era would be Back then all of the frills were for the lady and to show status” She walked the rooers over the furniture before she came to a stop in front of the“Do you want to take a shohile I poke around? I’ to use an EMF meter for the first time”
“No, that sounds great” He placed her bag on the bed and headed toward the small bathroom he knew had to be an addition The claw-foot bathtub with the attached showerhistorically accurate while adding enough modern creature comforts As he stripped down, the scent of roses filled the air He glanced around at the s on the counter Perhaps they’d sprayed the room with air freshener earlier Hope rose inside hi to be a success I can feel it