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“Better not! The Pinnacle’s payingone of his fake skater s onto the end of the bed “Did you eat? I’”

“Me too I mean, no, I didn’t eat”

“Pizza? They’ll deliver it to the side of the hotel Takes too long to bring it all the way back here I’ll get it” He was already tapping his phone “They’re fast”

“Perfect Can I grab a shower? I’ me with this bus stink all over me”

“Is that what that was?” He wrinkled his nose “I wasn’t going to say anything, but…”

I picked up a plaid throw cushion froainst the front wall of the cabin and threw it at him “Shut up”

The bathroom was to the left of the festive bed It was a decent size and tiled in sierly stripped off and stayed under the powerful streah that the mirror steamed over completely

With one of the white towels slung around my waist, I opened the door and poked ulp of cool air Etienne was gone, presurowled at the thought, and I padded barefoot to the kitchen to poke around

Aside fros, and various vegetables, there wasn’t much I remembered the candy cane and fished it out of my coat pocket Still damp, I sat on the end of the bed and peeled the crinkly wrapper

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It was Christetables unless they were roasted in butter Well, I’d make an exception for the pineapple and etable No, they had to be a fruit

I shivered in the whoosh of cold air as Etienne returned Candy cane in my mouth, I blinked up at him in the doorway Goosebu out the candy cane, I frowned

“Dude, it’s freezing! Close the door!”

Etienne jolted and slaainst the heavy wood He was still staring atthe pizza box

“Hey, pineapple’s a fruit, right? Not a vegetable?” I licked across the rounded top of the candy cane