Chapter
two hundred and fifty six:
Becky
had taken a hot bath.
She
had wanted to relax, but shortly after she sunk into the steaming hot water,
Zac was banging on the door to hurry her along.
She
had planned to spend the few moments alone to call and find out about Christy,
but her cell had been lost in the fire and Isaac’s was off.
She
couldn’t even comprehend the idea of everything that had been lost in the fire.
On
the way to the hotel, Becky, Jen, Luke, Zac and the body guard had made a quick
detour to Wal-Mart, only to pick up the necessities, to get enough clothes for
the next couple of days. She and Jen had picked out clothes they could share if
necessary, multiple pieces that they could mix and match. They had picked out a
few things they thought Christy would like as well.
Finally,
Becky climbed out of the tub and pulled on her new pair of pajamas, slipped her
feet into her new slippers and walked out into the small hotel room, where Zac
immediately stood from his chair.
The
hotel wasn’t nearly as extravagant as the others, it was two separate rooms,
but the bedroom was smaller than most, with just a bed, two nightstands, and a
small closet in it. The first room was a multipurpose room, with a tiny sink
and fridge in it. There were two plush arm chairs around a small circular
table, a television and a loveseat which was an awful shade of sea-foam green
and was stiff as a board to sit on. Every other room was the same, with the
exception of a tea kettle that Luke had specifically requested for Jen in their
room. Even the incredibly ugly art piece above the bed was the same.
He
put his arms around her, hugging her tightly.
Becky
didn’t want to be babied, but she was grateful for the hug and wasn’t going to
turn it down.
“Isaac
called.” He admitted, holding her tightly.
“Oh
my god, is-“
“The
baby is fine. Christy is fine.” He said immediately, not letting her pull away
from his embrace. “They’re on their way here. I’ve got to take you to Jen’s
room, we’re going to talk.”
“We?”
“I
mean us, Luke, my brothers, and Jimmy.” Zac clarified. “You girls should all be
in one room.”
“Okay.”
Becky nodded.
He
hugged her tighter for a brief moment, before releasing her and taking her hand
tightly in his.
She
found it cute that he was being so protective of her now. She followed him
across the hall. He knocked softly, and the door opened and
“Luke
back yet?” Zac asked.
“No,
he’s gone down to use the shower in the gym. The hotel opened the showers in
the swimming pool and gym locker rooms for the people from the other hotel.”
Jimmy clarified, opening the door wider so Becky could pass.
She
promptly climbed into the king sized bed in the dark room with Jen, but
continued to listen to the conversation, barely audible over the television.
Jen was clearly listening too.
“Okay,”
Zac was saying. “We’re going to have a meeting to decide what to do here, Ike
is on his way back.”
“Alright.”
Becky
and Jen exchanged glances under the light of the television. “Christy and the
baby are fine.”
“I
heard.” Jen replied, then wrapped her arms around
Becky in a loose embrace. “I’m so relieved.”
“Me
too…” Becky paused. “What do you think they’re talking about?”
“Us.” Jen replied.
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