Thursday, December 7, 2017

'Til Death Do Us Part - Part 51 (finale)

The four friends hobbled out of the taxi cab, into the parking lot of the hotel. Shirley Sue quietly sang to herself as the party massed together a pile of cash and handed it to the taxi driver, who thanked them and drove off. The cool night air bit at Roger’s fingertips, but that sensation was quickly replaced as Sarah’s hand connected with his. Sarah smiled and leaned in against him as they walked toward the building.

The four hurried through the doors and into the lobby of the Chester Inn. Charles looked up from the book he was reading and greeted them.

“I trust you had a good evening,” he said with a grin.

“We did,” Roger heard himself say through the cacophony of his friends’ responses.

Charles bid them a good evening as they walked toward the elevator. As they stood waiting for the elevator, Roger glanced back at the lobby and watched as Charles locked up the front doors of the hotel for the night. The soft tone of the elevator chimed out as the elevator doors opened and the four of them entered the narrow room. The ‘3’ lit up as Shirley Sue’s finger tapped the button. Moments later they were stepping off the elevator onto their floor.

Shirley Sue held tight to Buck’s arm as they laughed and giggled between themselves while they ambled their way to their room. Buck pulled out their key-card and led Shirley Sue into their suite, leaving Roger and Sarah alone to traverse the last few doors.

Sarah paused at her door and turned to face Roger. “Looks like it’s my stop.”

“Ya,” Roger said, unable to hide the tone of disappointment which crept through his voice.

The pair stood for a moment, their hands still intertwined. Roger reached a hand up and caressed Sarah’s face with his thumb. His heart raced as he tilted his head and closed his eyes. A wave of electricity washed over him as his lips connected with hers. Sarah’s fingernails sent a chill down his spine as she combed them across his scalp.

Sarah drew her head back from Roger’s, her arms now draped around the back of his neck. “See you tomorrow?” she asked.

Roger nodded. He watched as Sarah slipped into her room. Like the sun falling behind the hillside, she watched him until the door had finally eclipsed his face. Roger stood dumbfounded for a moment, awash in a mix of excitement and exhaustion. Finally, after what seemed like forever, he turned toward his room and slid his key-card into its slot.


Roger floated to his bed and climbed underneath the sheets. He replayed the last few moments over in his head, reliving that sweet memory as it lulled him to sleep. A single thought popped into his head as sleep overtook him, that their adventure here in Chester hadn’t been that bad after all.

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