Smolder Lane: Road Trip VI
*Sequel to Smolder Lane: Las Vegas. The eight friends head on an adventure across the country.*
Last chapter can be found here (if you need a refresher): http://evelyngrace87.livejournal.com/48337.html
They all stare at the door as Taylor opens it.
“What if Chris called for back up?” Jlyn whispers to Evie.
“Jlyn…” Evie rolls her eyes.
“I swear he is in the mob or something…” Jlyn responds.
“Really?” Evie scoffs.
“Think about it…kidnapping doesn’t bother him. Our strong bruiting husbands make him laugh…” Jlyn tells her.
“Holy shit, he might be!” Evie’s eyes go wide.
“Room service!” Taylor smiles at them.
“We apologize for the power outage. We have some complimentary champagne and strawberries,” the waiter wheels in the cart.
“More champagne! I like this place,” Taylor shouts excitedly.
“We may need to cut him off,” LOTSLove looks at her husband.
“I am sure if someone threw him a bone…,” Craig laughs.
“So, what shall we play?” Chris smiles.
“Well, look at the time…10pm. Past my bed time…” Brendan fakes a yawn.
“Oh no, Fraser. We still have not discovered who will get the bed,” Rob tells him.
“The bed?” Chris laughs.
“Yes. Only one of the couples or Taylor can have the bed,” Rob explains.
“Taylor and his bottle of lotion,” Evie mumbles.
“Evelyn Grace!” LOTSLove chucks a strawberry at her.
“What?” Evie smiles.
“If that even happens, I will jump out that window,” Jlyn tells Evie.
“Alright,” Orlando says. “Let’s make this easy and draw straws. But in this case, whoever gets the short straw wins!”
“Easy enough,” Caroline agrees. Orlando walks to the kitchen and finds enough straws. He cuts one and shuffles them around. He goes to Jlyn first. “Pick a straw!”
“Well here goes nothing…” Jlyn picks a straw and frowns when she sees it is not the short straw. Orlando makes his way around the table until he, Craig, and Taylor are left. “This was rigged!” Jlyn tosses her straw on the table.
“It is alright, babe, we can cuddle on the floor too,” Rob gives her a smolder.
“Please be Craig…Please be Craig…” LOTSLove prays. She holds her breathe as Craig pulls the straw. LOTSLove squeals with delight as he pulls the cut straw. She runs and hugs her husband.
“Poohy,” Taylor frowns.
“Well that was certainly interesting,” Chris stands. “I will bid you all good night.”
“Leaving so soon?” Brendan acts sarcastically as they all get up.
“Good night, Evelyn,” Chris squeezes her hand.
“Good night,” Evie tells him as she feels a piece of paper he left in her hand. She quickly shoves it in her pocket as Chris shuts the door.
“Alright! Let’s starting making our beds,” Orlando starts passing out pillows and blankets as Jlyn sighs.
***
They settle in on the floor, minus Craig and LOTSLove. Jlyn has ensured Taylor is the farthest from her and she curls up next to Rob.
“Everyone good? Lights out!” Orlando turns out the lights and crawls in next to Caroline.
“Good night lowly floor dwellers!” LOTSLove giggles.
“Can it, sister, or I throw a pillow at you!” Evie mumbles.
“Will someone tell me a bed time story?” Taylor asks in the dark.
“He cannot be serious!” Jlyn huffs.
“Once upon a time eight people really wanted to go to sleep so they could get up in the morning. Then this dude started yakking and they told him to stop. So he did and they all went to sleep. The end,” Caroline told him.
“Best story I ever heard,” Craig laughs.
“I have to pee,” Taylor tells them.
“For the love of all things holy…”Jlyn growls.
“I just want to sleep,” Evie mumbles on Brendan’s chest. Taylor gets up and makes his way across the piles of couples on the floor. On his way back, he trips, falling on Rob and Jlyn.
“Aw hell no!” Jlyn screams.
“Taylor! Seriously!” Rob helps him up as the others laugh.
“Not funny!” Jlyn huffs.
“Sorry!” Taylor crawls under his blanket.
“Good night everyone,” LOTSLove murmurs sleepily. She hears a few responses as everyone begins to fall asleep. Jlyn is about to fall asleep when she keeps hearing Taylor move around at the other end of the room. It stops for a moment and the rustling begins again.
“I really hope he isn’t...”Jlyn whispers to Rob.
“He wouldn’t…would he?” Rob responds.
“Do you know where the bottle of lotion is?” Evie chimes in.
“Taylor!” Rob’s voice booms. “What are you doing?! Stop!”
“Sorry…getting comfortable,” Taylor responds. Finally, silence engulfs the room as they drift off to sleep.
***
The morning comes and they quickly pack so they can get back on the road. Evie and Caroline are the last to finish and meet the others in the breakfast room.
“I hope the van is not full!” Evie laughs.
“Plenty of room! Rob and Jlyn went out there a few minutes ago to put their stuff in,” Orlando tells them. Caroline and Evie make their way across the parking lot to the giant van.
“What’s wrong with the van? The windows looked fogged up,” Carolone frowns.
“Maybe it is from the morning dew,” Evie offers. She unlocks the door and opens it. Her and Caroline both scream as they discover Rob buttoning his pants and Jlyn blanching at the sight of them, buttoning her shirt. Evie and Caroline cover their eyes and scream again.
“What are you doing!” Evie asks.
“Do you really want us to answer that?” Jlyn laughs.
“I think I am scarred for life,” Caroline says.
“You did not see anything!” Jlyn responds.
“Sorry ladies,” Rob laughs and they feel him walk by. “I will see you all inside.”
“We he has already seen your inside this morning…” Evie giggles.
“Hey!” Jlyn gives her a smack on the arm. Evie and Caroline open their eyes.
“Were you wearing the Edward Cullen underwear?” Evie starts laughing.
“What! No!” Jlyn blushes.
“You so were…” Caroline laughs.
“Shut up and put your bags in the car,” Jlyn huffs.
***
Jly, Evie, and Caroline make their way back to the breakfast table.
“You ladies alright?” Brendan asks.
“Maybe with time I can unsee some things,” Caroline says.
“And you two are sitting on those seats in the van from now on,” Evie adds.
“Totally worth it,” Jlyn smiles.
“So where are we off to now?” LOTSLove asks.
“You are just going to have to get in the van and find out,” Craig smiles at her.
“Then what are we wating for!” LOTSLove stands up.
“Breakfast…we are waiting on breakfast…” Evie tells her.
“Oh yeah…” LOTSLove blushes and sits back down. The others laugh at their excited friend and wait for breakfast.
***
The nine travelers get back into the van and hit the highway.
“I have a surpsie!” Taylor suddenly announces.
“Oh no…” Jlyn frowns.
“Our next stop….we will be seeing a play!” He tells them.
“We are?” Rob raises an eyebrow.
“Yep! And guess who is in it?” Taylor asks.
“Dear spirits, no…” Evie grimaces.
“Me!” Taylor throws his hands up.
“Is there any alcohol in this car?” Jlyn asks.
“What is the name of this play?” Caroline asks.
“It is a surprise!” Taylor tells them.
“I have a bad feeling about this…” Evie looks at Jlyn. Too bad Evie did not have a bad feeling about the car that was following them….
***
Last chapter can be found here (if you need a refresher): http://evelyngrace87.livejournal.com/48337.html
They all stare at the door as Taylor opens it.
“What if Chris called for back up?” Jlyn whispers to Evie.
“Jlyn…” Evie rolls her eyes.
“I swear he is in the mob or something…” Jlyn responds.
“Really?” Evie scoffs.
“Think about it…kidnapping doesn’t bother him. Our strong bruiting husbands make him laugh…” Jlyn tells her.
“Holy shit, he might be!” Evie’s eyes go wide.
“Room service!” Taylor smiles at them.
“We apologize for the power outage. We have some complimentary champagne and strawberries,” the waiter wheels in the cart.
“More champagne! I like this place,” Taylor shouts excitedly.
“We may need to cut him off,” LOTSLove looks at her husband.
“I am sure if someone threw him a bone…,” Craig laughs.
“So, what shall we play?” Chris smiles.
“Well, look at the time…10pm. Past my bed time…” Brendan fakes a yawn.
“Oh no, Fraser. We still have not discovered who will get the bed,” Rob tells him.
“The bed?” Chris laughs.
“Yes. Only one of the couples or Taylor can have the bed,” Rob explains.
“Taylor and his bottle of lotion,” Evie mumbles.
“Evelyn Grace!” LOTSLove chucks a strawberry at her.
“What?” Evie smiles.
“If that even happens, I will jump out that window,” Jlyn tells Evie.
“Alright,” Orlando says. “Let’s make this easy and draw straws. But in this case, whoever gets the short straw wins!”
“Easy enough,” Caroline agrees. Orlando walks to the kitchen and finds enough straws. He cuts one and shuffles them around. He goes to Jlyn first. “Pick a straw!”
“Well here goes nothing…” Jlyn picks a straw and frowns when she sees it is not the short straw. Orlando makes his way around the table until he, Craig, and Taylor are left. “This was rigged!” Jlyn tosses her straw on the table.
“It is alright, babe, we can cuddle on the floor too,” Rob gives her a smolder.
“Please be Craig…Please be Craig…” LOTSLove prays. She holds her breathe as Craig pulls the straw. LOTSLove squeals with delight as he pulls the cut straw. She runs and hugs her husband.
“Poohy,” Taylor frowns.
“Well that was certainly interesting,” Chris stands. “I will bid you all good night.”
“Leaving so soon?” Brendan acts sarcastically as they all get up.
“Good night, Evelyn,” Chris squeezes her hand.
“Good night,” Evie tells him as she feels a piece of paper he left in her hand. She quickly shoves it in her pocket as Chris shuts the door.
“Alright! Let’s starting making our beds,” Orlando starts passing out pillows and blankets as Jlyn sighs.
***
They settle in on the floor, minus Craig and LOTSLove. Jlyn has ensured Taylor is the farthest from her and she curls up next to Rob.
“Everyone good? Lights out!” Orlando turns out the lights and crawls in next to Caroline.
“Good night lowly floor dwellers!” LOTSLove giggles.
“Can it, sister, or I throw a pillow at you!” Evie mumbles.
“Will someone tell me a bed time story?” Taylor asks in the dark.
“He cannot be serious!” Jlyn huffs.
“Once upon a time eight people really wanted to go to sleep so they could get up in the morning. Then this dude started yakking and they told him to stop. So he did and they all went to sleep. The end,” Caroline told him.
“Best story I ever heard,” Craig laughs.
“I have to pee,” Taylor tells them.
“For the love of all things holy…”Jlyn growls.
“I just want to sleep,” Evie mumbles on Brendan’s chest. Taylor gets up and makes his way across the piles of couples on the floor. On his way back, he trips, falling on Rob and Jlyn.
“Aw hell no!” Jlyn screams.
“Taylor! Seriously!” Rob helps him up as the others laugh.
“Not funny!” Jlyn huffs.
“Sorry!” Taylor crawls under his blanket.
“Good night everyone,” LOTSLove murmurs sleepily. She hears a few responses as everyone begins to fall asleep. Jlyn is about to fall asleep when she keeps hearing Taylor move around at the other end of the room. It stops for a moment and the rustling begins again.
“I really hope he isn’t...”Jlyn whispers to Rob.
“He wouldn’t…would he?” Rob responds.
“Do you know where the bottle of lotion is?” Evie chimes in.
“Taylor!” Rob’s voice booms. “What are you doing?! Stop!”
“Sorry…getting comfortable,” Taylor responds. Finally, silence engulfs the room as they drift off to sleep.
***
The morning comes and they quickly pack so they can get back on the road. Evie and Caroline are the last to finish and meet the others in the breakfast room.
“I hope the van is not full!” Evie laughs.
“Plenty of room! Rob and Jlyn went out there a few minutes ago to put their stuff in,” Orlando tells them. Caroline and Evie make their way across the parking lot to the giant van.
“What’s wrong with the van? The windows looked fogged up,” Carolone frowns.
“Maybe it is from the morning dew,” Evie offers. She unlocks the door and opens it. Her and Caroline both scream as they discover Rob buttoning his pants and Jlyn blanching at the sight of them, buttoning her shirt. Evie and Caroline cover their eyes and scream again.
“What are you doing!” Evie asks.
“Do you really want us to answer that?” Jlyn laughs.
“I think I am scarred for life,” Caroline says.
“You did not see anything!” Jlyn responds.
“Sorry ladies,” Rob laughs and they feel him walk by. “I will see you all inside.”
“We he has already seen your inside this morning…” Evie giggles.
“Hey!” Jlyn gives her a smack on the arm. Evie and Caroline open their eyes.
“Were you wearing the Edward Cullen underwear?” Evie starts laughing.
“What! No!” Jlyn blushes.
“You so were…” Caroline laughs.
“Shut up and put your bags in the car,” Jlyn huffs.
***
Jly, Evie, and Caroline make their way back to the breakfast table.
“You ladies alright?” Brendan asks.
“Maybe with time I can unsee some things,” Caroline says.
“And you two are sitting on those seats in the van from now on,” Evie adds.
“Totally worth it,” Jlyn smiles.
“So where are we off to now?” LOTSLove asks.
“You are just going to have to get in the van and find out,” Craig smiles at her.
“Then what are we wating for!” LOTSLove stands up.
“Breakfast…we are waiting on breakfast…” Evie tells her.
“Oh yeah…” LOTSLove blushes and sits back down. The others laugh at their excited friend and wait for breakfast.
***
The nine travelers get back into the van and hit the highway.
“I have a surpsie!” Taylor suddenly announces.
“Oh no…” Jlyn frowns.
“Our next stop….we will be seeing a play!” He tells them.
“We are?” Rob raises an eyebrow.
“Yep! And guess who is in it?” Taylor asks.
“Dear spirits, no…” Evie grimaces.
“Me!” Taylor throws his hands up.
“Is there any alcohol in this car?” Jlyn asks.
“What is the name of this play?” Caroline asks.
“It is a surprise!” Taylor tells them.
“I have a bad feeling about this…” Evie looks at Jlyn. Too bad Evie did not have a bad feeling about the car that was following them….
***