On the hill

Chapter 9

     I finally make it to the hotel after packing my bags and cleaning up every trace of keegan being there. "How did i go from exploring a house to solving a mystery" i say to myself almost in disbelief that i was awake.

"Psst" i look off the corner of my eye but keep walking with my book bag on my back. "Psst Ma" I finally decide to look. Martin waves me over i change directions and meet him by the side door of the building. I hug him tight "Hey babe" I look up at him as he leans down and places two soft kisses on my lips. "Hey good to see your doing okay since the house. Wheres Keegan? He mak-" "I'm right here" Keegan walks up from the other side of the hotel.

"Martin this is Keegan the guy that went missing in the house. Keegan this is my boyfriend martin" Martin daps up Keegan and snaps. "How did you get stuck in all this" martin asks. "Its a long story honestly" Keegan says. "Glad you guys are getting a long but we kinda are trying bot to be spotted".

"Oh right my bad" martin unlocks the door and goes into the elevator. "Thank you for doing this for me i'll make sure to pay you back" I tell martin as i grab his forearm with one hand lacing our fingers together with the other. "Ight look Cie im not letting you do that the room is free okay its not in anyones name; you two are staying in the penthouse because it hasn't been touched in a few years anyway".

Surprised i look in his face. "You're joking the pent house babe" he nods and squeezes my hand a little. Excited I get on my tippy toes putting my hands over his shoulder and jump up on him. He laughs when he catches me. "It not that big of a deal Macie its just a room if someone books it ill move you guys up to the other one".

I look at Keegan fiddling with his fingers. I sase down and go to him at the back of the elevator. "Hey you okay Kee?" He nods "I just miss her you know" "yeah I understand and I'm sorry that she went like that" the doors open after hugging Keegan i turn to see the welcoming smell of vanilla and huge windows covered by a curtain peering through the curtain I see the night sky.

"Martin...Keegan no way they just left me" I walk around the house. No one in the kitchen, living room, guest bedroom, or the bathroom.
I go into the main bedroom pushing open the door i hear chatter and laughter. The high ceilings take my attention as i walk towards the bathroom.

"Yeah she can be a handful but she's helpful. Look man you just gotta wait it out its not your fault for what happened you'll love again" i hear a loud slap noise i lean against the wall listening. "I know its just hard when you think that you might get them killed you know" Keegan says. "Yeah I understand i felt like I wasn't going to be able to love again when all the girls i kept talking to kept cheating on me" "damn" Keegan comments. "Thank you Martin it really helped me talking to you"

Walking in the bathroom i see Keegan sitting on the counter and martin leaning agains the wall they both look at me as i enter. "I see you guys are fine without me everything okay?" I pause waiting for an answer. "Yeah just getting to know each other a little Martins a cool dude wish i met him before all this" I smile on the inside. Keegan pulls his hair up into a pineapple kind of hairstyle with his brown and red dreds sticking up.

"Well I'm going to take a shower in the guest bathroom if you guys need me" i then turn and head back across the house into the guest bathroom there were high ceilings, fake ice as windows, and a milky tan colored tile floor. Placing my stuff on the floor i pull out my bonnet and onesie.
  
    I stand taking in the silence. Raising my arms I breathe in closing my eyes thinking of all my stressors then exhale blowing all my problems out. I stand hands side by side and look in the mirror looking from my shorts to my cropped shirt. Finally I look into my hazel eyes then look down at my thighs and my Hershey brown skin. Smiling i turn on the shower as i pull out the rest of my things.

   15 minutes later i hear a thud as i step out of the shower. I stand listening then ease to the the door cracking it open. "Nothing" i think to myself. A floor board creaks i close the door and throw on my towel and step out the door making sure to close it quietly i face the door.

   I scream and drop to the floor as Martin rushes around the corner hands up and yelling. My heart races placing my hand over my chest i hear the laughter of both the boys then notice my towel isnt on i grab it and stand back against the door.

    "Oh shit my bad babe" martin says still chuckling. I step into the bathroom and slam the door locking it. "Hey unlock the door" the door knob wiggles. I get dressed ignoring martin shouting at the door. "I said i was sorry" rolling my eyes I unlock the door peering out. "What martin?" He leans on the frame of the door. "Can i come in?" I shake my head no and close the door. Martin stops it at a crack and pushes it open i step back and let him in. He closes the door and leans down kisses me.

     "I gotta go back to work" i nod "what are you going to tell them you were doing?" "Babe its a hotel they don't care where i am as long as its not a lot of work to do but if they do ask i was cleaning a room someone recently left" he places a slow kiss on my lips. He then adds tongue and we makeout he reaches around grabbing my butt. "I Love you" he pulls away looking in my eyes before kissing me one more time before stepping back. "I love you too" i smile when he walks out of the bathroom. With the faint rattle of his keys he's gone.

   "Vrrrrrrm vrrrrrm" I pick up my phone from the back of the toilet. "Hello" I answer "umm i messed up" "what did you do Curt"