One night was all it took: Season 3 "One second was all it took"

Shower

"But...don't you want to shower quick?" I question, standing here confused.

She stops. She slightly tilts her head, raises an eyebrow, and coughs a small laugh. "No! They did not shower. We fucked, but we have a shower at home. I wanted to go home this morning when we were still awake. I wanted to sleep in our bed. But since everyone else wanted to stay we stayed. They lied. We are going!"

I am laughing. She can be a pain in my ass from time to time. "Fine...fine!" I raise my hands in defense. "You're right. We can shower at home. It is only a four-hour drive. And I am sleeping most of the way." I turn around and slide each foot into a shoe. I know she is going to get us home in three and a half hours, maybe even less. If she could get us home in forty-five minutes from an hour's journey, it would not surprise me if she got us home in three hours.

I glance around the hotel room. I am looking for anything we might be forgetting. I know I have a bad habit of forgetting things from time to time and so does she. I can feel my head slightly pounding and I did not even drink last night. "I have a headache. Probably from the lack of sleep."

"Well, yeah!" She shakes her head. "You didn't sleep the night before either! I can see why you would have a headache. Let us get you in the car so you can rest. I'll drive and the next time we come back down...you're driving."

I quickly close the door behind us and walk out into the warm sunny day. I slide into the passenger seat of the car. She is quickly getting on the driver's side. I smile and slide my seatbelt over me. "I can tell you right now it won't take me long to fall asleep. But I have every intention of staying awake for a little while. Just entertain me."

She starts the car. Looks in the rearview camera and pulls out of the parking lot. She scoffs. "Entertain? Bitch I'm driving."

I smiled and slid my hand on her leg. "I know. I will do the entertaining." I slowly walk my fingers up her inner thigh. She glances over at me with a playful smirk. She grips the steering wheel tighter. "You've had enough, but I enjoy teasing you."

She exhales a deep breath. "No! I mean it! I am dirty, I need a shower, I have nothing left in me from last night, and I am driving!" She raises her finger and shakes it at me with a playful smirk. "No way in hell Lacey Martin! I mean it." She shoves my hand off her leg. She shakes her head and turns her attention back to the road. "You see that! You had me so worked up I almost missed the on-ramp!"

"Fine!" I pout like a child. I lean my back against the seat. I close my eyes and begin imagining possibilities for the nightclub if we bought it. I am still telling myself that my bar is my home and I refuse to let it be given up.

My brain slightly hurts as I try to think while I stare at the back of my eyelids. All the things that need repair are not that much. The bar is bringing in income to the city. It is hosting jobs. It is a good bar. The thought that someone on the city council thinks my bar is not a good place... truly bothers me. I feel like someone has it out for me. I do not think for a second this is random...it is targeted. I have said it several times, there are three or four people who work for the city that do not care to see me succeed at all. What they do not realize is if I buy the nightclub, I will make even more income.

I feel a hand shake my arm. I slowly open my eyes. "Lacey! Wake up! Sleepyhead!" Natalia is yelling at me. She exhales as I slowly look over at her. My eyes hurt and I am groggy. "We are home beautiful girl! Look at our glorious home!" She announces and holds her hand up toward our house. She is already out of the car and holding my door open for me. She must have removed my seatbelt too.

I slowly got out of the car and shook my head. "Yeah, yeah! Give me a moment to wake up!" I smile and rest my arms on her shoulders. I slowly lean my head on her shoulder too. "I have had enough sleep for the day. Three hours at the hotel and how long did it take for us to get home?"