The Road Trip

Perfect (CH33)

5:55pm

Lauren walked back out to the lounge to the others. Daniel and Stuart hopped up.

"Is Luke okay?" Both of them asked at the same time. "OMG! JINX!" Stuart exclaimed as he punched Daniel's arm. Daniel gave him a look and let out a giving up sigh. Lauren laughed. "Yeah hes fine, he'll be out soon. He's just getting ready." Lauren smiled.

"Woah, does this mean.. we're gonna be able to make it to the BBQ?!" Kayla exclaimed as she clapped her hands excitedly and squirmed in her seat. "I guess so.." Lauren shrugged. "YES! IM SOOOOO HUNGRY!" Kayla shouted as she fist punched the air. Lauren gave her a bewildered look as she shook her head.

"Um.. wheres Timmy?" Lauren asked Stuart cautiously. "Ah girl, dont worry your little head about him. We called the cops on him and they're on his way for him. He's out the front with some workers keeping an eye." Stuart said as he patted Lauren's head. Lauren let out a relieved sigh.

Suddenly Lauren felt a hand press against the small lower of her back. She started to nearly move forward until she heard his voice.

"Hey guys. " Luke smiled at the group. Everyone cheered and hollered his name and clapped. Lauren turned around and gave him a smile and he returned it as he kept his hand on her back underneath her jacket.

"Right y'all, let's go out to the BBQ! It's great that y'all are all handy dandy now." The receptionist said as she put her hands in the air in delight. Cara gave her a quick thumbs up as she stepped out the door after everyone else to go outside.

The BBQ was out the back of the ranch building with the view of the beach on a huge patio. There was a stage against the wall of the building and there were a load of other tables with some other visitors already sitting down and eating.

A waitress came over in a cowgirl hat and some riding boots. She had little ginger pigtail plaits and a notebook in her hand. "Howdy! What can I get y'all?" She asked. They all were seated at a long table with two benches on either side. Everyone ordered and the band on the stage started to play some catchy country music.

The country dancers started doing some country dance on the stage.

"Wow this is so unreal. Stuart you should go up and dance with them!" Cara shouted across the table over the loud fiddler. "Ah Jesus girl, I couldn't now." Stuart said as he waved his little hand bash fully and giggled. Cara snorted as she rolled her eyes playfully.

"I can smell the BBQ cooking from here!" Daniel said as he looked over. "God yeah, it's smells so scrumptiously good." Cara explained as she put her head on her hands. Daniel chuckled at her excitement. "It's so refreshing to know everyone's together again." Daniel said. "Yeah, I feel fulfilled again." Cara responded as she turned her head to look at Daniel next to her. " I could get used to this music, yeh know." Daniel said as he put on a country accent and pretended to tip a cowboy hat. Cara laughed and clapped her hands together as she shut her eyes while laughing. Daniel let out a laugh as he looked back down at the table in front of him. "Ah your gas bai!" Cara explained as she hit his muscly arm. Her hand felt weak when she felt his muscle and it dangled by her side.

Daniel stopped laughing as he turned to Cara with a serious face. Cara immediately stopped laughing as she looked at him waiting for him to say what he was thinking.

"Is James leaving? You said at the next hotel he would have to leave." Daniel said quietly as he inched closer to Cara to make sure she could hear him. "Oh yeah I did, didn't I? I'll just tell him tomorrow or something." Cara said as she looked down. "I can tell him to leave if you want." Daniel said a little louder than expected. Cara's gaze shot up. "No, no. I'll do it." Cara quickly said because she knew a fight would probably break out of Daniel told James to leave. Daniel nodded as he saw the food coming over.