The Truth

The Countdown

So many things happen in this chapter @.@ and I wrote it in like an hour an a half. Prepare yourself

The drive to the Hotel is only 20 minutes away from the restaurant. Our apartment was maybe 10 minutes away. Colby is 30 minutes from me. My parents are talking about the last time they actually stayed at a hotel. It's been years for them. They are asking me questions about the hotel that we had on the road trip.  Since our room only had one bed, I question how Ben, Allison and I are supposed to sleep, "So how many beds are in one room? With Colby and I in our last hotel there was only one. ." I blurt out, I heat up a little bit at telling my parents the intimate details of our journey. I quickly look out the window so none of my family members see my reddened face of embarassment.

"No, it's two full sized beds for you guys, and kingsize for us in our room," she points to Dad. "It must've been cramped in that hotel with Colby. He's a tall guy." Mom looks back at me in the backseat and smiles.  I smile back.

"Yeah, thankfully we're both skinny.  We each had enough room even though it was one bed." I say with my heart in my throat. It earned a laugh from my parents. Hopefully they don't suspect anything happened between us or think we're super gay cock suckers already. . at least not yet. 

"I can't wait to check out the hotel pool!" my brother says at me, excitedly looking at the hotel's website on his phone. That reminds me, I don't have any clothes with me or a swimsuit. My father asked me to stay with them randomly and I should have told Colby to bring me some clothes.  I facepalm myself in my head.

"I want to go shopping tomorrow, Sam you should show me around."Allison pokes at my face. "And you're getting facial hair! You always just shaved it off. It makes you look a lot older." She compliments.

"Thanks. Guys I'm gonna ask Colby to bring me some clothes and a swim suit. I can't believe I forgot to tell him." I pull out my phone to text him.  He probably just arrived at the apartment to pack me some of my things.

"Okay, we're almost here," Dad says.

Me- Colby, can you give me my swimsuit and a change of boxers and extra clothes? I forgot.

We stay in the car while my parents sign into the hotel and get our keys. Then I get a reply from Colby as I help my parents with their luggage and bags of food that they just bought.  I put a bag of bread down on the roof of the rental car and fish my phone out of my back pocket.  

Colby-Yeah, I'll be right there.

Me- Tell me when you're in the parking lot

We climb the 3 flights of stairs to our rooms. This hotel already smells better than the one before. There's a nice carpet on the floor that matches the hotel's signature colors. It's so fancy. Ben gets his key out and swipes our door. My parents also find their room and swipe. My brother and sister's room is huge! And they have two beds! It's more modern than the one that Colby and I stayed at and SCORE it's got a free breakfast in the morning. The beds are white with nice fluffy pillows. The Tv is massive, around 45 inches, and this room has a little balcony to see the hectic streets of LA. Ben turns on the TV while Allison sets up her shower supplies in the bathroom. Something about Titanic is on and it reminds me of Colby. He told me that he used to be obsessed with the ship when he was younger. I watch some of the program and try to remember all the details. Ben talks about how he's excited for the indoor hotel pool and I tell him about the pool and hot tub that's in mine and Colby's apartment. He went crazy when I told him that we like to eat ice cream in there.

"Cool! We should see it tomorrow or something! With ice cream! I bet it's so awesome!" he exclaims.

"I'm sure Colby will tell you all about it, he's crazy for some ice cream," I laugh and then feel my phone vibrate.