After a long night and day of Linda and Mick's minds playing over and over their feelings and emotions, 7pm is finally here.
Linda sat inside the hotel lobby. Pink glittery dress. Black heels. Big curly hair. And the most elegant make up. Soon walks in Mick. Black suited. Blue tie. Followed with a fresh trim. He spots Linda and just smiles. He feels as if his whole world has stopped. Linda feels eyes on her. She looks up. Her breathe is taken away by the most gorgeous looking man making his way towards her.
'Linda Peacock?'
Linda stands up and giggles softly at Mick,
'That is me...'
Mick holds his hand out to Linda's and Linda takes hold slowly smiling,
'We best get checked in...'
'Yeah...we best...'
They both walk to the reception, 'Alright gorgeous, we are here to check in and we have a reservation.'
The receptionist smiles, 'And what is your booking registered under?' She asks.
Mick clears his throat and says with a husky voice 'Mr and Mrs..Grey.' Linda lets out an automatic laugh and when the receptionist looks she styles it into a cough.
'Ah right ! Up the lift, turn right and go down the hallway...room 169.' She says as handing them the key.
'Thank you baby.' Mick takes the key and Linda's hand walking to the elevator.
'Mr and Mrs Grey ay...' Linda giggles while stepping into the elevator hand in hand with Mick.
'Just had to cover up our names' He says while laughing a bit, 'We don't have to do anything like that...I want to get to know you and I want you to get to know me...I don't just want something sexual with you, I'm..I'm not like that.'
Linda smiles bigger than ever and nods, 'That sounds good...you're a good man and there is nothing else I want other than us...well if it can work...' Mick places his hand on Linda's face reassuring her, 'I want you...I'll..I'll sort something out with Rosie, I'll tell her the truth...because there is nothing and nobody in this world that compares to you. And I mean that L.'
Linda looks up at Mick, 'You'll risk everything for me?'
Mick nods smiling, 'Of course I would. Now come on, I want to throw this on the bed and get some grub!' Linda smiles and walks out the elevator with Mick and they go and unpack in their room and sort themselves out a bit.
After a while they both make their way down to the restaurant. Sit themselves at a two seater table and share smiles across at each other as they order some drinks.
'So what do you want to know about me?' Linda questions Mick.
'Ooo pressure, erm alright...birthday?'
Linda looks and smiles down then up at you, '1st July...'
Mick looks at Linda then thinks and realises that is the date today, 'Today...'
'Yeah..I don't really like speaking about it! Makes me feel bloody old!' Linda laughs while sipping her wine.
'Well I feel a privilege then to know about it' Mick jokes and laughs as Linda laughs also. Hours pass and they talk, eat and drink.
11:45pm.
Linda looks at the time and frowns slowly. Mick catches her frown and takes her hand,
'What's that face for...'
'I hate this...I've known you for a few days and I just hate how we just can't be together...what if you forget about me and you run off with another blonde girl.'
Mick looks at Linda laughing 'Oh shut up baby! You'll always be the best blonde one I've ever had.' He says what comes out completely wrong.
Linda looks at Mick as her hand loosens from his and she stands up slowly walking away just sobbing from her delicate heart breaking slowly.
'L? Linda! I..I didn't mean it like that! L!' Mick raises his tone and sighs while getting up running after her. With Linda not stopping walking Mick grabs her wrist. Linda stops suddenly and jumps as Mick grabs her wrist, Mick feels her jump and automatically takes his hand off of her wrist. The silence was unbearable. Awkward. Eyes looking at each other. Then down on the floor.
'L baby...'
'I just want to go home...'
'That jump...I..I didn't hurt you did I? I'm sorry...I didn't mean to'
'N-No..I just want to go home..' Linda says from the hurt she's feeling from what is she hiding.
'Come upstairs...I'll get another room to stay in...it's too late and we've had a drink...'
Linda nods and Mick puts his arm softly around her holding her close knowing something is wrong and she lets him as they continue the silence all the way up to the room.
30 minutes pass and Linda is sat on the bed and Mick is sat on the chair next to the bed in silence.
'Mick...' a soft tone Linda slowly says with Mick looking at her slowly,
'Yeah baby...'
'I...I want to tell you something...but I'm scared...'
'Baby...you can tell me, there is nothing to be scared about...talk to me.'
Linda looks at Mick with a tear escaping from her eye while with Mick lifting up his hand and wiping the tear away, 'take all the time you want, I'll listen...just say when you're comfortable.'
Linda looks at Mick and nods slowly and sniffs and her voice trembles with a lump in her throat.
'I'm scared you won't believe me...and I'm scared you'll hate me...'
Mick looks at Linda concerned and gets up coming over to her on the bed, wrapping his arm around her.
'It's ok...whatever it is we will get through it...together..'
Linda looks up at Mick slowly, 'I was abused...'
Mick looks at Linda slowly letting go loosely giving Linda different interpretations,
'W-What...?'
She freezes. Her voice is taken away. Her body just shuts down. Trapped tears from her eyes pour out from them, flooding her face. Nothing but silence between them.
