My Mate's Joy

Chapter: Six

Chapter Six: Big Shots
{ Vale }

"Hey monkey man, watch the road." Jessa laughed as I tried to mess up her email.

I knew she was using a teasing nickname based on my earlier actions from the monkey bars. "I told you no working this trip."

"It's important...plus it's George, I can't just ignore the pack Beta." She sounded.

I feigned hurt, "But you're choosing to ignore your Alpha by working, Pinky."

She smiled and finished up her email. "Pinky?"

I shrugged, "You gave me a nickname so I'm giving you a nickname."

"Monkey isn't a nickname more so me teasing you for acting like a child."

"Same...Pinky is in reference to your rather short stature...you're practically as small as my pinky finger." I filled her in.

"Smooth." She said with a smile and a shake of her head.

The GPS sounded shortly after to indicate we had reached the hotel.

"Pretty swanky." I said as I pulled up and a bellhop came forward, I opened the trunk and he began removing the luggage from the trunk, at the same time a valet walked up to the car and helped Jessa out of the car.

I handed him the keys but looked at the bellhop, "You can leave the suit in the backseat there, won't be needing it this weekend."

It was the suit I had packed for tonight's formal dinner but with the sudden arrival of my brothers allies I'd need a tuxedo instead.

"Yes sir."

The Valet handed me a ticket for the car and drove off, Jessa and I walked into the hotel alone.

"Welcome to the Hotel Rester Dans, how may I help you today?"

"We are trying to see if you have any availabilities?" I offered as we walked up to the counter.

"One room, King size bed?" She asked cheerfully.

I could see Jessa frantically shaking her head from the corner of my eye and I offered the lady a small smile and shake of my own head, "No ma'am, Seperate rooms please."

"My apologies sir...at the moment we currently only have single room availabilities or if you'd like we do have our luxury suites available, they are apartment style."

"What's the layout like?" I asked.

"As soon as you walk in there is a small kitchenette and a little further in is a living room...on either side of the living room is a beroom with a single bed, the only quirk is that the bedrooms do not have doors."

"No doors whatsoever?" I wondered.

She smiled, "there are doors for the restrooms of course but as the apartments are usually for families the parents like to have the visbility of their children."

"Well if that's all you have." I said as I handed her my credit card.

The elevator ride was sufficently awkward as neither of us knew what to say to one another knowing we'd soon be staying the night with each other.

I couldn't lie, Flora and Ash's suggesting there was something going on between Jessa and I wasn't the first time I've heard wonderings about us. And I wasn't blind, of course I could see she was a very pretty woman and seemed to have her shit together...and over the time working alongside her I've found her more than reliable, going above and beyond even.

The bellhop let us into room and moved to seperate the luggage, Jessa telling him which were hers and moving to enter the room to the left.

I got settled into the room on the right and after the bellhop had finished up I tipped him and he saw himself out.