Keeper's Oath

Chapter 7: Stalked

Hope woke up the next morning around eight. Livius had mentioned that they would be leaving around eleven or so. He wanted Hope to rest up for the next day since they were going to do a lot of stuff. The two had planned on visiting a restaurant that Livius liked that was on the other side of the city. The actor said that he would have taken her there yesterday but didn't want to deal with the traffic. She could understand why. It seemed to be a pain to drive to certain places. Especially at night when the city was so alive at that time.

Livius had said that she could go downstairs to grab something from the table for breakfast. Hope decided to wait until they had gone to the restaurant to eat. She wasn't hungry at all from last night.

Already in the early morning, Eve had texted her. She noticed that the time was super early morning. Eve had stayed up watching stuff again, Hope assumed. She messaged her back saying good morning and asking her what she had been watching that time.

Hope took a quick shower and got dressed. She dried her hair with the hotel towel they had in the bathroom. She noticed a few parts of her hair starting to get wavy again. Next week, Eve could straighten her hair again. The thought of permanently straightening her hair had occurred to her a few times. In the end, she wasn't sure if she'd like it. Maybe someday she'd like to go back to her regular hair. Hope did enjoy Eve straightening her hair.

A knock came from the door. Hope jumped, not expecting it. She went over to the door and already opened it without looking who was behind.

Livius stood in regular street clothing. He had his long black coat over his arm. He looked to be better rested from last night's ordeal.

"Good morning, Hope. You ready to go in a moment? I figured that we can stick around the city before I take you home next week." Livius put his coat on. "I have a surprise for you also, the set is a few hours away but we are driving in style."

Hope blinked.

"What about breakfast?" She asked, she wasn't hungry yet but down the road she figured that she would get hungry. "And what do you mean driving in style?"

Livius smiled. "Come on, get your things. You can grab something from downstairs. They have just baked new pastries."

Hope walked back into her room. While she was grabbing her bag, Livius had grabbed his. Making sure she had everything, Hope nodded to herself. She still wondered what Livius had meant, soon though she'd know, she told herself.

Livius was waiting in front of the door. He was fiddling with his keys around his finger making them spin. Hope caught a glimpse of a heart shaped charm on his keys. Closing the door behind her, Hope heaved the bag over her shoulder and kept her purse on her other shoulder. When she was ready, the two strolled down the hallway towards the elevators. Half a minute passed before one appeared.

The two stepped out of the elevator once they returned back to the ground floor. Hope noticed few people checking in or out at the front desk. There was the same lady along with two guys this time.

"I'll check us out." Livius said holding his hand out for Hope's room keys. "You can grab yourself something to eat and drink. It won't take long."

"Okay." Hope headed off to the table. The smell of fresh pastries was overwhelming. She wished that she could have a bag to keep some for later on. Hope grabbed a small juice, water bottle and a lemon muffin this time. She stuffed the water bottle into her bag casually while waiting for Livius to finish. He was having small talk with one of the guys.

Few minutes had passed when Livius finally came over to Hope. He grabbed a water bottle from the table and with a doughnut.

"Ready?" He asked her, she merely nodded. "Good, it will be a little bit longer before we get to the set. Once there, I'll have to introduce you to a few people."