Page 154 of Love Undiscovered
“Can we just get the room number, please?” I’m exasperated and annoyed.
“No. Now, you go down the block about five buildings, on the right you’ll see a flower shop. You tell Marianne, she’s the owner, you tell her that Wanda sent you. She’ll get you sorted out.”
“Wait here,” I tell the girls. I hit the street running, making it to the flower shop in record time, get Remi a bouquet of lilies, then sprint back.
The girls are still standing at the counter talking to Wanda.
I hold up the flowers. “Good?”
“You know I’m not supposed to give room information out,” Wanda says.
I pull out my police badge and show it to her. “How about now?”
“Oh, now, don’t you fuss. I was just teasing.” She clicks a few buttons on her keyboard and looks back at me. “Your girl is in room six one five.”
“Thank you,” I say and sprint back toward the elevators.
“Wait for us,” Lexie says, grabbing Kat’s hand and running after me.
“My pinkie is spasming,” Kat says when they catch up. Showing us her hand with the spasming finger. “I don’t get it. We aren’t working a case.”
“What does it mean?” I ask.
“I don't know,” Kat says. “But I don't like it.”
“Shit. Well,” Kat says. “Let's get our girl. Then we can figure out what my pinkie finger wants.”
The elevator doors open on the sixth floor and I practically sprint down the hall.
“Bauer,” Kat hisses. “Wait for us, dick head.”
I stop.
She's right. I can't go running up to Remi's door. I barely even know what I'm going to say. I'm gripping the flowers so hard I've crushed most of the stems.
I walk back toward them.
“Fuck, what do I say when she opens the door?” I ask.
“Well, first say you’re sorry, then hand her the flowers,” Lexie says.
“Then we'll push our way in,” Kat says. “She'll let us, ‘cause it's us.”
“That works,” Lexie says.
“Lex and I will convince her that she needs to hear you out,” Kat says.
“Yep,” Lexie agrees.
“Then Lex and I will go down to the bar while you and Remi do the horizontal bop apology style.”
I'm not sure if she meant to reference a Bob Seger song or not, so I ignore it.
“Dude, you gonna ignore my Seger reference?” Kat asks.
“Of course not,” I say. “That was good.”
“Your praise means nothing when I have to ask for it,” she says, flipping her hand in the air.
“Fuck. Here it is.” We arrive at door six fifteen. I raise my hand to knock, but Kat beats me to it.
“Open up, Rem,” she says as she bangs on the door. “Lex and I are here to cheer you up.”
I stand back behind the two girls and hold my breath. Waiting to see her face when she opens the door.
God, I hope this works.
