Page 31 of What Happens In Vegas
Reluctantly, Celia pulled out her ear buds too. ‘Goodbye, Antonio.’ Balling up her cucumber slices in a tissue, she said, ‘I love my kids, but it’s been so greatbeing me again and not Mom. You have no idea how much I appreciate this. The whole weekend – the spa, being with you guys.’ She let out an exaggerated puff of air. ‘Oh yeah, this is a heavenly break for me. Bring on the wine!’ Celia held up her glass.
Bonni picked hers up and they all did a cheers. Fredi said, ‘So, I don’t know how Antonio will stack up, but I got us tickets toThunder Down Under. The 7 p.m, show. I figure we’ll have a fabulous dinner after getting pampered and then go ogle hot Aussie men.’
Celia pumped a fist. ‘I’ve got no problem ditching Antonio for real-life Hemsworth lookalikes.’
Avasaid, ‘There’s this great sushi place I’ve heard about. Bonni, do you think Quinn might want to come?’
‘While I think it’s hot as hell to fantasize about Quinn being an equal opportunist,Bon-Bon might want to cut her losses now, since she doesn’t like sharing.’ It was hard, Bonni thought, because, on the one hand, she was glad Celia was reclaiming her spirit but, on the other, she said the most outrageous, embarrassing, things.
‘You know perfectly well I meant dinner! Not that there’s anything wrong with being bisexual. Is he bi, Bonni?’ Bonni was too busy facepalming to answerAva, so Fredi replied.
‘Dudes, she just met him. I’m sure they haven’t had the sexual preferences and kinks discussions yet. Bonni will stick with us for dinner and the show, and then she can go explore Quinn’s sexual fantasies. And we’re not having sushi, Aves. No one likes raw fish but you.’
Seizing the subject change, Bonni said, ‘Remember when the most exotic cuisine Ava would eat was quesadillas?City life has changed our baby girl.’
Ava laughed. ‘Having to accompany David on business dinners forced me to expand my palate, especially since it was free food and living in the city is expensive.’
‘And how is David doing? He can certainly fill out a suit in the pictures you posted on Instagram.’ Celia waggled her eyebrows.
‘He and his wife are very happy, thank you. They just had the mostadorable baby girl. Besides, mixing business and pleasure never works.’ Ava glanced to the side before draining the rest of her wine.
Bonni changed the subject again. ‘Fredi, tell me how much the tickets were and I’ll cover them.’
‘Partof me wants to argue, and the rest of me knows how damn stubborn you are.’
‘Don’t be ridiculous,’ Ava insisted. ‘It’s not fair you—’
‘I mean it, Ava.’ Bonnilooked pointedly at each one, giving them the fiercest cop stare. ‘You guys don’t spend any money. Charge whatever you can to the hotel room, and I got everything else.’
They all hesitated, looked at each other, then nodded their heads.
‘Thank you.’ Ava blew her a kiss.
‘You’re the best, Bonni, and you know how much this means to me.’ Celia touched her chest above her heart and Bonni thoughtshe saw tears glistening in her eyes.
‘Love you, Bons.’ Fredi reached over and squeezed her arm.
The attendants came in and did their pedicures while they chatted. Bonni was happy about how things had worked out, that she could spend time with her friends and with Quinn. Ava told a funny anecdote from her morning tour and Celia caught them up on the latest with her kids. Bonni wondered if shecould convince Celia to take money for Jilly’s sporting equipment before the end of the weekend. Maybe she should just order the cleats and have them sent to Celia’s house.
‘Ladies, please follow me, and I will show you to your respective rooms for your massages.’ An attendant led the way and they all followed her down a hallway. The wonderful aroma of massage oils hung on the air.
‘Ms Connolly,you are in here.’
‘I can’t wait. I need this.’ Bonni waved goodbye to her friends and, as the door was closing behind her, she heard Celia in the hall. ‘See you all later. Hey, I have a dude! Sweeeet.’
Bonni laughed, and could almost see the big smile Celia would have on her face as she checked him out.
Shesat in a chair and waited for her masseuse to come in. Moments later, a mature womanentered. ‘Hello, I’m Sarah.’ She walked over to Bonni and gave her shoulder a squeeze with strong fingers then moved to her neck.
Oh my, this is going to be great.
‘You’re very tense.’
‘Don’t I know it.’
‘Well, we can work on that. I have you for ninety minutes. You can hang your robe on that hook. Are you okay to get on the table by yourself?’
‘Yes, thank you.’
‘I’ll be back in a momentthen.’
Bonni climbed on the table and slipped under the sheet. The table was warm, and strategically placed pillows supported her body nicely. Bonni rested her face into the draped pillow and relaxed. A soft knock on the door, and Sarah came back in.
Bonni didn’t want to talk and lay quietly as Sarah worked on her. Her fingers were strong and gentle, sweeping and soothing. Bonni lost track oftime and fell into a trance under her hands. She thought about Quinn. The way he had touched her last night. The release of endorphins from Sarah’s touch and the remembrance of the pleasure Quinn had brought her was a wicked combination. She couldn’t wait to see him again, and for his hands to be on her again.
