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Goddammit.
“I heard you weren't feeling well, so you should let us take care of you until the boys are back. Are you hungry?”
“I could eat,” I say, realizing that my stomach is growling like crazy. “I don't want oatmeal.” I had enough of that this morning, thank you.
“Noted,” Laura laughs. It's lovely, musical, and takes away all my reservations.
“Hello, new person,” I say shyly to the lady sitting beside Laura.
The woman stands and says, “I'm Allie, and you must be Wren.” She holds out her hand for me to shake, and I take it awkwardly.
“That's me.” Jesus, I'm an awkward person. I really need my Kai. I don't realize how truly bad I am at socializing until he's gone.
“Let me go fix you something to eat in the kitchen,” Allie says. “I'll be right back.”
“Watch out for Elvis,” I call to her back as she heads towards the kitchen.
She waves her hand in acknowledgement and then she's gone.
“So how do you know my son?” Laura asks. “I didn't get a chance to talk to you before I got caught up with Mel.”
“I don't know him actually. Bael brought me here while I was sleeping. Do you know where I am right now?” I'm used to being fuzzy on the details of my daily life, but this is information I probably need.
Laura looks at me incredulously. “Oh, honey. Please tell me they didn't kidnap you.”
“Of course they didn't.” I'm probably not lying here. I did tell Bael that he could take care of me, after all. “I was very sleepy last night.”
Laura nods like what I said explains everything. Bael did tell me everyone has a wonky sleep schedule, so maybe everyone's sleepy all the time and they're all just weird here.
This place sounds perfect actually. I hate to have to leave, but after I eat, I'm really going to need to get out of here. If Bael isn't here, there's no reason for me to stay.
This thought makes me super sad, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's just common sense. Overstaying my welcome is the last thing I want to do to such nice people.
That doesn't stop me from snarfing down everything in sight when Allie returns with a great big honking tray covered in a delicious assortment of healthy food.
I'm not a huge fan of that last part, though. Healthy food is very meh for me, but at least Allie made sure it was all the yummy kind.
Laura and Allie are both charming breakfast/ lunch companions. Laura tells me stories about her clients and her Onlyfans platform. She sounds like the coolest mom ever, and I hope Shay knows how lucky he is. Even if I’m pretty sure Laura banged Mel last night.
It's gotta be weird to have your roommate hook up with your mom. But I don't have a mom, so I'll take anything I can get, and Laura sounds like the cream of the crop when it comes to moms.
Once the food is done, I offer to help carry everything to the kitchen and help wash the dishes. Sure, I'm a little nervous about Elvis, but he didn't bother Allie, so I'll probably be safe, right?
“Thank you, hun, but I can't let you do that,” Allie says and takes all the food away to the kitchen.
“Does Allie live here?” I ask Laura.
“No, she just arrived this morning. Only Shay, Mel, Bael, and Travis live here. This is their base of operation. Even though they hop around a lot, they always come back here. Eventually, they decided to take up permanent residence in this hotel because they like it so much.”
Laura's answer sparked so many questions in me that I don't know where to start, so I address the last part first. “Hop around?”
Laura leans back and studies me. “What do you know about the boys?”
“Literally nothing.”
“Oookay then.” It’s way suspicious, but Laura’s been nothing but nice, so I let it pass. Laura keeps going though, saying, “The boys finished most of their, um… business here in Boston last night, so they'll be moving on to Connecticut soon.”
“Business?” The questions just keep rolling in, and I'm fighting to keep up.
