Chapter 26: LA
Chapter 26: LA
The next two weeks were spent polishing up the routine for the charity ball. Hayden and I made sure
that I wouldn’t be all bruised up before our performance; that would be embarrassing. Finally, we were
checking into our hotel in Los Angeles… all six of us. Sophia wasn’t allowed to go for obvious reasons.
She wasn’t a part of the crew anyway. I swiped the card against the door and pushed it open. Hayden
dragged my bag along with his and walked in as well. I could already tell that this was going to be fun.
I‘d been to the charity ball a million times but this was different. Hayden was with me. I let out a huge
sigh as I smiled.
“This is going to be good for us,” I predicted. Hayden smiled and kissed me gently.
“As long as I’m with you, I don’t care where we are,” he said sweetly. I pretended to gag which earned
me Hayden’s full attention. He picked me up and tossed me onto the bed. I squealed before I landed
on the soft comforter. I laughed and just laid there for a while. Hayden chuckled and shook his head
before he moved our bags into a corner by the desk. My dad got us a huge suite, complete with a main
room, bed room, kitchen, and wash room. My favorite part was the shower. It was large and spacey
with a bench seat running across the back. There were three different shower heads coming from each
of the walls and then a rainfall type of shower head covering the whole ceiling of the shower. It had
lighting effects and music and everything.
“I’m going to go get into the shower,” I said, sitting up. I walked to my luggage and grabbed my
products before entering the bathroom. I turned the shower on as well as the blue light effect and the
Pandora radio. I closed my eyes and smiled lightly as all four showerheads began soaking me with hot
water. You can imagine my surprise when I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist. My smile widened
as a shiver ran down my spine. I turned in the fog to see Hayden. He kissed me gently.
“You run your water really hot,” he said. It didn’t seem to be a problem for him though. I shrugged.
“I like ‘em hot,” I said suggestively. Hayden only laughed and kissed my head. It was crazy how Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.
comfortable I was around him. It was like we’d been together for years, not months. After we finished
up in the shower, I dressed in some comfortable clothes and plopped down on the bed. I smiled lazily
as Hayden got in beside me. He kissed me gently, his hand trailing along my hip.
“What do you have planned for tomorrow?” he asked me. I propped myself up on my elbow and sighed.
“Nothing, I figured we could lounge around here tomorrow. We’re going to be here for a week anyway,”
I explained.
“Sounds good to me,” he said suggestively. He reached over to kiss me but I pulled away before he
could.
“No more bruises while we’re here,” I said. His bottom lip pulled down in a pout as his eyebrows knitted
together. He was adorable when he pouted. I laughed and pecked him lightly. His Hand went to the
small of my back and pulled me closer to him. I giggled and pushed a hand against his chest. He
groaned.
“Jo,” he whined. I pushed him back gently but sternly. If we continued like that, I wouldn’t want to stop
him. I needed to keep my whole body one color for this performance. The costumes were already kind
of short. I felt Hayden’s lips on my neck as he moved to hover over me. I found myself letting my eyes
slip close. Hayden’s hand went under my shirt to my waist. No, he wouldn’t get his way this time. I
pushed my hand against his chest, but that didn’t faze him.
“Hayden, seriously, we have to… dance in a few days,” I argued. My words were just words. I couldn’t
say that I didn’t love this right now. Hayden chuckled before he brought his lips to mine. My breathing
picked up as I felt his chest rise and fall with his increased breath. My hands were doing the opposite of
what I wanted them to do. I found myself gripping his shoulders, bringing him closer to me.
“Jo, please don’t stop me,” Hayden practically begged. I didn’t want to but I had to. It took everything in
me but I finally pulled away.
“I promise, the day after that and every day after that while we’re here, we never have to leave the bed
if you don’t want to, but I know how we do this. I love you, more than anything, but I can’t have a hickey
or bruise when we perform in a few days,” I said, chuckling lightly. He gave a devious smile before he
kissed my cheek.
“I love you more,” he said softly. I smiled and rolled my eyes before I snuggled into his side. We ended
up watching movies until we fell asleep.