Post by citizenmike on Feb 20, 2009 13:47:58 GMT -5
Veronica couldn't really tell if it was a surprise or not when they found the Admiral Hotel to be lit, maintained and empty. They both agreed that they needed a place to stay and while they were at it, they were gonna see what they could get out of the place.
Johnny walked in front of Veronica and hooped over the reception desk and looked at the keys on the counter before him.
“Hey Roth”, Johnny began. “What are you in the mood for?”
“What do they have?”
“We can go for a waterside view or maybe something facing downtown.” Johnny scoured higher. “Oh,”
“What you find?” Veronica asked.
“Top floor suite.” Johnny looked back at her. “So Roth, what do you think?”
“Take it.”
Johnny took the key and hopped back over the desk.
Johnny held the key in his hand as he and Veronica looked down at it. Veronica looked up at Johnny, and in turn, Johnny gazed upon her.
“So,” Veronica began.
“So...” Johnny found himself replying.
Johnny wanted to take her in his arms and lead her up there.
Veronica was waiting for Johnny to say something... To say anything, really. Veronica gave Johnny a shrug and a look. The kind that said, “come on, what are you waiting for?” in a really subtle and gentle way... Maybe too subtle.
Veronica pulled herself away and crossed her arms.
What was he doing?
Johnny put a hand in his pocket and nodded.
What was she doing?
Veronica looked down at the keys then looked at Johnny... Girl had to do something.
Veronica grabbed the keys from Johnny and headed up the stairs.
“Roth, where you going?”
“First one who gets to that room takes it!”
Veronica was halfway up the first flight, when Johnny approached the elevator.
“Come on, I can just use the lift!”
Veronica stopped where she was and replied, “Do that, I'm counting that as cheating!”
Johnny walked up the staircase.
“Not fair Roth, you were halfway up this staircase when you told me the stipulation. I'm counting that as cheating.”
Veronica descended and met him. “I'm sorry.”
Johnny met her and said, “Its too late!” as he took the keys from her hand and ran up the stairs.
Veronica found herself mouthing, “Fuck you” as she hightailed Johnny.
They were doing something... And it was physical.
Veronica caught up with Johnny past the ninth floor. Breath, Johnny sighed as he gave himself a moment, He needed to catch his breath. Johnny pulled himself from the railing as he darted back up the steps.
One more floor. The eleventh. Two more flights.
Johnny neared Veronica at the last flight. Veronica turned back towards him and leapt the remaining steps.
Johnny pushed his way up the steps as Veronica opened her palm.
“Key please?” She said smugly as she placed a hand on her hip.
Johnny pulled the key from his pocket and placed it in her hand.
Veronica turned away from Johnny as she approached the room.
Johnny leaned against the side of the door and said, “So, I guess this is good night?”
Veronica looked at him and smiled. “I guess it is.”
They both shrugged away from the other. Back to where it started.
“Good night, Roth.”
Veronica turned towards Johnny as he gave her a quick peck on the cheek before turning away.
“Good night, Johnny”
Johnny waved as he descended down the steps.
”Stay.”, Veronica wanted to say.
Johnny walked in front of Veronica and hooped over the reception desk and looked at the keys on the counter before him.
“Hey Roth”, Johnny began. “What are you in the mood for?”
“What do they have?”
“We can go for a waterside view or maybe something facing downtown.” Johnny scoured higher. “Oh,”
“What you find?” Veronica asked.
“Top floor suite.” Johnny looked back at her. “So Roth, what do you think?”
“Take it.”
Johnny took the key and hopped back over the desk.
Johnny held the key in his hand as he and Veronica looked down at it. Veronica looked up at Johnny, and in turn, Johnny gazed upon her.
“So,” Veronica began.
“So...” Johnny found himself replying.
Johnny wanted to take her in his arms and lead her up there.
Veronica was waiting for Johnny to say something... To say anything, really. Veronica gave Johnny a shrug and a look. The kind that said, “come on, what are you waiting for?” in a really subtle and gentle way... Maybe too subtle.
Veronica pulled herself away and crossed her arms.
What was he doing?
Johnny put a hand in his pocket and nodded.
What was she doing?
Veronica looked down at the keys then looked at Johnny... Girl had to do something.
Veronica grabbed the keys from Johnny and headed up the stairs.
“Roth, where you going?”
“First one who gets to that room takes it!”
Veronica was halfway up the first flight, when Johnny approached the elevator.
“Come on, I can just use the lift!”
Veronica stopped where she was and replied, “Do that, I'm counting that as cheating!”
Johnny walked up the staircase.
“Not fair Roth, you were halfway up this staircase when you told me the stipulation. I'm counting that as cheating.”
Veronica descended and met him. “I'm sorry.”
Johnny met her and said, “Its too late!” as he took the keys from her hand and ran up the stairs.
Veronica found herself mouthing, “Fuck you” as she hightailed Johnny.
They were doing something... And it was physical.
Veronica caught up with Johnny past the ninth floor. Breath, Johnny sighed as he gave himself a moment, He needed to catch his breath. Johnny pulled himself from the railing as he darted back up the steps.
One more floor. The eleventh. Two more flights.
Johnny neared Veronica at the last flight. Veronica turned back towards him and leapt the remaining steps.
Johnny pushed his way up the steps as Veronica opened her palm.
“Key please?” She said smugly as she placed a hand on her hip.
Johnny pulled the key from his pocket and placed it in her hand.
Veronica turned away from Johnny as she approached the room.
Johnny leaned against the side of the door and said, “So, I guess this is good night?”
Veronica looked at him and smiled. “I guess it is.”
They both shrugged away from the other. Back to where it started.
“Good night, Roth.”
Veronica turned towards Johnny as he gave her a quick peck on the cheek before turning away.
“Good night, Johnny”
Johnny waved as he descended down the steps.
”Stay.”, Veronica wanted to say.