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
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 NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.
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.