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After paying the cabbie, I got out, walked around the vehicle, and opened her door. “You’re knackered,” I said, holding my hand out.
She looked up at me. “I’m not used to getting up at the crack of dawn.”
“Among other things.”
She raised a brow but didn’t bother asking what I meant.
Once off the lift, Sam made a beeline for the lavatory where we’d left Wanda. When she joined me in the common area of the suite, she held the cat over her shoulder, but when she spotted the rollaway bed, she cradled her.
While she slept on the drive here, I’d made arrangements for it to be delivered to the suite. However, looking at it now, I wondered if the sofa would’ve sufficed. Regardless, I’d sleep on one of them and allow Sam to have the bedroom to herself.
“Where I’ll sleep,” I said, motioning in the direction of her gaze.
“No, you should sleep in there.” She pointed. “It’s your room. Actually, it’s your hotel. We’ll be fine out here.”
“Not up for discussion, Samantha. Off you go. We should get an early start tomorrow.”
“Right. Early.” She looked at the bedroom door, then at the rollaway, where I’d taken a seat.
“Your legs will hang off the end of it.”
I smiled, thinking of how they did on her bed. “My favorite way to sleep.”
“Okay, but wherever we stay tomorrow night, I’ll take the rollaway. Or the couch.”
While I nodded, she knew as well as I did that would not be happening.
Once the door closed behind her, I went to the lavatory, mulling over whether I should sleep clothed, like I usually did when I stayed at her place, or in my boxer briefs. What I wouldn’t do was sleep naked as I usually preferred. I settled in the middle. Shirtless but wearing a pair of sweats. I was about to turn the light off and lie down when I heard the door open.
“Apparently, Wanda wants to sleep with you. I would’ve ignored her, but I was afraid she’d scratch up the place.”
I looked for the cat, but didn’t see her.
“Wait. Sorry. She’s back in bed.” Sam muttered good night for the second time. A few minutes later, I could hear Wanda making a fuss. At this rate, neither Sam nor I would get the sleep we needed. Not that I was sure I would anyway. Would knowing Sam was just in the other room be the same as lying beside her?
I put my hand on the knob at the same time Sam did. “Shall we just leave it ajar?” I asked.
She glanced over her shoulder. “Oh my God. She’s on the bed again.”
“I believe she’s trying to tell us something.” I grabbed the blanket supplied with the rollaway and motioned toward the room. “Business as usual, as they say?”
“I feel bad that you always sleep sitting up,” she said when I followed her over to the bed.
“Perhaps, just for tonight, I’ll lie down.”
“It doesn’t have to be only tonight. I never said you had to.”
Like at her apartment, Sam slept on the right, and I took the left. Also like the times I stayed at her place, I fell asleep as soon as I heard her soft snores, indicating she was.
“No!”Sam cried, covering her head with the pillow when the alarm on my phone went off at six. If we didn’t get on the road by half past, we wouldn’t get as far as we needed to today. Given we had to return to California by the middle of the month, even driving eight to ten hours per day would take us a total of ten round trip, leaving Sam only four days to meet with the attorney and get an idea of what the inheritance entailed.
I got out of bed, fed Wanda, took a shower, and dressed. When I returned to the bedroom, Sam was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking no more awake than she had a few minutes ago.
“You can sleep as soon as we’re on our way,” I said, holding out my hand. She took it and stood.
“I’ll just shower.” Her eyes perused the room. “Where’s Wanda?”
“My guess is post-breakfast nap.”
