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That. Was. Hot.
The bloke from the front entrance walks in, laughing, clapping his hands at CJ. “I have to say, mate, watching you in here was hilarious. You didn’t get hit once.”
“I’m awesome,” CJ tells him, bowing.
I roll my eyes and walk over to him, just as Cole walks out from a hallway, glancing around. “Hey, guys, have you seen Willow?”
I scan the room, but don’t see her, either. “I’ve not seen her, either,” I tell him. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen her since the car incident.
CJ starts to say something, but then stops, before bursting into laughter.
“What?” Cole states dryly, eyeing him curiously. I have to admit, I’m curious too. He’s acting like he knows something.
He stops laughing, but still smiles wide. “I don’t think I saw her enter the second room.”
Cole’s eyes widen. “Oh, my God, what if she got eaten by a zombie?”
CJ eyes him thoughtfully. “She had a good life?”
Cole rolls his eyes before turning back to the worker. “Can you take us back to the first room so we can take a look?”
He nods, pointing to the door I hadn’t seen before. It’s camouflaged with the wall material. “Just through there.”
We all follow Cole as he runs in, shouting for her. The lights are on, bright, and I observe the room in amazement. They’ve done a pretty bang up job decorating the place. It looks derelict, like you see in the movies.
“Willow!” Cole shouts through his cupped hands.
“Is it over?” I hear her muffled voice, and turn in time to see her come out of hiding from the box she was in.
CJ and I burst out laughing, and as I turn to Cole, I notice his lips twitch in amusement. He walks over, plucks her out of the box, and pulls her close.
“Why were you hiding?”
She sighs, leaning into him. “It was scary as hell. It was dark and there were zombies walking around with guts hanging out, cuts on their faces, and I’m pretty sure one of them had an eye hanging out of its socket. They didn’t seem fucking fake to me.”
He laughs, kissing her forehead. “It wasn’t real.”
“So, you chickened out and hid?” CJ goads, grinning from ear to ear. “I wasted bullets for you.”
She narrows her eyes at CJ. “You didn’t have bullets; it was a laser.”
He shrugs, peering at his fingertips. “My little grasshopper, you must learn. It was survival, and you, my friend, died.”
She cocks her hip, resting her hand there. “If we’re going to argue over it, then technically I won. I stayed alive and didn’t get buzzed once.”
“Because you hid,” he tells her, throwing his hands up in the air, chuckling.
She raises her eyebrows at him. “It’s survival,my little grasshopper, you should learn.”
CJ laughs as he pulls me against his chest, kissing my cheek. “Thank you so much for bringing us. We’re going to have to come again.”
“On your own,” Willow mutters.
CJ chuckles, kissing my cheek once more before facing her. “Chicken.”
“I’ll find your weakness one day, CJ, and you’ll be sorry.”
He gives her a knowing smirk. “No need to look, she’s standing in my arms.”
