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“Only after you put your stuff away in your rooms,” George warned. “And remember to sleep in your own rooms. Don’t waste the money.”
The guys groaned but grabbed their keycards from George.
“Justin, you can help Cadence, we’ll take your bag with us,” Bryan said.
Justin nodded and reached for my bag.
I pulled it away from him. “You realize it’s a bookbag, right? And it isn’t heavy.”
Justin smiled. “Just give me the damn bag.”
I blinked. “Well, if you’re so desperate to carry it.” I finally handed it over and silently admitted to myself that it was a relief. I needed to take my medication, my back slowly aching from the cold and sitting on bleachers all day. Dinner had ended up being a nice relief with the cushioned seats and the back support.
Definitely needed a really hot bath too. That’d help.
Justin grabbed my room key from Paxon as we all piled into the elevator. The guys had to get off on the floor below me, grumbling about being too far from my room.
I used the moment walking to my room to check in with Micah and the twins.
They were checked in too. Micah was on the top floor while the twins were actually staying on the same floor as me. They were still eating dinner at the attached restaurant though, so I would pop in afterward.
Justin opened the door for me and held it as I slipped in. The room was exactly what I expected. Two beds, since it was actually cheaper to book that way. The bathroom was directly to my right, by the front door. A massive dresser sat against the wall with a huge TV taking over the top of it.
Justin put my bag down on top of the cushioned bench by the TV. On the other side of the TV was a desk by the window. Justin went around and turned on some lights while I dug through my bag.
“I really need to take a bath,” I said.
“Go ahead. Take your time,” he said as he crawled onto the bed by the window and stretched out, turning the TV on.
I blinked. Was he going to just stay here while I took a bath?
“Okay,” I mumbled, taking out what I needed and going into the bathroom.
It was really quiet, even with the TV on. I could hear every time he changed the channel. Maybe he needed the quiet too? I tried to push past the fact that he was right there while I ran my water.
I stepped out. “Can you go downstairs and get me a couple bottles of water?”
“They gave us two complimentary ones,” he answered. “I put them in the freezer so they’ll be cold by the time you get out. Enjoy your bath. The others are getting ready too.”
“You don’t want to get changed?” I asked.
“I’m fine,” he replied.
“Okay.” I wasn’t going to push it.
I turned the volume up on my phone and played music while the tub filled. I used that moment to try to calm down. I was a little too aware of the fact that Justin was in the hotel room with me.
Slipping into the water, I sighed. A hot bath was the number one recommended thing to do by my doctor. Hydrotherapy. It didn’t take long to start feeling all my muscles loosen as I fully relaxed. The hot water soaked into my bones and seemed to burn away my stress. I closed my eyes, enjoyed feeling like I was wrapped up in a cozy blanket just pulled from the dryer. The music played softly next to me, keeping my mind relaxed.
There weren’t any lyrics to what I was listening to, but the songs didn’t need them either, the instruments used perfectly conveying the messages.
I was dozing off when the front door opened and Cal came in laughing. I sat up straighter as I picked up chuckles from the others, realizing they were all here now.
My phone buzzed.
Seth: We can leave if you want.
Me: I’ll be out in a minute.
