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if
he could manage to construct something like this.
    “Well,” I say, kicking
a stone aside with the toe of my boot. “It looks like nobody’s going anywhere
right now. We’d better get back to the van and find somewhere for all of us to
sleep tonight.”
    Gabriel nods and we
begin walking back. Once we reach the others I quickly fill them in on what’s
happened. Alvie trembles when he hears and Delilah looks out the window with a
resigned expression while Ira rests his furry head on her lap. Allora moves
warily to the front of the van.
    “Can I sit up here with
you?” she asks hesitantly.
    My eyes roam her pretty
face, her unseeing, unfocused eyes before I respond, “Sure you can.”
    She exhales with
something like relief and climbs between the seats. Maybe she thought I was
going to deny her. Once she settles in beside me her hands fumble at her sides
trying to find the straps for her seatbelt. My eyes soften.
    “Hey,” I murmur. “Let
me help you.”
    Her hands still and she
nods once. I take the seatbelt and secure it over her chest and around her
waist, my hands brushing off the smooth material of her dress as I do so. Her
gaze is on me even though she can’t see me.
    I turn the van around
and begin driving away, back in the direction of the city. I think about
bringing everyone to my place but then reconsider. Perhaps it would be a good
idea to stay under the radar for a while until we can get the lay of the land.
I turn off the motorway and down a side road. Up ahead I notice a sign with the
universal symbols for food and accommodation two miles farther. A couple of
minutes later I turn into the parking lot of a large chain hotel, with a red
brick, one storey diner beside it.
    “Anyone hungry?” I ask
as I park in one of many free spots. In fact, the entire place is almost empty.
The lights are on in the diner and I can see that there are a few people inside,
so I presume it’s open.
    “I’m starving,” Alvie
exclaims fervently and Gabriel smiles at him affectionately.
    “Right, you all go and
get some food while I book us into the hotel,” I say sliding out of the van.
    Everybody begins
walking towards the diner but I notice that Allora’s still by my side. She
blushes when she asks, “I’ll stay with you, if that’s alright.”
    She bites on her lip
and I have a hard time looking away. A real hard time, if you get my meaning.
Without saying a word, I slip my hand into hers and guide her towards the hotel
entrance. A receptionist in her sixties with a purple rinse hairdo sits at the
reception desk thumbing through a gossip magazine. She looks up when we enter
and raises an eyebrow at Allora’s long silk dress and bare feet.
    I give the woman my
best charming grin as I step up and lean one arm on the counter. “How are ya
doing, Miss?” I ask.
    She puts her magazine
aside and gives me the once over, her tongue wetting her lips as her eyes move
along my body. “Not too bad. It’s quiet,” she answers.
    “I need rooms for six
people,” I tell her.
    She taps on her
computer screen. “I can give you three twin rooms, or one family room. If you
go for the family room, two of you will have to sleep on the sofa bed.”
    Real classy joint, this
place.
    I’m tempted to go for
the family room since it’s better if we all stick together, but then I think
how crowded that will be and I go for the three twin rooms options instead. The
two girls can stay together and I’ll room with Ira so that Gabriel and Alvie
can have some privacy.
    I hand over my credit
card and Purple Rinse slides it through the scanner before giving it back to
me.
    “Sorry, but my friend
here lost her shoes. We had a bit of a wild night,” I smirk. “You wouldn’t know
where I could buy her a pair of slippers, would you?”
    “I can get her a pair
of the hotel flip flops we sell for the swimming pool,” Purple Rinse suggests.
    “Thanks, that’d be
great.”
    She leaves her desk to
go and get them and I slump back