"Now the guide will give you a tour of the facilities, then he stepped aside and the guide, with two others took his ce.


    "Hello everyone," the man that looked to be in charge said in a weird ent. "I want you to group yourselves in three and the guide will begin."


    All of us were divided into three groups and each of the guides led each group and took us on a tour of the beautiful rustic lodge. He showed us the diner that had a cookhouse attached to it. Any interested person could actually make their own meal. Cool. He showed us the sparklingke hidden away by the pine trees that were bigger and taller in that area. There were lots of facilities that we were shown, then it all ended at the cozy rooms assigned to us. Two people per room.


    Upon entering her room, I realized that my assigned roommate was not here. She missed the trip.


    Great! I thought to myself happily. The alone time I will get while I''m in here is just what I needed.


    I flopped on my bed with a bounce, arms and legs syed like I had no care in the world. I was totally exhausted from the long tour. All I had been wanting to do the whole time was to just take a quick nap in of the cozy cushions or woven chairs that we came across almost everywhere while the others looked like they would never get tired of the tour.


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    I closed my eyes and savored the quiet of finally being alone and the feel of the plush mattress that had me sighing.


    I opened my eyes and took in the cozy cabin. It had looked small and cute from the outside but here, it lookedrge and absolutely stunning. The rustic vibe made it all the more easier to rx in the room. Soon, my mind wandered to Amie. Stillying on the bed, I dragged myself to the "dge of the bed so that I could reach where I dumped my bags at the foot of the bed.


    I reached into my handbag and retrieved my tablet. Then I ced a video call to Amie who picked instantly.


    "Mommy!" She squealed.


    "Sweetheart!"


    Then she frowned as her gaze left my face and scanned behind me.


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    I couldn''t stop my giggle. "No, baby. It''s the cabin I''m staying in,"


    "Okay. It''s beautiful but it looks old."


    "Trust me, nothing''s old here," I smiled.


    "Mommy! Auntie ra is here!"


    "Oh, she''s already there. Where''s she?" I tried peer at the corner then she moved the phone to show ra walking into the room with a tray in her hand. "Hey sweetie!" ra called as she dropped the tray and moved over to sit beside Amle. "Oh my!" She


    gasped, "That room is stunning."


    "I know right?" Since we arrived, I tried to be excited about it all. "And it''s all mine." "Wow, each person is assigned a room? That must have cost a whole lot."


    "No, two in a room. My roommate couldn''t make the trip."


    "Aww."


    "So Amie, tell me, what have you drawn since I left? Did youter add ra and Dennis to that picture?"


    Then she started to rant about her paintings, the cool shoe she painted in my feet and a while lots of stuff that had no connection with paintings. ra also chipped in multiple times.


    After the call ended, I felt a lot better. All through the call, Amie had been grinning and telling me about how funny and beautiful the nurses that attended to her were. I felt rxed. Maybe I didn''t have to worry so much after all.


    Then I took my time to appreciate the beauty of the room as I looked around it. In a corner of the room, beside the wardrobe that actually looked centuries old, a knob peeked out of the curtain there. "Weird," I muttered with furrowed brows.


    Out of curiosity, I slowly pulled myself up from the bed and walked to the wardrobe. I paid very little attention as I inspected the wardrobe before I turned to what really brought me out of bed.


    I shifted the curtain aside. There was no outline of a door or doorway so why is there a knob? Maybe the


    bathroom?


    I squinted at the knob for a long while then slowly, my hand wrapped around it


    I pulled but nothing happened at first and so I pushed and the door opened, revealing another room simr to mine but that was not what made my heart ram crazily in my chest.


    My eyes bugged out as I found myself face to face with Aiden''s bare broad shoulders, with him standing butt naked in front of a mirror.