Hell and Back by Patricia Blackmoor

Author:Patricia Blackmoor [Blackmoor, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“That felt amazing!” I cried out as I bounded down the front steps to the sidewalk. My heart was light, my skin felt clear, and I couldn’t remember the last time I had felt this alive.

“It was amazing to watch,” Parker said as he followed after me. He wrapped me in a hug and I hugged him back, pulling him in tight.

“I can’t believe I wasted my life on those two,” I said, still wrapped in Parker’s arms. “I feel so foolish.”

“We all make mistakes,” Parker murmured.

I pulled away from him, still holding him in my arms. “What should we do now? The night is young!”

“Actually,” Parker said. “I may have an idea.”

“What is it?”

“You’ll just have to trust me.”

I looked at him skeptically, but with a smile still on my face. “Well, you’ve gotten me this far. Lead the way.”

Parker hooked his arm in mine and we strolled along the river toward the transit station. Parker wouldn’t let me look at the map or the schedule, instead whisking me onto one of the buses. My heart thrummed with excitement as we rode along.

“Come on, tell me where we’re going,” I begged.

“Nope. It’s a surprise,” he said, flashing me his charming smile.

“A hint?”

“Somewhere special.”

“Well, that’s vague,” I said, crossing my arms and sinking back in my seat.

He grabbed my hand, pulling it gently from where it was tucked. “It’s worth it, I promise.”

I rested my head on his shoulder as we rode. At this time of night, the streets were quiet and the bus was too, very few people riding along, even in the city. I didn’t even realize we were at the right stop until Parker jumped from his seat and pulled me out.

When I stepped off the bus, I realized we were downtown, tall buildings and neon lights surrounding us.

“What, do you want to go bar hopping?” I asked him.

“Not exactly,” he told me. “Come on.”

He took my hand and led me down the street and toward a building. I had to look up to see what we were walking into; I wasn’t terribly familiar with this part of town.

“The Carter Hotel?” I asked. “What are we doing here?”

“I had an idea,” he said, still with that goofy grin on his face.

We entered the lobby of the hotel. I had never stayed in a hotel like this; everything was modern, lights in shades of blues and pinks and purple, high ceilings, shiny lights.

“Wow,” I murmured. “This is so cool.”

“Remember how I said I worked for a tech company?” he asked. “The Carter Hotel was one of our clients. I never stayed here, but when I first started out, I made a few service calls here. I always thought it was really cool. The building is super old, but they’ve modernized it.”

“It is really cool,” I agreed. “But I don’t understand what we’re doing here.”

“I thought we could have a nice night,” he said. “Before we have to go back to hell.”

“Ah,” I said. “I like the way you think.

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