Running Rings by Ruth G Juliano

Author:Ruth G Juliano [Juliano, Ruth G]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ruthless Beings, Ruth G Juliano
Publisher: Ruth G Juliano
Published: 2016-11-06T22:00:00+00:00

The taxi stopped and Adrian paid the driver. He took Verity by the hand through the revolving door and over to the counter. He opened his mouth to speak and Verity put her hand on his arm.

“Allow me, darling. Hello, my name is Verity Sharpe, Sharpe with an e. I have a reservation,” she said. Adrian looked at her and she winked at him.

“Certainly Mrs Sharpe,” the man behind the counter said, “I’ll just see where we have you housed.”

“I asked for a high corner room if that helps,” Verity said.

“I can’t seem to find your reservation,” he said.

“Really? I made the reservation six weeks ago. I’ve flown up from Melbourne for a wedding, and due to a snafu I’m here instead of at the church and the ceremony has already started. Now I have a migraine and I’d like to lie down. The reception is here in the Caulfield Room.”

“Our best room. I can only apologise that it doesn’t seem to be here,” he said, “I do have a corner suite available but only on the eleventh floor. Is that acceptable?”

“Certainly,” Verity replied, “I’m keen to rest and don’t have time to admire the view as I’d like right now.”

“Yes, madam. We can get you into a room immediately. Nine hundred dollars thank you,” he said.

Verity smiled and opened her purse. She ran her thumb across some notes, took two from it and handed him the rest, “Here you are.”

“Cash, we don’t see much cash, how superb,” he said.

“I always carry plenty of cash. I think my husband and I will need a rest before the reception. It’s been quite an ordeal. Would you be so kind as to arrange a wake-up call thirty minutes before the reception commences so we can freshen up?”

“Certainly, Mrs Sharpe. Here is your key, and again I apologise for the inconvenience.”

“Not at all, you’ve been most courteous,” Verity replied, taking the key. She turned and looked at Adrian, “Perhaps we should have our big event at one of the Parks’ hotels instead. We wouldn’t want our guests to be without accommodation. I suppose we’ll see the quality of the reception before we decide for certain, but it is a contributing factor for determination, particularly in regard to their accuracy and information storage.”

“Come, dear,” Adrian offered her his arm, and she put her arm through his. They walked to the elevator being followed by a man in a hat and were ushered in. The man pressed the button for the eleventh floor and gestured to them when it arrived there. Verity looked down the hall both ways and turned left. Adrian followed her in silence. She located the corner suite and slid the card in the lock. The light went green and she opened the door. Adrian walked in and Verity came in behind him and closed the door.

“It’s very nice,” Verity said.

“Nine hundred dollars? Why do you have that much cash on you?”

“My current boss insists that I always have one thousand dollars cash on me, so if he calls me to make a purchase I can do so.

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