Rain lashed the roof and windows of the car that Rowan was driving so hard that he wondered at how it didn't wake Aelin up from the sleep she had fallen into half an hour earlier in the passenger seat. In all honesty, Rowan had been glad of the peace since they had all been trapped in the car since morning and now it was starting to get dark. The only reprieve that Rowan had from Aelin's constant questions and complaints was when they stopped for bathroom breaks. The bathroom breaks were quite frequent due to Aelin being 4 months pregnant and the fact that she no longer had any bladder control.
"Are we there yet?"Aelin murmured drowsily while absent-mindedly rubbing her swollen stomach with her left hand as Rowan held her right hand.
Elide, the only one that could be trusted with directions, answered from the back seat next to Lorcan that they were nearly at the B&B that they were staying at for the night. It was on the way to where Fenrys' wedding was being held which was where the bride lived who he had met when he decided a year ago that he wanted to travel.
Rowan pulled into the small car park and everyone got out of the car, trudged inside then smiled non-committedly at the beaming woman they were confronted with.
The decor and building matched her personality: quirky and unnaturally happy.
Aelin:
Rowan and Lorcan carried the bags even though both women insisted that they could at least carry a small bag. Lorcan had to repeatedly remind Elide that she would struggle to haul herself up the steep stairs with her broken ankle still in the pot, never-mind whilst carrying a bag that Aelin had no doubt stuffed until it was fit to burst and Rowan refused to let Aelin carry anything for obvious reasons, even if he was just being dramatic in Aelin's opinion.
Admittedly, she had enjoyed being fussed over and not having to do anything at first but now...it was overbearing.
When the door was initially open, all Aelin could think about was the inviting bed that staring back at her but her tunnel vision meant that she didn't see the other double bed in the room as fast as the others did who's face immediately contorted in confusion.
"Who was the one who booked the room?"Rowan asked, exasperated.
As if in answer, everyone turned to Lorcan. In return he defensively explained that "it said online that there would be two double beds close together. I didn't know it meant this close!"
Apparently, 'close' meant in the same room directly next to each other.