Chapter Two
Juliet drove to the hotel while we sat in the towels and chucked us each a key for the suite. Logan caught it easily despite restrictions. He dragged me along the corridor and threw himself (and me in tow) onto the massive bed. The room itself was huge, everything was organised and tidy. Chocolates weren't on the pillow but they went a few steps better and gave the room a gigantic basket full of food, and booze.
I laid back in silence absolutely knackered. Logan flopped onto his side and held me against him. One arms draped across my cold stomach the other holding onto mine.
Once his breathing became slower and shallower, I silently thanked for Paris for one of her ridiculous lessons. She had once warned me that she never wanted to find me naked and handcuffed to a bed as a result of wild sex gone wrong, despite the origin of the conversation Paris had taught me how to picklock. Not exactly a skill I ever thought I would use but I really needed the bathroom and a change of clothes would not be un-appreciated. I hooked my foot in my jeans and kicked them up fishing in the pockets for that ever present hair grip. One thing my mom insisted was always useful. Thanking mom and my roommate I bent the grip around and twisted it in the lock. It took me a few tries, I wasn't as skilled as Paris, and I didn't even want to know who she had learnt from. But the metal sprang free on my side and I wriggled out from under Logan, replacing my lack of body with a fluffy plump pillow. He rolled onto it and stayed fast asleep.
Suddenly a sneaky idea hit me. Payback I suppose one could call it. I took the handcuffed hand and slowly moved it closer to the bed's headrest, with the free bangle that was my own accessory I hooked it onto the railing and snapped it shut. He didn't even stir.
After a quick shower and change of clothes I discovered I wasn't even tired. I'd pulled all-nighters before and somehow I didn't feel tired whenever I did. I wondered what I could do. A few evil things ran across my mind involving Logan and make-up. But my stomach had other plans. I tucked into a bar of expensive Swedish chocolate then wandered the hotels corridors fiddling with the key in my hand and my evil plan in my mind.
"Rory" a voice hissed. I turned slowly and saw Juliet coming out of one of the doors.
"Where are you going?" she asked. "And how did you get out?" she eyes my free wrist. "Did Logan let you free?" I shook my head to answer all three questions. She demanded more.
"You okay?" she finally asked after the Spanish inquisition and play-by-play of my pick locking.
"I'm fine….what are you doing up? I thought everyone was asleep" it was 4am my watch informed me.
"I don't sleep a lot, besides Rose snores." She joked and folded herself down outside Logan's door pulling me down with her. The rest of the rooms were out of ear-shot and we didn't care about waking my capture up.
"Do you want to make Logan look pretty?" she asked cryptically. "Rose brought waterproof make-up" she explained. 20 minutes later Logan was looking beautiful and very feminine.
"Oh he looks so pretty." She cooed in whispers. I stifled a laugh.
"Very girly though" I commented equally as quiet.
"Maybe he needs a manly tattoo? We have waterproof eyeliner" she wiggled the black kohl eyeliner in front of me and pointed to Logan who had no sprawled out on his chest. Leaving his back bare and inviting.
"You first, and make it sweet" she invited. I took the liner and she grabbed eye shadows to colour in with.
1 hour later and a few false alarms of Logan waking up, we had created a mural on Logan's back. Our drawing skills weren't exactly of a tattooist's perfection so he mostly had a bunch of smiley faces and words of love declaration to Finn and Colin wrote across him. Juliet had given him red filled hearts across his lower back lined across like a belt. But our masterpiece was most definitely the wings we had drawn and coloured across his shoulder blades. We sat back and admired out work.
"We're missing something" Juliet whispered after a few minutes of silence. I couldn't help but agree, even though I didn't know what it was. Suddenly Logan rolled over and we had to slap hands over out mouths to stop a groan. I hoped he hadn't wiped it off before it had a chance to dry.
Juliet's face lit up and she reached again into the make-up case. She pulled out a slutty lipstick in the colour 'fire alarm red' she laced it on her own lips then handed it to me. I complied with her motions and soon we were lacing Logan's front with lipstick kisses. Finally after a few touch ups, we had covered his chest. As the cherry on top of the cake, I took the lipstick and coated his own lips which parted to my touch. Juliet snuck out for a few seconds then returned camera in hand.
We each took turn's posing with Logan's artwork as he turned around in his sleep. When we had finished we sat in the hall laughing solidly for a few minutes.
"What time is it?" Juliet asked after a few dying giggles.
I shook my wrist to read my watch. "Close to 6am" she stood then pulled me up.
"I should go use the shower before Rose wakes up, meet you in the breakfast room for half past?" I nodded and went back into our room for another shower. Messing with make-up wasn't exactly a clean process.
Logan was still solidly knocked out. He looked angelic while he slept, or maybe that was just the wings. I tore my gaze away, showered and dressed. Even as I left he was still asleep. I met the usual crowd of the life and death brigade at the breakfast table.
"Rory, darling, where is your better half?" Colin asked as I sat.
"Ah yes, did you have fun last night? At least he unlocked you right?" Finn was surprisingly not hung-over. Juliet eyed me and put a finger to her lips.
"He's not with you?" I asked admiring my own acting skills; Colin and Finn looked around as if to suddenly see him there.
"Sorry, love, no. Did he skip out on you?" I shut off a tell tale smile and carried on my drama.
"No, I woke up free of cuffs and alone. I figured he was already down here with you lot." I sat next to Juliet. She leant across the table as if to pick up the salt pot.
"Is he still upstairs, handcuffed and asleep?" she whispered barely making a sound. I nodded to all three.
"Well, he could have set off early…Stephanie and Robert have already gone to set up, maybe they borrowed him." Colin justified.
"Maybe" I replied and focused on the toast I was buttering. "What is the event? Or am I not allowed to know?" I asked changing the subject.
"Rory, pet...Logan told me you were a fast learner, but you're very disappointing right now." He stopped short realising something. "Colin, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Mr. Huntzburger was meant to be within talking distance of Miss Gilmore all day…why would he leave and not honour this code?"
"Finn, my good old man, yet again genius strikes…Perhaps something ill has fated our friend. We should investigate. To the suite!" Colin called and stood up. During the conversation Juliet had filled in Rose and she was stifling giggles.
"Boys, boys, boys." Rose breathed and stood up, shoving them both into their own seats. "Logan found me this morning; told me he had an emergency. Something about a girl and a tattoo parlour. He apologises but his hands are tied." I turned a giggle into a cough smoothly "She's our possession now. We must take care of her until he returns later tonight. Are you the men you claim to be?" rallying the troops, one of Rose's super abilities "Can you survive without your third musketeer? Logan needs you now to take care of his princess, he would entrust this job to nobody but the finest. Can you do this? Are you onboard?" Colin stood and dragged Finn up. They both saluted me as I held in laughter.
"Miss Gilmore, look no further. If Mr. Huntzburger must leave then we shall take his place. We are twice as good"
"And twice as handsome" Finn added
"With twice the charm"
"Twice the brains"
"And twice the heart!" I laughed and wrapped them both in a hug to finish their drama.
"Oh I am so very lucky to have such men in my life. I accept your guidance through these most troublesome hours where I am without my man!" I swooned for good measure.
"Then off we go. Time to start the festivities!" Finn cheered and headed for the door. With glances back and a guilty sinking feeling I followed, my arms linked with a giggling Juliet and Rosemary.
