Chapter 16

The next day Naomi found herself running around trying to get things ready. They each had a task to complete before the end of the day and so far things were going as planned. She and Violet were busy listening to a c.d. in her office when Addison knocked, "What are you guys listening to?"

Naomi minimized her computer screen and turned down the volume, "Addison, how's it going?"

Addison looked at her friend suspiciously, "You've been acting weird all day, what are you up to?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Naomi looked over at Violet who was grinning nervously herself.

"Hmm… okay well I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Addison turned and gave Naomi a suspicious glance as she walked out of the office.

The end of the day was nearing and Naomi was nervously watching for Addison. She looked up to see her heading towards the elevator. "Hey Addie, wait a minute!"

Addison turned and walked towards Naomi. Violet used this as her cue to notify Sam and Coop to be ready.

"So are you going to tell me what you've been up to all day long or have you come up with another excuse?"

Naomi looked over to see Pete coming out of his office. He turned and headed towards the elevator. Naomi grabbed Addison's arm and started pulling her towards Pete.

"What are you doing?" Addison was looking at her like she had lost her mind.

Pete looked over and saw them coming towards him. He looked at the both of them and smiled. What are those two up to, he thought to himself.

Just as the elevator door opened, Addison found herself being shoved in right after Pete. "What in the…"

The doors closed before Addison could ask Naomi what was going on. Addison looked at Pete who looked just as confused as she felt. They looked down at the items on the floor of the elevator. "What's this?"

Pete shrugged, "I haven't got a clue."

Addison looked through the items. There was a blanket, a small picnic basket, a bottle of wine and a picture of Naomi, Cooper, Violet and Sam. Someone had drawn a word bubble with the words "Gotcha" on it.

"Umm… Pete. I think our friends are playing a joke on us." She stood up and kicked at the door. "Very funny guys, open up this door."

Outside the door, Naomi finished putting up a sign notifying people that the elevator was out of order with an arrow pointing to the right. The elevator at the other end of the floor was working just fine. She and Tilly had arranged for the elevator to stay stalled once Addison and Pete were inside. Sam and Cooper had set up the elevator with the goods while Violet and Naomi made a c.d. especially for the unsuspecting love birds. Even Mindy was in on the plot. They told her that Pete and Addison were probably not going to be home tonight and her job was to send Jessica on a wild goose chase through all the hotels in the city when Jessica realized that Pete wasn't home yet. It was almost scary how happy Mindy was to cooperate and humorous how much she despised Jessica. During the day, they had taken Addison and Pete's cell phones without their knowledge and made sure neither was on call for anything. Tilly had to reassure Cooper numerous times that the elevator was not going to run out of oxygen while they were in there. The plan was set in motion; it was all on Addie and Pete.