Part Six
William smiled as Buffy and the others gaped in wonder and the huge expanse of the Four Seasons lobby. Watching their excitement made him happy he sponsored the little trip to Las Vegas. That was another thing. Apparently his 'family's' money was real and tangible through his bank account. He had plenty of it. He was rolling in it. And that made him feel a little more secure.
"How may I help you?" the woman behind the counter asked.
"Uh, reservation for William Crawford," he answered.
"Okay," the woman typed something into the computer terminal in front of her. The computer beeped. "Ah, yes. We have the Presidential Suite reserved to one Sir William Crawford."
Will nodded, "That's me."
"Okay," the woman said, smiling. She went for the key and handed it to him. "Enjoy your stay at the Four Seasons, Sir."
"Thank you," Will said as he took the electronic keycard from her.
"Sir?" Buffy asked with a smile.
Will turned to see the Scoobies all looking at him. He shrugged, "Yeah. So?"
Dawn grinned, "How long were you planning on keeping it a secret?"
"I didn't think it mattered."
"So...This how you're able to afford paying for this whole thing?" Xander asked as the group made their way to the elevator, the bellhop following.
Will shook his head, "No, title has nothing to do with it. That money's been in my family for generations..."
"I don't understand," Anya spoke. "If you have all this money, why live....well, like us?"
He shrugged, "I've seen what a lot of money can do to some people. Didn't want to become that."
"Become what?"
"Shallow. I mean, look at my parents." He laughed, "Course, they're probably not real, huh? Who knows, maybe the money I'm using isn't real, either. If that's the case, we'll be hard pressed when checkout time comes."
"Well, we'll deal with it when the time comes," Buffy said.
William nodded.
At this time, they had made their way to the suite, which was on the 39th floor. The Scoobies excitedly rushed through the door and each made their own noise of excitement as they explored the room. Will busied himself with helping the bellhop remove their luggage from the cart. Once it was unloaded, Will looked at the bellhop.
"Thank for the help, mate," he said, giving him a generous tip.
"Thank *you*, sir," the young man said before leaving.
Will then turned and casually headed for one of the plush chairs in the room. He looked unimpressed with the décor of the room. It was obvious that he spent many times in hotels such as this, perhaps ones even more upscale and gorgeous.
Dawn plopped down on the sofa in front of him. "Isn't this amazing?" she asked excitedly.
He looked around the room. The walls were a light cream color and the carpeting complimented that nicely. He and Dawn sat in the middle of the room. A small coffee table stood, surrounded by two maroon plush chairs and two cream-colored sofas. Small decorative pillows thrown across each sofa complimented the furniture perfectly. Matching end tables laid nestled between the chairs and sofas. Various knick-knacks stood upon each table. Huge floor-to-ceiling windows let the sunlight in. Curtains that perfectly matched the decor adorned those windows. Will peered out the window momentarily to see the mountains and desert in the distance. Returning his attention to the room, he saw, behind the sofas, a small table with four matching chairs. Next to that, a beautiful grand piano.
He shrugged nonchalantly, "It's nice."
"Nice? That's it? Will, this place is beyond nice; it's unbelievable," Dawn said, looking at him as if he had grown another head.
"I'm not saying it's not, but...it's not the Ritz," he smirked, to let her know he was joking with her.
She smiled.
The Scoobies moved from the living area to the bedrooms. Buffy headed for the master bedroom, while the others went to the other two on the other side of the suite.
Buffy entered the room and feel in love with it immediately. The cream-maroon color scheme continued into the room. In the middle of the room, against the wall, stood a full king-sized bed. A cream colored comforter covered the mattress. Matching tables stood on either side of the bed. Each adorned with matching lamps. In front of the bed, on the other side of the room, a tall dresser with full length mirrors embellishing the doors. In each corner, a cream chair with maroon throw pillows.
"You can have it, if you want."
Buffy jumped, startled. She turned around to face Will, "Huh?"
"The room. You seem to like it."
"Oh, yeah. I do, actually."
He nodded, "Then you can have it. I figured Red and Lil' Bit could use one room and the Whelp and Anya could use the another. And you can use this one."
"But, what about you?"
"Don't worry about me. I already requested a rollaway. Should be here soon."
"You should, at least, have this room. And I'll sleep on the rollaway. I mean, you are paying for all this."
"Buffy, really, luv, don't worry about it. I'll be fine. Now, let's check with the others and come up with a game plan."
She nodded and they went back into the living room.
"I can't wait to hit the casinos. I've been dying to win me some money," Anya spoke.
"Well....we can give everyone a chance to settle in tonight and...tomorrow, we can get to work looking for this bar," Buffy said."
"Sounds good to me, pet," Will spoke.
Anya stood up and grabbed Xander, "Come on, honey, let's go. Time to hit the casinos."
"I don't know about you guys, but I think I'm going to hit the pool," Willow said.'
"Ooh, I wanna come. Can I?" Dawn asked.
Willow nodded, "Course, you can, Dawnie. What are you guys going to do?" She looked at Buffy and William.
"Me? I think I'm going to stay here and veg. Trip wore me out," Buffy said, slouching in the sofa.
"That's sounds like a good plan to me, too," Will said. "Think I'll hang here, too."
"Cool," Willow said.
Buffy and Will watched the door close and Dawn and Willow left for the pool. Now they were alone. Anya and Xander left for the casinos a while ago.
William leaned back into the sofa and looked at Buffy seated next to him. She looked back at him.
"So?" they said at the same time, causing them to laugh.
End Part Six
A/N: I know, crappy spot to end a part... And I know there wasn't a whole of action in this part. Sorry about that. Also, I don't know much on British titles. I just chose one that I hope would be appropriate.
