Title: Fun in the Sun?

Author: Sarge

E-Mail: Shalimarfox2@aol.com

   The next morning, Shalimar awoke to a feeling of intense nausea. She briefly looked at the clock to see that it was only 6:42 and then got up, rushing to the bathroom.

   Brennan was rudely awakened from his slumber by the sound of someone throwing up. Keeping his eyes closed, he moved his arm around the bed to feel that Shalimar was no longer beside him. Opening his eyes, he quickly looked around the room to see that the bathroom door was open slightly and the light was on. Just then, he heard the sound of someone throwing up again.

   "Shal?" he called as he rolled out of bed and walked over to the bathroom. Pushing the door open a little more, he saw his girlfriend sitting on the ground with her head hanging over the toilet.

   "Shal Baby, are you alright?" he asked as he moved over and sat on the rim of the bathtub.

   Shalimar looked over at him and then shook her head. "No," she replied just before another wave of nausea hit her and she began to throw up again.

   Brennan gave her a sympathetic look before he pulled her hair back out of her face and gently rubbed her back in soothing circles.

   A little while later, when the nausea seemed have subsided, Brennan scooped Shalimar up in his arms and carried her back bed. Gently placing her down, he kissed her on her forehead and then slid in next to her, quietly whispering, "Why don't you try to get some more rest before we have to leave."

   Shalimar merely nodded before she snuggled up close to him and closed her eyes.

   Around 9:30, Brennan carefully got up, trying not to wake up the sleeping blonde that was next to him. He quietly put on some clothes and then walked over to the adjoining door that led into the room that Jesse and Emma were sleeping in. He knocked gently on the door, but when he didn't get a reply, he figured that they were still asleep. Knowing that if they didn't leave the hotel by 10:00, they would have to pay for another day, he quickly opened the door and was immediately shocked by the scene he saw before him. Emma and Jesse were making out on top of one of the beds.

   "Oh God!!" he exclaimed as he threw his hands up in front of his eyes. "It's way too early in the morning to be seeing that."

   Emma and Jesse immediately broke apart and quickly moved away from each other like teenagers that had been caught making out in the locker room. Both of them were bright red as well.

   "Haven't you heard of knocking?" Jesse snapped as he silently wished that the ground would open up and swallow him…or Brennan for that matter.

   "I did knock, but I guess you were…too busy to hear me," Brennan replied as a smirk lit up his face.

   "Was there something you wanted?" Emma asked trying to sound nonchalant.

   "Um…yeah. We have to leave in twenty-five minutes or we'll have to pay for another day and Shalimar still seems to be sick," he answered as his smile dissipated.

   Emma frowned. "She does?"

   "Yeah. I woke up this morning around 6:45 to the sound of her throwing up."

   "Maybe we should take her to the doctor or something," Jesse suggested.

   "No, she'll hate that. I think we should wait for a little while to see how she feels. If she doesn't get better, I'll take her home on a plane or something while you two continue on to Florida," Brennan replied.

   Emma and Jesse merely nodded.

   "Well, I'm going to go get ready and I suggest you two do the same," Brennan said as he turned around and walked back into the other room.

   By 9:00, they were all dressed and ready to go.

   Jesse went to the lobby to return the keys and pay while the others got into the car.

   Today was Brennan's turn to drive so he and Shalimar got into the front while Emma and Taco got into the back.

   When Jesse finally came back from the lobby, he got in the back of the car and then handed Brennan the keys.

   Starting the car, Brennan looked back at Jesse and Emma with a curious look on his face. "Where was Taco the whole time you two were…" he started, but he was interrupted by the sound of Jesse suddenly coughing and the death glare that he was getting from Emma.

   Shalimar looked up at Brennan and then back at the other two. "Did I miss something?"

   Brennan opened his mouth to reply, but he was cut off by Emma.

   "No, you didn't miss a thing," she lied.

   Shalimar merely shrugged before she laid her head back down on the car door and closed her eyes.

   Jesse sent a glare Brennan's way and then finally asked, "Can we just go, please?"

   Brennan grinned at Jesse and then nodded. Turning back around, he put the car into drive and pulled it out of the hotel parking lot.

   TO BE CONTINUED

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