Chapter 4

They pulled into the bus station. Luckily they only had an hour layover. They sat in the lobby next to each other reading. "Attention Ladies and gentleman, The bus to Cameron, North Carolina has encountered mechanical problems. It will not arrive until late tonight. Greyhound is sorry for any inconvenience."

"Damn!" Shane exclaimed. He pulled a cell phone out of his jacket pocket and dialed.

"Hey Skittles, it's me Sugar. My bus has been delayed!...Ok, I'll call ya when I get close.... Airports still shut down?...Yeah... all right. Good thing this is a long vacation...Actually it has been a very nice trip... the scenery is great and I couldn't ask for better company." Destiny looked over to see him smiling at her.

"I've made a new friend... NO! You may not talk to her! You'll get to meet her when we get there. She is in the process of moving to Cameron...All right Skittle head, talk to ya later!"

Destiny looked at him and smiled, her eyebrow cocked "Skittle head? Sugar? Do I even want to know what that was about?"

He laughed. "A long story, that I will tell you sometime. But right now, I think we should find a hotel room and get some decent sleep. My back is killing me!"

She looked down at her hands. "Go ahead, I'll hang out here. I don't have the extra cash for stuff like that."

"It's ok, I do."

"Shane..."

"Look I'll get one room, two beds. You get one, I get one and no funny business. I promise."

Destiny cocked her head considering it. She did trust him. She had felt oddly comfortable with him from the beginning

"Ok Just Shane. It's a deal"

He walked over to the counter to ask about close hotels and to ask if they could call them when the bus arrived.

He came back. "It's all set! They will call my cell phone when the bus gets here. They are looking at about ten tonight so we should get plenty of sleep. The guy said there is a Comfort Inn a couple of blocks over." He grabbed both of their bags and she took her portfolio case. They walked out of the building to be met by a sharp cold wind and a depressing gray sky.

The two blocks to the hotel were easy and after Shane checked them in, they went to the room. Shane handed her the card and she opened the door and held it for him. He deposited the bags on the floor and flopped down on the first bed.

"I am beat!" He exclaimed.

"I know. Me too." She sat on the second bed. She watched as he kicked his shoes off and pulled the sweater off over his head. He had a black t-shirt that read WWF ATTITUDE. He lay back on the bed and promptly fell asleep.

Destiny figured it was a good time for her to get a much-needed shower.

She grabbed some clean clothes from her bag and went to take her shower.

She came out feeling much better. She had put on the sweat pants and pink t-shirt in the bathroom. She looked at Shane curled up in a ball on the bed sleeping peacefully. She pulled the extra blanket from the end of his bed and covered him up. She slid under the covers of her own bed and was asleep in minutes.