CHAPTER 20
When they arrived; Lara and Riley checked into a hotel using fake names just to be safe. If indeed Vanderbelt was after the same thing they were and assuming he had decoded the key, he would most likely be in Greece too.
Lara dropped her bag in the middle of the large room and threw herself on the king size bed. Riley smiled at her as she spread eagled across the mattress. The flight had been long and the seats uncomfortable.
He lifted her bag and moved it to one side before he seated himself on the edge of the bed near to her right foot. He watched her over his shoulder, her eyes were closed and she was taking deep, relaxing breaths. He smiled warmly thinking how much closer to her he felt now that he had shared the nightmares of his past with her.
As if sensing his eyes on her, she turned her head and smiled at him.
"What?" she asked as she sat up and shuffled to his side. He placed his hand on her thigh as she knelt next to him and played with his hair.
"Oh nothing, I was just thinking how sweet you looked just then"
"Is that right?" Lara gave him a quick kiss on the lips and jumped off of the bed.
"I'm going to take a bath" she informed him as she crossed over to the bathroom door. "Then can we get something to eat before we start hunting for this vault? I don't know about you, but I'm starving"
Riley laughed as he lay down on the bed, watching Lara through the open bathroom door as she filled the tub with hot water.
"Of course we can. I saw a nice looking café on the way here."
"Fantastic" Lara threw her boots back into the main area of their room. Riley rolled onto his stomach and dragged the laptop bag closer to him. He set it up and logged on to examine the point the key had indicated on the map. They had regenerated the lines on the computer to gain an even more detailed location.
Lara had deliberately left the bathroom door open as she undressed for her bath. She glanced into the room where riley lay on the bed, laptop in front of him. She smiled widely when she saw he was watching her over the top of the laptop and turned to face him full as she removed her bra and tossed it in his direction. He caught it with one hand, grinning stupidly at her as she lowered herself into the hot water, still facing him. "Thanks. I'll treasure this always!"
~*~ 3 hours later ~*~
They left the café after a very pleasant meal, and headed back to their hotel.
They both checked their guns, and loaded them, stuffing extra ammo into their bags, remembering what they had read about the guardians.
"What do you think these 'guardians' are?" Riley asked as he stuffed a first aid kit into his bag, just in case.
"Well they could be anything. I have had un-dead mummies and knights come after me in the past, not to mention statues coming to life"
"You're kidding right?" Riley looked straight at her in disbelief. Lara had just gotten changed into her trademark adventuring outfit; tight hot pants and a fitted black tank top. Lara only shook her head as she pulled her back pack on, flicking her freshly braided hair over her shoulder.
"No," she smiled sweetly, as if she had just told him that she had bought a hat "let's get moving"
Riley watched her move towards the door, then quickly followed after her as she headed for the stairs down to the car park, and their rented jeep.
When they arrived; Lara and Riley checked into a hotel using fake names just to be safe. If indeed Vanderbelt was after the same thing they were and assuming he had decoded the key, he would most likely be in Greece too.
Lara dropped her bag in the middle of the large room and threw herself on the king size bed. Riley smiled at her as she spread eagled across the mattress. The flight had been long and the seats uncomfortable.
He lifted her bag and moved it to one side before he seated himself on the edge of the bed near to her right foot. He watched her over his shoulder, her eyes were closed and she was taking deep, relaxing breaths. He smiled warmly thinking how much closer to her he felt now that he had shared the nightmares of his past with her.
As if sensing his eyes on her, she turned her head and smiled at him.
"What?" she asked as she sat up and shuffled to his side. He placed his hand on her thigh as she knelt next to him and played with his hair.
"Oh nothing, I was just thinking how sweet you looked just then"
"Is that right?" Lara gave him a quick kiss on the lips and jumped off of the bed.
"I'm going to take a bath" she informed him as she crossed over to the bathroom door. "Then can we get something to eat before we start hunting for this vault? I don't know about you, but I'm starving"
Riley laughed as he lay down on the bed, watching Lara through the open bathroom door as she filled the tub with hot water.
"Of course we can. I saw a nice looking café on the way here."
"Fantastic" Lara threw her boots back into the main area of their room. Riley rolled onto his stomach and dragged the laptop bag closer to him. He set it up and logged on to examine the point the key had indicated on the map. They had regenerated the lines on the computer to gain an even more detailed location.
Lara had deliberately left the bathroom door open as she undressed for her bath. She glanced into the room where riley lay on the bed, laptop in front of him. She smiled widely when she saw he was watching her over the top of the laptop and turned to face him full as she removed her bra and tossed it in his direction. He caught it with one hand, grinning stupidly at her as she lowered herself into the hot water, still facing him. "Thanks. I'll treasure this always!"
~*~ 3 hours later ~*~
They left the café after a very pleasant meal, and headed back to their hotel.
They both checked their guns, and loaded them, stuffing extra ammo into their bags, remembering what they had read about the guardians.
"What do you think these 'guardians' are?" Riley asked as he stuffed a first aid kit into his bag, just in case.
"Well they could be anything. I have had un-dead mummies and knights come after me in the past, not to mention statues coming to life"
"You're kidding right?" Riley looked straight at her in disbelief. Lara had just gotten changed into her trademark adventuring outfit; tight hot pants and a fitted black tank top. Lara only shook her head as she pulled her back pack on, flicking her freshly braided hair over her shoulder.
"No," she smiled sweetly, as if she had just told him that she had bought a hat "let's get moving"
Riley watched her move towards the door, then quickly followed after her as she headed for the stairs down to the car park, and their rented jeep.