This chapter is dedicated to my sister!

9. The Wakeup Call

The train ride didn't take much longer and soon I was hugging- that's right, I was actually hugging - Madeline goodbye, and writing down her address.

"We'll stay at a hotel tonight, Drake we'll search for a building we will rent," announced Jim as we climbed into a cab.

I realized that he was talking as though I was part of his team now, and I guess I was. I didn't really want to leave, and I did enjoy acting.

We entered a grand hotel and ordered a room for Mr. and Mrs. Farthing.

Of course, I didn't know this until we had reached the room. I had thought I would stay in one room and Jim and Drake in another. Well now it looked like Drake didn't even get to spend the night.

"So wheah is my bed?" I asked, looking at the huge bed.

"Right there," said Jim, pointing at the bed.

"Wheah is yoah bed?" I know I must have looked very worried, because Jim threw back his head and laughed.

"What? Ya don' want to share a bed with yoah lovin husband?"

"No! I'se much rather sleep on dah floah like I used tah."

"Well ya can calm down Loki. Tonight ya shall be dah princess in the bed and I shall be the pauper on the floah.

I laughed and bounced onto the bed. I knew it was proper to be polite and offer him the bed instead, but there was no way I was going to do that.

"I have a 'business' plan. If you would change into your second gown, we'll meet my clients for supper." Said Jim.

I stepped over to 'my' trunk and opened it. Inside was a nightgown and another fancy dress, but this one was yellow.

I hadn't worn a yellow dress since the time I went out with Morris, but I ignored that fact; this gown was lovely!

"Leave dah room an' I'll change." I ordered. Jim saluted and exited the room.

I flipped the lock on the door, and took my time in preparing. When I came out, Jim looked me over once again and nodded approvingly, and offered me his arm.

I took it and we together headed to the restaurant that we would meet Jim's clients at.

The table we were being led to had two men sitting there. When they saw me their eyes widened and they all stood.

"Gentlemen, this is my wife Loraine." Both men took my hand and kissed it. I wasn't given their names, but my guess was that even Jim didn't know.

I didn't really pay attention to the conversation. I could only make out that they wanted help coning some other guy, but I didn't care.

My job was to act, not to make deals, and I planned to stick to it.

I was really sleepy when we got back. Jim stepped outside until I was changed into my nightgown and was under the covers.

"Ok I'm going to change now, but no peeking," teased Jim. I giggled and rolled over as Jim turned the lights off.

I could hear him changing, but I paid him no mind.

My bed was un-believably comfortable and I quickly drifted into a sleep.

I dreamed that I was back in New York and that my whole family (including my mother) was gathered there.

I was rich, but they were all poor, and begging for me to help them. As hard as they begged I would continue ignoring them, just as they had ignored me for all those years.

This was disturbing me, even in my sleep. My dream drifted away and another took its place. I was still in NY and Jack Kelly and I were standing together and looking at the ocean.

He stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I felt so comfortable and I began to relax, but then suddenly the realization hit me. I wasn't supposed to be in New York, I wasn't supposed to be with Jack!

Jack and the ocean disappeared, and my eyes snapped open and I saw that the room was filled with rays of sunlight.

It was odd, but I could still feel Jack's arms around my waist. I looked down and jerked quickly. I turned around and glared at Jim who was sleeping in the bed, and snoring at that.

He had obviously climbed in while I was sleeping, and this made me really angry.

I climbed out of his arms and looked around the room for something metal to throw at his head.

The best I could find(other than my suitcase, and I figured that was taking things too far) was a pitcher of water. So a swiftly as possible, I climbed into my blue dress and got ready for the day.

When that was done, I picked up the pitcher and walked over to Jim. I smiled when I saw that his mouth was slightly open. I waited for him to breath in (he would inhale more water that way) and tipped the entire jug on his head.

"What the!" Jim screamed and sat up straight in the bed.

"Why good morning sunshine, how are we today?" I cooed.

Jim glared at me, but I just smiled back at him. I set the pitcher on his bedside table and skipped out of the room. I grabbed the arm of a near by maid.

"Excuse me, but we'll need some clean up in our room. My husband had a little 'accident' in the bed."

The maid's eyes grew wide and I patted her on the back, before heading downstairs.

Drake was sitting in the lobby obviously waiting for Jim.

"Hello Drake." Drake just grunted. "Where did you sleep last night?"

" Jim got me a hotel room," Drake replied.

"Oh did he now!" I exclaimed, rather loudly. After all that trouble with the bed and he could have just roomed with Drake!

Drake put a hand over my mouth; he could tell I was about to rant. When I had calmed down, he pulled his hand away.

"Where is Jim?"

"He decided he would share the bed with me while I was asleep, so I gave him a morning bath." I replied smiling in my old wicked way.

Drake chuckled at this. It was the first time I had heard him laugh, and it made me proud that I was the one who managed to make him do it.

"Shall we go get him then?" I asked.

Drake just shook his head. "Nah, 'es got woik tah do. I was 'sposed to take you shoppin this morning anyway. Come on then." He turned and walked out the door, and I scrambled to follow after him.

.... well that chapter was done quickly eh! Haha my favorite part is the suitecase.and i hope you all found something in there that you liked.

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