Chapter Nine: Jessica's P.O.V.
I woke up around eight the next morning and walked down to the small café in the lobby of the hotel. I grabbed the local newspaper and sat down before ordering a cup of coffee.
"Mind if I join you?" a tired voice asked.
I looked up to see Dave standing beside the table.
"Not at all," I replied. "You always up this early?"
"Yeah, pretty much. I can only handle so many hours of Randy snoring," he replied, causing me to smile. "So, are you willing to go out to lunch with me today?"
"I don't know. I'd have to think about it."
"I thought that was what last night was for."
"Meaning I'd have to check my schedule to see if I have any meetings or anything."
"Okay, so do you want my cell number?"
"Sure, that'd be fine," I answered as he wrote it on a napkin.
"Well, I have to go work out. Just call me whenever you find out," he told me and left.
I finished drinking my coffee and reading the newspaper before heading up to Adam's room. "Adam? Are you up?" I asked, knocking on the door.
A few seconds later, the door slowly opened. "Yeah, I'm up," he answered, his eyes barely open.
"I just got done talking with Dave. He asked me to go to lunch with him. Do you still want me to go?"
"If you really want this plan to work, you've got to," he answered, yawning.
"You're right. I just thought I'd ask. I'll call you tonight and tell you what happens, okay?"
"Alright. But if you don't mind, I'm going back to bed."
I smiled as he closed the door. I walked back down to my room before deciding that I would wait awhile to call Dave back.
Around 9:30, I picked up the hotel phone and dialed the number written on the napkin.
It rang three times before Dave finally picked up.
"Hello?" he said, sounding out of breath.
"Dave? This is Jessica."
"Oh, hey. What's going on?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to tell you that my afternoon is completely free."
"Alright, well, I'm still down at the gym but could I meet you in the lobby around 1:00?"
"Sure, that'd be great."
"Awesome, I'll see you then," he replied and hung up.
The first stage of mine and Adam's plan was in motion. Little did I know, so was Evolution's.