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Chapter 13: Check-ins and check-outs

When I woke up the next morning, the spot next to me in bed was empty. I sat up and looked around for him. "Kwest? Hello?" I stood up and started wandering around the room.

"Don't worry about it man…" I heard him say from the bathroom. I was guessing he was either on the phone or he'd begun talking to himself. "No, she's safe. God, why do you care? You dumped her. She's here and she's fine. I should go before she wakes up. Hey, would you mind not telling her about this. Okay thanks. Bye."

I ran back over to the bed and dove back under the covers. I heard the bathroom door open and I felt him lie down next to me. I opened my eyes and saw him staring at me. "Hey," I murmured.

"You're awake…" He replied. He brushed my hair out of my face. "Enjoying our little hooky holiday?"

"Yeah, it's been fun."

"But we'll have to go back sometime."

"Well, yeah, but we can just hang around for a little while, can't we?"

"I think that we should go back sooner than later though, so you can get back to work."

"I know. Can we make a deal?"

"Like what?"

"We can stay at least one more night and then if you want to go home, we will. Please?"

"Okay, one more day. Then if I say we leave, we leave."

"Alright."

She kissed him softly. He tried to pull away but she sucked him into another kiss, wanting more.

"Jude, cool it," he said after I pulled away.

"Kwest, I'm 18, I'm old enough to do this."

"Are you sure?" He seemed nervous; I didn't know if it was because I was me or just because he wanted to wait for a later time in our relationship.

"I know what I'm doing, Kwest. I've done this before." I paused. Did I really just tell him that? After everything, does he really need to know that I had sex with Tommy? I think not.

"What did you just say?" He sat up.

"Nothing, never mind."

"That wasn't nothing. You said something about doing this before. With who?"

"No one, it's not a big deal."

"Actually it is. Who?"

"Well, it's not like you've told me about who you've slept with."

"You don't know any of them."

"Okay whatever…"

"Aren't you going to tell me?"

"It's no one you know."

"C'mon, Jude, I'm not stupid."

"Fine, I slept with…" I mumbled Tommy's name under my breath so he couldn't understand me.

"Who?"

"Tommy," I repeated louder.

"You're not serious."

"I am unfortunately."

"When? Why?"

"Just a little while before he broke up with me. He's 25 for God's sake, he just wanted more."

"Just because he wanted something doesn't mean you had to give it to him. He should be happy to be with you."

"Look, I seriously didn't want you to find out like this."

"I'd say not."

"Speaking of Tommy, how's he doing?"

"What?"

"I know you talked to him this morning, why?"

"He called. He was totally freaked about you missing and so I had to tell him that you were with me."

I stood up. "This trip is just not going as planned. We should just go home."

AN: Wow, interesting things happening. Also, sorry that I took so long to update but my keyboard was screwed. Anyways, please R&R!