Chapter 15
That same evening, the group of four met at the hotel restaurant for dinner.
"So, what's the plan for tomorrow?" Amy asked before she ate a piece of her lasagna.
"Um," Lou hummed, "the museum here in the hotel, the Lookout Studio and maybe a hike, if we can do all of that."
"Sounds good," Ty said, and Amy and Scott nodded in agreement.
"I can't wait to get some sleep," Lou thought out loud.
"Same," mumbled Amy, Scott and Ty at once.
"Oh yes, breakfast at 07:30!" Lou informed them.
"Seriously Lou?" Amy moaned.
Sooner rather than later, the group of four were making their way to their hotel rooms.
"Night Amy," Lou murmured as she pulled Amy into a hug.
"Goodnight Lou," Amy whispered.
"Don't have too much fun!" Lou joked quietly. Amy pulled away from her, blushing, while giving her a look that said 'are you kidding me?'. Lou gave her a cheeky smile. "Night Ty!"
"Goodnight Lou, Scott," Ty said as he gently laid a hand on Amy's back as she walked back over to him.
"Night guys," Scott smiled.
Both couples walked into their rooms and got ready for bed.
As Ty walked out of the bathroom, he saw that Amy was already in bed, almost asleep. He turned out the lights and climbed into bed. Amy rolled over and put her head on his chest and wrapped an arm around him. Ty kissed her head and wrapped both of his arms around her.
"Goodnight, Mia. I love you," he whispered.
Amy mumbled something incoherent in response.
In the room over, Lou found herself in a very similar situation with Scott.
"Turn it off!" Amy moaned the next morning as the alarm rang at 07:15 sharp.
"Come on! We gotta go down and meet Scott and Lou for breakfast," Ty told her as he got out of bed.
"Nooo! The bed is so comfy, and warm!" Amy complained.
"I know, I know. But think of the lovely breakfast you'll have downstairs!" Ty exclaimed, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
"Bribery," Amy muttered as she sat up, though she tried not to laugh. Ty laughed, and walked into the bathroom as Amy got dressed.
"Hey slow coach! You're not the only one who needs to use the bathroom!" Amy exclaimed as she knocked on the door.
They finally made their way out of the hotel room.
"You're five minutes late," Lou scolded.
"It's just five minutes Lou!" Amy brushed her off. "Besides, blame Ty. He's the one who spent ten minutes in the bathroom playing with his hair," she laughed.
Ty looked down in embarrassment. "Oh shush you! You didn't want to get out of bed in the first place!" Ty shot back, chuckling.
"He's got you there, Amy," Scott said.
"Men," Amy muttered under her breath, causing Lou to laugh. "I don't know about you, boys, but I'm starting my day off with this delicious sounding French toast."
"I like the way you're thinking, sis!" Lou agreeded.
After breakfast, the four set out to their first stop of the Historic District - which was within the El Tovar Hotel. In the afternoon, they strolled to the Lookout Studio, all making sure to take pictures.
"Wow, this view!" Amy gushed. "It's so.."
"Stunning?" Lou finished.
"I was going to say that it's amazing, but I guess stunning works too," Amy murmured.
Ty and Scott couldn't help but agree with them, because the view was truly incredible.
The sun was setting as they walked back to the hotel.
"Oh wow," Amy breathed, as she took as moment to stop and watch the sun set behind the horizon. She took her camera out of her back-pack, and snapped a few photographs.
Lou turned around to see what was going on, and saw Ty looking as her sister with an adoring look on his face. She pulled Scott along to give them a moment.
"This place is so beautiful," Amy told Ty as she put the camera away.
"Not as beautiful as you," Ty replied, wrapping his arms around her. Amy blushed and looked down. "It's true, Amy," he murmured, softly pressing his hand against her cheek. Amy stood on her tippy-toes and wrapped her arms around Ty's neck, ignoring the judge-mental look an elderly woman was giving her. The smile he saved for Amy appeared on Ty's face as he leaned down to kiss her. Their lips met in a slow, loving kiss.
Slowly, they strolled back to the hotel, hand in hand. When they got there, Amy checked her phone and saw she had a message from Lou. "Meet us in the restaurant at 7:30 for dinner?" it read. Quickly Amy replied, "yeah, sure :)"
"Dinner at 7:30," Amy informed Ty.
"Okay... We still have two hours to kill, you wanna catch up on 'NCIS: New Orleans'?" He replied.
"Yes please!" Amy exclaimed, taking off her shoes and jacket, and jumping on the bed.
Ty laughed and got his laptop. "I'm so glad they have good WiFi here!" He said as he got the episode ready.
"Yeah, me too! There's no way we'd be able to get Netflix to work if they didn't.." Amy agreed, cuddling up to him.
"Whoa! That was such an intense episode!" Amy breathed, her heart racing.
"Yeah. It really way!" Ty agreed. He let the next episode play. Amy rested her head on his shoulder, her eyes never leaving the screen. Ty kissed her head and turned his attention back to the laptop, trying to figure out who the bad guy was.
When the episode was over, Amy and Ty got ready to go down for dinner. Amy put her hair up into a messy bun while Ty put on a hoodie.
"Ready to go?" Ty asked.
"Yeah," Amy replied. "Let me just take my phone." She picked up the phone that had been laying on the nightstand and put it into the pocket of her jeans.
The two made their way down the hall and to the elevator. They walked into the dimly lit restaurant, noticing it was nearly empty. They found a table for four people in the corner. Ty pulled out a chair for Amy, and made sure she was seated before sitting down next to her.
"Are we early, or are they late?" Ty asked jokingly.
"We are.. on time, so Lou and Scott are late," Amy replied chuckling, as she checked the time on her phone.
A waiter came over, handing both Amy and Ty a menu, telling them that he'll return shortly to take their drink orders. They browsed the menu as they waited for Lou and Scott to arrive. Like he said he would, the waiter came back over to the table.
"I'll have a glass of Cola, please," Amy said.
"I'll have the same, thanks," Ty told him.
Amy browsed the menu, having trouble deciding between grilled chicken with a side of fried potato wedges and a salad with grilled, diced marinated chicken. "Both of these sound so good!" She told Ty, pointing out the two dishes to Ty.
"I'm debating those two, too," Ty chuckled. "We have a week left, how 'bout we try one tonight and the other tomorrow?" He suggested.
"Sounds like a plan!" Amy told him with a grin.
Ten minutes after the arranged meeting time, Lou and Scott arrived.
"Well, well, well. Who do we have here?" Amy teased, giving Ty a mischievous look.
"Never thought you'd be late, Lou," Ty continued, an expression of faux disappointment on his face.
"Oh go away you two!" Lou exclaimed. "We were watching a movie and we wanted to finish it," she continued.
"Ha, watching a movie," Amy sniggered under her breath just as Ty said, "yeah right, a movie."
"You two are unbelievable!" Lou exclaimed.
"You love us," Amy grinned.
"You're lucky I do," Lou told her.
Similarly to Ty, Scott pulled out a chair for Lou and waited before she was sitting before he himself sat down. They browsed the menus and waited for the waiter to come over.
"What are you two having?" Scott asked.
"Grilled chicken with a side of fried potato wedges," Amy replied.
"I'm having the same," Ty said.
"Mm, that sounds good! I'll have that too!" Lou murmured, mainly to herself.
"The poor chef.. he'll be making that by four then," Scott said jokingly.
"I'm pretty sure we're the least adventurous group of people to ever eat here," Amy deadpanned. "We're all eating the same thing... unlike regular people who order different foods.."
Lou laughed at her statement, knowing she was right.
The waiter came over with Amy and Ty's drinks, they thanked him. "Can I get you any drinks?" he asked Scott and Lou.
"Can I please have sparkling water and a glass of pink Chardonnay?" Lou replied.
The waiter looked at Scott to get his drink order. "I'll just have some sparkling water, thanks."
"Alright, I'll bring those over in a minute," the waiter said politely. "Do you have your meals picked out yet?"
"Ah yes, grilled chicken with a side of fried potato wedges, by four please," Lou ordered the food.
The waiter took note of the order, and said he would return shortly with their drinks.
"That, was so delicious!" Lou said. All Amy, Ty and Scott could do was nod in agreement.
The waiter came over again. "Can I get you anything else?" He asked.
The group of four looked at each other. "No thanks," Lou said kindly, "can you just bill room 76 please?"
"Yes, of course," the waiter replied. "Enjoy the rest of your evening."
"Thanks, you too," Scott said with a warm smile.
Slowly, they made their way to their hotel rooms.
"Lou, I refuse to get up at 7:30 tomorrow morning," Amy told her seriously.
"Fine, 8 o'clock," Lou said.
"Eight-thirty," Amy argues.
"Eight."
"Eight-thirty."
"Eight-fifteen," Lou reasoned.
"Maybe," Amy replied. "I can't make you any promises.." She grinned. "Night Scott, goodnight Lou!" She said, pushing Ty into their room, leaving Lou in the hallway.
Amy started giggling like crazy, knowing Lou would totally kill her the next morning if she could, as she jumped onto Ty's back. Surprised by Amy's weight, Ty stumbled toward the bed, falling down onto it. He started laughing along with Amy. He pulled her close and kissed her head, looking forward to the rest of the week.
Hii! Sorry it took so long to update, anyway, I hope you all had a great holiday season, and Happy New Year! Please tell me what you thought of the chapter in the review section! :)