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Fun and Loving in Las Vegas

Chapter 2

Viva Las Vegas

Chelsea and Raven grabbed their bags and went over to one of the dozens of rental car counters to rent their ride for the week. The company was running a great special and the ladies were able to get a sporty sedan for half-price. After asking for directions to the hotel and being provided a map of the Strip, Chelsea put their bags in the trunk and turned to Raven.

"Do you want to drive?" Chelsea said as she held up the key.

"No sweetie, you drive, I'm still a little tired." Raven said.

"Plane ride take a lot out of you?" Chelsea inquired.

"YOU took a lot out of me." Raven answered as Chelsea cranked up the car and headed to the rental gate. "I still can't believe we did that on an airplane!"

"I still can't believe the flight attendants inducted us into the Mile High Club." Chelsea shot back. "To think Rae, such an honor and we can't tell anybody." Chelsea reached the rental gate, exchanged pleasantries with the guard who checked their rental agreement then let them through.

"We can tell Eddie… once we tell him about us." Raven said. "I can't wait to see his face!"

"Why didn't he come up to New York this weekend?" Chelsea asked.

"He had a show in Baltimore. He said he would try to catch us next time." Raven answered. "I want to tell him."

"How do you think he'll react?" Chelsea wondered.

"I think he'll be okay with it. I think he suspected something about me and Claire when he visited last time but he didn't ask."

"Why didn't you tell him? He's our friend."

"Because I promised myself that you were going to be the first person in my life I told. It took me six months but I kept that promise."

"Aww, Rae… You are incredible, you know that?"

"Yeah, I know." Raven said with a smug smirk and a pop of the collar. "It's a gift and a curse. What can I say?"

"Speaking of gifts, you haven't mentioned having any visions lately."

"Chels, I haven't had a vision in over a year."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Since the last time I came home, remember? I told you about the boy at the grocery store?"

"Oh, yeah."

"Sometimes I miss them but I've been dreaming a lot more."

"Have you had any about me?"

"Where do you think the idea about the hot tub came from?" Raven's devilish grin was on full display. "You, me, naked and wet in a hot tub?"

"Yeah. We could even put water in the hot tub." Chelsea said with a raised eyebrow.

"When did your mind become so… so…"

"Dangerously wicked?"

Raven pursed her lips and nodded her head. "That's a good way of putting it."

"I'm not like this around anyone but you. You bring out all that out in me." Chelsea responded. "I mean… I feel like I can say anything around you. And nobody has to earmuff it. I can say anything I want. Fuck. Shit. Bitch!"

Raven started laughing, remembering that as one of Vince Vaughn's lines from Old School. She decided to finish the sentence a la Will Ferrell for Chelsea. "Cock. Balls." They start hysterically laughing.

"You are mentally deranged!" Raven exclaimed.

"MENTALLY DERANGED AND IN LOVE WITH YOU!" Chelsea screamed at the top of her lungs.

They started another round of hysterical laughter that ended when they reached the corner of East Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, better known as the Las Vegas Strip.

"Oh… my… God! Chels, look!" Raven said in amazement as she got her first glimpse of the Strip.

Chelsea turned her head to the left then right, awestruck by the view. She was stopped at the light, not noticing that it had turned green. She was snapped out of her stupor by the blaring of car horns. She made a right onto Las Vegas Boulevard and slowly headed up the Strip.

"Chels, the MGM Grand! The Bellagio! Aladdin!" Raven rattled them off.

"Caesar's Palace, Rae!"

Raven started stomping her feet. "I wanted to stay there, girl! But they were sold out and too expensive!"

They came to a red light. "Man, are we gonna have fun or what!" Chelsea exclaimed.

"Girl, don't you know! Now one thing I need to find is the mall." Raven's head was on a swivel.

"I knew you would say that. You researched it didn't you?"

"Fashion Show Mall, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Spring Mountain Road. Two million square feet of shopping. No. Just knew it off the top of my head." Raven deadpanned.

"You suck!" Chelsea blurted out as the light turned green.

"Among other things." Raven said with a raised eyebrow.

"Ya nasty!" Chelsea said borrowing one of Raven's signature phrases.

"That is catchphrase infringement. Do you know what the penalty is for that?" Raven said incredulously.

"If it involves handcuffs, then count me in." Chelsea said, not turning her head to look at Raven.

"I am learning more about you every day. You've got a little freaky streak in you!" Raven said with surprise in her voice.

"See. Ditsy ol' Chelsea doesn't just sit around playing with squirrels and pinecones all day. She's got adult toys." Chelsea said.

"First of all, you are not ditsy!" Raven admonished her girlfriend for downing herself. "Second, what do you mean you have adult toys?"

"Come on Rae. Do I have to spell it out for you?" Chelsea asked with a smirk. "Let's just say I've used a battery coupon or two at the store in my lifetime."

"I'm scared of you." Raven said as Chelsea started laughing. Raven deadpanned her next response. "No. I mean I am literally scared of you. What have I gotten myself into?" Chelsea started laughing harder.

"Come on Rae! I'm still sweet. But remember it's Sugar AND Spice and everything nice. And baby, I've got PLENTY of spice for you." Chelsea said. "But back to the other topic, I know you have one."

"One what?" Raven asked.

"You're gonna make me say it."

"Chels, you lost me. What are you talking about?"

They approached and then passed their hotel without noticing.

"You know. BZZZZZZ." Chelsea punctuated her statement with a buzzing sound.

"That's…"

"None of my business? I think we're past that point now, don't you think?" Chelsea reminded Raven of the turn their relationship has taken. Raven thought for a minute.

"Point taken. To answer your question… no I don't." Raven answered. She then looked out the window. "Hey Chels? Where'd the hotels go?" Raven pulled out the map folded next to her. "Oh, crap! We passed it. Turn around."

"Sorry. I guess I got carried away with our conversation. I lose focus around you." Chelsea said as she looked for the nearest place to turn around. "So anyway, why don't we get you one." Chelsea found an opening and wheeled the car around and headed back toward Circus Circus.

"Not everyone needs one Chels. I do fine by myself, thank you."

"Oh, I know. I can look at you and tell you do fine by yourself!"

"(What) The hell does that mean?"

"That means if I ever walked in on you, umm you know, I'd have to watch for a minute." Chelsea's voice changed when she said that.

"Like I watched you this morning?" Raven countered. Just then they arrived at Circus Circus.

"Are you starting with me again?" Chelsea asked.

"You started it; talking about handcuffs and vibrators." Raven checked Chelsea.

They pulled up to the front and was greeted by one of the valet attendants. They removed their bags and handed them to the bellman. Raven gave each of them a tip and led Chelsea into the lobby by the hand.

Chelsea did a mock shiver. "Ooh, Rae we're gonna have so much fun!" She said as she giggled causing Raven to smile. They crossed the lobby and got to the desk.

"Good Afternoon and welcome to Circus Circus. How may I help you?"

"Good Afternoon James." Raven made it a point of utilizing the nametags of people in the service industry. "I have a reservation for a non-smoking King in your Manor section. The name is Baxter. First name, Raven."

"That's a pretty name." James commented as he typed on his terminal.

"Thank you." Raven flirtatiously replied earning her a pinch on the backside from Chelsea.

"Ms. Baxter, I'm sorry, I don't seem to have a reservation for you."

"Sure you do. I made it last night. I have my confirmation number." Raven grabbed her purse and dug inside to retrieve the confirmation e-mail. "Here you go."

James took the piece of paper and typed in the confirmation number. "Ms. Baxter, I am terribly sorry. There was a problem with our online reservation server last night and for some reason it didn't capture some of the reservations that were made late last night."

Raven and Chelsea stood frozen in shock. "You mean we don't have a room?"

"Ms. Baxter, I apologize…"

"Stop. James." Raven's blood began to boil. "I have a laptop, cell phone, I Pod and other electronic devices so I understand technical glitches." Raven said with an eerie, icy calm. "But if the next words out of your mouth aren't 'We have a room for you at no charge' then you and I have a problem. And if I have a problem, everybody in this lobby is going to know I have a problem."

"Let me get the front desk manager for you, ma'am." James said with trepidation.

Raven closed her eyes and put up her index finger. "Maybe that's a good idea." Raven whispered. James walked away from the desk. Raven wheeled around to face Chelsea.

"I swear Chelsea, these sons-a-bitches are NOT going to ruin this week for us. You hear me?" Raven spat. Chelsea tried to get a word in but was not successful. "I will turn this mutha…"

"Ms. Baxter?" Raven spun back around. "Thomas Gentry, front desk manager. James explained to me that you made a reservation and our system dropped the ball."

"That's right Mr. Gentry." Raven motioned to him and stepped to one side. He followed. She leaned over the counter for privacy. He leaned in to hear. "Look, Mr. Gentry. Not that this probably matters to you, but that young lady standing there is my best friend and just this weekend we found out that we were in love with each other. She has always wanted to come to Vegas. I want to give her fun and romantic weekend, so anything you can do to help us would really be appreciated."

"Well, I was going to explain to you that we don't have any more rooms like the one you placed a reservation for. We have an agreement with another hotel for the weekend for cases such as yours. But, I think I can do better. Would you give me a minute?" Mr. Gentry said.

"Sure." Raven replied as the manager stepped down just out of earshot and made a phone call. Raven turned to Chelsea and shrugged her shoulders.

After several moments, the manager returned to Raven's location. "Ms. Baxter, I think this will be to your liking." The manager motioned to the bellman. The bellman came over. "Did Ms. Baxter and her friend have a car?"

"Yes they did." The bellman answered.

"Have Todd take them to Caesar's and have Emmanuel follow them in their car."

"Yes sir." The bellman responded and walked over to Chelsea to retrieve their bags.

Raven's eyes widened. "Ms. Baxter, Todd is going to take you and…"

"Ms. Daniels." Raven answered.

"… Ms. Daniels over to Caesar's Palace. When you arrive go to the desk and ask for Kylie Benson. She is the front desk manager over there. She will take care of you."

"I… I don't know what to say." Raven was speechless. "I don't know how to thank you for this."

"Just have a good time." The manager said.

"So you are pretty connected in this town, huh?"

The manager leaned in. "When your girlfriend is the front desk manager at Caesar's, you can call in a favor every once and a while."

"Again, thank you so much!" Raven gushed.

"Enjoy yourself."

Raven walked back over to Chelsea. "Well? What did he say and why did they take our bags?"

"Chels! Hold on to your hat!"

"I don't have…"

"I know you don't have a hat." Raven snapped. "If you don't let me finish I can't tell you that they are chauffeuring us over to Caesar's and putting us up there for the week!"

"Shut Up!" Chelsea exclaimed with glee. "Caesar's is expensive! How can they do that?"

"The front desk manager here is dating the front desk manager over there! He called in a favor! How do ya like that!" Raven happily explained.

"What did you tell him for him to do that?"

"I told him the truth. I told him that you were my best friend and we found out this weekend that we were in love with each other." Raven said with a warmth in her eyes that made Chelsea want to melt. "And I told him that after we got busy on the plane, we needed a nice room on the ground to seal the deal!" Raven added. Chelsea slapped her arm then wrapped her up in a big bear hug.

"Ms. Baxter. Ms. Daniels. They're ready for you." The manager said to them. They walked toward the front lobby door.

"Thank you!" They said in unison.

"At least we won't get lost on the way this time." Raven said.

"We didn't get lost. We just passed our street." Chelsea shot back.

"Yeah, well if you weren't thinking about me and handcuffs and battery operated pleasure devices you wouldn't have missed it." Raven responded.

"You know you want one." Chelsea delivered with a devilish grin.

"If I got one what would I need you for?" Raven queried.

"Think about my hotel room, the elevator and the plane then ask me that again." It was Chelsea's turn to verbally check Raven as they got into the back of the limo.

"You suck!" Raven said with mock venom.

Chelsea smiled her most devilish smile. "Among other things."


Chapter 2 is in the books. How was it? They arrive at Caesar's next! PLEASE REVIEW!