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Ally's arrived in Palm Bay, I wonder who she's about to meet…
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Chapter Three
Ally's POV
"Welcome to Moon Beach Lodge" read the sign, and I couldn't be more excited to read it.
The parking lot in front of the quaint looking building was small but not cramped, with only two other cars occupying spaces. I parked up and turned off the engine.
I looked up at the lodge in front of me. It was a small brick building, three storeys high with windows evenly spaced covering the walls facing out towards the ocean behind me.
The glass door on the front of the lodge opened, revealing a lanky redhead with a… wacky sense of style. He was wearing bright red jeans with a green shirt and black and white polka dot suspenders with clown-style shoes on his feet.
He ran towards my car, shouting "Alllllllllyyyyyyyyyy!"
I giggled at my excitable friend before opening my door and running up to meet him. "Dez!" I shout as we reach each other in the middle and he picks me up in a bear hug, spinning me around as I continued to laugh my head off.
"I've missed you so much!" Dez said in my ear as I kept going round and round, wondering if he would ever put me down. Good job I don't get motion sick.
"I've missed you too Dez, and so has Trish." I reply, feeling more than a little thankful as my feet finally once again make contact with the ground. "How have you been?"
"I'm great, I love it here and I think you'll really love it too! Palm Bay is the most amazing place you'll visit this year." Dez says, a huge grin on his face. I can really tell he's happy here, and I'm happy for him since he always did have a few problems fitting in properly back in Miami.
"Great, I'm so excited to be here." I say as I walk around my car and open the door to get my suitcase out.
"Same here!" Dez says as we start to walk towards the lodge. "How long do you think you're gonna be here?"
"I hadn't really thought that through yet. For now I just need to get away from Miami." I reply, looking down at the floor as I wheel my case along next to me.
"Oh, why?" He asks.
"I'll tell you a bit later, Dez, for now I just want to settle in, yeah?" I say smiling up at him, trying not to feel sad as I think back to the reason I'm here.
"Okay." Dez says returning my grin, happily oblivious to the sadness I'm hiding. "Well I've already told Austin's parents you're coming so they have a room ready for you."
"Who's Austin?" I ask, curious at the name I don't remember hearing before.
"Oh, he's my friend – his parents own the lodge." Dez explains, opening the door of the lodge for me as I walk through.
The lobby is modern, open and airy, with a couple of white leather couches and a coffee table by a window overlooking the bay and a small reception desk with a blonde woman standing behind it.
"Welcome to Moon Beach Lodge!" The woman says as Dez and I enter the lobby. "You must be Ally, Dez told us you were coming." She continues, coming out from behind the desk and walking over to us. She offers her hand to shake, which I do. "I'm Mimi, my husband, Mike, and I own the lodge and our son Austin helps around, you'll meet them soon enough I'm sure."
"Nice to meet you Mimi." I say politely.
"Now Ally we've put you in room 23, on the second floor." Mimi says as she returns to the reception and picks up a small key before walking back over and handing it to me. "I see you have a case, Austin!" She calls out the name as I quickly send a text to Trish telling her I've arrived.
"Yeah mom?" I hear and unfamiliar voice, and I look up to see someone walk out from a back room behind the reception.
One word: wow. He is tall and clearly muscular, but not overly muscular. He has amazing blonde hair which is floppy and messy but still looks somehow neat. He has good facial features, and even from across the lobby I can see he has stunning brown eyes. All things considered, he certainly seems to be an attractive guy.
"Austin, this is Ally, she's going to be staying in room 23. Ally this is Austin, my son." Mimi says as Austin walks over to stand next to her.
"Nice to meet you Austin." I say kind of shyly.
"Likewise Ally." Austin replies with a smile and a twinkle in his eye.
"Okay guys I gotta head home for a bit, I'll be back in a bit." Dez says although I'm barely paying attention to him now.
"Okay Dez, see you later." Austin replies although he never breaks eye contact with me.
"Austin could you please take Ally's case and show her to her room?" Mimi asks and Austin nods in response.
"Sure." He says as he walks over and picks up my case with ease before turning and walking towards a door with a sign reading "Stairs" above it.
I follow Austin up one set of stairs and into another corridor. "So, Ally, you're from Miami?" Austin asks over his shoulder as we walk down the corridor slowly.
"Yeah, I was friends with Dez before he moved here." I answer.
"Nice." Austin replies. "So why are you here anyways?" He asks and my face falls, although he can't see that.
"Uh I'd rather not talk about it if it's all the same to you." I answer meekly and see him nod in front of me.
"Sure, no problem." He says. There is silence as we walk for just a couple of seconds before we stop in front of a wooden door with the number 23 written on it. "So, here is your room." He says, stepping back to let me use the key to open the door.
I do so and he picks up my case again, walking into the room and I follow. It's a fairly standard room like you'd expect in a hotel, with a queen size bed in between two small tables with lamps on. There is a big window overlooking the ocean, the view takes my breath away and I walk over to it, staring out with a huge smile on my face.
"I thought you'd like the view." I hear Austin say behind me, and I turn to face him to see he also has a smile on your face. "So, here's your bed, TV, dresser and over there is your bathroom." He says, pointing around the room to the appropriate locations.
"Thank you so much, Austin." I say, walking over to my case which he has placed at the foot of my bed.
"You're welcome. I'll leave you to unpack and settle in. My mom and I will be down in the lobby if you need anything." He says before turning and walking out.
As he shuts the door, I walk back, lean my back against the window and slide down to the floor, letting out a deep sigh as I think about the tall blonde I've just been speaking to. Wow.
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There's chapter 3, I hope you enjoyed it!
So Ally's arrived and met Austin, and there already seems to be a bit of chemistry there! Keep on reading to find out how this will develop.
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