Emily Lets Nicole Take the Necklace.

Emily blushes and looked around her. Her mother was right, there were lots of guys around.

"Yeah, I think I'll stay and swim for a while. Just be careful with it, ok?" Emily handed her mother the necklace.

Nicole laughed reassuringly. "Of course! I'll take extra good care of it, promise."

She took the necklace from Emily and put it over her head as she waded out of the waves back toward their luggage and hotel.

"shew, I should have made Emily help me with this all this luggage and better yet, where's Daniel when you need him!?" Nicole exclaimed as she struggled toward the hotel door. She had several bags in each hand and 2 back packs across each shoulder.

As she neared the hotel doors, they slid open blowing a refreshing gust of cool air at Nicole.

"Ohmygosh! Let me help you with your bags ma'am!" shouted a Hotel worker.

Relieved, Nicole dropped the bags by her side and looked over to her savior. There was a young girl roughly the same age as Emily walking cheerfully toward her.

"I'd reeeally appreciate it!" Nicole panted, catching her breath.

"Oh I'd love to help, that's why I'm here! Let's get you checked into your room." The girl smiled and grabbed as many bags as she could. She then began walking toward the reception desk motioning Nicole to follow.

Having finished the check in process, Nicole again followed the helpful girl toward her hotel room.

"Thank you so much for all this help! Say, you never told me your name?" Nicole asked

"Oh it's no problem at all! My name is Mina! You're welcome to ask for me any time, I'd love to help you." Mina looked behind and noticed the Emerald necklace around Nicole's neck.

"That's a beautiful necklace you have there, it must have been very expensive." Mina complimented

Nicole giggled to herself "Oh thanks, this is actually my daughter's. Lucky ol' me is just taking care of it for the time being."

"Look's like we're here!" Mina came to an abrupt stop at one of the Hotel doors. She took a hotel keycard out of her pocket and inserted into the door. Moments later the door clicked and unlocked, letting both the girls inside.

Mina dropped Nicole's luggage on the bed and turned back toward her. "Does the room look alright? Is there absolutely anything else I can help you with?"

Nicole looked around at the hotel room. It was spacious and seemed to have everything her family needed.

"Everything looks absolutely perfect" Nicole cheerfully replied. "But Mina, you were so helpful let me give you a tip!" Nicole reached into one of the bags and pulled out her pocket book. After a few seconds of digging, Nicole pulled a $10 bill out and gestured Mina to take it.

"Oh thank you ma'am. You're very kind!" Mina responded.

"I'd give you this necklace but I don't think my daughter would be very happy about that!" Nicole jokingly replied. Almost unintentionally Nicole looked the girl up and down. Mina had thick black framed glasses that covered her deep blue eyes and jet black curly hair that krept just past her shoulders. She had fine pale skin and, unlike her youngest daughter, quite the figure for her age.

Mina laughed nervously and took the money from Nicole's hand, again glancing at Nicole's chest where the necklace laid.