Chapters tagged vacation

they reach the lobby by zankoo

Chapter 53

Jake intentionally stayed a few paces back -- it gave him a better view of Abbie. She had a hand extended toward him, and he knew he should catch up, take her hand, and walk into the hotel with her. But he liked watching her move. He liked watching her legs and the way her dress...

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Jake is nervous ... and thinks someone may be watching by zankoo

Chapter 51

He didn't realize that his eyes were shifting about, or that his head was turning side to side. But Abbie called him out on it. "I'm right here, Jake." "What?" he said, looking back at her. "You keep looking around. Just focus on me." "I do?" "Yeah." He swallowed and focuse...

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the path to the left, getting further from the building by zankoo

Chapter 48

Jake glanced around, trying to assess where each of the path options might go. The fact was, he didn't know anything about the sprawling grounds of the hotel, so it was going to be a random choice no matter what. "This way." With a confident tilt of his head, Jake pointed to the...

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Abbie and Jake meet another couple at dinner by zankoo

Chapter 43

"Does anyone here know Staci Reynolds?" a woman's voice yelled. Abbie and Jake turned their heads to the entrance of the restaurant when they heard this strange shout. Abbie said, "Isn't Staci the bride?" Jake nodded. "Yup. This is weird." Most of the patrons of the restaurant...

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Abbie plays footsie (sneakily) with Jake by zankoo

Chapter 44

The four of them made some small talk and learned a little about where they came from and how well they knew the wedding parties. "Third cousins are like ... barely related, aren't they?" asked Michelle. "Yeah," said Jake. "We have, I think, the same great-great-grandparents?"...

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Michelle asks Abbie a question by zankoo

Chapter 45

A waiter stopped by to check in on their salads, and to ask Chris if he could settle his bar tab from before dinner. "It would be great if you could just sign off on that before we open a new check here for dinner," said the waiter. "No problem," said Chris. He stood up, excused...

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Michelle starts getting frisky with Jake by zankoo

Chapter 46

Michelle's eyes lit up, and then her heart began to race. Of all the times she had flirted her way toward getting sexual with someone, it had always been gradual foreplay, a game of will-you-won't-you, testing boundaries, and so on. With Abbie just now, it was a totally different...

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Chris leaves the group; the other three head to the bar by zankoo

Chapter 47

Abbie sipped her wine, but her eyes were fixed on Jake. Jake, staring back, literally had his hands full of both Abbie's foot and Michelle's leg. Almost in unison, the three of them looked over at Chris, who was absorbed by his phone, and gracelessly stuffing the last few bites o...

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Abbie, Jake, and Michelle approach the bar by zankoo

Chapter 48

The bar was surprisingly crowded. The restaurant dining room had been full, but not packed, and with the tables spread out, it felt roomy. The bar, on the other hand, was overflowing with people. Michelle, Jake, and Abbie weaved through the masses and made their way up to the fro...

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Abbie asks Jake about his boundaries by zankoo

Chapter 49

Michelle made idle small talk with Tyler for a bit, giving Jake and Abbie an opportunity to check in with each other. "You know, one minute we were on a romantic date, and the next, you've wrangled some total stranger into feeling me up at dinner." Jake chuckled at the oddity of...

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