Jessica walked in a daze to her room and locked herself in.Within a minute of entering her room, there was a knock at the door.She looked through the hole to see a teenage kid with a huge basket.
She opened the door.
“Are you Miss Price?”
It took her a second to remember her name change.“Yes.”
“May I set this down?It’s a bit heavy.”
Jessica stepped to the side while the boy put the basket on the table by the window.
“There you go.”
“What is your name?”she asked.
“It’s Bobby, miss.Is there anything else I can do for you?”
“No.I just don’t have cash, and I want to make sure you get a tip.I’ll call down to the desk and have them put it on my bill.”
“You don’t have to do that.”
“I want to.I know you work really hard.”
The boy grinned.“Thank you so much.Call down and ask for me if you need anything else.”
“I will.Thank you, Bobby.”
Jessica locked the door before shedding her dress and draping it over one of the chairs.She wrapped a towel around her hair to keep it dry and then stripped out of her lingerie.
She took a long shower, letting it ease some of her tension.
When she was finished, she used the lotion the hotel had on the counter, then the robe on the back of the bathroom door.
She looked over the things in the basket.They had outdone themselves.There were feminine hygiene products, cosmetics, snacks, a small bottle of wine, and even a package with a pair of thin sweats, both top and bottom, and little booties for her to wear when she left.They had thought of everything.
For a long while, she stood and stared out the window, drinking from the bottle of wine.She wanted anything to help dull the pain she felt from Gideon’s deception.
The only other person she trusted besides Gideon had been her mother.Now, she had no one since her mother was gone, and she found out Gideon’s motives and lies.
Jessica slid into bed and pulled the blanket up over her head.Only then did she let the tears start.
