“Here you go, Starshine.” I found them sitting at a table with an umbrella and a nice view. She was on his lap.
“Ooh, you got me saimin?” Kai perked as I put the tray on the table.
“I got you both hot jasmine tea, too, and some lemonade mixed with lemon-lime soda. My grandma always gave that to us when we were sick.” I put everything in front of her.
Kai took a sip. “I like it.”
“Here’s food for you.” I gave Ashton his burger, then sat down with them to eat mine.
“Thank you.” Ashton gave me a kiss. “Eat some soup for me, Starshine?”
“Okay.” Kai took a bite of soup. “Not bad. There’s a place I want to take you to if we have time.”
“That sounds perfect.” I took a bite of the burger. I washungry.Yeah, this was a good idea.
We made quick work of our food. Even Kai ate a lot of her soup without prodding–and a bunch of my fries. Good.
“Let’s find our room? It should be ready now?” I suggested after we finished. Following the map, we crossed the beautiful grounds.
Kai stopped and tugged on Ashton’s flannel. “Can I have a ride?”
“Always.” Ashton bent down and she climbed on his back. We passed an amazing looking pool area, and found a section with standalone little cottages, all with patios, hot tubs, and barbecues.
“This is your hotel room?” Kai, still on Ashton’s back, eyed the little one-story cottage.
I checked the number. “Yep. Do you approve? It’s what they had at the last minute.”
On the porch were two wicker hampers, one said ‘clean’ and the other ‘dirty.’ On the other side of the door were two small coolers, one red and one blue, which said ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ respectively.
Opening the door, we went inside, Kai took off her shoes. The kitchen and living room were open floor plan. There was a bottle of wine and a basket of treats on the counter. There were also several door hangers, one said “heat in progress, do not disturb” another said “please refresh the room.”
A piece of paper held all sorts of information like how to get clean linens and order food.
The kitchen was full service and there was a fancy coffee pot, and an electric kettle on the counter. I was holding Kai’s flowers, so I found a pitcher and put them in water.
“Look at all the blankets,” Kai called.
She and Ashton weren’t in the living room. They were in the spacious bedroom, with a giant bed—one much bigger than ours. Next to it was a shelf full of blankets and pillows in plastic. The room had a couch, a mini fridge, and a small table.
The wall had a panel controlling the lighting, temperature, and even music. I played with it, while Kai started piling the bed with blankets and pillows, Ashton picking up the plastic wrappers and throwing them away.
The mini fridge held waters, sports drinks, and easy to eat foods. The basket on the table contained all sorts of comfort and pleasure items.
In the bathroom were soft robes, fluffy towels, slippers, and a variety of pampering products. The bathtub was huge, and the shower could fit a pack comfortably.
While I still wasn’t sure what we needed for a heat, this looked pretty well prepared.
Ashton put his arm around me as Kai busily arranged pillows and blankets on the bed, adjusted the lighting, and closed the curtains.
“This is really nice.” Ashton looked around.
“I got it until next Sunday. They stocked it for a heat. More instructions are in the kitchen. We should bring up her heat to her, right, get consent before she’s gone?” I asked. “I don’t think she knows what’s happening.”
“That’s a good idea. I’m pretty sure it’s coming very soon.” Ashton looked at me. “Are you okay with this?”
“Why wouldn’t I be? She’s your scent match, but I love her, too. If she needs us, she needs us.” I watched as Kai piled more pillows on the bed.
“I’m glad we got Kai to eat. I think we’re at some sort of plateau, like our showing up made it stop a little. But it’s coming. I can feel it,” Ashton added.
