Free Still thicker than water by Allen Takerra
Authors: Allen Takerra
sure that they were now all settled.
She handed Sasha the things.
“ Now ladies, I’ve got good news, and I’ve got ‘not so good’ news.”
Jayde rolled her eyes and was ready to pull out her phone and make some calls. Trinity could see her frustration and she continued.
“ The bad, well, ‘not so good’ news is that the rooms are all booked due to the unexpected holiday rush.”
Sasha sighed and Tatum pursed her lips and ran her hand through her hair. Maybe this trip was a ‘not so good’ idea.
“ The good news however, is that I can place you ladies in the top Presidential Penthouse Suite – living room, dining room, kitchen, sauna, Jacuzzi, four bedrooms, wrap around balcony, private elevator-”
“ Perfect!” Sasha screamed excitedly, cutting Trinity off. Jayde hung up her phone and Tatum smiled wide thinking of how luxurious this trip seemed to be playing out. All of the good signs were making her a tad less nervous about possibly seeing him again, although she tried not to think too much about it. Just the thoughts had her stomach doing somersaults on the plane ride over.
Trinity beamed, happy to have pleased the guests. She knew that the owner would be equally pleased with her work.
“ Great. The suite will be of no extra charge, just the original price you were going to pay for your original reservation. And once again, I apologize for any inconvenience. Enjoy your stay.”
The girls took their keys and thanked the manager, heading towards the nearby elevators. Jayde shot one last nasty look at the original clerk and dangled her suite key in her face.
“ Cut it out Jayde,” Sasha laughed.
Once they were a distance away, Trinity turned to Elsa.
“ Elsa, I am very disappointed in the way you handled those guests. I know you are aware of how important customer satisfaction is.”
Before Trinity could get any deeper into her lecture, the desk phone rang and she answered sweetly.
“ Botanical Bay Hotel, how may I help you?”
There was a brief silence as someone spoke on the other end and then Trinity answered.
“ Oh no, I’m sorry. We were formerly Paradise Breezes, we just recently became Botanical Bay... No problem… Take care.”
Trinity hung up the phone and sighed. She knew the name change would cause confusion and she made it a point to answer the phone ‘Botanical Bay formerly Paradise Breezes’ from now on. She turned back to Elsa.
“ Now, what was I saying?”
Elsa looked at her blankly before responding.
“ Your man’s here.”
Trinity felt the butterflies before she even knew if he was there. She turned slowly and her heart skipped a beat as she saw him heading in their direction. She blushed and faced Elsa again.
“ Elsa, please. For the last time, that is my boss.”
Ree approached the desk smoothly and both ladies admired him.
“ Hello Elsa… Trinity.”
“ Mr. Knights,” Trinity simply replied as Elsa smiled nervously.
Trinity held eye contact with Ree but spoke to Elsa.
“ Um, Elsa, can you refill the mint bowls?”
Elsa frowned.
“ But they’re not even empty.”
Trinity gave her a stern look and Elsa sucked her teeth and made her way to the back.
“ Her boss…whatever,” she mumbled.
When she was out of view, Trinity slowly approached Ree with a slightly seductive walk. She bit her bottom lip and grinned.
He was leaning coolly against the desk looking ever so sexy. She loved his power, his confidence, his ruggedness.
“ Hey you,” she whispered.
“ Hey yourself,” he responded, leisurely wrapping his strong arms around her tiny waist, once she had finally made her way to him. “How’s everything going, any problems?”
She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed against him, trying her best to get a rise out of him.
“ No, not really... Oh wait, we did have one issue with some ladies’ reservations. Buttt I upgraded them to the penthouse, no charge, and made them very happy.”
Ree nodded approvingly. He knew the
She handed Sasha the things.
“ Now ladies, I’ve got good news, and I’ve got ‘not so good’ news.”
Jayde rolled her eyes and was ready to pull out her phone and make some calls. Trinity could see her frustration and she continued.
“ The bad, well, ‘not so good’ news is that the rooms are all booked due to the unexpected holiday rush.”
Sasha sighed and Tatum pursed her lips and ran her hand through her hair. Maybe this trip was a ‘not so good’ idea.
“ The good news however, is that I can place you ladies in the top Presidential Penthouse Suite – living room, dining room, kitchen, sauna, Jacuzzi, four bedrooms, wrap around balcony, private elevator-”
“ Perfect!” Sasha screamed excitedly, cutting Trinity off. Jayde hung up her phone and Tatum smiled wide thinking of how luxurious this trip seemed to be playing out. All of the good signs were making her a tad less nervous about possibly seeing him again, although she tried not to think too much about it. Just the thoughts had her stomach doing somersaults on the plane ride over.
Trinity beamed, happy to have pleased the guests. She knew that the owner would be equally pleased with her work.
“ Great. The suite will be of no extra charge, just the original price you were going to pay for your original reservation. And once again, I apologize for any inconvenience. Enjoy your stay.”
The girls took their keys and thanked the manager, heading towards the nearby elevators. Jayde shot one last nasty look at the original clerk and dangled her suite key in her face.
“ Cut it out Jayde,” Sasha laughed.
Once they were a distance away, Trinity turned to Elsa.
“ Elsa, I am very disappointed in the way you handled those guests. I know you are aware of how important customer satisfaction is.”
Before Trinity could get any deeper into her lecture, the desk phone rang and she answered sweetly.
“ Botanical Bay Hotel, how may I help you?”
There was a brief silence as someone spoke on the other end and then Trinity answered.
“ Oh no, I’m sorry. We were formerly Paradise Breezes, we just recently became Botanical Bay... No problem… Take care.”
Trinity hung up the phone and sighed. She knew the name change would cause confusion and she made it a point to answer the phone ‘Botanical Bay formerly Paradise Breezes’ from now on. She turned back to Elsa.
“ Now, what was I saying?”
Elsa looked at her blankly before responding.
“ Your man’s here.”
Trinity felt the butterflies before she even knew if he was there. She turned slowly and her heart skipped a beat as she saw him heading in their direction. She blushed and faced Elsa again.
“ Elsa, please. For the last time, that is my boss.”
Ree approached the desk smoothly and both ladies admired him.
“ Hello Elsa… Trinity.”
“ Mr. Knights,” Trinity simply replied as Elsa smiled nervously.
Trinity held eye contact with Ree but spoke to Elsa.
“ Um, Elsa, can you refill the mint bowls?”
Elsa frowned.
“ But they’re not even empty.”
Trinity gave her a stern look and Elsa sucked her teeth and made her way to the back.
“ Her boss…whatever,” she mumbled.
When she was out of view, Trinity slowly approached Ree with a slightly seductive walk. She bit her bottom lip and grinned.
He was leaning coolly against the desk looking ever so sexy. She loved his power, his confidence, his ruggedness.
“ Hey you,” she whispered.
“ Hey yourself,” he responded, leisurely wrapping his strong arms around her tiny waist, once she had finally made her way to him. “How’s everything going, any problems?”
She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed against him, trying her best to get a rise out of him.
“ No, not really... Oh wait, we did have one issue with some ladies’ reservations. Buttt I upgraded them to the penthouse, no charge, and made them very happy.”
Ree nodded approvingly. He knew the