Stay With Me

Note to self: next time just knock Gerard out so he doesn't freak out about the size of the plane.

“The flight wasn't that bad Gee.”
“Easy for you to say you slept through most of it!”
“Technically it was 20 minutes of it the rest of the time was you going “I’M GOING TO DIE!!” or “PLEASE JUST KNOCK ME OUT PLEASE!!”
“I wasn't that bad!”
“Gee you freaked out the tiny humans in front of us.”
“No I didn't”
“They were crying.”
“Well yeah because they were tired.”
“no because you kept saying “WHY DID I COME ONTO THIS DEATH TRAP!?!?!”
“It could have been anything else that made them cry.”
“Sure Gee, whatever you say. Oh before I forget Frank said he set up everything you told him to set up or something like that.”
“Oh really?! SWEET!”

There was a town car waiting for us at the airport waiting to take us to our hotel.

“So where are we staying?”
“you’ll see.”
“Well in that case I’m taking a nap since Mr. over-dramatic didn't let me sleep on the flight.”
“yeah yeah sleep then.”

“Sawyer….”
“Someone better be dying….”
“ha ha no come on Coraline get up we’re here.”
“Mmm no.”
“Oh but we’re gonna miss the view come on open your eyes.”
“What can possibly sur-“

I had my head on his shoulder that’s what could possibly surprise me!
“prise me.”
I quickly got up and moved away and turned to see what he was talking about and oh boy.

“Did you get Frank to book rooms at Redbury?!”
“Yeah I thought you would like it here.”
“Oh you have no idea.”

He couldn't possibly know…he couldn't….unless…I am going to kill that midget.
“Come on let’s get checked in and see where we go from there.”
“Alright.”

We walked in and it’s just like how I remember it.
Just as grand and beautiful.

“Welcome to the Redbury Hotel how may I help you?”
“Hi we have a reserved double room under Way.”
“Let me just check.”

What does he mean double room?!

“Ah yes Mr. Way we have that room all ready for you. One of our attendants will help you and your girlfriend to your room.”
“I’m not his girlfriend.”
“I apologize miss.”
“Its alright.”

We got into the elevator and were escorted to our room.
“Thanks.”

I stepped into the room and was still in awe of this place…how is it possible its still this beautiful after all this time?

“What do you mean by ‘I’m not his girlfriend?’”

Huh?

“I’m not your girlfriend Gee. I just corrected the guy.”

We got the side view with the capitol building right outside our window.

“Well yeah he corrected him really fast though like it would be a terrible thing to be my girlfriend.”
“Are you seriously getting hurt by a simple correction I made? Plus it’s the truth Gerard I’m not your girlfriend now can you drop this and look at all of this. It’s just how I remember…”
“Wait a minute, have you been here before?”

Shit.

“its like the inside of a castle daddy….its so pretty.”
“just like you my little one.”

“I don’t want to talk about-about….which one is my room?”
“Wait Sawyer you just can’t change the subject like that. Have you been here before?”
“Which one is my room Gerard?”

Don’t push this…not this…anything but this…

“Sawyer why can’t you just answer the question?”
“I’m taking the first one I see Gerard.”

I walked fast to the nearest room I saw and locked myself inside.

“Sawyer! Sawyer! Come on! Whats wrong?”

I pulled put my phone and dialed the number…

“Hey Sawyer!”
“How could you?!”
“Whoa whoa what’s wrong?”
“How could you book THIS hotel?!”
“I thought you would love it. You know since it reminds you of your-“
“But this hotel?! And with Him?! After everything I am trying to do why here Frank?! Why!?”
“I thought….Gee asked me how he could make this trip between you two as fun and memorable as possible. I suggested the hotel because it holds happy memories for you, and maybe it has room for some more.”
“Did you tell him why?”
“No I figured it wasn’t my story to tell, I’m sorry blue did I fuck up?”
“I just…I- no I appreciate the thought Frank I do but this place it’s sacred, it means more to me. And it just- but no you didn’t fuck up. I just haven’t thought about my dad in a long time. It all came crashing back to me, thank you though.”
“You’re welcome and I’m sorry.”
“You shouldn’t be apologizing if anything it should be saying sorry.”
“No no its fine. Please try to have fun.”
“I’ll try. Talk to you later short stack.”
“Later Blue.”

Fuck Gerard is on the other side of the door.

“Sawyer please let me in.”

Please tell me you didn't hear my conversation
“Sawyer please tell me what’s wrong? Sawyer please I am freaking out here.”

I turned around and unlocked the door and walked away from it and over to the window.
I heard the turn of the knob and his footsteps, all I could do was look out the window.

“Hey could you please tell me what that was about?”
“I can’t.”
“Why can’t you?”
“Because its too painful.”
“What is? Sawyer I thought we told each other everything.”
“Not this.”
“Why?”
“I just can’t.”
“Come on I’m your best friend…please? It might make you feel better.”

He reached and took my hand into his.
You make everything difficult.

“This hotel…this hotel was where my mom, myself, and my-my dad spent our last vacation together.”

Why do you have this type of hold over me?