Post by Aurora Graves on Aug 20, 2017 21:40:25 GMT -5
Vacation Rental
Louisville, KY
Saturday Night, August 19, 2017
The keys rattled in the front door of a quiet high-rise apartment in the heart of the city. With a slow, steady creak of the hinges, the door swung open, and Aurora and Damon Graves shuffled into the living room, hauling their luggage behind them. After a roughly three-hour flight, they looked relieved to be back on terra firma.
Aurora left her suitcase near the door, opting to head straight to the dark grey sofa. With a heavy sigh, she flopped down onto her side, staring out the window at the city below. The flight itself brought them across three time zones, thus completely killing any chance for some evening sightseeing. As Aurora continued to stare out into the night, Damon moved to stand behind the sofa, resting his hands on the back, behind the cushions.
Aurora: I fucking HATE flying across time zones! If we were back home, it’d still be daylight, and we’d actually be able to go out and do something!
Damon: Technically, we still could. I mean, it’s not like they roll up the sidewalks as soon as the sun goes down, right?
She scoffed, barely even turning to look up at him.
Aurora: Very funny. I’d just as soon order in anyway.
Damon pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, searching for local restaurants through the phone’s map. After a few moments, he looked at his wife and smiled.
Damon: How’s pizza sound? They’ve got a Papa John’s not that far away.
Aurora: Sure... if we can get it delivered. I really don’t feel like going anywhere....
**KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK**
Aurora sat up as Damon turned to the door, only to be embarrassed at the fact that their manager Alicia Perry was standing in the as-yet-unclosed door.
Aurora: That was fast... we haven’t even placed the order yet.
Damon: Shit! I forgot to close the door....
Alicia: You know, you guys REALLY need to learn not to leave your front door open. For all I know, you two could have been in the middle of wrecking the furniture... AGAIN!
Damon rolled his eyes.
Damon: Really? You’re gonna hit us with THAT again?
Alicia: Oh, come on! Don’t act like it’s something you two can’t laugh about now. It’s been what – almost a year and a half since I walked in and caught you with your...
Aurora: OKAY!
Aurora glanced past Alicia toward the still-open door, only to find that she appeared to have come alone.
Aurora: Um... where’s Jason?
Alicia glanced over her shoulder, then looked back at Aurora and smiled.
Alicia: He’ll be up shortly. He told me to go ahead; said he’d be right behind me. And by the way... I hope you guys are hungry....
Heavy footsteps thundered from down the hall, followed by a massive figure occupying the doorway behind Alicia. A gravelly voice rang out from an unseen mouth, obscured from view by a stack of pizza boxes.
Jason’s Voice: I hope you guys like Meat Lovers!
Aurora: Speak of the devil...
Damon: Why do I have the feeling this is going to bite us in the asses in the morning?
Damon shook his head as the massive veteran carried three large pizza boxes into the room, setting them down on the coffee table. With a smile, Jason clapped a hand on Damon’s shoulder.
Jason: That’s because I’m swinging by first thing in the morning and dragging both your asses to the gym to burn it off!
Aurora & Alicia: What an asshole...
Jason chuckled as he walked toward his wife, hooking a large finger under her chin.
Jason: Yeah, well... you knew that long before we even started dating!
Aurora: And that’s a long-ass time... I think there were still dinosaurs roaming the earth back then.
Jason: That’s it... tomorrow, YOU’RE doing DOUBLE the push-ups.
Aurora: Fuck you!
Jason: Nope... that’s Alicia’s job.
Aurora: Ewww...
Everyone present had a good laugh at the exchange, until Damon let out a sigh as he headed to the kitchen.
Damon: Alright... I’ll get the plates, then we can eat.
Jason: Good, because I’m hungry as hell!
Damon opened up the refrigerator, pulling up a can of beer.
Damon: Hey guys... there was a note on the fridge that said “Help yourself to whatever’s in the fridge”. They left a whole case-worth of Arrogant Bastard in here!
Aurora: Well, that won’t last long...
Jason walked into the kitchen to grab the aforementioned beer as Aurora and Alicia opened up the box of pizza at the top of the stack.
