Althena Book 2

33. Nothing Happened

"SERIOUSLY?" I get hit on the head with my shirt. "IT IS 4 IN THE MORNING. YOU ARE NAKED. GO TAKE SHOWERS AND GET IN YOUR OWN BEDS. DID YOU SERIOUSLY THINK YOU WOULDN'T GET CAUGHT?"

I get my shirt on and Cyrus wraps a throw around him. He grabs the rest of the clothes.

Lila shakes her head. "WHY THE HELL AM I THE BABYSITTER? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS. BUT NO. YOU'RE NAKED IN THE MEDIA ROOM. GO TO BED."

Cyrus kisses my head and takes off.

I crack up laughing.

Then she starts laughing. "You can tell me later, but take a shower. You smell like him. Your bed will smell like him if you go to bed like that."

"Thanks." I take a shower, then sleep in bed for a couple of hours. It's 7 when I get up. I roam around the room and nobody is up. Cyrus is still in bed. His room smells like me. He never took that shower. Lila must have gone back to bed. I'm glad she's the one who caught us. That could have ended badly.

I start on a grocery list. I don't know what time the boys got sick. I would like to have some food done for them. I don't know what to make though. I go to their room to see if anyone's up. Clayton and Lila are sleeping in the media room. They have their clothes on. She's sleeping on him though. They seem comfortable. I focus so I don't ruin this by laughing. Then I loudly clear my throat.

They look at me and Clayton's eyes are huge.

"WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?"

Lila sits up and rubs her face.

Clayton jumps up. "NOTHING HAPPENED."

"TAKE A SHOWER. YOUR BED WILL SMELL LIKE HER IF YOU GO TO BED LIKE THAT. AND GO TO BED. IN THE MEDIA ROOM? HONESTLY?"

He runs out and I look at Lila. We completely lose it. We laugh so hard. I nearly pee.

Drogon comes in. "What's funny?"

I point at Lila. She points at me. Then we laugh even harder.

He nods and walks out.

We pull it together and Lila leaves to take a shower. I find Drogon in the kitchen. "You hungry, Love?"

"Not yet. But the thought of your soup sitting in the fridge is bugging me. I know it's good. I feel like I should eat it."

"Well, don't make yourself sick. I can always make more later. And if you do try it, take the medicine first."

"I'll wait. I don't want to chance it. We got sick around lunch. I think that means we'll be able to eat dinner."

"I'm making a list to start stuff with now. I want some stuff ready for you guys. Is there anything special you want?"

"Steak."

I laugh. "You boys come out of this wanting a lot of red meat. Cyrus wanted beef ribs. Mike was steak. I'll put lots of meat on the menu."

"Thank you, babygirl. I'm going to lay down for a couple more hours. Are you doing ok? Why don't you go scuba diving with Lila? Or go to the spa again? I don't like having you stuck in the rooms."

"We'll get a meal plan going, then figure something out. But I'm doing well. I actually went scuba diving and to the spa yesterday, so I haven't been stuck."

"As long as you're finding things to do. There's a teen club here too. I'll send the papers over. It seems like they do fun stuff."

"Thank you. I love you."

"I love you too, baby. Have fun."

I get back in the room and Lila is drying her hair. Cyrus is reading the paper. Lila and I crack up laughing again.

Cyrus looks at us over the paper. "Do I want to know?"

I grab the chair, so I don't fall over. "She was in the media room with Clayton, across the hall."

He shakes his head. "The former queen will have you killed, Lila. Be careful."

She crosses her arms. "We didn't even do anything. And the current king will kill you."

He nods. "We'll both die."

She cracks up laughing. "He's so casual about it. But I won't die. I wasn't found naked."

"Be careful is all I'm saying."

"I will. We're just friends anyway. So are you 2 just friends? Nothing happened?"

I choke and spit out the juice I was trying to drink.

He smirks. "I may have kissed her."

I wipe the juice off my face. "I didn't spit like that last night."

We crack up laughing again and go into the kitchen.

An hour later, we have meat cooking and some sides made. The boys won't die of starvation.

"Drogon sent those papers. It's the teen activities."

Lila picks one up. "THEY SWIM WITH DOLPHINS IN 10 MINUTES." She grabs my arm and pulls me all the way to the check-in.

The lady smiles. "Are you here for the dolphin swim?"

"YES."

I scratch my head. I'm still in my pajamas and I never combed my hair.

Cyrus comes in the door laughing his ass off. "I got money. Can they have some time to get swimsuits on?"

"Yes, sir. We'll set their time now. They'll swim with the dolphins for half an hour. Our photographers take the photos. You'll be able to see them and decide if you want to purchase them."

"What ages is this for?"

"12 to 17 today. Time can be purchased on other days for any age."

"How much is it for a time today?"

"The teen club pays for the swim times today. It doesn't cost them anything to swim or touch the dolphins."

"Ok. Do you have any spots this afternoon?"

"The latest I can get them in is 3:30."

"Can you put 3 for 3:30? I imagine Clayton will want to do this too."

"Of course." She gets some papers out. "The participants are required to put a wet suit on over their swimsuits. This is for the safety of the participants and the dolphins. They are very playful. Also, we supply sunblock. You are not permitted to bring any in. No lotions. Nothing. They are not safe for the dolphins."

Lila nods fast. "We got it. Wear nothing that smells good."

"Perfect. Don't forget hair products. Do not add oils or anything."

"Ok. We won't. We'll shower before we come."

"That's a good way to do it. I'll put the 3 of them in for 3:30." She takes the papers from Cyrus. "Clayton, Thena, and Lila. Now the park is available for you after 2. You are permitted to have 1 adult with each of you. Adults will not be allowed in the dolphin pool. But they can swim with you in the freshwater pools."

"Is there other stuff here?"

"Yes. However, being Sunday, not everything is open. The business office is closed. That means the cabanas can't be rented, the bars are closed, the other animal interactions are closed, the underwater walk is closed, and the restaurants are closed." She smiles. "You and your adult will be able to see how everything works today. Get some pamphlets. You can walk through the animal areas. Go into the aviary. Swim in the freshwater pools. The river is also open. A lot of people float on it or snorkel the whole thing. We close at 5, so your time allows you to be in the park from 2 to 5. I would suggest adults be ready to spend at least 20 minutes looking at the pictures, if you're interested in purchasing them."

Cyrus nods. "Thank you. We'll bring them back at 2. Not in pajamas. We can swim too?"

"Yes, sir. If it's open, you can use it."

Lila looks at me and laughs. "Sorry. I got excited."

"It's ok. I was willing to swim in my pajamas. I've never seen a dolphin."

"I've seen them but never touched one or swam with them."

"Let's get new swimsuits."

"Oh." The lady jumps a little. "If you're buying new swimsuits, wash them with this please. New clothes are sprayed with a chemical we don't want near the dolphins."

I take the bottle. "You really take this stuff seriously."

She smiles. "Yes, we do. We have to keep them safe and the oceans clean. That's everyone's responsibility."

Cyrus pulls some pamphlets off the wall and ushers us out. We get swimsuits and grab one for Clayton. Then Cyrus grabs 3.

"What for?"

"Drogon, Conner, and me. I know they're going to want to see this. Even if they can't get in."

We eat lunch while Cyrus reads his pamphlets. Slowly, the other boys come over. I was right. They eat everything. Then they're happy again.

"I need a nap." Conner lays his head down.

"Go now. I'll get you up at 1:30. You'll have to take a shower and put on your swimsuit. Then we can go."

"Go where?"

Lila jumps up. "WE'RE GOING TO SWIM WITH DOLPHINS."

Cyrus puts his hand up. "I'll tell them what's going on. Can you girls wash the stuff?"

We race each other to the washing machine. When we get back, they're gone. "Where did they go?"

"They're all going to take a nap. Let them rest and get better for now. Then they can relax by the water. They're not 100% yet."

"How long do we have to wait?"

"Still 2 hours."

"Ugh." I plop my head on the table.

Lila stands up. "I'm going to take a nap too. Don't forget to wake me up."

"Ok." Cyrus picks me up. "Let's watch a movie. You can rest too. You woke up really early." He carries me to the media room and starts a movie. I lay on him and yawn while he rubs my back.