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to be
prepared for you, and so if you leave your luggage here, and just
take a seat over there, there is a hot pot of coffee, and some
sandwiches and cakes for your enjoyment, whilst you
wait.”
    Both Sadie and Nick beamed at the young receptionist. “That is
very kind of you, thank you.”
    The table with the tray was situated just by one of the
windows, and as they sat down, Sadie glanced out of the
window.
    All that she could see was thick heavy snow, being blown
around by the strong gale force winds.
    She gave a little shiver, as she appreciated the warmth and
comfort of this place.
    “ I am sorry about not being able to get a second room, Sadie,”
Nick said a little uncomfortably. “If you wish to, we could try the
other hotel; I don’t think that it is too far from
here...”
    Sadie smiled in what she hoped was reassurance and not
eagerness. “I really don’t fancy going out there again today, and I
suspect that the other hotel will be using the same policy of one
room per party.”
    “ So you are not too upset about it?”
    She lifted the heavy pot of coffee, so that she would not have
to look at him. “No, Nick; I am not upset... we will make do – I
think.”
    The sandwiches and little cakes, certainly filled the empty
spot in Sadie’s stomach, and the hot coffee was absolutely
delicious. But neither of these things could take away the excited
butterflies that tickled at her insides, giving her eyes a glitter,
and her lips a shine – as she licked them without even realising
what she was doing.
    It had Nick almost shaking with longing to just touch her. She
was so incredibly beautiful, so absolutely desirable, and just so
god damned sexy!
    “ Your room is now ready for you, sir.” The receptionist walked
over to where they were just finishing the last of the coffee,
having demolished the plates of sandwiches and cakes.
    She held out a key card to Nick, and after he had taken it,
she offered one to Sadie as well.
    “ The elevator is just behind the reception desk – to the left
of it, and you are on the third floor, room three zero
eight.”
    *
    Nick carried both of their cases with ease, since they were
both only small overnight ones, and they found that the elevator
was already on the ground floor, and the doors opened as soon as
Sadie pressed the button.
    There was no one around at the moment, and the place had a
strange sense of hushed expectancy about it. Almost as though it
had just sucked in a breath, and was now simply, waiting to
exhale.
     
    The room on the third floor was a fairly small room, with twin
single beds sitting side by side, with just a little gap in between
them. They took up most of the space in the room, but there was a
small chest of drawers besides each bed, and the one next to the
bed, which Nick was now sitting on had a tray on it, with cups and
a kettle, and tea and coffee making facilities.
    Fixed to the wall at the foot of the beds was a small flat
screen television set, and the remote control for the television
was in a little folder thing that was also attached to wall, right
next to the television, and so Nick stood up again and walked
across to picked it up.
    He pressed the button, and the television hummed and
flickered, and then the news came on, and of course it was all
about the weather.
    Nick had put Sadie’s case on the first bed, nearest to the
second door of this room, which she guessed led to their
bathroom.
    She glanced at her watch, to see that it was nearly four
o’clock and decided to take a shower, and freshen up a little after
hours spent in the car.
    She told Nick as much as she flicked open her case and began
to pull out items.
    Nick flashed a quick smile. “You do that, and I will make us
another cup of coffee, once I have given Mr Redding a
call.”
    “ Thank you,” she could not keep the surprise out of her voice,
that the boss of the company that she worked for, the domineering
Nicholas J Hargreaves – MD was offering to make her