Not long after the truck leaves my car in the parking lot, I am waiting on the curb. Zoe got out of the taxi first as it stopped beside me. Zoe pays for the cab, and I help her grab her stuff from the trunk.

“I never knew this place was here,“ She says, looking up at the vast hotel, “kinda creepy, it looks haunted, “ She adds, and I chuckle.

“Anyway, I am so glad to see you again. I have been so excited I barely slept a wink last night,“ Zoe tells me, giving me a hug.

“So, is this everything?“ I ask her looking down at the pram and duffle bag.

“Yep, that’s everything, our life in a bag. Pathetic, isn’t it?“

“No, see that piece of scrap metal,“ I tell her, pointing at my busted wagon. She nods her head.

“That was home sweet home, “ I tell her, and she laughs.

“Seriously, as for baby stuff, don’t even worry about it. Valarie went on a shopping spree. The room is packed with everything, baby. So much so we may have to sleep outside to fit it all in the room,“ I tell her.

“What, really? How long have you known Valarie? “

She asks.

“Met her yesterday. She is lovely. I have never met anyone like her before, “ I tell Zoe, and she smiles just as a green Daihatsu charade pulls up next to us, honking its horn a few times.

“Thanks, bro, “ Macey says, punching her brother in the shoulder and climbing out before tapping the roof.

“Hi, girls, “ Her brother calls out, and we both wave to the stranger.

“Bugger off, Blake, stop hitting on my friends. They aren’t interested, “ Macey scolds her brother as he waves to us. Macey flips him off, and he laughs, driving off down the road.

“Sorry about him. He is a sleaze, so try to stay away from him unless you want another baby,“ Macey chuckles, shaking her head.

her hair pulled in a bun, and a pair of boots that she

tells us when she

in the parking lot, looking up at the building. The bones were good mostly, but she was right; it was definitely a

you girls interested and helping me clean this dump, “ Valarie’s voice says from behind us,

crap, you scared me; it ah-has

Valarie asks, her lips

didn’t mean, “ Macey goes to say when Valarie waves her

be getting older, girlie, but I ain’t blind yet, pretty sure if one of you jumped in that pool over there, you

time, and anything this place needs, let me know, and I will try order

catch?“

got any friends that are good with that crap, let me know. If not, we will figure it out ourselves, “ Valarie tells them. That was going to be hard trying to source help and an electrician being the main thing because

I got the tool belt and tools, electrician, no idea, “ Macey

with that, “ Zoe says, and we all look at

asshole now that he found his mate but doesn’t want her to find out he already has a kid. So I will threaten to tell

will probably find someone else, but I know he will do it,“

you tell him, darl,“ Valarie

will figure out, I

want

room, so it is liveable, then we will start the others, one at a time, and list everything as we go, “ Valarie says, and we all agree, heading up to the room. We stack everything in the bathroom before tossing all furniture over the balcony into the skip bin Valarie had

the kids in her studio while we got everything out. Once

Val,“ Macey calls over the balcony. Valarie must

rooms got floorboards under the carpet? I was

in perfect condition, and just needed a good clean

save a

we will check the others later and see what rooms can be

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