The Abercrombie Gang arrived at the hotel after an all-night drive from home to be with Hannah as she recovers from a nearly fatal hemorrhage due to issues with the medications used to terminate her unintended pregnancy. The stress of the long drive and the 5 a.m. visit at the hospital was compounded by Hannah's psychologist challenging Steven and Jessica about the nature of their relationship.
The crew washed their stresses away, mostly, with intense intimate play in the shower. The ladies saw to it that Steven's and Cyan's spirits were rejoined; given the events earlier in the week they were overdue for this special time together.
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I don't know how long we were asleep. I glance at the clock to see it is almost 10:00 a.m.
"Ladies? Breakfast? I need to get back to the hospital to be with Hannah."
The sea of beautiful naked bodies parts to let me rise from the bed, and in turn each of the ladies seek their overnight bags to ready themselves for the day. I check my phone for any missed calls or texts, and finish dressing. I think I'm going to need a suit, as I will be dealing with professional staff at the hospital. I will need to be "Mr. Albertson" today.
I use the opportunity to call Phil and Gail to see how things are going.
Gail answers, "Ms. Abercrombie's office. May I help you?"
"Oh, you know I'm beyond help, Gail!"
"Sure as heck are, Steven. How are you? How is Hannah?"
"I'm good. Tired. Hannah is still pretty weak. She lost a lot of blood. I was told we almost lost her."
"Oh, my! Are you at the hospital?"
"No, we're at the hotel. We saw her about four hours ago, and I'm going back after we catch something to eat. Anything to report?"
"Nothing that can't wait. Need to talk to Phil?"
"Yes, please! Thanks, Gail. Oh -- I expect we won't be back in the office until Thursday. We're hoping to bring her home on Wednesday. I'll know more later today. In the meanwhile I'll check in, and should be available most of the time should something need my attention."
"Okay. I'll get Phil."
In the background, "Phil, pick up line two. It's Steve."
"Heya. How are you doing? How's Hannah? How are the girls?"
"Good. Weak, but getting better. Great. In that order."
"How are Jen and Amber?"
"Good. And great. Amber's a pistol. She had Jen and me up most of the night. Did you know she was teaching the girls how to do great blowjobs while we were putting out the fires on Wednesday?"
I laugh, "Yeah. Got surprised by that with Jess a couple of hours ago. Something about bananas."
He chuckles, "Yeah! Funny."
"Anyway, anything going on?"
"Quiet for the moment. Phones are handled by the call center now, so we're cool there. The T-shirt samples came in. They look great. Tell Cyan she did a super job with 'em. You and Ally are nuts with that shit, but I think we have a winner."
"Good! Can you overnight some to us? Two for each of us. Large for me, ladies' medium for the girls 'cept Jess. She needs extra small, but small will be okay. They'll go crazy at the hotel when they see us wearing 'em. Oh! Two for Hannah, medium."
"Where are you staying? Pike's Peak?"
"Yeah. Beautiful place. They're putting us up in the their biggest suite. Comp. We seem to have made an impression."
"Speaking of which, any hassles?"
"One autograph at the hospital, some folks in the ER waiting room recognized us as we were leaving, big welcoming party at the hotel. Cheyenne did make the observation we need a security detail in situations like this. She'll talk to her folks today to see about lining up someone we can use on-call."
"Good. You guys need to be careful. I think the girls by themselves will be okay, but if you are with them you'll need to watch out."
"Phil, looks like the girls are ready to go downstairs. I'll be at the hospital the rest of the day with Hannah. Call me if you need anything. If I don't answer I'll likely be with a doctor or somebody like that, and call you back."
"Sounds good. When are you going to be back?"
"Plans are to drive back on Wednesday, but not sure at this point. Let you know when I do."
"Okay. Talk to you later."
"Later."
I end the call and put the phone in my pocket.
"Ready?" I ask the girls.
"Yes," plus nods all around.
We head for the elevator and down to the first floor. The hotel has a formal restaurant as well as a coffee shop, so I ask what they'd prefer. Consensus is clearly coffee shop. I get that, a home away from home.
We are warmly greeted by name as we make our way through the lobby to the diner. It's such an odd experience. We were relative nobodies four days ago, and suddenly we are national celebrities. Fate deals a strange hand sometimes.
We approach the hostess stand in the café and an attractive young lady rushes to greet us.
"Good morning, Mr. Albertson. Thank you so much for being here. Five?"
"Yes, thank you!"
"Right this way."
"Jess, you taking notes?"
"Very funny, Steven!" as she surreptitiously pinches my butt.
I laugh, "No lap sitting while we're here, sweetheart."
She giggles, "I'll miss it."
"So will I."
The others smile and chuckle. We have to be on our best behavior... sigh...
Breakfast in all respects is normal. Jess and Ally notice a couple of things they might want to think about for us, but there are no surprises. It's nice to have that kind of confirmation from a larger city's version of us.
We talk about the day's plans. I inform them that I figure on spending the rest of the day alone with Hannah, and that Bethany will meet me at the hospital in the early evening. Beyond that, I don't know.
"Cheyenne, how about dropping me off at the hospital so you guys can have the car to do whatever you want? You probably don't want to go shopping or anything like that out in the general public. Maybe something like a museum or other quiet attraction will be okay."
"I agree, Steve. We don't have to hole up in the room or anything like that. But no big crowds or uncontrolled situations. Leave right after breakfast?"
"Yes."
We declare breakfast "finished" after my last cup of coffee. I sign the ticket and we head back out to the lobby. I hug and kiss the ladies goodbye; getting a few strange looks by the time I do this with the third. Cheyenne and I make our way to the valet station to retrieve the car.
The short drive is nothing of note; Cheyenne pulls up to the main entrance. I lean over for a kiss goodbye while reaching for the door... oh, this feels strange... it's like we're a married couple in our daily routine. Not too far off, the way we feel about each other is about right there. But I feel that way with all the ladies. What a special life I have.
I walk into the lobby and to the front desk.
"Good morning, Mr. Albertson. How can I assist you today?"
"Well, since you know who I am, one of my special friends is in your ICU. Can you direct me, please? I only know how to get there from the ER."
"Certainly, sir. Hallway straight back, take the elevator up to the second floor, turn left after exiting the elevator. You should see the nurses' station from there."
"Thank you."
I follow the helpful directions and do in fact end up where we were earlier this morning. Janet from this morning is still the supervisor on duty.
"Hi, Mr. Albertson!"
"Hi, Janet! Everything okay?"
"She's doing much better. Go see for yourself!"
"Thanks!"
I slide the door and step in. She's napping. Monitor looks pretty good; blood pressure and pulse are close to normal. This morning's numbers were scary. I'm relieved.
"Hannah?" I softly announce myself.
Her eyes slowly open, and I see a bright Hannah in there, "Steven! How the fuck are you? Kiss me!"
