Page 15 of A Very Friendly Valentine's Day
Chapter Five
EDDIE: Cancel your dinky little roomette on Amtrak. I’m booking us two of the big bedroom suites.
BIRDIE: I’ll cancel it AFTER you’ve booked the other sleeper rooms. And reimburse you.
EDDIE: Don’t worry about it. Just cancel your tickets. I got this. Round trip. I’m on the Amtrak website right now.
BIRDIE: You don’t have to leave NYC when I do! You’ll hardly be able to spend any time with Alana!
EDDIE: It’s fine. She’ll be fine with it. Cancel your tickets.
BIRDIE: You aren’t going to stop texting me until I’ve canceled them, are you?
EDDIE: Damn right I’m not. Just do it. You can thank me later.
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EDDIE: Um. Did you cancel your tickets?
BIRDIE: Yes, Edward. I canceled them.
EDDIE: Okay, because it turns out they only had one Family Bedroom from LA to Chicago. But the good news is I booked it for us. It’s the biggest room they had. The bad news is I booked it for us. And it’s the only sleeper room they have left now.
EDDIE: There’s supposedly tons of seating areas by day. Up to four bunk beds at night. Access to a private bathroom and shower in the car. I mean, if it’s big enough for a family of four, there will be plenty of room for two of us.
EDDIE: In related news, there was also only one room from Chicago to New York. A little smaller than the family bedroom, but it has an in-room restroom and shower.
EDDIE: And I’ll book a hotel room in Chicago. Near the station. There’s a six-hour layover, and we can just use the room to shower. Because I’m guessing you aren’t going to want to shower on the train.
EDDIE: You don’t have to reimburse me. Big Daddy’s got you covered. Yer welcome.
EDDIE: Hands up if you’re excited!
EDDIE: Hello?
BIRDIE: I am so mad at you right now.
BIRDIE: I really appreciate the sentiment. And that is a great idea to book a hotel room in Chicago. But I’m less than happy at the moment.
EDDIE: Fair enough. Really looking forward to this!
BIRDIE:
EDDIE:
BIRDIE:
EDDIE:
BIRDIE: Seriously, stop texting me! I’m really mad at you.
EDDIE: Fair enough.
BIRDIE:
EDDIE: You love me.
EDDIE: Have a great day.
