Taut
“That’s always a plus. It’s locally owned, not a chain. And that’s not always a plus. Ashleigh and the baby are standing next to me at the counter. “Single or double?” the clerk asks.“Single,” I say. I look at Ashleigh from the corner of my eye to see if she’s gonna contradict me, but she doesn’t.“Do you need a crib?”Now I do have to look at her. “Do we need a crib?”“You seem to be the one calling the shots, why stop now?”I squint at her, trying to decide if this is her way of being mad, but I c...an’t tell. “No,” I say to the clerk. “We’ve gotten by without one so far, why change what’s working.”“We’ve gotten by on separate beds too.”The clerk raises her eyebrows at us. “Do you want two beds? We have a room available.”“No,” I say before Ashleigh can. “We’re fine with the single.”Ashleigh wanders off after that and after the clerk hands us the key card, I grab her numerous shopping bags filled with clothing and crap. We meet up again at the elevator, get in, and she presses the button for the fourth floor.MoreLess
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