Chapter 19

It was almost 9;00pm when they could find a hotel affordable enough for the three of them. Pete paid his very last cash on the room for the night and they thankfully got complimentary dinner since they insisted they wanted that instead of the normal breakfast. The place was a small two storey over looking the street, a neon sign long dead stood by the road to indicate a name that was no longer recognizable. The walls inside was painted a light green, the arts long faded and needing replacement. The receptionist that issued their room keies had been nice, very nice a actually seeing as she had eyed Nick all evening and no doubt made her move after Pete and Valeria moved to the rooms, hand in hand with the baby to settle in for the evening. After the bland fish of mashed potato, bacon and a glass of water, Valeria stuffed the baby's bag into the wardrobe and laid on the bed she was forced to share with Pete just to keep up with the couple facade. Pete was the first to use the bathroom