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            The girls and Mark walked into the Cypress House Hotel. They looked around in awe and walked up to the desk. Bette took off her glasses and leaned against the counter.

Alice wiped her forehead and sighed. “Oh my god, it’s unbelievably hot down here. I hope it’s not like this the whole time we’re here.” everybody snickered softly and waited for their keys. 

The hostess walked up to the desk and smiled. “Welcome to Cypress House, name please.”

Bette smiled. “Kennard-Porter please.”

The hostess looked up for the name and smiled. “Ok, Kennard-Porter, 8 luxurious rooms,” she grabbed the keys and handed them to Bette. “Enjoy your guys stay.”

“Thank you.” Bette turned around from the desk and faced everybody. “Alright everybody, here are your keys. So everybody find your rooms and relax.” Everybody grabbed their keys and went their separate ways. Bette and Tina walked around and found their bedroom. Bette walked up to the door and opened it.

Tina dropped her bags in the middle of the floor. “Oh my god, this is beautiful babe.” Tina walked around the studio bedroom and twirled around. “This is amazing Bette, how did you get this?”

Bette smiled and wrapped her arms around Tina’s waist. “I have my sources, and I wanted the best for the both of us.”

Tina turned around and wrapped her arms around Bette’s neck. She kissed her passionately and held her tightly. “I love you.”

“I love you.”

            Shane and Carmen made it to their bedroom. Carmen shrieked and ran into the room. She jumped onto the bed and bounced around.

“This is beautiful. I can’t believe Bette and Tina did this for everybody.” Shane smiled at her girlfriend and walked over to the bed. “You want to join me.” Shane got up on the bed and wrapped her arms around Carmen and kissed her. Carmen kissed her back and pulled her body close to her. “Lets wait until tonight.” Shane smiled and nodded her head.

            Kit looked around her room and laughed out loud. She jumped on her bed and rolled around the bed. She looked up at the ceiling and smiled.

“Thank you so much big sis.”

            Christina and Mark walked into the room. Christina put her hands to her mouth and shrieked. She felt the tears swell in her eyes. She never thought that she would ever get a vacation. Mark walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

“Why are you crying Chris?”

She smiled softly. “Because I’m happy.”

            Alice and Jordana walked out onto the balcony and felt the warm breeze hit them.

Alice smiled and closed her eyes. “This is completely breathtaking. I really think that we needed this vacation.”

Jordana wrapped her arms around Alice. “We owe Bette and Tina very big for this.”  Alice kissed Jordana softly and laid her head on her shoulder.

            Jenny and Marina took a walk around through the Tropical Gardens. Jenny leaned closer to Marina and wrapped her arm around her.

            Dana and Eva were taking a shower together and making love to each other.

            Helena sat her key on the nightstand and took a look around the room. She sat her purse down on the table and walked over to the bed. She smiled softly and took a seat on the bed. She ran her fingers across the soft blanket. She ran her fingers through her head as so many thoughts ran through her mind.