The Reunion by Grace Walker Page A

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    "Your rooms."  Ty smiled at her.  "And that's never applied to this family."
    "I'm down two floors. I don't have my key!  How the hell am I supposed to meet the aunts at brunch naked?"
    "They'll be so many people there they'll never notice."  Ty handed Em a cup of coffee black, no cream no sugar.  She sat down on the coffee table and started drinking her coffee.
    "Mike, baby, toss me your shorts and T-shirt."
    "I didn't think of that."  Ty smiled.  "You do Mike and your clothes will end up in the pool." 
    "Sorry Mom."  Mike yelled from the other room.
    "That's ok baby.  I'll take it out on you once I have you home."  There was another knock on the door and Marshall and Cummins walked in.
    "Is this for real?"  He saw Toni dressed in a shirt and Em in a bathrobe.
    "Afraid so.  And when did you two get added to his address book?  Shit Ty!"  Em drank her coffee.  "Your second key is still in your wallet.  There was no reason for you to lock our keys in our rooms."  He pulled his wallet out.  All the money was there and the second key card.
    "Oops."  He didn't look the least bit sorry. 
    "No remorse in this group."  Carole said with her mouth full of baked apple pancake dripping in apple and cinnamon.
    "I'll give you my clothes if we can have another picture of you in the bathtub."  Marshall joked.
    "No deal."  Em stood up, handed her coffee cup to Ty, gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and left the suite.
    "I should have spotted the robe and hidden that too."  Ty smiled and added sugar to her coffee then finished it. 
     
    Ryan followed her to the lobby on the main floor standing in the line at the check in area.  He snapped off a picture of her standing in the middle of the milling people in a bathrobe.  She looked like a smudge of white in a black and gray painting.  She was leaning on the counter and standing on her toes when Brockton spotted her.  He stood to one side watching it unfold. 
    A security guard escorted her to her room.  She got to her purse, showed him her ID and room registration papers.  Ryan snapped off another picture of her standing in her robe handing her information to the uniformed guard.  He'd go back in Ty's suite and add his pictures to the collection.  Em looked up and saw Brockton leaning on the door jam watching her.
    "Anything I can do for you Brockton?"  She snapped.
    "No."  He smiled.  "Nothing whatsoever."  He walked inside and closed the door behind him.  "Interesting family you have there."
    "Some are more interesting than others.  You haven't seen these guys in fourth gear yet."
    "Can't wait."  He watched her get her clothes together.  "Can I buy you a coffee?"
    "Sure give me five minutes."  She held up a keycard.  "We'll charge it to Ty's room."
     
    "I had the thing not five minutes ago."  Ty checked his pants and wallet again.  "EMILY!"  He shouted.
    "Poor loser."  Tommy said to Mike in the other room.  They were sitting on the floor leaning against the beds.  Their eyes never leaving the car chase portion of the game they were playing as they laughed.
    "Who does he think taught me to lift keys?"  Mike and Tommy ate popcorn while playing the computer game.  "What time do we go to the brunch?"
    "Two hours."
    "Cool."
    Toni kissed Ty and left the room.  "I think we're still close enough to the same size I'll borrow some jeans from Em."
    "Tell her this isn't over!"  Ty laughed.

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    There was a knock and Brockton opened the door to Em's room.
    "Well hello, handsome.  When did you arrive?"  Toni patted his cheek and waltzed in wearing a smile and obviously Ty's shirt as it was monstrously large on her.
    "Couple minutes ago."  He closed the door and leaned on the wall.
    "Fine thing.  She could use someone looking out for her at the moment."  She tapped on the bathroom door.  "Em.  I'm borrowing some jeans."  Toni signed for Brockton to turn around and went to the suitcase and pulled out some clothes.  "No peaking."  She