The Motel
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 72
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
"This is where we're staying?" Nicole asked.
"Just for tonight, pumpkin." Steve answered.
He'd be lying if he said that the Glenn Manning Motel didn't look just a tad bit shady. The place itself appeared to be modeled after a mini apartment complex with multiple stairwells located throughout and some of the "guests" looked more like residence than actual guests. Maybe they were for all he knew.
"At least there's a free continental breakfast in the morning." Derek sighed.
"It's probably just cheerios, toast, and off brand coffee." Lisa pointed out.
That honestly wouldn't have surprised Steve. The main office building where he rented the rooms he and kids were staying was also where the breakfast would be held and he could see the old coffee maker and cereal boxes pushed off to the side. Even the manager was eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes.
"It'll have to do for now." Beth tried to reason.
"We couldn't have gotten rooms closer together?" Lisa questioned.
"This is what was available." Steve explained. "I wouldn't be surprised if people in town came here just to get away from the carnage."
Hearing that really put a damper on things.
Beth decided now was the best time to step in. "Let's just head to our rooms. Our phones are open and we're all not that far from each other. If anything changes, we can all call and meet up in the main office area or the parking lot."
Everyone agreed and Steve handed Lisa the room key for her and her siblings while he and Beth headed off to their own room. Their space was just the right size for two people with two beds and a bathroom situated in the back. The blonde immediately kicked her heels off and flopped down on the closest bed.
"I can't believe this is happening again." She sighed.
Steve sat on the foot of the bed. "I know. It almost feels like a bad dream."
"I just don't understand why Debbie would join up with Erica after what she did and now she's out there killing innocent people. It doesn't make sense."
Steve couldn't disagree. None of this made any sense. Debbie had the shrink ray and could easily cut Erica back down to size and go into hiding. So why hadn't she?
He rested his face in his hands. "I feel like I don't know anything anymore."
Beth could see and hear her mentor's distress and sat up to comfort him. "It's not your fault."
"Isn't it. I invented the technology, and I sent the shrink ray to Debbie. Anyone they kill is on me. I'm responsible." Steve argued.
"No, you're not." Beth whispered as she placed a hand on his cheek. "My dad told me that each of us is responsible for our own actions. You gave Debbie the gun, but she chose what to do with it. The fact that she could end this at any time and hasn't says a lot doesn't it."
Steve's eyes wondered, not sure how to respond.
Beth leaned in closer and planted a kiss on his lips. It was brief but soft and sweet. Her lover was drowning, and she wanted more than anything to save him. To throw him a lifeline he desperately needed.
"Will you let me help you forget, at least for a little while?"
Steve nodded. He wanted nothing more than to not have the weight of the world on his shoulders. He allowed himself to fall onto the mattress as his lover mounted him. Slowly Beth removed her lab coat, and the doctor could make out more of her curves clearly. He reached up and gently removed her glasses.
He carelessly dropped them on the floor and allowed Beth to capture his lips once more. He needed this. It didn't matter if there were two giants on the loose or that his kids were on the other side of the motel, he needed Beth and the relief that only she could provide.
"Steve..." She whispered in his ear. "Make love to me."
That was all Doctor Jordan needed to hear.
"Just for tonight, pumpkin." Steve answered.
He'd be lying if he said that the Glenn Manning Motel didn't look just a tad bit shady. The place itself appeared to be modeled after a mini apartment complex with multiple stairwells located throughout and some of the "guests" looked more like residence than actual guests. Maybe they were for all he knew.
"At least there's a free continental breakfast in the morning." Derek sighed.
"It's probably just cheerios, toast, and off brand coffee." Lisa pointed out.
That honestly wouldn't have surprised Steve. The main office building where he rented the rooms he and kids were staying was also where the breakfast would be held and he could see the old coffee maker and cereal boxes pushed off to the side. Even the manager was eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes.
"It'll have to do for now." Beth tried to reason.
"We couldn't have gotten rooms closer together?" Lisa questioned.
"This is what was available." Steve explained. "I wouldn't be surprised if people in town came here just to get away from the carnage."
Hearing that really put a damper on things.
Beth decided now was the best time to step in. "Let's just head to our rooms. Our phones are open and we're all not that far from each other. If anything changes, we can all call and meet up in the main office area or the parking lot."
Everyone agreed and Steve handed Lisa the room key for her and her siblings while he and Beth headed off to their own room. Their space was just the right size for two people with two beds and a bathroom situated in the back. The blonde immediately kicked her heels off and flopped down on the closest bed.
"I can't believe this is happening again." She sighed.
Steve sat on the foot of the bed. "I know. It almost feels like a bad dream."
"I just don't understand why Debbie would join up with Erica after what she did and now she's out there killing innocent people. It doesn't make sense."
Steve couldn't disagree. None of this made any sense. Debbie had the shrink ray and could easily cut Erica back down to size and go into hiding. So why hadn't she?
He rested his face in his hands. "I feel like I don't know anything anymore."
Beth could see and hear her mentor's distress and sat up to comfort him. "It's not your fault."
"Isn't it. I invented the technology, and I sent the shrink ray to Debbie. Anyone they kill is on me. I'm responsible." Steve argued.
"No, you're not." Beth whispered as she placed a hand on his cheek. "My dad told me that each of us is responsible for our own actions. You gave Debbie the gun, but she chose what to do with it. The fact that she could end this at any time and hasn't says a lot doesn't it."
Steve's eyes wondered, not sure how to respond.
Beth leaned in closer and planted a kiss on his lips. It was brief but soft and sweet. Her lover was drowning, and she wanted more than anything to save him. To throw him a lifeline he desperately needed.
"Will you let me help you forget, at least for a little while?"
Steve nodded. He wanted nothing more than to not have the weight of the world on his shoulders. He allowed himself to fall onto the mattress as his lover mounted him. Slowly Beth removed her lab coat, and the doctor could make out more of her curves clearly. He reached up and gently removed her glasses.
He carelessly dropped them on the floor and allowed Beth to capture his lips once more. He needed this. It didn't matter if there were two giants on the loose or that his kids were on the other side of the motel, he needed Beth and the relief that only she could provide.
"Steve..." She whispered in his ear. "Make love to me."
That was all Doctor Jordan needed to hear.
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