The Arms Hotel Lobby, Saturday [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

There was no one at the front desk today. Instead, Mary was sitting on one of the couches in the lobby, going over that wedding insurance policy one more time before she signed it. Okay, make that two or three times. Gunther, meanwhile, was keeping her supplied with tea and cucumber sandwiches.

Welcome to the Arms Hotel!
Please join us for afternoon tea.

Comments

Room Service [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Gunther will be happy to pour a cup of tea for you.

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Although the meeting with the gallery's contractor had been nothing but good, Charlotte was still a bundle of nerves, so she was thinking that settling somewhere comfortable in the lobby to take advantage of the afternoon tea offerings and read a little was an excellent idea.

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Even if she was distracted by wedding stuff, Mary still noticed a new face. "Hello," she said. "How is your day going?"

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Charlotte lowered her book (http://www.amazon.com/Museums-Galleries-Designing-Worlds-Best/dp/1864700726/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206209445&sr=8-2) and offered the other woman a smile. "Very well," she said, despite the nerves. "Nice of you to ask. I'm Charlotte, by the way." She offered out a hand. "Charlotte York."

There was a lift in her smile, in victory, that she hadn't said McDougall.

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"I'm Mary Connell, the hotel manager," she said, shaking hands with Charlotte. "I hope your suite meets your expectations."

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Nice to meet you, and, yes," Charlotte gushed out the word passionately, her eyes widened a bit with a pleased look on her face; she gave a small nod. "It's just beautiful, it really is. And that view! I might actually come to miss it once my more permanent residence is ready. You have a very lovely hotel here."

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Thanks. I put in a lot of work when I took over last summer. It helped me get over a broken heart," said Mary. "So, you're going to be staying with us in Fandom?"

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Charlotte's eyebrows lifted a bit at the broken heart comment, at first with a stricken sort of distress. That was why she was here, after all, but then the sudden lines of concern in her forehead faded slightly as she relaxed. This was a good sign, she told herself. A very good sign. Here was a very successful business woman in front of her, clearly, by the state of the hotel; it could be reflective of Charlotte's own future here. But she started to wonder if suddenly she'd made a big fat huge step into the Divorcee Exile.

"For a bit, at least," she said, with another smile, and she placed a marker in her book before setting it aside. "I bought a property over by the docks, just to touch it up a little bit, for just a small little art gallery. I thought it could be a nice touch. It's such a quaint little island."

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"A gallery would be very nice," said Mary, nodding. "It is fairly quaint, isn't it? I come from Las Vegas and I keep telling my fiancé that he needs to go back there with me for a visit just to see the craziness I left behind."

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, and she had a fiancé, too! Charlotte melted a little over the word, hearing practically nothing else after that. "Oh, you're engaaaaged?" she gushed, in a rush of envy and happiness. "Congratulations! Did you meet him while you were here, your fiancé?"

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"I met him right there in the lobby. He was checking in," said Mary, grinning. "He also moved out here to start a business and I thought he was cute, so I found a room that was conveniently located down the hall from mine. He moved in with me after Christmas and we're getting married on the first Saturday in June."

Re: Room Service [3/22]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that is so sweet!" Charlotte melted a little more, her voice wistful and a hand over her heart a bit as if it was all just too much for it to handle. It almost was, to be honest, as she tried to fight against herself trying to entertain the idea that something like that could happen for her here. That internal struggle was what lead to the next string of gushing. "A summer wedding, how classic! Will it be here? That'd be so beautiful!"

And now the kicker: "Is it your first?"

Talk to Mary [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Just don't call her Bridezilla.

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

Stan walked in, enjoying the weather as best he could.

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Hey Stan," Mary called out. "You don't need a room, do you?"

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"I'm fairly certain that I'm still on the books for the house," he said with a grin. "Though it is something I'm considering."

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Just checking," said Mary. "I don't like being at the front desk on Saturdays, so I try to avoid it if possible."

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"Saturdays are particularly troublesome?" he asked, concerned.

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"No, it just feels like Saturday shouldn't be a work day," said Mary. "I'm probably a little spoiled because I have employees who let me have Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday off, but when I comes to Saturday, I just can't think of it as a regular shift."

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"It certainly doesn't compare to the hopping shifts during the week," he said. "Unless there's another convention or something."

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Or a wedding," added Mary, grinning.

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"Or a wedding," he said, matching her grin. "Plans afoot?"

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Just make sure sure you have your tux ready for June 7th," said Mary. "Gabriel, the guy from the church, is a little iffy about it and may need to be bribed, but we're hoping to get married right here on the island."

Re: Talk to Mary [3/22]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"That should be interesting," he said wtih a smile. "Already settled on the invites and such?"

OOC [3/22]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

This happens oh so rarely but I'm actually here all day on a Saturday.

I might also be just a little bit hungover.