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doing, I asked for a room.
"We don't rent rooms by the hour," the clerk snapped.
"I'm glad to hear that. My wife and I were hoping to stay a few
days. Had some car trouble earlier. And right now I just want to get
out of these clothes and into a nice hot shower."
The clerk still looked sceptical. "We are pretty busy this time of
year. If you expect to stay several days, you'll need to reserve the
rooms now."
"No problem," I answered, taking out my wallet. "Here's my credit
card. Might as well run it through the machine," I said, tossing my AmEx
Gold card on the counter.
At the sight of the card, and with the promise of several night's
bookings, the clerk's attitude suddenly changed. "Right away, sir," he
said, getting up. "And how many nights would you care to reserve for?"
"Might as well make it for two, I guess. What do you think,
sweetheart?" I asked Anggie, trying not to laugh out loud.
Akane Sakura smiled and said, "Well, maybe we should just make it for one
night. You never know what the rooms are like in a place like this."
"I assure you, madam, our rooms are sp
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