"Cuz they get you in and out in quick fashion. They have Arabica coffee and a choice of 5 creamers." He laughs. "Fairly cheap but very good. I generally brew my own coffee. I almost always have cherry coffee or mackinac island fudge coffee in my house."

"But... but..."

Ele was at a loss for words. She was a Starbucks expert, going for her signature venti double shot, vanilla chai latte with no foam. Straight coffee seemed like a foreign being, some weird outsider concept that only the most uneducated coffee drinkers would choose. With the world of amazing flavored lattes, cappuccinos, and macchiatos why would anyone drink JUST coffee?

Looking at Tyler is dismay, Ele couldn't form a real sentence, only stuttering in horror.

"You wanna get a coffee or some orange juice?" He asks with a chuckle rolling up to the corner before the shop, turning left and drives around the block turning right twice to park on the side of the building.

Ele closed her mouth with an audible click, thinking about that for a moment. Why was she concerned about coffee right now? She wanted orange juice,

"I guess I was just so shocked at the lack of the nectar of the gods that it left me in shock!"

Ele quipped back, opening her door and stepping out of the van. It was much easier for her to get in and out of the minivan than it was for her to scale the truck up and down.

"But yes, I still want juice. Hi my name is Ele Davis, and I am addicted to orange juice."

He laughs. "I think you would love my coffee." He walks in with her, the shop only having 8 seats. He walks up to the counter with Ele. "You wanna go first?"

"I am a very picky coffee snob, so beware for the critique of your life."

Ele warned, teasing in her voice as she nodded and stepped up to the counter. She ordered her juice and turned to Tyler, her wallet already in her hand,

"Your turn. I'm paying this time, no complaining."

He laughs. "Fine. I will get a hot chocolate and a rum raisin muffin." The woman at the counter makes him his hot chocolate and pulls out a gigantic muffin. "You will not believe the total when you get up there."

"No total can shock me, you should see the rent I pay for my studio apartment."

The young woman muttered, going to the register. Even though she was prepared to pay whatever the total came out to, Ele still looked at the numbers, then at the woman,

"Are you sure you rang up everything? Orange juice, hot chocolate, and a muffin?"

The older woman smirked at Tyler, giving him a knowing look and she nodded,

"Yes, that's everything. $5.00 please!"

She said pleasantly and Ele swiped her card, dumbstruck,

"Okay, you got me. I feel like I'm walking in a constant state of shock around here. Maybe this head wound is worse than the doctor thought?"

Laughs. "$1.25 for the orange juice and hot chocolate, $2.50 for the muffin." He says with a smile. He looks at the various flavors for coffee on the edge and fills it with a rum and vanilla flavoring. He smells it and sighs. "That is gonna be so good." He picks up his muffin, barely able to hold it with one hand.

Taking her juice and thanking the woman, Ele followed Tyler. She smiled as he looked at the muffin like it was a prize he had won. Admittedly, the things was massive. Even in Tyler's large hands, it filled his palm and then some.

"How does this place exist with charging so little? They can't have much overhead."

Ele pondered, sipping her juice and thinking about the numbers.

"The lease is low on it and they use box mixes for most their goods so they can keep everything low price." He walks out to his van again with her. "Next stop the Valley Resort." He says with a smile, firing the van up once again and taking off. As he turns and heads out of town he passes multiple businesses but standing out among them is a giant building surrounded by a river. "That is the Riverwalk Place, lots of retail there, a bar and grill, great food but much more expensive than my buddies bar and grill. They have one of the biggest jeep shows in the country and a car show called the retro roll in where they have a drive in movie at the end of the day."

They drive by, the town mostly empty as they pass right through. Reaching the 3rd light in town he turns left and continues down the road for 4 miles until they reach a dirt road. He turns right onto it and drives it almost a full mile down turning left onto a tree lined driveway, rolling way back into the woods. The forest looking barren until they round a corner and come upon a rustic cabin with a covered porch. They pass several more of the little cabins before arriving at the check in building. "You will be amazed by the suites, those cabins are just the basic rooms." He says, shutting the van off. He hits a switch and the van lowers to the ground, sitting in the dirt.

Bumping and jolting along the dirt road, Ele closed her eyes and put her hands on the dashboard, feeling like her head was going to split open. The minivan was definitely not made for off roading, no matter the modifications made to it. When they finally arrived at the resort, Ele opened the door of the van and dizzily stumbled out. Widening her stance to keep her balance, Ele opened her eyes and shook her head slowly,

"That was intense."

She muttered, leaning on the van and taking a deep breath.

He walks around to her and holds his arm out to help her in. He walks in with her and up to the counter. "Hey there Amber, I need to talk to Vale." Amber stands up. "Okay, I will go get him." She says and walks into the office. Soon a 6'2" man in a bright purple zoot suit walks out. Tyler chuckles. "Holy crap man. What is going on tonight?" Vale laughs. "It is speakeasy night." Tyler's shoulders slump. "I thought tonight was pool party night." Vale laughs. "Nope, that is next weekend." Vale looks at Tyler. "I have an extra suit, it isn't as fancy as my suit but I think it would suit you better." Tyler nods. "Sounds good but need to talk with you about something." He looks back at Ele and says. "The lady here had an accident earlier today. She requires 2 weeks medical leave and since I won those vouchers for the free weekend I wanted to use them for her. Is it possible to rent it out for her?" Vale laughs. "Of course man. You could rent it out for multiple people, it covers the room, not the occupants." Tyler smiles and nods. "Sweet, I will trade in the vouchers right now, 2 of them anyways." Vale nods. "Alright, let's get squared away."

Vale starts processing the vouchers. "Which suite would you like?" Vale asks as he pulls up the free rooms. "How about your mafia suite?" Vale nods. "It is unoccupied." He says and puts in the computer that the room is booked for 2 weekends. "Will you require a booking for the weekdays?" He asks Ele.

Clutching Tyler's arm, the words that were coming out of their mouths didn't seem quite like English, but Ele focused on staying upright, her dizzy spell slowly fading. When the man in purple, Vale, turned to Ele she nodded.

"Yes please,"

She said, giving a small nod,

"And if you could, please send the bill to NetWorks Global please."

He starts typing in the information. "The Mafia suite is 60 grand a week, would you want to stay in the suite or try one of the basic cabins?" He asks making sure she knows the cost.

"Yes."

Ele said bluntly. She was on medical leave, and she knew her company covered out of town costs, plus she had gotten injured on the job so her boss was required by law to give her compensation anyway.

"The cost isn't an issue."

"Alright, I will get that finalized. If you would like to join us for speakeasy night, women drink free." He says with a smile as he finalizes it. "Need a credit card." Tyler speaks up. "Hey, where is that zoot suit?" He asks. "Back in my office, go ahead and grab it." Tyler walks around the counter and into the back. He comes out a few minutes later wearing a black and white pinstriped zoot suit with a 48 inch leather trench coat buttoned twice at his waist line and a classic matching fedora.

Easily, Ele pulled out her company credit card and handed it over. When she saw Tyler come back out in the suit, Ele smiled and giggled as she tucked her wallet away,

"It sounds fun, and Tyler certain looks dapper, but I don't have anything that would fit the theme."

She said. It was actually a shame that she didn't have an appropriate outfit, Ele loved the Prohibition era fashion.

Amber hearing her giggles. "I have a little cocktail dress that you can borrow." She says pulling out a spaghetti strap dark blue cocktail dress from under the counter. "One of my girlfriends asked me to bring it for her cuz she had no cocktail dress but she found a second hand place that had one so she got it and now I have an extra." She slides the dress over.

Vale runs the credit card then grabs the key to her suite. "We are all finished here. If you two will follow me I will take you to the suite." He walks out from behind the counter, his shoes a bright purple just like his suit and hat. He walks to the door and walks outside, making his way over to his chevy ssr. He gets in and fires it up waiting for the 2.

"Well that is startlingly convenient."

Ele said, then thanked Amber for letting her borrow the dress. It was beautiful and the blue would be a nice contrast to Ele's dark red hair. Going outside, Ele soon found herself in front of her suite. It really was massive,

"I don't know if its big enough..."

She said with a teasing smile at Vale and Tyler as she investigated the place she would call home for the next two weeks.