Ashburn
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Ash's fatigue dropped to a manageable level about twenty minutes after they arrived, allowing him to move to the chair next to the phone. Stomach growling he picked up the line, and it immediately started ringing. 

"I hope Eric was right about it being free" He muttered softly to himself

"Service desk, this is Erica. How can I be of help to you?" Said the perky vampire on the other line

"Um.. yes this is Ashburn. Do y'all have some food we can order?" He asked timidly, feeling like a dork

"Of course sir!" She replied happily "We can get you anything you need, and of course it is compliments of the owners."

"Um just anything but burgers or grilled cheese" He said lamely, not really prepared to choose anything

"I'll have the food right up! Is that going to be for the both of you?" She asked

"Um yes, we're pretty hungry." 

"To be expected for conditions." She said understandingly 

"Thank you very much ma'am" He said before putting the phone down

With time to burn Ash decided it best to go get cleaned off. Walking stiffly to the room across from where Eric went Ash found what must be his room. To tired at this point to really care he just looked around for the door to the bathroom and went in. The sight of the massive walk in shower, complete with a bench, was a sight so beautiful it almost brought tears. A month of showering in a hell hole with little water pressure had given him very low standards for a shower.

He quickly stripped and put his clothes in a pile in the corner. The freedom from his tight jeans was liberating and made him feel less confined. The shower was a complicated mess of nozzles and valves to control a dozen different shower heads, all placed at different places in the shower. It took about two minutes of cussing but he finally figured out that the big screen in the shower was also the control panel for everything. Set to a nice warm shower he was soon engulfed in a a warm spray coming from every side, cleansing him of the dirt and grime of a month of torture. After using a shampoo bottle he found in the shower, with the hotel's label, and a body wash he felt like a king. 

Ash sat on the floor to enjoy the feeling of the shower. He loved showers and found them therapeutic. Without really knowing it he drifted off to sleep there on the floor. His back against the bench and his naked body sprawled loosely in the massive shower. 

As he slept there was a knock at the door, just as Eric was himself sitting in the living room.

"Room service" Erica said, but Ash didn't hear. He was fast asleep in the shower, feeling more relaxed than he had been in ages. His scar from the ceremony the only flaw on his smooth alabaster skin.

[color=6ecff6]relaxed, calm, very hungry[/color]