hope Brynn’s okay with this.
“Hey, sleepyheads,” Natalie’s mom called to the four girls cocooned in their sleeping bags. “It’s time to get up, or you’ll miss your spa day.”
Natalie slowly raised her head, to see her mom in a pair of black yoga pants and a tight-fitting black workout top. She had probably worked out in her bedroom, something she did when she was too busy to get to the gym.
“Hi, Mom,” Natalie said sleepily.
She and the others had rolled out their sleeping bags after Dying Too Young (luckily, the cute doctor had saved the mom’s life and then they had gotten married) . They must have dozed off during their next movie. It was a silly comedy titled Summer Secrets , directed by Natalie’s dad’s friend, Haley Schricker.
“I’ve got fresh croissants and muffins heated and waiting,” her mother said. “And hot chocolate.”
“You know how to tempt a kid,” Natalie told her. She sat up and yawned. “But I’m still half-asleep!”
Jenna, Grace, and Alyssa were also slowly waking, stretching and murmuring good morning to each other. Although the scene was very different from the post-bugle call rush of their bunk, it reminded Natalie of their mornings at Camp Lakeview. It gave her a comfortable feeling, reminding her that these girls were old friends of hers.
Plus, they had done an awesome job cleaning up the pizza disaster. There was no stain on the thick gray carpet!
“I need to go into the gallery for a while,”Natalie’s mom told her. “I’ll take you to the spa on my way, but you’re going to have to hurry to make it on time. Then you guys can relax and enjoy all your beauty treatments.”
It was a lucky thing there were three full bathrooms in the apartment—one in Natalie’s mom’s suite; one in Natalie’s room; and the guest bathroom. Since Natalie’s mom had to get ready for her day, too, that left two bathrooms for four girls. What a luxury compared to the single bathroom at camp!
But everyone seemed to be out of practice with hurrying. Despite her efforts to be patient, Natalie was almost pacing by the time it was her turn to take a shower. Then after that, she had to blow-dry her hair and do her makeup.
All four of them devoured the buttery, flaky croissants and muffins loaded with blueberries and walnuts. No one ate the cold pizza. Natalie drank down her sweet, warm hot chocolate in four gulps.
As they finished up and carried their plates into the kitchen, Natalie relaxed a little. Even if they were a teeny bit late, the next three hours were fully planned. Everyone was sure to have fun at an exclusive New York spa!
They took the car to the spa. Natalie’s mom accompanied them. As Noah pulled the car over, Natalie’s mom called Skye, the spa receptionist, on her cell phone.
“Okay, they’re on their way,” she told Skye. She hung up and gave Natalie a kiss as the girls piled out of the car.
They went inside the building and into a brass elevator.
“Take a last look at the old us!” Grace said as she stuck out her tongue at herself in the reflective surface.
They zoomed to one of the highest floors, and the elevator opened. Ahead stood the frosted glass double door of the spa.
Natalie led the way. Skye greeted them, rising from behind her oval glass desk. She was wearing a white gauze tunic and flowing jade green skirt. Her hair was gathered back in a sloppy bun and she wore hardly any makeup. Her skin glowed.
There was a simple stone wall behind her desk. A sheet of water flowed gently over it. Soft flute music played softly in the background.
“It’s so nice to see you, Natalie,” she said, as Natalie introduced each of her friends. “Welcome to our spa.”
She handed each girl a little booklet outlining all the beauty treatments the spa provided. Natalie had seen it before, of course, and she had already planned out what she was going to have: a manicure, a pedicure, and a facial.
“Oh,” Jenna said slowly, turning the pages.
“Hey, sleepyheads,” Natalie’s mom called to the four girls cocooned in their sleeping bags. “It’s time to get up, or you’ll miss your spa day.”
Natalie slowly raised her head, to see her mom in a pair of black yoga pants and a tight-fitting black workout top. She had probably worked out in her bedroom, something she did when she was too busy to get to the gym.
“Hi, Mom,” Natalie said sleepily.
She and the others had rolled out their sleeping bags after Dying Too Young (luckily, the cute doctor had saved the mom’s life and then they had gotten married) . They must have dozed off during their next movie. It was a silly comedy titled Summer Secrets , directed by Natalie’s dad’s friend, Haley Schricker.
“I’ve got fresh croissants and muffins heated and waiting,” her mother said. “And hot chocolate.”
“You know how to tempt a kid,” Natalie told her. She sat up and yawned. “But I’m still half-asleep!”
Jenna, Grace, and Alyssa were also slowly waking, stretching and murmuring good morning to each other. Although the scene was very different from the post-bugle call rush of their bunk, it reminded Natalie of their mornings at Camp Lakeview. It gave her a comfortable feeling, reminding her that these girls were old friends of hers.
Plus, they had done an awesome job cleaning up the pizza disaster. There was no stain on the thick gray carpet!
“I need to go into the gallery for a while,”Natalie’s mom told her. “I’ll take you to the spa on my way, but you’re going to have to hurry to make it on time. Then you guys can relax and enjoy all your beauty treatments.”
It was a lucky thing there were three full bathrooms in the apartment—one in Natalie’s mom’s suite; one in Natalie’s room; and the guest bathroom. Since Natalie’s mom had to get ready for her day, too, that left two bathrooms for four girls. What a luxury compared to the single bathroom at camp!
But everyone seemed to be out of practice with hurrying. Despite her efforts to be patient, Natalie was almost pacing by the time it was her turn to take a shower. Then after that, she had to blow-dry her hair and do her makeup.
All four of them devoured the buttery, flaky croissants and muffins loaded with blueberries and walnuts. No one ate the cold pizza. Natalie drank down her sweet, warm hot chocolate in four gulps.
As they finished up and carried their plates into the kitchen, Natalie relaxed a little. Even if they were a teeny bit late, the next three hours were fully planned. Everyone was sure to have fun at an exclusive New York spa!
They took the car to the spa. Natalie’s mom accompanied them. As Noah pulled the car over, Natalie’s mom called Skye, the spa receptionist, on her cell phone.
“Okay, they’re on their way,” she told Skye. She hung up and gave Natalie a kiss as the girls piled out of the car.
They went inside the building and into a brass elevator.
“Take a last look at the old us!” Grace said as she stuck out her tongue at herself in the reflective surface.
They zoomed to one of the highest floors, and the elevator opened. Ahead stood the frosted glass double door of the spa.
Natalie led the way. Skye greeted them, rising from behind her oval glass desk. She was wearing a white gauze tunic and flowing jade green skirt. Her hair was gathered back in a sloppy bun and she wore hardly any makeup. Her skin glowed.
There was a simple stone wall behind her desk. A sheet of water flowed gently over it. Soft flute music played softly in the background.
“It’s so nice to see you, Natalie,” she said, as Natalie introduced each of her friends. “Welcome to our spa.”
She handed each girl a little booklet outlining all the beauty treatments the spa provided. Natalie had seen it before, of course, and she had already planned out what she was going to have: a manicure, a pedicure, and a facial.
“Oh,” Jenna said slowly, turning the pages.
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