*The day number represents how far in they are to their month of dating, which was 30 days incase you forgot ;)*
Day 1
Lainey woke up first the next morning. The girls had mutually decided to sleep in separate beds last night. Lainey had set an alarm so that she could get up for work the next morning. She had to be quiet since Peyton hadn't set an alarm. Luckily she was able to get ready and make breakfast for the two of them without waking Peyton. She put Peyton's eggs and sausage on a plate in the microwave to help keep it warm. She put the bread in the toaster, but didn't push it down. She also got out a coffee mug and left in next to the Keurig with a pod ready for her to push down when she got up. She wrote Peyton a good morning note and told her about the breakfast waiting, and snuck it into her room and put it on her phone so that she'd see it first thing.
It was now 10:00 and Lainey had been working nonstop for the past three hours, yelling at people because they didn't have their stuff done. The pool for the hotel still needed the leaves and bugs taken out. The casino still did not have all of the money chips counted and in proper places, they also didn't have their alcohol for the bar in the casino, or the machines filled with money yet. The club also needed alcohol for their bar, and their stage needed polished. The cleaning staff was working on making sure all of the rooms had towels and soaps and stuff, but they only had one out of ten floors done.
"I thought you said everything was pretty much finished?!" Lainey shouted into her phone.
"Your father said that there were just a few minor things to finish and that there was nothing to worry about."
"Minor? Mom, the casino is broke! How is that a minor issue?"
"What do you mean it's broke? We just had those machines put in last week."
"I mean that there's no money anywhere in the casino. They also haven't counted all the chips yet. The stage isn't done, the pool isn't clean, the rooms are still bare, and I don't think there's a single ounce of alcohol in this building!" As she was yelling Peyton was walked in. She had went and got Lainey a smoothie, but now she was thinking that she maybe should have gotten something a little stronger. The girl sounded stressed to the max. "Whatever, if you ever send me on a trip like this again I'm either flying back home and telling you you're on your own, or I'm pushing back the opening date, because I don't even think everything is going to be ready for tomorrow let alone everything that's supposed to happen this weekend."
"Just do the best you can Lain. Not every opening is going to go smoothly."
"You'll be lucky if I open this place at all. I, now, know why Dad didn't want to open this one himself. It wasn't because he trusts me, it was because he didn't want to be the one down here if things didn't get done. Also, if it doesn't end up all working out you can best bet your sweet ass I'm telling every news reporter who asks what a shit show he left me."
Her mother just sighed from the other end of the phone. "I'm hanging up now. I have things here that need taken care of. Just do what needs to be done and we will talk about the rest when you get back. AND DON'T TALK TO THE REPORTERS!" She hung up.
Lainey sighed at her mother's lack of help and her own frustration from the whole situation.
"Is now a bad time?" Peyton asked lightly from the door.
Lainey jumped and gasped. "Sorry I didn't realize you were there. No, it's not a bad time. You can interrupt me anytime. Is there something wrong?"
"No, no, nothing's wrong. I just came to see you and thought I'd bring you a smoothie." Peyton said holding out the smoothie she'd bought the girl. "It's something berry, I hope you like it."
"I'm sure I'll love it thanks. Did you get one for yourself?" Lainey asked not seeing a second cup.
"Yeah, but I drank it on the way back, and while I was standing there. It made for a good snack while I watched the show." Peyton joked.
"Well, I hope you're ready for a sequel because I'm ripping their heads off next time I see them."
Peyton laughed. "How long are you going to work today?"
"I don't know." Lainey groaned. "I was hoping I'd come down today and nothing would need done, but that's not the case. I guess technically the only things that need to be done by tomorrow are scraping off the top of the pool and covering it and filling the rooms with soaps and towels and stuff."
"Ok, well neither of those are your job so how about you come back to the room and calm down for a bit while those people do their jobs. They have your number so if they need you they can call. Also it will make the process go faster if you aren't down here yelling in their face."
"I would bu-"
"No, come on. They can handle it, that's why you guys hired them. We are going up to watch a movie, and when it's over you can come back down."
"Fine, what movie are we watching."
"The Titanic" Peyton said as she drug Lainey out by her hand towards the elevators.
"That movie is almost 4 hours long, plus it's so boring it's going to put me to sleep!"
"What movie do you want to watch?" Peyton asked.
"How about a Marvel movie?" she suggested.
"I guess, but I've never seen one so don't judge me if I don't know what's happening." Peyton said.
"You've never seen the Marvel movies?! That's it, we are having a movie marathon and watching them all in order." Lainey demanded as they got in the elevator and headed up towards their room.
"Only if you promise to watch all the Harry Potter movies with me."
"I guess, but you can't judge me either because I've never seen those."
After watching the first movie Peyton was hooked.
"That was amazing, how have I never watched these before. Can we watch another one."
"Sure, P, you set it up, and I'm going to call the front desk to see how things are progressing."
"Fiiiine," Peyton groaned, "But you better not leave to go work. They are fully capable of handling it on their own."
"I know P, thank you. I'll be right back I promise."
After calling the front desk Lainey was surprised to hear that the pool was cleaned and covered, and three more floors were stocked.
"You were right P, the pool's ready and almost half the rooms are done. They didn't need me after all."
"I'm glad things are working out, but that's not true they did need you. They needed you to light a fire under their ass, but not burn them with it, and that's what you did. You told them to get their shit together and then let them do it. See how much easier it is when you don't micromanage."
"I know, thank you. Is the movie ready?"
"Yep."
The girls spent the rest of the day watching movies and cuddling. They had just finished dinner when Lainey got a call from her father.
"Hello" she answered the phone.
"Lainey, what is this I'm hearing about you taking Peyton with you? This is a work trip not a vacation, and why did I call the front desk and they tell me that you spent all day in your room? Did you do anything today? I know you didn't tell Peyton's parents in advance because I got a call from her dad this morning asking where his daughter was and why she wasn't working this week. Had I known you were going to be this irresponsible I wouldn't have asked you to go down there, I would have done it myself."
Peyton could hear Lainey's father through the phone. It hurt her to watch how each jab Lainey's father threw really effected the girl. Lainey's face fell a little more each time, but as soon as her father stopped speaking she recovered herself and put on a false façade.
"If you don't like how I do business then fire me, but leave Peyton out of it. When you talked to the front desk did they tell you that everything that needs to be done by Tuesday got finished? Did they tell you that I was about to leave and fly back because of the shit show you left me?"
"Get your shit together Lainey. Goodbye."
Lainey hung up the phone and put her head in her hands and sighed.
"Lainey, are you ok?" Peyton asked hesitantly.
"Fine." Lainey replied without lifting her head.
"I'm sorry about your dad."
"It's not your fault." Lainey sighed and lifted her head. "He's just an asshole, nothing new. You ready to start the next movie?"
The girls watched movies for the rest of the evening until they fell asleep in each other's arms.