Christmas Retreat by Rachel Maldonado Page B

she stood by the front of the car with her bags.
                  Sidney giggled knowing that Baxter was trying to squirm away out of an embarrassing situation. “Yes, as you can see I'm being rushed by my roommate, but we can chat later!”
                  “Oh, I'll be looking forward to it,” said Cherry with a devilish grin.
                  As soon as Sidney and Baxter checked in to their cabin, they were enjoying their view from the window when Cherry and another taller blonde knocked on the door.
                  “Well what a coincidence! It's Seymour and Bailey! Looks like we're going to be roomies!” shouted Cherry, clearly getting their names all wrong. “This is Dora. We just met downstairs at check-in.”
                  “Hi. I'm Dorothy,” said the tall blonde correcting her name as she rolled her eyes.
                  Sidney corrected Cherry on the introductions also. “I'm Sidney and this is Baxter.” They both reached out for a handshake.
                  The two women walked in and stared at the two double-sized beds. “Who's sleeping with who?” asked Cherry with a sly grin. Baxter shot Sidney a worried expression right before grabbing her bag from the bed nearest the bathroom and moving it over to Sidney's bed.
                  “You girls can share a bed,” said Baxter. “Sid and I already know each other, so we don't mind sharing.”
                  “We don't?” asked Sidney playfully.
                  The two other women laughed at Sidney's comment and Baxter blushed.
                  “Did you ladies pick up an itinerary from the lobby?” inquired Baxter, holding up her copy.
                  “No, we didn't. We were in a hurry to see the room. What's it say?” asked Dorothy.
                  “It looks like introductions and breakfast in half an hour,” said Baxter looking over the listing.
                  “That sounds fun. I can't wait to meet everyone, Dexter!” shouted Cherry.
                  “It's Baxter,” said Baxter, correcting her. Cherry didn't even bother to acknowledge her correction. She pretended not to hear her.
                  Cherry grabbed her backpack full of toiletries and make-up. “I'm going to go in the bathroom to freshen up before breakfast.”
                  As soon as the door closed, Dorothy whispered, “I had no idea we were going to have to share rooms! Can you imagine spending two whole days with her? She's already driving me nuts. I only met her about twenty minutes ago and she's already called me three different names!”
                  Baxter smiled. “I'm sure it will be fine. You have the two of us to hang out with. I'm only sorry that you have to share a bed with her.”
                  “Oh, I know. Either of you want to change places?” pleaded Dorothy.
                  Sidney frowned and shook her head. Baxter laughed. “Sorry. We're roommates back home, so we're already used to one another.”
                  Sidney headed towards the door. “Why don't we all head down to find a seat. It will be nice to meet some of the other women.”
                  The three women exited the room and headed downstairs. The lobby was cozy with a cobblestone fireplace, large lounge chairs covered in crocheted throws and fur skins and some decorative taxidermy deer busts hung on the walls. An antler chandelier hung in the center of the room and gave the room a soft glow.
                  As they made themselves comfortable, a group of four other women came down and sat beside them on a sofa.
                  “Hello,” said Baxter warmly. “You ladies here for the retreat?”
                  “Yes,” said an older woman. She had short hair and seemed