Spanking Sydney by Paige Tyler Read Free Book Online

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    “You’re telling me that this whole hotel is completely full?”
    Though his voice was calm, Sydney could see by the set of his jaw that Max wasn’t at all pleased to hear the hotel was booked solid.
    The man behind the desk nodded. “I’m afraid so. As are most of the hotels in the city. There’s a convention going on. Pharmaceuticals, I think. You’re welcome to try some of the others, but you’ll probably have to go across the bridge into Oakland before you’re able to find one.”
    Max’s mouth tightened. “I can’t understand how you could have lost the reservation.”
    The man looked taken aback. “Sir, we didn’t lose the reservation. The woman who made it—”
    “That’s okay,” Sydney said quickly, interrupting the man before he could finish. She put a hand on Max’s arm. “It’d be silly to try and find another hotel, especially with this convention going on. We’ll just share the room.”
    His brow rose. “Are you sure?”
    Sydney almost laughed at the question. “Of course, I’m sure. We’re adults.”
    Turning away to hide her smile, she pretended to look around the fancy lobby while Max finished checking in.
    He was silent as they rode up in the elevator. Did he still think the hotel had made a mix-up with the room, or did he suspect she was somehow involved? If he did, would he spank her for it?
    Their room was at the end of the hall, and Sydney felt her pulse quicken with excitement when she saw it only had one bed. This was working out even better than she’d planned.
    Max scowled when he saw the sleeping arrangements. “How is this going to work with one bed?”
    He was seriously considering looking for another hotel. She could see it in his eyes. “Don’t be silly. The bed is huge.” She grinned. “You can put a pillow between us if you think I’m going to attack you.”
    His mouth quirked. “I guess you’re right. I can be adult about this if you can.” He dropped their bags on the floor. “What do say we grab some dinner?”
    She smiled. “I’d love to. Give me a few minutes.”
    Going into the bathroom to freshen up, she applied fresh lip gloss, then ran a brush through her long hair before changing into a skirt and sleeveless top.
    Max looked up from the hotel tourist magazine he was paging through when she walked into the bedroom, his eyes lingering on her long legs.
    “Ready to go?” he asked, tossing the magazine back onto the table.
    Sydney nodded.
    “I thought we’d go over to Pier 39, if that’s okay,” he said as they made their way down the hall to the elevator. “You like seafood, right?”
    Never having been to San Francisco before, Sydney had no idea what Pier 39 was. As Max pulled into the parking garage across the street, she realized it was one of the city’s major tourist attractions. Excited she’d get to see a little of the city while they were there, she smiled as they made their way out of the parking garage.
    As they crossed the street, Sydney heard the oddest sounds coming from the other side of the pier. She glanced at Max questioningly. “What’s that noise?”
    His mouth quirked. “That would be the sea lions.”
    Her eyes widened. “You mean the California sea lions? I’ve heard of them, but…” She paused, listening again to the strange sounds they made. She’d seen sea lions at the zoo, but she didn’t remember them sounding quite like that. “Can you see them from the pier, do you know?”
    “Definitely.”
    Wondering how her boss knew that, Sydney walked alongside him as the circled around the booth selling tickets to Alcatraz to the back of the pier. Up ahead, a group of tourists gathered at the wooden railing, and she automatically quickened her step. Managing to find a place along the railing, she squeezed in between an elderly couple and a group of teenagers.
    Sitting on dozens of floating docks just yards from the dock were hundreds of sea lions. All shapes and sizes, they either reclined in the late day