Staycation

Natalie spent two hours talking with Nicholas.

The woman dropped her body on the bed and then rolled over because she was so happy. Nicholas' charm was too dazzling. She also didn't expect to talk that long with the owner of the Zeus the Lorax account.

However, Natalie still didn't have much information about Nicholas. Neither Natalie nor Nicholas asked anything they thought was private. Maybe this was also one of the things that made Natalie feel comfortable talking to the blonde man. Because, usually when she makes video calls, there must be a man who asks something too private and makes Natalie uncomfortable.

"Why is there such a handsome and rich man in an app like this," Natalie muttered, still quite surprised. The reason is, Nicholas is actually in the three applications that Natalie uses to do live streaming. "Shit! I should have asked about this!"

Natalie awoke from her sleep once more, because she had to remove her make-up and wig first. It's two o'clock in the evening, her sleepiness strikes again. She turned off the light in the bedroom before she drifted off to sleep. Her appearance has changed to the real Natalie.

Natalie looked up at the ceiling, which was filled with galaxy-like twinkling light from the projector lamp she had bought at an online store. The corners of her lips lifted upward, Natalie couldn't stop smiling because of the joy that seemed to want to burst out of her chest.

"Today is the best day of my life," Natalie mumbled, tightening her blankets. "And remember, Natalie. Don't fall in love with the guy on the app like that. Because that would be suspicious. Nicholas might already have a wife and kids," Natalie mumbled, reassuring herself. You can be charmed, but don't fall in love. It was Natalie's principle that she had instilled in her brain.

Nicholas is not the only handsome man on the live streaming application, but Natalie thinks that Nicholas is the most handsome man she has ever met. Even around her, no one is as handsome as Nicholas.

"Ugh, you better get some sleep, Nat. Don't think about him all the time," Natalie grumbled as she shifted into a more comfortable sleeping position. Slowly her eyes closed and it didn't take long for Natalie to be in Dreamland.

The next day and a few days after that, Nicholas didn't give her gifts very often, and even for two days he didn't seem to be watching Natalie's live streaming. Natalie thought, finally Nicholas understood the bad feeling she was feeling or maybe the blonde guy was really busy so he didn't have time to watch Natalie's live streaming.

Usually, Natalie streams more at night. From morning to evening, she spends her time doing what she likes, such as reading a book, watching a movie, or going out for a bit of refreshing. She is also quite active on social media, of course as Loretta, because Natalie doesn't want her real identity to be revealed and known to her family.

While Natalie was lazing around with the chill coming from the air conditioner, the snacks strewn on the table, and the totally unwatched movie, someone knocked on her apartment door.

Natalie knew who it was, because there was no one else close to her in the apartment aside from Joy. With a little laziness, Natalie got up from lying on the sofa and walked to the door to open it.

"Nat!" Joy exclaimed excitedly, as her name suggests.

"Hey, what's wrong? You're not working?" Natalie asked.

"Today and tomorrow are not part of my shift. Hey, hey, how about we have a staycation?"

"Huh? Where?"

"Hotel Amarosse!"

Natalie gaped and widened her eyes. "Isn't the hotel recently opened? And I heard the price for one night is very expensive," the woman said in disbelief at the answer of her friend who wanted to stay there.

"I know. But don't you get a lot of money from your fans? Once in a while, you have to make yourself happy too! It will not make you poor if you only do it once in your life. And also, we can do a live collab there! How?" Joy raised her eyebrows, she was negotiating and brainwashing Natalie a little to accept her invitation.

Natalie seemed to be thinking hard, what Joy said might be true. So far she has been quite frugal in managing her living expenses because she has to give part of her income to her family, save money, and use the rest to survive in the city of Chicago. Maybe there's nothing wrong with trying something new, for example, staying at a hotel at a price that doesn't make sense to her.

"Okay, only once in a lifetime," Natalie replied with a smile and this immediately made Joy prance with joy.

"Then you get ready, we're only staying the night because I only have today off until tomorrow. It's okay, right?" Joy asked.

"Of course, I also can't afford to pay for the hotel room if it's too long. I might not eat for two months just to stay there more than one night," Natalie said, inviting laughter from Joy.

"You're exaggerating! After all, if you run out of money, you can ask your royal fan for another gift!"

"... please don't make me like a woman who likes to take advantage of men's wealth."

"Hey, they'll do anything for what they like."

"Shh, come on. I'll get ready and you too," Natalie said, not wanting to discuss it anymore, and she pushed Joy's body out of her room.

"I'll be there in about two hours, okay?"

"Okay, see you later."

"Bye!"

Natalie sighed, she walked to the sofa and grabbed her cell phone. Type in the name of the hotel they will be staying at in an Internet search engine. She gaped in disbelief to see the price of a one-night room starting at thousand dollars. Even in her life, Natalie never once stayed in a hotel. And now the first experience will be an amazing and unforgettable experience. She started to clean her room first because she would be left alone even though it was only one night. Then she put some clothes in the suitcase.

"Wait, is this too much? I only stayed one night. Why do I feel like I'm going on vacation for two weeks?" Natalie muttered, looking strangely at the things she had put in the suitcase. She also began to reduce and rearrange what is necessary and does not need to be brought.

Luckily, she has quite luxurious clothes although not too expensive, but doesn't look cheap especially if she wears them. Say Natalie is self-assured, but for the past two years, she has always taken care of her face and body in order to remain charming and attractive to the men in the live streaming application. Because, her income from there. Well, even though she only takes care of her face and body at home, because she still thinks she doesn't really need to take care of herself at a beauty clinic.

Finally, Natalie finished preparing everything. She looked at herself in the mirror's reflection. With a long black mane that is curled in the middle to the ends of her hair, not too much makeup, and a fairly branded outfit, that was the only thing she had.

"Ugh, looks like I'm still exaggerating," Natalie mumbled, looking at her strange appearance at the moment. She thought about changing her clothes, but there was a knock on the door indicating that Joy had finished.

"Let's go! Wow, you look like a very successful career woman," Joy praised, admiringly.

"Why do I feel like you're making fun of me, huh," Natalie said.

"What? No way! I'm telling the truth!"

Natalie chuckled amused, she took out her small suitcase and then stuck the access card on the door of her apartment so that it locked automatically. "Come on."

"Let's go!"