I manage a Signature Outlet for a High-Valued Brand in Mumbai and our parent brand was shooting for a female centric product launch. Since our store had taken the initiative of women empowerment and swapped half of our male staff with females, 3 of these female staff were called for the product shoot. The parent's brand training centre was located in a hill station nearby where the shoot was going to happen. After a bit of hustle with other managers, I accepted the de-facto responsibility to drive these staff for the shoot. The drive and weather was scenic and beautiful. The staff kept chatting mostly amongst themselves all through the drive.
The shoot ended late and the girls were too tired to travel back. After a lot of discussion, we decided to stay back. We booked 2 rooms in a resort using an app. Now when I say girls, I meant young women aged 20-24 and I was 28. While I gave my credit card to Aditi (as I trusted her for many reasons), I dozed up in the reception chairs within minutes. The girls meanwhile checked out the rooms and did the check-in formalities. By the time the resort staff woke me up, all three of them had already left for their room. It was a simple arrangement, we booked an executive suit for me and a family suite for three of them. My room had a bathtub. Within minutes inside the tub, I felt my sore body unburdened from the pain of stressed muscles. It had been a while since I have had some leisure time for myself. I closed my eyes and dozed off again in the tub. Saakshi woke me up.
Her eyes had genuine concern when she asked, "Are you alright?"
She sat with her knees on the floor and her hand held my shoulder.
Rubbing my eyes to shrug off the sleep, I said, "Yeah! How did you get in?"
"We tried calling you many times but you didn't reply so I asked the reception for a spare key", she said with some distress on her face.
"Must've been on silent. Sorry I am just tired, let me get ready and I'll meet you in sometime for dinner" and I switched my phone to loud.
"I wanted to speak with you"
"Now?"
"Yeah, I was going to come to you after dinner but then now seems a good time too. Actually, it's been a while since..... "
"Since what?"
"That I find you attractive"
"I don't know what to say, you are my employee and I am naked right now"
She smiled in a blush and said, "That's why it is a good time and I want to know that whether you even find me attractive?" She stood up and did a full turn showing off herself to me.
"Ah... What is this?" I asked her as she was making me a bit uncomfortable. The bubbles in the tub were enough to cover me for another few minutes but what after that.
"It's a simple question"
I noticed her thick bare legs for first time. Her dress length covered just the half of her thighs. Her shoulder to upper curves of breasts were also bare except the thin line covered by the spaghetti strings of her dress.
"Good" I replied, "Actually hot!!" hoping I answered right.
"Did you find me attractive before? Like in our office?"