Guests. No hotel can operate without them and I'm glad to say that I get my share. Mine (despite all being attractive women) are wildly diverse and come to me in a variety of different ways. Some are referred by previous guests, some are brought along by regulars, while others I've met elsewhere (regulars' homes, birthday parties, bachelorette parties, etc etc). But never in 18 months of hotel ownership have I encountered a guest in the way I'm about to describe. It was a regular guest of mine, Alicia- a gorgeous executive at Apple TV, who came up with the idea, pitching it to me in bed during one of her frequent visits.
"Well, that was...amazing as always," she said as she curled up beside me, resting an arm on my chest. She was panting heavily, starting to recover from her latest climax.
"Glad I could be of service," I said with a smirk, wrapping my arm around her shoulders.
"You are
always
of service," said Alicia, moving her hand to the back of my head as she pulled me in for a kiss. "Oh! I almost forgot!" she said as she pushed me back, suddenly sounding excited. "I need your help with something."
"Oh, yeah?" I asked, intrigued. "What do you need?"
"Well, there's this friend of mine..."
"Uh huh," I said. Anyone I'd know?"
"I'm not sure. She's an actress, so yeah, maybe."
"Mmhmm. And does she have a name?"
"Lauren. Lauren Ambrose."
"OK. Redhead, right?
Servant
.
Sex Feet Under.
"
"That's her. You a fan?"
A grin pulled at the sides of my lips. "You could say that. So how can I help?"
"Well, she's been complaining to me about her sex life for months now."
"That so?"
"Mmhmm. Apparently sex with her husband has lost that spark and she's been feeling very unfulfilled."
"I hear that a lot," I said with a chuckle. "Well, give her my number. I'm sure I can help her with that."
"Oh, I
know
you can," Alicia returned. "That's the problem though, she doesn't wanna cheat on him."
"Right, well I'm not a sex therapist. So unless you can convince her to give me a call then there's not really much I can do."
A broad grin stretched across her face and she looked at me wickedly with a twinkle in her eyes. "Maybe there is."
I looked back quizzically and hoisted a brow. "Go on."
"OK, so, hear me out. What if you were to...pick her up somewhere?"
"Erm...OK. Pick her up where exactly?"
"I dunno, a bar? That's the usual place, isn't it?"
"And does she make a habit of frequenting bars on her own?"
"No, but I can take care of that. I'll arrange to meet her for a glass of wine, tell you where she's gonna be, then I text her at the last minute and tell her I'm not gonna make it."
"And I come swooping in?"
"Bingo."
"And you think this will work? Even though you've been inviting her here for months now and she keeps saying no?"
She nodded. "Think about it. Bringing her here so you can fuck her brains out? If she doesn't wanna cheat on her husband then she's never gonna go for that.
But
...a young, hot guy starts hitting on her in a bar, that's a totally different story."
"It is?"
"Uh huh. You sweet talk her a little, buy her a few drinks, nature takes its course."
"OK, well if you think it will work..."
"I do. So tell me when you're free and we'll work something out."
I went to the lounge to fetch my planner and we landed on a date. Alicia went home the following day and I continued my schedule as normal. I received a text on Friday morning, telling me where to be and what time to be there. I spent the day doing my usual prep- eating, working out, making sure the place was neat and tidy- then went to take a shower as the evening approached. This was my first time meeting a woman where sex wasn't basically a foregone conclusion, so I needed to be looking my best. I picked out some clothes- suit pants and dress shirt- shaved, moisturised and styled my hair, spraying on my favourite cologne.
I grabbed my keys and wallet, locked up the house and hopped in my car, driving to the bar where I was 'meeting' Lauren. I'd been there a few times before so there was no need for GPS and I got to the place in under an hour. I pulled up to the curb outside the bar and climbed out of the vehicle, nodding at the doorman as I passed through the entrance. The bar was pretty busy, being Friday and all, but I spotted Lauren almost immediately. She was sitting by herself in a two-seater booth looking down at her phone, a half-drank martini on the table in front of her.
She looked incredible in the white blouse, black pants and waistcoat she was wearing, and I was suddenly hit by a pang of anxiety. I hadn't hit on a woman in a bar in a long,
long
time and I was worried that I'd be a little rusty. I ordered myself a bourbon and took a seat at the bar, making sure I was in her eyeline. I noticed a few women were checking me out and under normal circumstances I would have gone straight over, but not tonight. I was here for one woman and one woman only.
My phone buzzed in my pocket and it plucked it free, seeing that Alicia had sent me a text.
Alicia: Are you there yet?
Me: Yep.
Alicia: And she's there right? I didn't cancel too early?
Me: She's here.
Alicia: But you haven't gone over yet?
Me: Not yet. Playing it cool.
Alicia: Well don't play it too cool. We don't want her leaving, do we?
Me: Don't worry, I've got this. Just leave it to me.
Alicia: OK, good luck.
I put my phone down and glanced at Lauren. She'd put hers down too and was looking around the bar when our eyes met briefly and she flashed me a little grin, nothing flirtatious, just an innocent, friendly smile. I shot one back at her, making sure mine was a little more amorous, not overtly so, just enough to let her know I was interested. She smiled back in a similar fashion then lowered her head, blushing a little as she picked up her phone. She was flattered, I could tell. Time to make my move. I picked up my phone, punching out a text as I sipped my drink.
Me: OK, here goes.
Alicia: Go get her, tiger [wink emoji]
I got up from the barstool and pocketed my phone, grabbing my drink as I crossed the bar. Lauren looked up as I approached her table, a friendly but slightly nervous-looking smile forming on her glossy pink lips.
"Hi," I said as I smiled back, hiding some nerves of my own.
"Hi there."
"Sorry to bother you, but I hate to see such a beautiful woman sitting by herself. Mind if I join you?" There, not too bad, right? Kinda cliched, but like I said, I'm a little rusty.
Lauren blushed again, more this time, then lifted her hand up, showing me the diamond on her left ring finger. "That's sweet, but I'm married. Sorry."
"Hey, don't apologise," I said, raising my hands defensively. "I'm just looking for someone to talk to. Your marital status is neither here nor there."
I noted some scepticism in the look she gave me next, but she relented all the same, gesturing to the chair on my side of the table. "Well it doesn't look like my friend is gonna show, so sure, be my guest."
"Thank you," I said, pulling the chair back and taking a seat. "I'm Tyler, by the way."
"Lauren," she replied, shaking my hand as I reached across the table.
"A pleasure." I didn't want to seem like some bozo trying to bang a celebrity, so I pretended not to recognise her, figuring she was just the right level of fame where that would be believable. "And what do you do, Lauren?"
"I'm an actress actually," she said with a chuckle, not seeming offended that I didn't know who she was.
"You know, I thought I recognised you. Remind me what you've been in."
"Hmm, let's see...
Servant. Yellowjackets.
And
Six Feet Under
, back when I was young and pretty," she said with a grin, knocking red hair back over her shoulder.
"Well, you're still pretty, don't worry about that."
"Thank you," she said, her cheeks getting redder to match her hair. "And how about you? What do you do?"
"Massage therapist," I bullshitted quickly. I've portrayed one so many times in roleplay fantasies that I almost feel like I am one anyway.
"Ooh, interesting!" said Lauren. She placed her elbows on the table and shifted in a little, expecting some juicy goss. "Any famous clients?"