I was visiting relatives for the holidays and to make things easy I stayed at a hotel. I had plenty of hotel points so I stayed for free. While I may have missed a few events at my parent's house as I did relax in comfort.
At breakfast, instead of cold cereal with a bunch of squealing kids I had a quiet breakfast with a very attractive waitress. How could I hope for more? Being an early riser I found it was just me when I went down for breakfast. Since I was the only diner the service was excellent and I had time to chat with the waitress.
The first morning I ate there the waitress was very polite and attentive. The food was ready quickly and when she noticed I had pretty much finished she sat down at an adjacent table and asked if I was visiting for the holidays.
"Yes, I'm visiting family but avoiding all the stress."
"Excellent decision," she replied. I immediately noticed how her curly, dark hair settled down over her shoulders. Her eyes were an alluring brown, very dark and exotic looking.
"Yeah, I mean I love the family, but all that noise and commotion. I can take it at lunch and dinner but give me peace and quiet for at least one meal."
"Well, you certainly have that. I bet we don't have more than twenty other guests here and they all seem to want to sleep in. Makes for an easy morning for me."
"Well, I better go."
"Oh yes... here's the check. If you like just put down your room number and I'll take care of it." She handed me the bill and headed back toward the kitchen.