I hate to travel. Especially for business. There is nothing worse than spending long days in meetings and then having to come back to a hotel, only to spend time on paperwork, or, sometimes, watching TV.
This trip started out like all the others. A long drive to a distant city. The futile attempt to enlighten clients whose capacity to try new ideas is almost non-existent. Then the drive to the hotel. And no matter how posh the hotel, it simply can't match the pleasure of sitting in the comfortable surroundings of your own home.
But this trip wasn't like all the others.
After meeting with clients all day, I arrived back at the hotel, and after freshing up a little, wiping as much of the dismal day off my person as I could, I went down to the hotel restaurant for dinner.
The dinner selection that was posted on the entryway was fairly impressive for such a small hotel.
The woman who greeted me led me to a table near the back of the dining room and expressed her hope that I would enjoy my meal.
After a few moments, my waitress arrived and asked if I wanted to start off with a drink. I started to answer that water would be just fine, and that I'd take coffee with my meal, when I looked up into a pretty smiling face. I stopped in mid-sentence before I quickly collected myself and finished my request. The woman was probably about 25 years old with one of the loveliest faces I had seen in a long time. She was only about 5 feet tall, or 5-2 at the most. Her body had a few extra pounds on it, but she carried herself in a very alluring way. She mentioned that her name was Kim and I confirmed it by glancing at the name tag that was pinned to her blouse.
Kim was a very good looking woman. But there was something about her that went beyond just good looks.
She went off to get my glass of water, and the way she moved was very sexy. She didn't slink or vamp, but her step had a spring to it that reminded me of a cute cheerleader about to do a somersault at the big game. Yes, it was a very pleasing sight that was moving away from me.
When she came back, she placed the glass before me and said, "There you are, sir. Are you ready to order?" but it was the way she said it, the way she had of sounding like she really did care about what I was about to order that struck me. Her smile was charming, and her eyes sparkled like no others I had ever seen.
Kim was a terrific waitress. She doted on me. Made sure I had everything I needed. All the time moving with such a sexy grace that I started to flirt with her. I complimented her on her hair. She giggled a thank you back at me. I told her a corny joke. She laughed anyway.
I was totally charmed by her.
When I finally finished my meal, she brought me the bill. "I'll take that up for you when you're ready," she said, and flitted off again.
I pulled out my wallet and left a $100 bill. The check was only for 25 dollars. I wrote a little note on it. "Kim, you are a very beautiful and charming woman. Thanks for everything."
I then got up and left, a little embarrassed by what I had just done. After all, I was old enough to be her father.
Back up in my room, I settled into my dreary routine, checking my notes from the day's meetings before finally turning on the television as I started to get ready for bed. I was in the bathroom washing my face and brushing my teeth, when I heard a knock on my door. "Who could that be," I asked myself.
I looked through the peephole and saw that it was a woman. I opened the door and instinctly said, "Yes?" before I realized that it was Kim who was standing there.
"Oh, Kim, it's you! Is something the matter?"
"I just finished up downstairs and I wanted to pop up and say thank you for that wonderful tip! I stopped by the desk and found out what room you were in. I hope you don't mind."
"Of, course, I don't mind, Kim. You made my dinner a most pleasureable experience."
"Would you mind if I came in for a moment?", she asked.
I must have had a puzzled look on my face because she quickly added, "I'd like to tell you something in private."
I quickly looked up and down the empty hallway. We couldn't be anymore private than were at that moment. But I opened the door and let her come in.
She walked a little ways into the room, stopped, and turned towards me.
"I just wanted to tell you that your note was the most wonderful thing that anybody's said to me in a long time."