After our brisk morning walk around the gardens, we went back to our room. We were certain the chambermaid would be there, and that she would have had the time to pick through the carefully strewn clothing and jewelry we had left lying about. After all, Ems and I rehearsed this often enough.
As expected, the door to our room was closed. Ems grinned at me. We knew it was hotel policy for maids to leave the door open when they cleaned the guest rooms, so it meant either of two things: That the maid had already cleaned up the room, which was highly unlikely, given how quickly we'd returned; or that she had discovered something worth taking a second look at, and didn't want anyone walking in on her.
Quietly, we opened the door and stepped inside. The living area was empty and clean, and we could hear movement within the bedroom. Ems was the quicker, and she drew the doors open with dramatic flourish. I dallied behind, not wanting to make my presence known to the person in our bedroom.
I heard her exclaim, and Emily, demonstrating her practised cool, saying sharply: "And what do you think you are you doing, young lady?"
"Why, I was just cleaning up in here." I heard the insolence in the maid's voice and took that as my cue.
"What is going on in here, Ems?" I said loudly as I strode into our bedroom, not pausing even as I noted the naked back of the girl who was facing away from me. She was looking defiantly at Emily, so she had not noticed my presence until I announced myself.
She gave a start, turned and saw me, and turned pale. She was very fair, and her features were delicate -- her eyes large, her nose sharp and turned up at the very tip. As I'd walked in, I noted that her back was smooth and unmarked, which was rather unusual for a young woman employed as a chambermaid. I smiled, knowing we had come upon our intended prey.
"Isn't that your dress, Ems?" I enquired, maintaining a stern demeanor and tone. "What is this girl doing wearing the dress I bought you yesterday?"
"She was wearing it when I came in, darling," was Ems' reply. "I had no idea..."
"Take it off!" I roared, startling the girl once more. "Take it off right now!"
"B... but..." she stammered. "Please, sir, I..."
"I said take it OFF!"
"No! I'm not... wearing..."
"Ems, is this how you repay my kindness... by giving away my gifts to some pitiful servant?" I said sarcastically. Ems grinned at me because the girl's attention was fully on me, and she could not see what Ems was doing. Which was how Emily managed to take her completely by surprise, pulling the dress off her shoulders so it fell to the floor at the girl's feet.
It took her a moment to realize what had happened... then the girl screamed in shock. She was completely naked under Ems' dress, which was a nice surprise. Her breasts weren't as sumptuous as Ems', and her figure was more girlish than womanly, but it was sufficiently feminine to evoke a reaction in my pants. Her pubic hair was sparse, and as red as the hair on her head... though not as red as her face was at the sudden revelation of her body.
"You..! How dare..." she sputtered, her hands rising quickly to her chest and pubic area in a vain attempt to preserve her modesty. I leered at her to let her know I'd seen her bodily secrets and didn't let her finish. Her indignation would give her courage, and we needed to keep her off-balance.
"How dare we? We walk into our room to find the maid wearing a dress I'd bought as as gift to my wife, and you ask how dare we..? I daresay we ought to be asking YOU, how dare you!"
She shushed up right away, her eyes still defiant, but now tinged with wariness. She knew she was standing on very shaky ground right now.
"Ems, we'd better get the manager in here right now," I said, looking at my partner-in-crime. "Tell him we've got a naked little thief in our room."
"No! No, please," the girl pleaded. "You can't..."
"Oh yes we can, young lady!" I said triumphantly. "Ems, if you'll please..."
"You don't know who my mother is!" the girl blurted out, her eyes looking wildly about. She couldn't bring herself to look into my eyes, which suggested she was panicking, thinking of what she could do to get herself out of this predicament. "Mother... she'll..."
"Tell you what, dearie, I'll call in the police as well, and we'll see just what it is your mother will do," I smirked at her. "I'm sure the police will get here rather quickly, and you won't have any problem explaining your side to them in your current state."
"I... you... you bastard!" she exclaimed.
"Now, shall I take it then that you would like to give your statement to the manager and the police officer? I'm sure your mother will be most concerned about how her daughter is in such a state, and under arrest to boot."
I waved my hand in her general direction, and saw her shoulders droop in defeat. Good. She knew there was no getting out of this. Her hands remained firmly in place, though, and her knuckles were white with strain. Next step.
"OK, Ems, will you call the manager in right now?"
"NO! Please. I mean, he's a creep and I... I don't want him to know..."
"You should've thought of that before you came in here and put on my dress," Emily said, as she picked up the handset of the phone. "I wonder what we'll find in the pockets of your uniform."
"No. No, please," she begged, her eyes moistening, her voice turning into a whine. If she was pretending remorse, the girl was a pretty good actress. "Please don't."
"Well, something has to be done about this," I said firmly, remembering what the manager, Mr. S. had had to say about this little scamp. A real handful, he said. She uses her wiles to get her way -- flirts when she has to, then making accusations of improper conduct. She was such a poor worker and so quick to help herself with the guests' belongings that he would have fired her, if not for her mother. No one crossed her for the sake of her mother, and the girl knew it and took full advantage of it. Mr. S. would most certainly have been pleased to find her in this state. "We can't just let it rest like this."
"I... ummm... I could make it worth your while," she suddenly changed her tune, her eyelashes fluttering coquettishly. Or so she hoped. I'd seen enough women to know when it was a put on, and this was definitely a put-on. Besides, her hands remained firmly clasped across her breasts and on her groin, so I knew she wasn't about to offer her body. She was only playing for time while she thought of a way out.
"And how do you propose to do that?" I said to her, making sure my leer was obvious. "What do you have to offer?"
"I could... I could bring you champagne and stuff for free," she said, her eyes darting about my face nervously, her hands clutching even more tightly at her body. "If you would kindly let me dress..."