It was one of those lonely Saturday nights. Swiping through all the possible matches on a dating app. There was nothing interesting on the tube.
As I was about to pour myself another drink of vodka when I remembered I've been daring myself to explore my bi-curious side. I excitedly opened the tinder app and turned on "everyone" to show me any men as well as women. At 38, I preferred older men, the younger crowd didn't catch my fancy at least not for my first time of being with a man.
I kept swiping for 10 minutes before realizing the odds of someone swiping back, having a conversation and then making plans to meet, were slim. Giving up, I prepared myself for some television re-runs.
I head my phone beep and almost didn't trust my ears. There was a match. A 55-year-old chubby, short, older man with a thick mustache. We chatted for a bit, and he let me know he was married and was here on business and was staying at a hotel close by. Asked me if I would like to meet for tea. He came across as a confident sure of himself kind of guy.
I was excited and nervous. Meeting women was what I was used to, that too at a Café. I had never met a man, let alone in his hotel room for tea. So many 'What if's' kept darting around in my brain. What was a harmless try on tinder had now become a reality, within half an hour I would be driving to the Hotel, which happened to be close by. What if someone saw me... what if... what if... what if.
It was now or never. I quickly threw something on and drove to the Hotel. Parked without the help of the valet, so I knew where my car would be in case I needed to make a quick getaway. Not making eye contact with the security at the door, I entered the hotel. There were people up and about in the Lounge chatting and having coffee. I took a deep breath and made a beeline for the loo, took a leak and asked myself if this is something I really wanted.
It has been years of pondering and wondering and imagining. It was time to take the plunge and be bold. I zipped up my pants, washed my hands and whipped out my phone to see if he had replied to the message I sent him before entering the loo. 'I'll be right down' is all that I read.
As I got out of the loo and looked around the lounge I saw him walk toward me, he looked like top management. Was decent. I just said Hi and he asked me if I wanted to go to his room, I followed him to the lift where he used his Card to get in and hit the floor. Small talk is easy for me to make especially while I'm nervous, we spoke about how easy it was for me to find the place. As we walked through the well lit carpeted hallway all I could think of is, if I wanted to leave, now would be the time. Something made me stay and follow this stranger to his room.
The room was nice and dimly lit, I sat on the sofa as he asked room service to bring up the tea. I have to be honest, I was kind of impressed by his composure, he was married, on a business trip, probably going to charge everything to his company. Yet, he didn't seem nervous, it did not seem like it was his first time, like he said it was. Confident. Stoic.