I was alone in my hotel suite. Everyone else had gone to the casino for some blackjack and slot machines, but I had decided to stay behind and spend some time with myself.
The suite was magnificent. It had a large marble foyer with original works of art on the walls. Through an arched entranceway, steps led down to a spectacular living area -- a baby grand piano in the corner, entertainment area with large screen TV, sofas, pillows, tables and Persian rugs befitting the best furnished suite in the most luxurious hotel. French doors opened onto a balcony that overlooked the Vegas strip -- an adult playground with neon lights and streets teeming with taxis and people. After a perfect day of sunbathing by the pool, the evening air was warm and dry. The sun already was setting on the horizon. Hip techno-pop music played over the suite's sound system, providing background music reminiscent of the crowded, throbbing disco that my husband and I visited with our small group of friends last night.
I stood in my thick, white bathrobe and prepared a drink at the bar. My bare feet touched the living room's cool marble floor. I noticed my reflection in the mirror behind the bar. "Elle, not bad," I thought "a beautiful woman, in the prime of her life, confident in herself and glad she'd decided to take this next adventurous step."
I walked back into the bedroom, drink in hand, and placed a towel and my vibrator on the bed so it would be ready and waiting for me when I finished taking a bath.
A knock rapped on the outside door.
"Who could that be?" I wondered. "Sam must've forgotten his key." The cubes of ice clinked in my cocktail as I tip-toed to the door.
I looked through the peephole. To my surprise, no one was there.
"That's odd," I said out loud.
I unlatched the door and cracked it open slightly, keeping the brass security latch in place. On the carpet at the foot of the door was a note. I pushed the door to, removed the latch and cracked it open again to retrieve the slip of paper. Clasping my robe tightly to my body, I stepped into the hallway and looked both ways. The hall was empty, but for some reason I felt strangely exposed.
I picked up the note and moved back into the room, locking the door behind me. The note was type written. The paper had a masculine scent that was strangely familiar. It read "Are you up for a little fun, to experiment, try new things? If so, leave your door propped open and we'll come back in a bit."
"This has the telltale markings of my adventurous husband," I thought.
"Still, if not, then who is we? Does we mean Sam and someone else or could it mean total strangers? Two? Three? A group? Does it mean male or female?"
I glanced at the note again to search for hidden clues.
"Still," I thought, "I did come here to experiment,... to try new things."
I smiled slyly and sniffed the letter one more time. Without looking back, I opened the door and flipped the brass latch to prop it open, making it freely accessible to my secret admirers. Even this simple act seemed incredibly bold to me. An act that I had done dozens of times before when leaving a hotel room to get a bucket of ice or to make it convenient for Sam or a friend to enter my hotel room when I knew they were on their way. This simplest of acts, leaving my hotel room door unlocked, made me tingle.
I padded like an excited schoolgirl back through the foyer and bedroom to reach the bathroom, with more anxious anticipation than before. Earlier, when I was planning my alone time, I had lit candles on the bathtub surround. The flicker of candlelight glowed in the mirrors. I closed the bathroom door, turned on the faucet and ran a tub of steaming hot water. I added bubbles and bath oil to make my bathing experience complete. I giggled at myself, realizing that I'd closed the bathroom door out of a habit. The irony of this instinctive act, closing the bathroom door, contrasted against my consensual act of leaving the door to my suite unlocked, struck me as comical.
I stepped out of my robe and into the tub. The water felt great. Hot and soaky. Steam rose to fog the mirror. Candle smoke filled the room with a sweet vanilla aroma. I sipped from my cold drink. The liquid, both the liquid in my stomach and the liquid around my body, worked hard to relax me, but adrenaline surged through my veins and my mind raced with anxious anticipation. I leaned my head back a focused on breathing in and out, controlling my heart rate and relaxing my fingers and toes. I stuck one toe against the faucet as the hot water poured out.
What was about to happen? My imagination ran wild with the possibilities. Would anonymous visitors enter my suite and find me naked in the bathtub? Would I be taken here in the bathroom, mirrors reflecting every angle, every view? Were they already in my room,... in the bedroom under the sheets,... playing with my vibrator? What if my mysterious admirer was Sam alone, trying to heighten the excitement between the two of us? What if the note was left by someone I didn't know,... maybe someone who had seen me in the lobby of the hotel wearing that sexy short skirt and high heels when I checked in at the reception desk? Maybe someone had admired me from a distance while I was dancing last night and followed me back to my room? Maybe it was those four young handsome college boys that had ridden up with me in the elevator when I came back to my room alone tonight? Did they get off on my floor, too? I couldn't remember. I just remember the admiring looks. They looked me up and down, but never said a word. I met their gazes and admired them, too. Was that enough to tempt them to devise this scheme? The possibilities that raced through my mind heightened my anticipation.
I was apprehensive but not afraid. I wanted to find out, to remain in control, but to test my limits. I felt like a sixteen-year-old girl about to go on her first date.
I turned off the water and time passed. I began to wonder if my admirers had chickened out. I wondered whether it was a hoax. Suddenly, my apprehension gave way to the possibility of disappointment. It might never happen. No one will show. I'm still here alone. After fighting a true sense of loss as long as I could, I pulled the stopper and the water began to drain. I toweled off quickly and pull my robe back on. My heart raced.
I cracked open the bathroom door and peeked into the bedroom. It was vacant. No one was in my bed. My vibrator waited patiently just where I'd left it. The sun was now down. Only the glint of the lights on the street below shown through the bedroom window. The hypnotic-beat of techno-music still emanated from the living area. I successfully had convinced myself that the note was just a prank,... that nothing was going to happen.
I toweled the wet stands of hair dangling about my neck and then tossed the towel onto the bed. Then, I walked to the living room, intending to latch the door back, get dressed and join my friends in the casino after masturbating until this nervous energy was gone.
When I entered the room, I saw a large, upholstered swivel chair positioned in the middle of the room. The chair had been moved, because I certainly had not left it in that spot. When I walked through the room moments earlier, it was tucked neatly beneath a writing desk against the wall. My heart leapt a beat.