A big business suite at a high-end hotel in Hanoi. Or it could be another East Asian city. The grind of business, of flights, of meetings all grind together into one after a while.
I'm doodling on my pad, waiting for the chairman to wrap up this meeting so I can get out, grab a drink, seek some excitement. It's been a long trip.
Others are restless too, there's a sense of closing up. Across the big boardroom table, I'm sure I see the door handle move a little. It moves again. I see part of a face when it inches ajar. 'The maid might be cute', I wish to myself. You like cute. You like Asians. You like ladies. You especially like cute Asian ladies, I easily remind myself.
"That's all, gentlemen." Chairs scrape, papers shuffle, briefcases snap shut. Goodbyes all round. The maid - you - slips in and starts to clear up in the corner.
Mmm, I think as I see her - your - shape from behind. Perfectly petite. She'd fit nicely.
You must've sensed my glance over as you look over your shoulder, catch my eye and smile shyly.
Yet there's something there I see. A hint? A glint? A micro-expression which gives me the excuse to dally.