Chapter Two: Check-in
"Welcome to Paradise, Mr Gordon," the receptionist said as I stepped off the boat. There was no hint of irony in her tone and her greeting had a gracefulness that only Asians can master. "Sir, would you like a refreshing drink while you check-in?"
My first sip confirmed what my eyes had already told me: Paradise Resort was aptly named. As I stood in the open-air lobby, my senses were bombarded by the sounds, scents and colours of the tropics. A porter spirited away my luggage while the silk-clad angel gestured for me to follow her. "If you would like to come this way, Sir, the Deputy Manageress is waiting to greet you in person."
I followed her through a tunnel of blossoms, my eyes mesmerised by the graceful sway of her hips and the hypnotic way her slit-skirt swished open with every step. As I brushed past her in the doorway an intoxicating scent of Jasmine filled my nostrils; but before I could savour it she bowed out, closing the door behind her.
The woman who rose from her desk to welcome me was so exquisitely beautiful that the receptionist seemed a mere prelude. I judged her to be about thirty and of mixed Chinese-Malay ancestry. Lustrous, jet-black black hair fell over the porcelain fineness of her neck and shoulders, like water cascading over the smooth white stones of an oriental garden. Her face was delicate as an orchid but although her hand was soft, her grip was firm. I wanted her the moment I saw her.
"I am Mai-Li, the Deputy Manager. I hope that you will have a wonderful time here."
"Thank you, Mai-Li, it's lovely to meet you... and I'm sure I shall."
Her dress was of red and gold Chinese silk, cut tight to accentuate her curves, so that the swell of her breasts seemed to protest against their confinement. She watched calmly as my eyes took in the whole glorious view, then gestured for me to sit beside her on an ornate day-bed. As we did so, the slit in her skirt rode up all the way to her hip, sending a spasm of lust right through me.
Pointing to the screen of her hand-held device, Mai-Li remarked, "You have such an impressive report from your medical, Mr Gordon... really quite, ah, exceptional scores..."
"Scores?"
I could have sworn she did the Chinese equivalent of blushing. "Oh yes, Mr Gordon, you have scored very highly on all the medical tests... fitness, stamina... and you see, even higher on the
other
tests. I do not think I have ever seen higher scores." She peered at the screen as if doubting what she had read and I noticed how she stroked her fingertips lightly over her skin as she did so, from her throat all the way down to the rise of her breasts. I groaned inwardly and pulled my eyes upwards, to meet hers.
"Yes, the medical was... memorable."
"Both Nurse Patterson and Nurse Shah have given you 48 out of 50 in their appraisal: that is almost unprecedented, Mr Gordon. It means you start here with a bonus of 96 credits."
"I don't think I quite follow." I shifted closer and touched her lightly on the arm as I pointed to the screen. "Perhaps you could explain this scoring system to me?"
"Of course, Sir", she replied, running her hand through a stray strand of hair that had somehow come loose, but making no attempt to distance herself. "You have our Gold package, Mr Gordon: this means that you start with one thousand credits."
"Yes, I understand they're redeemable against services in the resort: but I'm a bit hazy on how it works." I looked at her closely, wondering if I was reading the signals right. It's so easy to delude yourself, to believe what you want to... but nothing ventured, nothing gained. I put my right hand on her knee and when she didn't flinch, I ran the tips of my second and third fingers softly up and down her thigh. "Perhaps you could show me the best ways I can redeem them? I want to explore
everything
you have to offer."
She nodded and continued her explanation, while I traced the fingers of my left hand lightly down her spine, feeling her tremble as I did so. Yet she remained otherwise perfectly composed, scrolling across the screen of the device that now perched rather precariously on her lap.
"For a Gold guest like yourself, Mr Gordon, it is our pleasure to provide you with almost unlimited services. We pride ourselves on having the most beautiful ladies from every Asian land: and of course we hope you will enjoy all the services they can offer."
"They all look lovely... but the brochure was a little light on statistics: just how many staff do you have here?"
"We have a staff of three hundred, Sir: and all but a handful are female."
"That must include the cleaners, the maids..."
She nodded again and touched the screen, to reveal a new bevy of beauties, each in maid's costume and with individual profiles that seemed to summarise their qualities. I didn't bother with the details but stayed focused on what Mai-Li was saying, whilst gliding my fingertips over the delicate lines of her bare shoulders and up the sides of her neck, to nudge against the heavy golden earrings that weighed her lobes.
Mai-Li gave a barely audible sigh and rolled her head slightly but continued her explanation. "All our staff are selected for their beauty and willingness to please the guests. In fact I have noticed that most gentlemen seem to especially enjoy the room service offered by our maids..."
"And how many credits does that require?"
"We operate in units of fifty and one hundred credits." She turned her head towards me and for the first time looked me directly in the eye. Then she slowly ran the tip of her tongue across her lips, moistening them before continuing. "For fifty credits, any lady will be happy to give or receive oral pleasure, or any other service for our guests that stops short of full sex." She paused a second, then looked down again and said quietly, almost under her breath, "For one hundred credits you may enjoy yourself fully with any lady, for up to twenty-four hours."
She was breathing more deeply now, the rest of her delivery a little hurried, like a waitress reciting the specials on a restaurant menu.