Jenna woke up surprisingly calm the day before her presentation. For the past two weeks, she had been agonizing over this presentation that would determine if she would move forward in her career or have to wait longer. After a lot of hard work and dedication, Jenna had decided it was time to move up the ladder but was terrified of being unsuccessful in her venture. In fact, she had always been afraid of failure. Jenna had grown accustomed to achieving what she set her mind to, but the business world was a realm she had little control in.
She stretched, breathed deeply, and thought to herself, "It's Sunday. It's the Sunday before my presentation. I've worked hard and dedicated myself entirely to the project. I need to relax and walk into the conference fresh and ready to present my ideas. I know what I have to do and say. Now, I need to take the day to myself to make sure I am at my best tomorrow." With that, Jenna climbed out of her bed and opened the curtains of her bedroom. She beamed at her view of the river flowing serenely under drifting white clouds. She took her robe, a light and sheer aquamarine one, and wrapped it around her slender body.
In her kitchen, she began to look in the refrigerator to decide on breakfast when it struck her. "I should spend my day at the spa!" she exclaimed aloud. She rushed to her bedroom, changed into her orange bikini and slipped a loose-fitting white beach dress over it, and smiled. Quickly, she gathered her essentials for the spa- a book, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a change of clothes- threw them into a large bag along with her wallet and left.
After finishing her fruit and yogurt breakfast at the spa, she ambled over to an area shaded by palm trees. She took a chaise and began to read her book. "Excuse me, miss?" Jenna looked up into the face of a handsome young man.
"Yes?"
He smiled, relieved that she responded, and asked, "Where are the massage villas? See, I'm due there in twenty minutes but I have no idea where they are and I've lost my map of the grounds."
Jenna sat up, alert to his tan skin and forest green eyes, and replied, "I'll take you there myself. I wanted to make an appointment." He smiled gratefully, charmingly, and stepped back. Jenna placed her book in her bag, stood, and began walking toward the massage villas. "Do you have an early appointment?"
He laughed softly and said, "No, no. I am actually hoping to be hired. I've had my interview already but they want to see how I work." Jenna smiled thoughtfully as she gazed at his chiseled arms and strong hands. He seemed like just the guy she would want to book an appointment with.
"I see. Do they just have you massage a customer and observe you?"
He shook his head, still smiling, and said, "Oh, no. They wouldn't want to do that. It might make the customer uncomfortable. They have me work on one of the massage therapists who then submits a review."
She shrugged her shoulders and whispered, "You look good to me."
He turned to look at her, pleasantly surprised, and replied, "Thanks."
She was surprised herself, as she was not usually this forward. She motioned forward with her head and said, "That's where you will want to go. It was nice meeting you, stranger." She touched his upper arm lightly, smiled, and walked into the next villa.
"Good morning, miss. How may I assist you today?"
Jenna set her arms in the counter and said, "I would like an appointment for an hour-long, full-body massage."
"Sure, let me go ahead and see how we can accommodate you. We have an appointment at 12, 1, and 4. Would any of those times work for you?"