"I gotta go get things in order in grandma's office, you can use that room over there; check out the robes, they're so soft! See you in the water in a sec!" Yukiko chirped after we got in the door as she set down the key on the stone entry-table and skipped off down the hall.
I watched her disappear then looked around and imagined what this place looks like when its open, people everywhere in robes, dripping wet from the spa or their bodies shiny and soft from a warm massage.
Yukiko's grandmother and family before her have owned the Lotus Coves for decades. Yukiko talked about owning it herself sometime, maybe after we get through our remaining two years of college. It always seemed like a wonderful fantasy until now when I can see it for myself. I walked down the hall to the room she had pointed at. It smelled like bamboo, an earthy rich scent from the walls and floors. I slid open the door and saw the beautiful robes hanging like a silken rainbow. I wish she hadn't left me, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do to get ready. I decided to just put on the robe and go out, it would all be okay once we were in the hot steamy water. I could see the pools out the other side of the room.
Yukiko must still be working, I thought, as I stripped off my shirt and pulled my jeans off. Sitting in my panties and bra, I folded them in the corner then unhooked my bra and slid one leg then the other out of my panties and put them on the pile of clothing. There was a slight chill in the fall air, my skin tingled, but it felt good. I chose a purple robe, my favorite color, washed with images of flowers and blossoms. The silk was so smooth and luxurious it hardly stayed on my skin, the shoulders falling down and the front laying across my breast, just above my nipples.