(This story has a slow start, about a woman, dissatisfied with her life and her body, finally finding something by accident that makes her happy with both)
Zoe was grumpy even before the plane landed at Hamburg International Airport. She wasn't really looking forward to this Hen weekend at all. Actually she had wanted to back out, but she knew she couldn't. What made it worse, she had been away with the Army skiing for two weeks and had managed to drop her phone in the toilet. Well that wasn't quite true, when she was pissed on the second night, she forgot her phone was in her back pocket and it fell out whilst she was trying to get her jeans undone.
She exited the plane and went through immigration easily enough and then waited with the rest for her bags. Just in case she turned on her phone, but it was still dead. Great she thought, absolutely great. She waited for her bags and then left the terminal finding a taxi, she gave the driver the name of her hotel. Sitting in the back she watched the journey in to Hamburg, it actually didn't look like she thought, she thought it would look like London but it didn't.
The taxi took her through the Reeperbahn, the famous Red Light area of Hamburg, where her hotel was located. It was busy, and obviously open for business, which made her frown again. Why the hell couldn't they be going to Ibiza or something for this Hen Weekend, why the hell did they have to be in the Sex Capital of Germany. Still when the taxi stopped outside her hotel, she brightened some, it looked really nice. Paying the taxi driver, she didn't even have to struggle with her bags as a doorman took care of that. Cool she thought and made her way to the front desk.
The receptionist smiled and spoke first in German and seeing the total lack of comprehension on Zoe's face switched to English. "Guten Morgan, how can I help you?"
Zoe returned the smile "Hi, I have a room reserved". She couldn't help but notice how model pretty the woman was, she was older than Zoe and with her dark blonde hair and startling blue eyes, she looked stunning.
The receptionist nodded and looked down at her computer a moment "The name please?" As she did, she bent slightly and Zoe, caught the impressive way the woman filled out her starched white blouse. Damn she thought, model looks and the body to match. For a moment she hated the woman.
She didn't realise she had been staring at the receptionist, until the receptionist politely cleared her throat. Zoe blushed and stammered "Zoe Canon".
She waited a few moments as the receptionist tapped away at her keys. She glanced up as she saw the receptionist frown slightly. "I am sorry, there is no reservation in that name".
Zoe, took a deep breath, great, just fucking great. Before it dawned on her, maybe the rooms had been booked in Lisa's name as she made the arrangements. She felt like slapping her forehead. "Could you look under Lisa Bolton, please?"
The receptionist tapped away, nodding a little to herself but then gave Zoe the bad news, "I am sorry there was a reservation for 5 rooms, for Lisa Bolton, but they were cancelled 3 days ago".
Zoe stared at her a moment "What do you mean cancelled. Who cancelled them?"
The receptionist shrugged apologetically "I would assume Mrs Bolton cancelled them".
Zoe took another moment. Great, here she was stuck in Hamburg all alone. Her flight was non-refundable and wasnt due to depart until Monday. Her only option was to stay "I see, do you have any rooms?"
The Receptionist clicked away again, and finally nodded. Sighing Zoe produced her credit card and passport and began booking the room. When it got to how many nights, she asked for three as her flight home wasn't until Monday.
Finishing, she headed for the lifts, whilst a bell boy carried her bags. She grumped all the way to her room and gave him his tip before closing the door. The room she had to admit was lovely, it was large and more comfortable and classy than one she would normally stay in. She walked across and looked out the window, well the view wasn't great, but what the hell. Walking back to the desk she sat and blew out her cheeks in frustration. This was just great, here she was in Hamburg on a Hen Weekend she hadn't wanted to attend anyway and hey, all alone. The story of her life!
She checked the room service menu and noted there was a gym and spa in the hotel. Maybe she could pamper herself a little. Instead, she picked up the phone and asked for an international number. She waited listening to the ring tone, until her sister answered.
"Hey Jo, what the fuck is happening?"
Jo used to her sister and her abrupt manner of speaking, asked "Zoe where are you?"
Zoe said "Hamburg at the bloody hotel"
Jo actually laughed, "Oh my God, didn't you get the messages?"