Holding my shoes and small clutch bag, I was virtually frogmarched towards the hotel lifts by Ted and Colin, with the others trailing behind. We entered the lift along with a respectable looking elderly couple who looked at me with disdain as I was wedged tightly between the two men. I followed their astonished stares downwards and saw that the arms of my two male companions encircling my waist had caused my tiny dress to rise up, exposing even more of my unadorned thighs. Their disapproving attitude had the effect only to give me a bout of the giggles.
The lift doors opened on the 6th floor, and just at that moment my mobile phone began to ring. I quickly retrieved it from my bag and my heart jumped a beat as I saw that the caller was my husband, Michael.
'It's probably your mum wondering where you are,' said Ted mischievously as we stepped out of the lift. This produced further disgusted looks and tutting noises from the old couple and I quickly attempted to retrieve the situation hoping that they didn't get the wrong idea.
'Look, I'm 23 and it's my husband not my mum.'
I managed to disentangle myself from Ted and Colin and made a dash down the corridor for some privacy but not before I heard the old lady mutter: 'Then you should be ashamed of yourself dear,' and at that moment 'ashamed' was exactly how I was feeling.
'Don't be long blondie, we've got plans for you. We're in room 612.' I heard Ted shout as I hurried away.
At the end of the corridor a door led to the stairwell, which I entered before answering the call. After the warm carpeting of the hotel, the stone floor was cold and hard on my bare feet. I nervously hoped that my voice would appear as normal as possible, even though I was out of breath in my haste to get away from Ted and the others.
'Darling...it's nearly midnight. Is everything OK?'
'Sorry. Yes Luce...it's just that I'm missing you so much and I just wanted to hear your voice. To tell the truth I'm a bit upset that you seemed a bit angry with me earlier and I just wanted to make sure...you know...that we're OK.'
I felt a surge of guilt at these words from my ever-reasonable husband. You hypocritical bitch Lucy, I thought to myself. You have been behaving like the world's worst slut yet you had the gall to cover that up by accusing him of lusting after his boss. I felt my eyes fill with self-indulgent tears of guilt and shame.
'Of course we're OK darling. Don't take any notice of me, I was just being a bitch. To be honest, I wouldn't blame you if you fancied Susannah. She's tall, beautiful and sophisticated and obviously very clever. Next to her I feel like a silly little girl.'
'Don't put yourself down like that Luce. You're the sexiest girl in the whole world and I'm very lucky to have you. You know that I love only you don't you?'
These words just broke me up inside and I was overcome with remorse. I started to sob uncontrollably and I stumbled over my reply. 'I know you do. I'm so sorry...I'm a bitch...can't help myself...need to talk...,' I rambled on incoherently between racking sobs.
'Luce, darling, there's really no need to apologise for being jealous. It's all my fault for putting my job first and being away from you for so long.'
'No, you don't understand. I'm ashamed of myself...I...I've done things..' I was on the verge of confessing everything to my husband, but I couldn't control my sobs and I had to stop in mid-sentence. I quickly covered the phone with my hand to prevent Michael from hearing my distress.
I could hear Michael's worried voice down the phone asking me if I was all right. Not for the first time, my mind was in a total state of turmoil but I only had myself to blame. My only thought was to end my conversation with Michael and to give myself space to think. I quickly put the phone to my ear again and tried as best as I could to assure him that I was fine, but that I was very tired and over-emotional. I promised to phone him the following day so we could have a proper conversation. After seeking further assurances that I was all right, Michael reluctantly agreed and hung up.
Wiping the tears away with the back of my hand I glanced at my phone and noticed that I had two outstanding text messages. The first was from Uncle Ron: 'Are you missing me Juicy?' it simply said, although there was a picture attachment which I opened. As was typical of the old perv It was a close-up of his very erect penis with its ugly corded veins disgustingly visible down its shaft.
The second text was more intriguing and rather pleading. It was from Tracey, the young receptionist from the hotel in Manchester I recently visited. It said: 'Please please PLEASE call me as soon as you can. It's about my friend Christine. I'm sure you remember her!! Anyway, it's her birthday soon and I want to surprise her. I would love it if you could help me with this and I think I you would love it too!! PLEASE CALL and I will explain everything!!'
My mind drifted back to the truly wonderful massage I had received at the experienced hands of the mature woman, Christine, at the hotel and the promise I had made to her to return the favour in some way. I was intrigued and more than a little interested in resuming my acquaintance with the lovely Christine, so I made a mental note to call Tracey the following day after making my peace with Michael.
Still feeling overcome with guilt after my fraught phone conversation with my husband, I was in two minds as to what to do next - whether to join my new friends in Ted's room or do the sensible thing and return to my own room before I got myself into any more scrapes. While I stood there dithering I heard the sound of laughter and raised voices coming from below and realised there were people coming up the stairs.
In my present state I didn't want to be seen by anyone, so I turned to leave the stairwell but, in my haste, I stumbled and dropped my shoes and bag that I was still clutching. Cursing to myself, I bent down to retrieve them but soon realised that this was perhaps not a smart move given the diminutive nature of my dress and my lack of underwear.
'Fuck! Would you look at that sweet little fanny exposed for all the world to see,' uttered a deep voice from behind me. I stood quickly and turned to see three men, all I would guess in their forties or fifties, standing at the top of the stairs, sporting wide grins and with eyes nearly popping out of their skulls.
'Hey boys, it's the little blonde who was with old Ted's group,' said the oldest, a short, rotund man in a crumpled suit with thinning sandy hair. 'Fancy a nightcap up in my room sweetheart?' He added, pointing to a wine bottle he was holding.
'Yeah, c'mon princess we know you're up for it. Barefoot and no knickers just the way we like 'em,' said another of the men. He was probably the youngest of the three, early forties I would guess, He was a stereotypical car salesman type, wearing a flashy grey suit and an open-necked black shirt, revealing a hairy chest. He was clearly full of himself but without justification as far as I could see. He had heavily gelled dark hair that was swept back over his head, leaving a receding hairline and his pudgy face was flushed red, probably through too much alcohol.
'And she's wearing a slut-wife ankle bracelet too,' said the third man. He was tall, bespectacled and thin, with cropped grey hair, and a wisp of a moustache. He was the most respectable looking of the three, being neatly dressed in a conservative suit and striped tie.
I should, of course, have responded forcefully to their lewd comments and made a swift exit but I was struck dumb and stood rooted to the spot, my bag and shoes clutched tightly to my chest. The men were staring at me intently with looks of sheer lust on their faces. I realised with horror that this effect I had on them was turning me on and, as if to confirm this, I felt my nipples hardening beneath my skimpy dress.
The first man took a few steps towards me and I instinctively backed away from him. 'Don't go all coy on us now sweetheart. We all saw what a little tart you were earlier so don't play games.' He came a little closer and held out the bottle he was holding. 'Here, get some of this down you. It might loosen you up.'
I was still upset after my conversation with Michael but I felt other conflicting emotions as my body responded to the lustful stares of the men. At that moment in time I could think of nothing better than to have a large slug of wine to calm me down. And, shamefully, I wanted to see how the men would react to my apparent compliance. It felt so naughty and irresponsible but I was just loving the feeling of empowerment I had over these three drooling older men. They were lusting after me and that made me as horny as hell.
I smiled shyly, fluttered my eyelashes and gave them my best 'innocent girl' look. Emboldened, the man with the wine edged closer until he was inches away. I remained totally immobile, my tummy turning somersaults. Suddenly he reached out behind my head and grabbed a handful of my hair, making me squeal. He pulled until my head was tilted backwards and with his other hand pressed the bottle between my lips.
I dropped my shoes and bag and clung on to the bottle as the cool red liquid gushed down my throat, causing me to splutter and cough. As I did so, the wine splattered down my chin and neck and onto my dress.
'That's right love, take it all down,' I heard the man say as I gasped for air, 'it'll make you nice and relaxed. Then maybe you can show us those sweet little titties. Why don't you give us a little show eh? What do you say?'
'They're straining to get out Bill. Just look at those nips poking through,' said 'hairy chest' man, addressing the man who had approached me. I followed his gaze downwards. My nipples had indeed become hard and erect. So much so, that they were actually aching as they protruded through the thin material of my dress. I automatically crossed my arms over my chest in embarrassment which caused instant merriment at my predicament from the three men.
The man named Bill took a step forward and reached round behind my neck and instantly found the tie fastening of my dress which he tugged forcefully. I was in a daze and made no attempt to stop him. My arms were still pressed against my chest which prevented the halter neck from dropping and revealing my breasts.
'Take your arms away love, there's a good girl,' he ordered calmly. 'Here, give me your hand,' he added, extending his outstretched arm towards me slowly, his hand palm upwards.
'No...I mustn't...' I bleated half-heartedly. Bill chuckled. 'No I mustn't,' he mimicked my rather weak, pathetic voice, making the other men laugh.