Her hotel was a definite step up from his own. It was a faux-ritzy outfit which almost felt like a parody of the ostentatious displays at expensive establishments, with a touch of local charm. From the ceiling in the lobby hung one of the gaudiest chandeliers he'd ever seen in his life. So large, in fact, that the dangles drooped all the way down to his head, brushing against his hair as he walked by.
His companion had turned strangely quiet. When they made eye contact while waiting for the elevator, she gave him a polite, but nervous grin, then quickly turned her attention back towards the display, teetering on tiptoe, then her heels, then back to her toes, and so on.
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The lift came to a grinding halt after what felt like an eternity of wait. She quickly stepped in to the back. He followed in suit, standing next to her and following her gaze to the elevator display again. These silences were only acceptable when there were other people in the lift. He had to say something.
"This is a nice hotel. Much better than mine. How'd you come across it?"
"I think it was hotels dot com."
"Oh nice, me too."
More silence.
"Do you like your room?"
"It's nice."
"Well that's..."
He was spared more awkward chitchat by the ding of the bell announcing their arrival. They stopped on the 13th floor, with her stepping out wordlessly and leading the way to her room. He followed her in to find a typical Vietnamese travel suite with a pretty neat view overlooking the lake. What really caught his attention, however, was the smell. Her flowery scent, which had aroused him on their first encounter now permeated the air, inducing a strange state of zen in him.
The heavy door to the room slammed behind his back, making her jump. He found that insanely cute.
"Soooooo, this is my room," she said, walking robotically and taking a seat by the windows.
"So it is," he said, taking a seat across from her.
Her transformation upon entering the hotel had been so abrupt that he didn't quite know what to do now. For all he had known from her not-so-subtle advances just fifteen minutes ago, the only thing keeping her from pinning him to a bed and fucking his brains out had been the absence of a bed and the audience of onlookers everywhere.
"Well this is awkward," she chuckled. "You see, I've never done this before."
"Bring a guy over to your room to enjoy the view and some harmless chitchat?"
"You know what I mean" she pouted, kicking him under the table.
"No idea, but do enlighten me" he shrugged, with a teasing grin.
"Oh you know, hook up, bring someone up just to... fuck."
"Is THAT what we were doing here? I thought you were going to serve me tea and crumpets."
Another kick. This time, it hurt.
"I told you about my breakup. Five year old relationship down the drain... because of a fight over a stupid footlong."
"Is that a metaphor or..."