The wheels of the Boeing 747 touched down on a runway at Daytona Beach International Airport. Over the loudspeaker, the passengers could hear the pilot's muffled voice saying, "In just a few moments, we will be arriving at our final destination, Daytona, Florida. We've been told by our grounds crew it's a bright and sunny Spring day. Temperature is 85 degrees and local time is 2:57 pm. From our entire crew we thank you for flying with us."
Upon arrival at the gate, three mid to late 40's professionally dressed women stood up to collect their carryon bags from the overhead bins. They marched through the crowd of people waiting in the terminal, dragging their wheeled luggage behind them. The trio made a beeline directly for the sign that indicated the taxi waiting area. At the front of the taxi line, they threw their luggage in a white cab and went on their way.
"Hi, we are going to the Presidente Hotel," Linda said to the driver.
"Sure, no problem," exclaimed the driver. The cab flew out of the airport and traveled through the city. The three women looked exhausted from travelling and were happy to just relax at the hotel.
Denise turned towards the other two, "At least the company put us up in a hotel near the beach!"
"Well, I'm not sure how much time we'll really have to enjoy the rays. But at least we will get some peace and quiet," Paula replied.
The driver turned around and let out a laugh. "Sure, peace and quiet."
The women in the back seat didn't know what to make of the driver's comment so they politely smiled. The cab veered in and out of traffic. Finally it made the turn by the beach towards South Atlantic. Suddenly, there were people everywhere. The car could barely move down the street.
Linda raised her sunglasses from her eyes, as her mouth opened in disbelief. Everywhere she looked there were young tan bodies in bikinis and board shorts. While the 42-year-old brunette divorcee in her professional skirt and red blouse was slightly excited by site of muscular young studs, this was not the trip she was expecting.
"Excuse me," she exclaimed to the driver. "Why exactly are there so many people here?"
"Oh you don't know?" he replied with his New York transplant whit. "It's spring break of course."
"WHAT?" Paula yelled out. She was the oldest of the three at 48, and held the highest title in the company where they worked. She was also dressed the most conservative in a gray pants suit and white blouse that was not very flattering. The dirty blonde Paula was married to a balding older man who was perhaps even stuffier than her.
Denise shot her a glance, "Well it could be fun."
"Denise, we are here for an important business conference. Not to relive your college days!" Paula cried.
Unbeknownst to the women prior to the trip, the three day long "Women in Actuarial Sciences" conference at the Daytona Convention Center was scheduled smack in the middle of college spring break. This was to be an important networking opportunity for themselves and their company, being able to speak with many other women in their field. While it was difficult to find a room, their company had managed to secure one room directly on Daytona Beach.
At one stoplight, a rather muscular shirtless young man, holding a plastic yard glass full of alcohol, approached Linda's side of the car. He bent down towards her window and shot her a smile. Linda swooned at the gorgeous stud flirting with her. Since her divorce, the somewhat shy woman hadn't been out much recently and therefore didn't get a lot of attention from men.
Arriving at the Presidente Hotel, the women scurried out of the car and into the lobby. It was more of the same scene inside the hotel. Everywhere the women looked were college-aged kids ready to party. There was not another businessperson anywhere in sight. They clearly were out of their element.
"Let's get out of this madness and into our room as quickly as possible," the frigid Paula proclaimed. They marched up to the front desk, where a man in uniform was assisting two young men. They were also checking in and seemed to have difficulty doing so.
"Gentlemen, let me assist these ladies and I will be right with you," the hotel employee said. "Welcome to the Presidente. How may I be of service?"
Denise stepped up to the desk and handed him a print out of their reservation. The man punched several keystroked into his computer. Denise took a look at her surroundings. As a 44-year-old professional woman from Ohio, this was far from what she was accustomed to seeing. The dark skinned Denise in her skinny slacks accentuating her ass and low cut cream-colored top, however, was never married. She was a regular at the gym and was accustomed to the attention her firm body brought her.
After several moments of typing away, the front desk attendant finally said, "Ah, this is perfect timing to explain the situation to both parties." The women had a confused look on their faces. He spoke to both the young men and the three women, "You see, the hotel has oversold our rooms this week. Normally, I would assist in finding another hotel. However, since this is spring break and there is a convention in town, I'm afraid there are no other hotel rooms to be booked."
Paula shot an infuriated look to the man, "Are you saying we came all this way and we don't have a room to sleep in?!?"
"Well, I do have one room available. It's a junior suite," the employee replied.
"Perfect, we'll take it," Paula interjected.
"Since these men were here first to check in they would have rights to the room. Unless of course, everyone was willing to share the room. It is a one bedroom with two double beds. The living room has a sofa sleeper, and we can scrounge up a cot for the room. I can give both parties a $200 voucher for a future stay."
The women shot a death stare at the two boys, until the wavy haired brunette Evan responded, "Sure, whatever. We just need a place to sleep anyway."
With everyone in agreement, the hotel worker handed each party a room key and they were on their way. The boys led the way to the room. The tanned complexion Rob whispered to his friend, "What if we want to bring back girls? I'm looking to get laid this trip!" Linda, walking 10 feet behind them overheard their conversation and snickered to herself.