As Amy finished typing away at her assignment, she stared blankly into the computer screen in front of her. Even for a professional like herself, working eight hour shifts each day could be a mindless, soul-numbing experience. The pretty brunette office manager ran her fingers through her hair. Just then, she noticed her co-worker Eric standing over her cubicle.
"Hey Amy," he said, "I'm going down to that new Turkish restaurant for lunch today, and I was wondering if you wanted to join me."
He flashed her a broad smile.
Amy looked him over. A tall, broad shouldered man with a square chin, Eric was a pretty attractive man. Still, Amy didn't really get along with anyone in the office. She had a reputation as something of an 'ice queen' amongst her co-workers. Not sure what to do, Amy decided to go with it anyway. After all, he was a pretty attractive young man.
"Well," she said thinking it over, "It couldn't hurt. Okay!"
"All right then," Eric responded, glancing over his shoulder at the clock, "How does 2 o'clock sound to you?"
Amy looked over the papers lined up on top of her desk and thought about it for a moment.
"Sounds good," she said.
"All right then," said Eric as he walked back to his cubicle, "I'll see you then."
When their lunch break finally came up, Amy and Eric walked across the street to the new Turkish restaurant that had just opened up. Amy was surprised when Eric held the door open for her, and thanked him as he let her enter first.
"Merhaba," Eric said to the host as he entered the restaurant, "Nasılsın?"
"İyiyim efendim," the host graciously replied.
"Iki lütfen," Eric said, holding up two fingers.
"Eyvet," said the host, gesturing for the pair to follow him as he led them to a seat in the corner of the room. Eric and the host had a short conversation in Turkish, though Amy couldn't make out what they were talking about. Finally, they sat down and the host left to get them some menus.
"I never knew you could speak Turkish," Amy said, rather stunned at her co-workers hidden talent.
"Only a little," he said, rather sheepishly, "I spent some time studying overseas in Istanbul. I only picked up a little Turkish though. It is a very hard language to learn."
"That's still better than I can do," she said, "So what did you ask the host about anyway?"
"You'll see," he said, "It's a surprise."
"Oh," she said, "I see..."
The host returned, accompanied by a young waiter. He handed a menu to both Amy and Eric, while the waiter set a tray full of mezelar on the table in front of them, along with a bottle of rakı and some cups.
"Teşekkür ederim," Eric said, as he picked up a stuffed grape leaf and popped it in his mouth.
The host and waiter again left, leaving the pair to discuss what they were going to eat.
"Was that the surprise," asked Amy.
"This," he asked, gesturing at the various appetizers set out in front of them, "No. These are mezelar. Appetizers. Kind of like Spanish tapas."
"I see," she said, "And the drink?"
"That's rakı," he responded, pouring her a cup, "It's anise-flavored alcohol, kind of like ouzo."
Amy looked into her glass and shook it up, watching as the rakı mixed with the water to form a sickly white liquid. Cautiously, she took a sip of it. The rakı was good, but surprisingly strong. She had to grab a glass of water to wash it down.
"Very brave of you," chuckled Eric.
The liquor must have been stronger than she expected, because Amy could feel herself starting to get dizzy. The two made some small talk for a while as they picked over the tray of appetizers, with Amy sampling the various Turkish snack foods that had been brought in front of her. Soon, the host came over and whispered something to Eric. Amy couldn't make out what they were talking about, or even whether they were speaking English.
The host clapped his hands, and a group of men who entered the room. Amy noticed that they were carrying with them a variety of traditional Turkish instruments -- an 'oud, tanbur, ney, kanun and even a tabla.
Amy gave Eric a confused look, wondering what this was about.
"This would be the surprise my dear," he said, with a strangely wicked smile on his face.
Slowly, the musicians started to play their instruments, allowing the exotic, languorous rhythms of the Middle East to fill the room. Gradually, the music started to rise in tempo, becoming faster and faster. Soon, a veiled woman in a cloak appeared, entering the room through the beaded curtains that led to the kitchen.
The woman began to dance and twirl, her body still concealed under her cloak. As the drummer started to speed up the pace of his rhythm, the woman's motions became more fluid and she tossed off her veil, revealing her in all of her stunning beauty.
She was an exotic looking brunette woman in her mid-30's or so, probably of Turkish descent but she could have just as easily been Greek, Arab or Armenian too. She was clad in a silky orange skirt that twirled as she danced, and an orange lacey top that strained against her massive breasts and left her mid-riff exposed. She wore a scarf tied in her hair, and some jewelry that looked to be made out of golden coins.
'Ahhh,' thought Amy, 'She must be a belly-dancer!'
The exotic woman's movements started out graceful and fluid, as she languorously moved her body to the Anatolian melodies provided by the band, but she began to dance faster as the music picked up pace. With each beat on the tabla, she shook her wide hips, and then she twirled, dancing like wild.
Amy thought it was odd that she was beginning to get aroused by this Middle Eastern woman's sensual dancing. She had never had any lesbian feelings before; but there was just something about this woman. Something strange and compelling...
Amy's attention was drawn back to her co-worker as she noticed Eric clapping his hands in unison with the rhythm. He turned and smiled at her, then his gaze drifted back to the belly-dancer, who also seemed to have a knowing smile on her face.
The bellydancer slowly drifted over towards the table, and Eric slipped a couple of dollars in between her breasts. Amy was shocked by this brazen display of sexuality. The dancer moved her body in front of Eric, tempting him as she skillfully moved the muscles in her abdomen. On a whim, he kissed her navel, much to Amy's annoyance. Then, the exotic woman made her way over to Amy.
She wasn't sure what to do as the dusky Mediterranean beauty shook her hips in front of her face. Amy's eyes were naturally drawn her to huge breasts, which jiggled with her frantic gyrations, but slowly, she drew her lustful gaze down towards the woman's navel. It was then that she noticed that the belly-dancer seemed to have a red jewel -- perhaps a ruby -- held in her navel for decoration.
"Yes," said the bellydancer with a heavy accent that Amy had difficulty placing, "Look at my ruby. Watch the ruby as I shake my hips. You want to look at the ruby..."
Amy sat there, transfixed as the dusky skinned brunette moved her body to the exotic rhythm of the music. She was fascinated, enraptured by this exotic beauty, and yet she couldn't quite put her finger on the reason for it. She felt herself starting to get wet, secretly feeling an attraction to the bellydancer who was right in front of her.
It was at that moment that Amy realized that she couldn't move. Amy desperately tried to shake herself out of this bizarre rapture, but found that she couldn't move a muscle. She could still move her eyes though. She darted her eyes from left to right, trying to look over at Eric, but he was just outside of her field of vision.
'What is happening,' she thought to herself, 'Why can't I move? What's going on here?'
"Hehe," Eric laughed maliciously, "By now you've noticed that you can't move, right Amy? See, the reason is our dancer over here. She isn't just a belly-dancer; she is also a professional hypnotist. I've arranged for her to break you, to bend you to my will."
Amy was starting to feel scared now, but she was helpless to do anything about her predicament. And she still felt an overwhelming urge to have sex with the dusky skinned Middle Eastern woman who was hypnotizing her!