"Girl, you sound stressed as hell. You gotta do something to work that frustration out. When was the last time you got laid?"
My friend Aisha always knew how to be straightforward and blunt. I called her to vent about work and it seemed like she already had a solution lined up for me.
"I have no idea...probably when I was with Paul?" I replied, not really sure since it had been a while.
"Camila! That was like... how many years ago? Damn, what's the matter with you? No wonder you are wound up so tight that you're ready to fly off into space or some shit," Aisha loudly replied on the phone.
"I know, I know," I paused and rubbed my face in frustration before I pulled my long brown hair with blonde highlights behind me and continued, "It just hasn't been a priority at all. You know how I wanted to go all-in on my business and I guess I just lost myself in work."
It was a totally honest answer. I knew how many small businesses failed and I was determined to not be one of those people. I commonly worked twelve-hour days and hounded my employees constantly to deliver 110%. To be honest, that was probably why my employees called me 'Cruella' behind my back instead of 'Camila".
I couldn't help myself though. I needed to be in control of everything, which was also partially why I didn't bother to date. Since I was in total control throughout the day, I really wanted a guy who would take control of me and our relationship outside of work. I always found it really hot when a guy could tell me what to do and boss me around, but apparently, it was impossible to find that kind of dominant guy given my bitch boss personality.
"Mmm Hmm, that there is the problem Cammy. I think I've got just the thing for you too. Have you heard of an Escape Room?" I heard Aisha ask me.
"Yeah, I think so. It's that game thing where you go into a room and you have to collect clues to solve different types of physical puzzles or use logic in order to escape right? To be real with you, I don't know how a lame game like that would help me," I said back to her, already kind of dismissive.
"Trust, girl, trust. There is a new place called 'The Sexscape Room', and it's like an Escape Room, but it's hot, steamy, fun, and well, sexy. I did it after a friend recommended it to me and it is something else, let me tell you. I really think you should try it cause you'd love it and I think it would definitely melt away some of your stress. Here, let me send you a link since it's referral only."
"Alright, I'll take a look at it," I promised back to her.
I eventually saw that it was close to midnight and told Aisha that it was getting late and I should probably head off to bed. We said our goodbyes, and I tossed my phone on my couch. I took a deep sigh and reached for the glass of wine that I poured myself earlier. Drinking wine was one of the only ways I knew how to de-stress after a long day. It wasn't long before I finished that glass and poured myself another one.
Before I knew it, I managed to get through at least half of the wine bottle and I was feeling incredibly tipsy. I grabbed my phone and saw a message from Aisha with a link to that thing she mentioned earlier. I had no intention of seriously looking into it earlier, but after half a bottle of wine, I was feeling a bit more curious.
The website had shockingly little information on it. It only had a short description that read:
'The Sexscape room allows you to experience sexual fantasies in secrecy and security. Take our survey to tell us about yourself and the choice will be yours.'
I couldn't help but burst out a laugh after reading it. I repeated 'Sexscape Room' out loud and giggled incessantly at the word. I scrolled down further and saw the survey the description talked about. Oh why not, this shit was hilarious.
In my tipsy state, I started to fill out all of the requested information. Even kinda drunk, I thought it was weird that they asked so many questions about my physical features like bra size, height, weight, and whatnot, but I happily filled it out. It even asked me questions about what I was into sexually and my kinks. I then saw they had a free appointment slot on Saturday.
In the end, I broke out my credit card and paid the one-thousand dollar fee without even realizing what I was doing. By this point, the bottle of wine was completely empty and I was pretty damn drunk. It wasn't long after that I passed out where I was.
I woke up from my phone alarm the next morning and realized that I was still on my couch. My head was pounding like crazy and the sunlight through the window was painful. I looked around and saw the empty bottle of wine and grimaced. Dammit, I must have passed out after drinking again.
I slowly got up and headed to the bathroom where I started my normal morning routine before going to work. After showering, I caught my 5'6" naked body reflected in the mirror and I paused to appreciate my figure. I was 27, but I felt like my body still looked like it did at 18. My skin was tight, smooth, and naturally tanned due to my Brazilian heritage. I was addicted to yoga, so my body was thin and in shape even though I didn't do any real athletic activity.