Ch.01: First Visit to ‘The Scrava’
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‘The Scrava’ is an exclusive club for an exclusive clientele. Precise location undisclosed. Mayfair, London, perhaps. The innumerable charms and the array of pleasures on offer make it the venue of choice for those looking to while away a few hours of unadulterated hedonism. Attendance is by invitation only: Those privileged enough to receive an invitation are invariably unfathomably rich. Much of the surrounding property is owned by the same people, as are the majority of the businesses. They drive around in their big shiny cars. They park where they like. They own property. They own me.
I started work as a secretary at Bowyer & Lake Technology Enterprises - a technology investment company based in the area. I worked hard, put in the hours, and in due time I earned my reward: The offer of promotion to Personal Assistant (PA) to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). I was instructed to wear the ‘usual PA uniform’ in my new role, which comprised the usual professional suit, along with the strict additional requirement that the skirt must be worn short (maximum length stipulated was that it should reach no more than halfway down to my knees). I was also requested to wear high-heels and to wear my hair loose at all times (I have long straight brown hair). Those requests probably should have appalled me, but the increase in salary and status was too good an opportunity to let pass.
I was, I suppose, an attractive woman. I was 25 years old, slim, about average height. My legs were shapely and long. My breasts were a little on the small side, but firm and pert. I suspect part of my reason for gaining the promotion ahead of other staff members (and some of them had been doing similar jobs for longer than I had) was at least in part due to the way I looked. I have no qualms about admitting that the senior people in the company liked to hire attractive PAs. The short skirts, the heels, and the long hair were all part of their vision of the corporate image... and if I could get paid more money just because I looked good, well then why not?
It was during only my second month working as PA to the CTO that I first became acquainted with ‘The Scrava’. It was quite normal to sit in on my boss' meetings over lunch (at one fancy restaurant or another) and to take notes as necessary. That day though, around mid-morning, I received an email from my boss in which he urged me to make sure I was looking my best, since the CEO had invited us to lunch with him at "a special place".
We were chauffeur driven across town in one of the company Bentleys (this in itself was not an unusual occurrence since undertaking my new role). I sat between the two men, both well presented in important looking suits, both slightly overweight; I remember feeling unusually shy with my legs exposed right up to the thighs sitting between the two of them. I tried to maintain an air of professionalism by wearing a serious, thoughtful expression on my face. I elaborated every now and then by pretending to be interested in something going on in the traffic outside. They mostly chatted across me (as if I wasn't there), but at one point the CEO did speak to me directly.
"Are you looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about then?" He asked.
"I'm not sure what you mean," I replied sweetly.
"‘The Scrava’ - where we're going to lunch - are you looking forward to experiencing it?” His eyes sparkled as he uttered the words.
"Of course," I lied, "I've heard it's a really special place". In fact I had never heard of it.
"Oh it is", he nodded assertively. "It really is - which is why I invited you." The way he said ‘you’… Hadn’t he sounded almost sinister?
"Thank you," I said quietly, and smiled politely.
We parked in what could only be a private underground car park. We left the car and I clip-clopped in my heels behind my two seniors along various corridors and flights of stairs until I was truly disorientated. Presently the fluorescent corridor lighting gave way to the shadowy flickering of candle light; it was then that I knew we had arrived at an entrance to ‘The Scrava’ club. More than eight big overweight doormen wearing penguin tuxedos followed my legs with their eyes as my seniors flashed their passes and the doors of the club opened before us...
Trails of cigar smoke drifted airily out from within. Gentlemen’s Jazz music played over the vague rumour of voices in conversation. The air of sophistication was palpable. I was led along the corridor as it opened out into what reminded me of a nightclub bar-room, with alcoves surrounding a central 'dance floor' area. There was a separate bar area at the other end of the club. Men - very important looking men - lounged about comfortably in the alcoves, sipping from champagne glasses, laughing, chatting.
I also saw the women: Semi-naked - no - wait, some of them were actually completely naked – trotting around in exceptionally uncomfortable looking high-heeled sandals. They were serving food and drinks… and they were dancing…. gyrating, writhing, swaying, turning… wriggling their bottoms... tens of pairs of beautiful breasts paraded around dutifully. Even the girl who took our coats, she wore just heels and skimpy lace briefs. Her long blonde hair fell in curls over her shoulders. Her breasts were small, the nipples shiny, pert. She curtsied to each of my partners. Then she took my coat and curtsied to me.
"Thank you miss", she said softly.
Then she did a very curious thing. She knelt down before me, bent over and kissed each of my feet. Without a word she rose back to her feet, curtsied for a second time, then turned and carried our coats away across the bar. Her hips wriggled sexily at each step.
"She used to be your PA didn't she?" the CEO asked my boss.
My boss just beamed at me in response.
What was I to make of this? The honest truth is that at the time I made nothing of it. I was mesmerised by the events going on all around me: Beautiful women dancing, serving and evidently worshipping the executives - all girls with their long hair flowing around their necks and shoulders as they writhed and twisted and turned.
We were ushered to a vacant alcove by another astonishingly attractive girl. She too curtsied before each of us as we took our places on the luxury cushioned leather sofa-benches. Before I had got settled in my seat I heard her ask the CEO meekly: