SUBSTITUTE HOSTESSES
"Oh shit. Shit, shit, shit." Exclaimed my good friend, brother-in-law and business partner Greg.
"What's the problem?" I asked.
"They were promised that there would be hostesses at the dinner, like they have in Japan."
I asked him, "Were you supposed to arrange something?"
Greg said, "Yes, but I fucked up. I forgot."
Greg and I, along with Anthony, Greg's father and my father-in-law (I am married to his daughter) were partners in a real estate management company and we were trying to negotiate a long-term deal with a Japanese company. It would significantly improve our company's finances and, after years of struggling, would put us on a solid foundation. Three Japanese businessmen had come for a four-day visit and we were hosting them in a final dinner before they left. Things had seemed to go well, but we were aware there was competition. They had visited with another firm the week before they met with us. When we made our presentations, we knew that the Japanese were comparing our ideas to those of the previous firm.
There were three Japanese who were the senior managers of their company and a translator, who was not of the same status as the three big-wigs. The managers had Japanese names but we referred to them among ourselves as Mr. A, Mr. K and Mr. Y. The translator's name was Yamato, a nick-name.
When making the arrangements, Yamato had told us about the idea of a farewell dinner with hostesses. We heard from Yamato that the previous group had done a really nice job at their farewell dinner. A few hours before dinner, Yamato and Greg had been going over the arrangements when Yamato mentioned the need for hostesses. That's when Greg realized that he had forgotten.
Greg and I spoke with Yamato and asked what the hostesses were supposed to do. He mentioned the geisha custom in Japan and said the hostesses would serve the dinner, pour drinks and provide friendly conversation and "friendliness". He said the previous group had provided two beautiful young ladies in kimonos who were the hit of the evening. I fibbed and said we had hostesses coming already and explained that I was just interested in the expectations and customs.
Greg and I quickly huddled and tried to come up with a solution. He made a couple of calls and tried to arrange something but got nowhere. We couldn't find anyone who even provided such a service. The only thing we found were strippers and escorts, but even then, there was no one available. When we confided in Anthony, he was pissed. He cursed at his son Greg, calling him every name he could think of. He just looked at me with a look of derision. He never thought that much of me. I wasn't good enough for his precious daughter. Anthony said we had fucked-up and we needed to fix it and stormed out.
We were all staying in a nice hotel in downtown Chicago. The wives of Greg, Anthony and me (Anthony and Grace's daughter) had accompanied us but had stayed out of the way. They hadn't even met the Japanese, except for Grace, who had a brief introduction. My wife, Darcey, Anthony's daughter, and Greg's wife Tara, had spent the week shopping and sightseeing in the city.
Greg came up with the only idea that made sense, to have our wives be the hostesses. As we explained it to them, we downplayed their concerns about what they would have to do and whether they would be expected to do anything sexual. We assured them, based upon what Yamato had said, that it would just be a tame dinner, with no fooling around. I wasn't sure about that, but Greg was very convincing. We weren't aware of the Japanese custom of understating things. The two ladies understood the importance of the potential business deal and knew that if we didn't do well with the dinner, we would probably lose the opportunity. We had worked hard for a number of years to attract the interest of a big investor and spent months working on the visit by these Japanese men. The stakes were high and it was worth having our two wives pretend to be hostesses. We would not say that they were our wives.
We had to get them something to wear. Grace called around and found a shop that sold kimonos and ordered two in Darcey's and Tara's sizes. Tara is a bit taller and has bigger boobs than my wife, but Darcey has a very nice ass and her tits are pretty nice as well. The kimonos arrived half-an-hour before we were supposed to meet for dinner in a Japanese restaurant near the hotel. The ladies were surprised when Grace unwrapped the kimonos and found that there was less to them than expected. They were loose on top and relatively short, with a slit up the side to show off the girls' legs. The top of both kimonos were cut to show a lot of cleavage. When the wives were trying them on, they realized that their bras would show if they wore them. Thus, they decided they needed to go without bras. Each of the ladies ended up wearing the kimono, a pair of underpants and shoes. The shoes would come off when they entered the restaurant per Japanese custom. Darcey and Tara looked really good, very sexy. We took a few photos before we walked to the restaurant with Darcey's dad, Anthony. Grace stayed behind in the hotel.
Darcey and Tara quickly read on the internet a little about how they were supposed to act in serving Japanese men. The dinner started out well. The three gents really perked up when they saw the women in their nice outfits. The ladies moved about, serving all three of the men with a lesser amount of attention to us three Americans and Yamato. Everyone was sitting on the floor on tatami mats at a low table covered with food, with our legs crossed underneath us. The ladies had to get close to the men they were serving to reach their drinking glasses and to serve the food and remove the dishes. The cook would send out dishes to a table and the girls would serve the three Japanese while the rest of us served ourselves.
The three Japanese men were 'handsy', taking advantage of opportunities to feel-up Darcey and Tara. The ladies tried to resist at first, but the men continued and showed some irritation when Darcey pushed their hands away. Anthony looked at his daughter and daughter-in-law and gave them a disapproving expression. They both knew that if they continued to resist or slapped one of the Japanese that the business deal would be ruined. The stakes were high and I could see the confusion in my wife's face as she resolved to let the businessmen have their way with her.
When the ladies leaned over to serve food or refresh drinks, their tits were on display and no doubt, the Japanese could see all the way to their pink nipples. I saw Mr. Y reach into my wife's top and fondle her right breast. With the short kimono with slits along the legs, the ladies were showing a lot and the Japanese would occasionally lift up their dresses to look at their panties. With just the kimono and a pair of panties, the women were very sexy and also quite vulnerable. Tara had Mr. A's hand on her thigh and I could tell when he reached her panties and slid a finger under the material to touch her pussy.