These are true stories. When I got out of the military I put myself thru college by working as a night auditor at resort hotels on the California coast. To this day I think I got a better education at work than at school.
As a hotel night auditor my shift ran from 11:00 PM to 08:00 AM. The first couple hours were pretty busy but after that the work slowed down and the nights became quite interesting.
A few months after the rock band incident I was busy with the audit at about two thirty in the morning when Debbie, a real hot brunette who worked as a cocktail waitress in the main bar, walked into the office. This was the first time she had bothered to stop at the desk after the bar closed.
I said hello and after a few minutes of conversation found out why she was there – the battery in her car was dead and she didn’t have a way home. Worse, she didn’t have anybody she could call to come and get her and cab fair from the hotel to her place would be at least $40.
“How about giving me a key to one of the empty rooms and let me spend the night here?” she asked. “I promise I’ll be gone before the day shift people get here.”
This was a definite ‘no-no’, something that would get the both of us fired on the spot.
“No can do Debbie. Sorry, but you know the rules. You can crash on one of the couches in the admin office if you want.” I said and could tell from her expression that this was NOT an option as far as she was concerned.
At first she got mad. Her face became flush as her hands balled into fists, but then I guess she thought better of the idea. She took a deep breath, walked over to the desk I was at and sat down on its corner. This got my attention as the skimpy costume she was wearing gave me a great view of her legs.
“Aah come on Tim, be a friend, you can change the housekeeping report. Nobody will ever know.” she smiled down at me. Looking up into her big brown eyes I almost caved in. Then I saw the smirk in her face and it pissed me off.
“Actually we’re not friends Debbie. You have never once stopped by to talk to me. The only reason you’re being nice now is you figure you can show me a little leg and I’ll do whatever you want.” The more I said the madder I got. “ That may work with the bartenders and the drunk customers, but not with me. You can sleep on the couch or in your car but it will take a lot more than a flash of thigh before I risk my job for you.”
She stared at me for a minute but didn’t move. I guess it had been quite a while since any male had talked to her that way. She seemed to be thinking about what to do – slap my face, cry or get up and leave. Debbie finally appeared to make up her mind and I figured she was going to belt me.
“OK Tim, what will it take for me to get a key to a room?” she asked in a low voice as she moved off of the desk and onto her knees so we were face to face.