I finally get to my hotel in downtown San Francisco, near Chinatown. It is almost 7 pm, and I am a bit tired, but also excited to see Brandon after 3 weeks. I met him on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco two months ago and I ended up spending the night with him. But being a flight attendant, it is not easy to maintain a relationship, and for now, I am happy with just a company from time to time. In reality, the job is a lonely job and I spend a lot of nights by myself in different cities in the country.
My name is Lisa. I am 36 years old and I have been a flight attendant for 9 years now. I got divorced 4 years ago, and I have been mostly single ever since. Thankfully, it was a clean divorce, and we did not have a kid. At some point, I just got tired of being in a passionless relationship where my opinions did not matter and it was all about his happiness.
My hotel room is nice and spacious. First thing first: I need to take a shower. I check my phone and there is still no response from Brandon. It is not like him. He usually responds quickly. Oh, well, I am sure he is going to write back soon.
As I start to take my shower, I notice that the water is not being drained. It looks like the shower is clogged. Damn this luck! I try to finish up quickly and get out of the shower. I call the receptionist and let him know the shower is clogged. He tells me that he is sending the handyman to my room in a few minutes.
I check my phone. Brandon has replied:
"Hi, Lisa. Glad to hear you got to your hotel safely. Unfortunately, something has come up and I cannot meet you tonight. Raincheck?"
What the hell? He confirmed last night that he would be available to meet. I hate it when people so casually flake on others. So disrespectful.
Well, I guess I will just go to the Subway across the street and get a sandwich and eat it in my room.
I just put on my shorts, and a tank top and wear my flip-flops and run down to the Subway store. An old man is in front of me, ordering his sandwich. A young guy just enters and stands behind me waiting. It is my turn. I order a turkey sandwich with chips to go. As I am about to leave, I hear the guy behind me orders the same sandwich. I chuckle and leave.
As I get off the elevator and walk toward my room, I notice the door to my room is open and a guy is standing by the door. He is the receptionist who checked me in. He explains that the handyman is working on my shower and trying to fix it.
"How long is it going to take? I want to eat my dinner," I ask impatiently.
"Unfortunately, it will be awhile. Maybe an hour or two," the receptionist replies.
"Two hours?? Are you kidding? Can you give me another room?"
"I am afraid not, we are fully booked tonight. I will talk to my manager to get you a voucher for your next stay here."
"Thanks, but what should I do now? Is there a lounge that I can go to?"
"You may go to the bar on the top floor."
"No thanks. I don't feel like drinking."
"You are welcome to wait in my room until your room is ready," says a man behind me. I look back and I immediately recognize him. He is the guy from Subway who ordered the same sandwich as me.
"Awww thanks. I don't want to bother you. You have your turkey sandwich to eat," I say, trying to tease him a bit.
"So do you. I noticed you got the same sandwich."
"It seems to me you relied on my wisdom and expertise to choose the right sandwich."
"Haha, exactly. So, I owe you one. Come please."
"Hmmm, okay, maybe just for a bit, until they fix my shower."
"Sounds good. I am Jaime by the way."
"Lisa. Nice to meet you."
I tell the receptionist to call my cell phone when my room is ready. Jaime and I walk to his room which is just a few doors down the hallway.
"Please come in," Jamie says and I enter his room.
"Let's eat first. I am starving," I suggest. We both sit on the bed and start to eat our turkey sandwiches. He tells me he is a software engineer, and he is in town for a job interview.
"You are a software engineer? I can see the nerd in you a little. How old are you?"
"I am 26," he says and laughs, "So, I have a nerdy look? I take it as a compliment."
"You should. Intelligence is sexy," I reply.
We talk for a bit while finishing up our dinner. He cleans up the items on the bed.
"Thanks for letting me stay over. I really had no idea what to do."
"No problem. I am glad I was there at the right time," he replies.
"Cool. So, is it okay if I lay down on your bed? After 10 hours of flying, all I want now is to relax."
"Please do. Let me turn on the TV. Maybe we can watch a movie."
"Good idea."
He grabs the remote and starts to look for movie options. TBS just started showing "The Day After Tomorrow". We decide to watch that.
"By the way, do you mind if I smoke a joint? It helps me relax," he asks me.
"Oh my God. You got weed? Can I smoke a bit too?" I reply.
"Of course you can."
We walk to the bathroom and turn on the fan. He offers me the joint and I take a hit. Ten seconds later and I am already high. He follows. We do a second hit and come back to the room and sit on the bed and start to watch the movie.
A few minutes later, I start to notice Jamie is a bit distracted. At first, I thought it was a coincidence, but now I notice that he looks at my feet whenever I move my toes. I have been told that I have gorgeous feet, and they are very sexy. My shoe size is 8 and I have long toes with fresh black pedicure which I got just two days ago.
All of a sudden a naughty idea comes to my mind. I am going to substitute Brandon with Jamie for tonight and in my own terms. I am basically going to act like a guy and just go after what I want. Poor Jamie, I am gonna make him my boy toy.
I sit straight and start to rub my right foot and make pain noises.
"Are you okay?" Jaime asks.
"Yeah, I am. It is just that my right foot is so tired and sore tonight."
"Can I do something to help?"
"No thanks. I am going to rub it and hope to feel better."