I flew into Atlanta a day early to scope out the new potential client for my firm: Addison & Lockheed, Financial Consultants. The potential client was Jedidiah Stoudamire IV, old money, and lots of it. He had recently inherited from his father when III passed away, and he was the one client everyone was lining up to reign in. Our approach was simple: Meet with the potential client. While everyone else was using skype or skype-like software, such as Go To Meeting, we believed in face-to-face interaction, and our clients seemed to approve.
The best way to get the skinny on any individual is to go straight to the source, which, in the world of big business, is the secretarial pool, and that is what I did. After waving a few Benjamins in Collette's face, I knew everything from Jedidiah's favorite sandwich meat to his preference in underwear. It was Cajun Roast Beef and Hanes, respectively, by the way. I was able to get more pertinent info as well, info that I could use upon meeting with him tomorrow. I called up my old buddy, former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine, to see if he was free tomorrow. He assured me he would be.
I went back to my hotel room and decided that I was horny enough that I wanted sex as opposed to whacking it like I'd been doing since my girlfriend left me a month ago. I should have tried to hook up with Collette. Oh, well. This wasn't my first trip to Atlanta. In fact, I had grown up just 35 miles away, in Loganville. I would be going there tomorrow to spend the weekend with Mom before flying back to New York on Sunday. That was tomorrow, though, and this was tonight, and tonight I was horny, so I decided to use my
per diem
to buy myself a little action.
I looked through the yellow pages and found an escort service, then went online to check the reviews. A lot of five-star ratings from customers, so it must have been good. Knowing exactly what I wanted, I decided to call.
"Surreptitious Delights," a honey-voiced woman greeted me. "How may I assist you?"
"I'm going to make this real simple for you," I told her. "I am not a cop. I want a woman, someone with whom I can have sex this evening."
"Sir, we do not promote sexual activity," she informed me. "Our escorts areβ"
"Yeah-yeah-yeah, and I had corn flakes for breakfast," I interrupted. "Look, I'm trying to tell you exactly what I want. I'm not looking to fuck. I want to be made love to. Okay? I want the highest rated woman you have, someone classy, who doesn't mind taking her time to ensure that all my needs are met. I don't care how she looks as long as she's legal, and she must be willing to both give and receive oral. No drugs, no diseases, and she must be clean. Oh, and she has to wear thigh-high stockings and a garter belt. That's a must."
Silence, then, "I think I have just who you need. Our escort service fee is two hundred dollars, and she charges five hundred per hour."
"Five hundred?" I almost shouted.
"You asked for the best, sir, and she is the highest rated escort we have. Believe me when I say it will be money well spent."
I mulled this over for a few seconds, then said, "Okay, put me down for two hours."
"Excellent, sir. I just need your credit card information, please." I gave it and my hotel info to her, and once finished, she said, "Okay, your escort's name is Marlena and she should arrive at your destination by nine p.m."
"Nine?" I asked as I checked the time. It was six-thirty.
"Our escorts work on a per customer basis. She will need time to bathe and make herself presentable. I'm sure you can appreciate that, sir."
"Oh, yes. Of course," I said, "and tell her the door will be unlocked and she can enter upon her arrival."
"Very well, sir, and thank you for choosing Surreptitious Delights."
I ordered room service and ate a light dinner as I didn't want to be weighed down with sex looming on the horizon. I caught some scores on ESPN, and at eight-fifty I unlocked the door, then went to get a shower. I was all for her being presentable, but I didn't want to have to go through the motions of getting undressed when I could just pull a towel from around my waist and be ready to go.
I exited the shower, wrapped a towel around my waist, then grabbed another and began drying my hair as I entered the bedroom. Through a small opening in the towel, I could see a shapely leg clad in a white stocking hanging off the bed. I slowly followed it up to find the other leg was on the bed. "Sorry for my appearance, but I didn't expect you to be on time," I lied.
"It's quite alright," she assured me in a rather sultry voice. "I'm here, you're here, and that's all that matters, right?" She stood as she said, "Now let's have a peek at who's under that towel." She removed it and immediately said, "Simon?!?"