This is something that happened to my friend, Eric.
Having a great career, he was working as a director at a medium-sized company in Europe. His company at the time was trying to expand in the Asian market. They tried China first, but it failed due to regulations and too much competition.
After that, they focused on India, the second-largest market in the world. This time, they were much better prepared and managed to find a large local partner company. After a lot of back and forth, the deal was almost done.
Eric was sent together with some colleagues to review the final details and sign the contract. Everything had gone through the CEOs on both sides, so it really was just a matter of shaking hands between those responsible for the project in each company.
As a show of goodwill, the Indian company decided to pay for all local expenses during the trip, including accommodation. They booked one of the best hotels close to the company, and Eric’s team was positively surprised by their choice.
Everything looked expensive and luxurious. The employees were neat, smiling, spoke almost perfect English, and took care of their check-in quickly.
“Hello, sir and madams. We’ve been waiting for you. Please leave your luggage with one of our staff members, who will take it to your room. You’ve booked a VIP service during your stay, which includes all of these.”
The polite receptionist handed them a flyer with a long list of free services. There was everything, including free food, pool, spa, room service, and many others.
For now, it was dinner time, and no one felt like going out again to eat. They chose to try their luck at one of the hotel’s restaurants and didn’t regret it. Everything tasted delicious.
After that, they parted to rest for the evening. Back in his luxurious room, Eric threw himself on his bed, relaxing after the long flight. After a few minutes, he took the flyer again to check the services in more detail.
One item on the list attracted his attention. A free massage, available any day from 8 am to midnight. This was exactly what he needed right now, feeling stiff from travel weariness. Anyway, it was all free, and not even at his company’s expense, so there was no need to hesitate. There was nothing enjoyable than free stuff in the world.
He called the hotel reception and tried to book a massage.
“Due to a high demand, we only have one masseuse left, sir.”
“Is there a problem with that person?”
“She’s a professional, but she doesn’t speak English. She only normally serves Indian customers.”
“Oh… I don’t mind. It’s a massage, right? No need for a lot of talk. We’ll probably manage with sign language.”
“As you wish, sir. She’ll come to you as soon as possible.”
“Thank you.”
He didn’t lie. A few minutes later, someone was already knocking on his door. When Eric opened it, he was met with a typical Indian-typed woman, wearing traditional clothing. She was smaller than he was, with smooth skin, long black hair, black eyes, and a gentle smile. She was holding a small bag, which probably contained her work tools.
“Namaste.”
He only knew a few words in Hindi, and this was one of them. The woman might have heard about the circumstances since she only grinned before answering.
“शुभ संध्या.”
They stared at one another for a few seconds before he remembered his manners.
“Oh, please, come in.”
He moved his body aside to leave enough room for her to enter. She did so, looking around the room, before moving to the bed. In this hotel, massages were a service provided inside the room, for maximum relaxation. This way, customers didn’t even need to make the effort to move back to their room when it ended. It was thought of for maximum comfort and laziness.
The woman took a long towel out of her bag and placed it on the bed. Then she tapped on it while looking at Eric, who understood what she wanted from him. However, when he tried to lie down, she stopped him, pointing at his clothes.
So, this was even a direct body massage. He marveled at his choice and removed his upper body garments before trying to lie down again. Yet, she halted his movement again and pointed at the bottom part too.
“Really?”
Even though she probably didn’t understand the word, she was aware of what he tried to express. She nodded as a matter of fact, and, after a slight hesitation, Eric decided to remove his pants too.
Unfortunately, this still wasn’t enough for her. With a gentle smile, she pointed at his underwear too, as if this was only expected.
“Ugh…”
It wasn’t that he was shy or afraid of showing himself. Still, the sudden demand took him by surprise. It wasn’t that easy to get into the nude in front of an unknown woman, even if it was for a massage.
After a bit of thinking, he chose to do it anyway. It wasn’t like she hadn’t seen other men before in her job. It wasn’t that much of a big deal.
When he finally got rid of everything, the woman nodded, satisfied, not bothered by his appearance in the least, and tapped on the bed again. He lay on the towel, face down, and the service started for real.
According to the booklet, it was supposed to last one hour, which was a lot of work for the woman. He could only hope she was paid well enough for the job.
She took a bottle of something and opened it. Soon after, a pleasant for also exotic fragrance reached his nose. It felt nice and relaxing, which showed it wasn’t chosen for no reason. The woman put some of that oil on her hand and applied it to his back.
She spread the liquid all over before slowly applying some pressure here and there, or caressing his skin with just the right amount of force.