An Offer they Can't Refuse

[Knight Errant]

Steven stared a bit at Hannah's back as she walks onwards after dropping that bombshell... kill them both? A plan? What was going on... and how did Hannah know? He follows her in silence the rest of the way until they get to the spa. He looks at the building. "Right... great..." he says... obviously preoccupied.

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Melissa smiles a bit. "If your lucky... things wont be rough at all... but in the end... its all up to you." She says, putting her plate away as well. "Right... now we should get going to your appointment."

[muffinstud]

"Right." Will waited for her a bit and headed out of the cafe. He stopped once outside of the doors."Lead on."

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Hannah turned to him and looked him up and down. "Oh, look at what I've done. Here I am, trying to help you, and all I do is get you depressed." She squared up to Steve and slipped her arms around him in a close hug. "Don't worry about things you can't control. Try to enjoy yourself, and I promise I'll protect you from what I can." She looked up at Steve, little trickles of tears in the corners of her eyes. "I have to leave you here. I'll be back after my appointment. Please, enjoy it. If you do, it won't hurt so much later on."

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Steve sees the tears in her eyes... and immediatley feels bad for causing them. He puts his arms around her, hugging back... and nodding at her words. "Um... allright Hannah... I'll do my best to enjoy it... I'll see you later?"

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Melissa soon takes the lead again! "Alright! Hopefully you can relax for a bit now. You will be okay without me, right?" As she leads him through the streets... the same pairs of girls wandering about. Its amazing how many different reactions they had... The womanly girls all seemed to be in the lead, their less feminine followers showing all ranges of emotions... from worry, to giddiness."

[muffinstud]

"I'll survive. And like I said, I'll behave." Will looked out over all the girls walking about. He could easily picture Melissa as one of the worried girls. She fit the bill, physically at least. "I'm guessing you didn't get along all that well with your trainer either. I hope you don't mind me, even with all the heavy questions."

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She nodded, rubbing her head against Steve's chest. "I'll see you soon." She let go and stepped back. She sniffled, and wiped a tear from her eye as she gave Steve another look over. "I'll meet you here at the entrance." And with that, Hannah turned and walked away. After a few steps, she let out a choke and ran off as best she could in her heels.

[Knight Errant]

Steve watches her go... sighing a bit... shaking his head. This whole situation was odd... but... he would have to wait for Hannah to give him the answers on her own time. With that thought, he turns and heads inside the building... hoping someone is expecting him.

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Melissa sighs. "She was a nice girl... but..." She giggles a little. "I was a lot like you... I still don't have all the answers. And some of my trainer's advice has been sticking in my head for awhile..." She sighs a bit. "Maybe we should both just try to enjoy ourselves..." Finally they come across one of the large spa buildings. She stops. "Right... I guess we part ways here..." She bites her lip... looking reluctant.

[muffinstud]

"Yeah, I guess." Will looked down at her, and how she seemed to want to say something. "So, I'll see you later?"

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Inside the doors, Steve was greeted by quiet classical music. He was standing in a rectangular foyer. One wall was covered with a water sculpture, tall wavy glass giving the illusion of an endless waterfall as the drops of water trickled over it. The floors were black linoleum and the walls and ceiling were a pale sea green. In front of him was a round desk, at about chest height. Behind it stood a slender man in peach colored scrubs. He smiled warmly at Steve.

"Ah welcome! From the looks of it, you're a lost little sheep here for the first time. Don't be shy." He beckoned Steve by making the motion of one hand clapping. "Come, come, come, come! Let me get a look at you!"

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Steve blinks, looking around the room until he sees its occupant. He edges forward into the room at the beckoning of the man, feeling rather... awkward. "Uh... hi..." He says.

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Melissa hesitates a moment longer... then wraps her arms around Will a moment... hugging him tight. "Later..." She says, turning and hurrying off, her heels clicking.

[muffinstud]

Will held his arms out a bit in shock as Melissa hugged him, but he let himself drop them around her to return the hug. He wanted to say something to her before she left, but the way she ran off just let the words die before he even knew what they were. "Such a pity she got caught up in all this. Such a nice girl." He tried to clear the heaviness from their conversation at lunch with a breath and went inside the building.

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"Hmm, looks like we have a talker. Don't worry, honey. We'll squeeze the awkward right out of you." He clapped his hands together once and looked Steve up and down. "Yes, definitely a first timer. So anxious, so nervous. Let's fix that, shall we honey?" He tapped a courtesy bell at the desk, leaned back, and shouted. "Tracy! Got a live one for you!" He leaned back and stared at Steve, as he waited for this Tracy person.

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Steve stares back... taking a bit of a deep breath. "Yeah this is my first time here. Yeah its a bit awkward." He says, crossing his arms and wondering who Tracy is going to be.

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Will heads into the building! He sees a rather fancy foyer, soothing music playing on the intercom. On the walls are various paintings... mostly landscapes. The walls are oak paneled... the floor a rich red carpet... along the walls are cushy leather chairs and sofas. And directly ahead is a desk! Behind it... a rather gorgeous woman in a secretaries outfit looks up at him. She pushes her glasses up a bit with one slim finger. "Hello there... name, please?" She asks politely.

[muffinstud]

Will looked around at the scenery and tried to take it in. After all, he'd never been in a spa before. His eyes definitely lingered on the gorgeous woman "Um... Will Robertson. I'm here for... an appointment?"

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"Don't worry, you're in good hands, honey." The man gave Steve a wink just as a woman rounded the corner of a hallway and entered the room. Beautiful wouldn't even begin to describe her. Starbucks could only dream of having coffee as dark and rich as her skin. She wore yellow scrubs that just barely contained her curves. "Tracy, darling. I want you to take extra care with this one. First timer and all. Now." The man drew a pen and licked it, then set it down against some paper. "What shall we call you?"

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Steve turns as the woman enters the room and nearly needs his eyes put back in his head... Tall dark and beautiful... he finds his eyes lingering on her curves a moment before he turns back to the man. "Err... my name is Stephen Carter..."

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The woman nods! Smiling as she writes something down on the clipboard she has on her desk. "Aaaah I see... your partner is Melissa, isn't it? How is she holding up?" She pauses, pressing a intercom button to her left. "Send up an attendant, please. We have a newcomer." She says, before shifting her eyes back onto Will.

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"Yes, she's helping me. She seems...complicated, but very nice." Will tilted his head. "Why? Do you know her very well?" This... was just perfect. Not only did Will get to talk to a very beautiful woman, but perhaps he could finally get some answers about his so-called maid.

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The man smirked. "I see. Well, Stephen, I bid you welcome to our house of relaxation. Do feel at home, would you?" He set his chin on his closed fists and leaned on the counter. Meanwhile, Tracy approached him and motioned him to follow. "Come with me please, I have a massage table waiting for you." Her voice was like honeyed silk.

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"Right..." He says to the man before looking to Tracy. He smiles a bit. "Yes ma'am." He says, definetly ready to follow her anywhere.

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The secretary nods! "Oh, yes... she is a regular here. In fact I'm sad to see she isn't going to be here today... but company policy and all that. I'm sure she will have a fun time... wherever she is going." She shrugs.

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"So tell me this. Did she seem happy here? I'm just curious, because she seems to be really worried about something" Will ventured forth and put an arm on the woman's desk, more than happy to get a little closer to her.

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Tracy led Steve down the hall for a bit, then leaned towards him. Oh, and how she leaned! "Don't mind Victor. He enjoys being strange. So, this is your first appointment with us? What do you think of the resort so far?"

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Steve looks over Tracy. "Um... yeah it is. And the resort is... nice. But some of the people seem a bit... distressed..." He says... trying not to stare at her figure.

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The secretary sighs. "Unfortunately... the owners of the resort have a way of causing people stress. But I can assure you... she always leaves here happier than she entered. Thats something, certainly. I'm sure it will be the same for you. Just leave your troubles at the door and such... we are here to help you relax, after all." She says with a bit of a smile... as a door to the side opens, a gorgeous woman steps out. She is wearing much the same uniform as the woman at the desk... her curves strain against her tight suit top as the swell of her hips are clearly visible under her pencil skirt. The woman at the desk smiles. "Ah, Claira... this is our latest guest, Will. Please take good care of him."