Chapter 5 - First Week in Egypt

Sentido Diamond Resort and Spa Hotel

Bo and Kenzi pulled up to the hotel entrance, paid the taxi driver and collected their luggage. Within the minute Bell Boys were collecting the bags and attaching tags to them. The door was opened for them as they stepped inside. The foyer was gold and cream decorated with expensive furniture. The reception was just to the right of them; they stood in the middle just taking in the beauty of the hotel and their first impressions.

"Wow Bo Bo, like pinch me" Kenzi's first impression of the hotel was grand. A big Crystal Chandelier hung from the ceiling and all the workers were dressed in immaculate white and cream suits.

"Ouch, I didn't mean actually to pinch me" Kenzi said rubbing her arm. "It was rhetorical or whatever the word is. I wonder how long it takes to clean. I bet the blonde from the airport would know and also what that word was? I'm half expecting her to jump out any second and give me the Wikipedia answer to anything I say now. Like how rude to eaves drop in our convo hey?" Kenzi joked.

"I liked her. C'mon let's just get checked in and settled, we can explore the hotel later. Erm, we need to ask for Mr Assem, let's ask him behind the reception." Bo pulled Kenzi toward the receptionist

"Hello I'm Bo and this is Kenzi and we're expected." Bo said politely to the man behind reception.

"Hello and Welcome to the Sentido Diamond Resort and Spa. Do you have your reservation please and can we offer you champagne and a welcome towel" As the man spoke another appeared with rolled up cold face towels and a complimentary flute glasses of champagne.

"We don't have one actually we're meant to see Mr Assem, we're starting work here." Bo explained.

"Ohh, I see." the receptionist quickly dismissed the bell boy before Kenzi could grab her drink. "In that case you should not be here, you need to be at the staff entrance, no one is allowed in the hotel. Get your things quickly and I'll get the bus boy to drive you round to where you should be."

"Oh like that is it, well we didn't know, so what no drink?" Kenzi looked shocked.

"No, and miss please keep your voice down, you're attracting attention from our guests, now please leave quickly." With that he turned his smile on again to what they assumed were actual guests checking in and they followed the bell boy.

The meeting with Mr Assem was short and sweet, a quick run through of wages, hours to work and living arrangements. They were given their accommodation, pleased to be sharing with each other. It was a two-bedroom apartment, they had their own rooms but they shared the bathroom and the living area. It was a basic apartment with three large mix-matched sofas on one side of the room in a box like shape in front of a wall mounted TV and a table with six chairs on the other side with a small kitchen and workbench. Next to the front door was a large fridge. The far back wall had three doors. The middle was the bathroom with interconnecting doors leading to both bedrooms. On the left of the bathroom was the bigger of the two bedrooms with a mini balcony and the right another double bedroom. They flipped a coin for the rooms and Bo won, choosing the left bedroom.

On the table they noticed a rule book about the hotel with what they could and could not say and do to the guests, where they could go and couldn't and what was included in their job in regard to food and drinks. Mr Assem had left them with instructions on how to collect their uniform from the warehouse in Naama Bay and had given them their work rota. There was a staff jeep that they could sign up for and borrow if needed. They signed the jeep out as soon as their bags arrived and headed off to collect their work uniforms.

Room 1225 – Lauren's Room

"Ta Da. What do you think? Not bad hey. It's actually an old guests room, it was refurbished last year, but now they built the new block they use this one only for staff. There are only five rooms in this small building. The rest of the staff here lives just outside the hotel, in an old part of the complex that's nicknamed the 'crack house'. You would have hated it. It's the old apartments that are no longer used. Some of which don't even have walls. Plus, they're mostly all two-bedroom. But I managed to get you in here. And the best part is..."

"The view." Lauren interrupted. It was a picture perfect view of the ocean, yes there was one other building lower down in front but mostly it was the ocean. Lauren could understand why it wouldn't be a guest room anymore, but to Lauren the view was simply perfect. Lauren was standing on her balcony when Tamsin joined her.

"Yeah, yeah the sea. What I was going to say is that I'm next door. But yeah this is nice also. So come on I'll help you unpack and you have a surprise in your fridge." Tamsin pointed over to the concealed wooden door under the mirror.

Sentido Diamond Resort and Spa

The first week had gone past quickly. Bo and Kenzi ate breakfast every day at 10am just before it closed and ate dinner at 6pm as it opened. Kenzi took to having lunch and snacks by the staff beach bar while Bo just ate her bar snacks. They were having a great time and had already met many of the others that shared their "Crack House". Most of them were Egyptian men with a few foreign, mainly European, women. The other international women worked as guest's relations or in the international parts of the hotel such as the bars, clubs and a la carte restaurants. Egyptians worked in the areas that did not have direct contact with guests, such as the housekeepers or in the gardens. Bo had been given the beach bar job while Kenzi had been given the beach waitress.

They had already scored themselves their first mark for Bo to seduce. A rich man named Lachlan. Bo seduced him easily and spent a few nights with him on his yacht. One morning she woke up alone with an envelope beside her. That was hard for her, the reality of what she was doing hitting a cord as she ran back to her best friend and cried for over six hours about how dirty and cheap she felt. Kenzi had held her close and stroked her head, reminding her that $800 was not cheap and it was like "Pretty Woman" she should not kiss them. It makes her emotional, it was solely an agreement, they get the best night of their lives and she gets rewarded. Bo was not upset about the sex; she enjoyed it she just never expected to feel that way. But Kenzi was right, no more kissing, it confused her. And the $800 was a good start to paying back Pavlo and hopefully the next one won't leave, so can make it more worth her while.

Lauren had enjoyed her first week, up early for a run and breakfast at 8am. She worked all day with patients. She also had meetings with hotel managers about food hygiene and keeping guests healthy. Lauren always managed to meet with Tamsin at the staff canteen for lunch and again for dinner when her shift was over at 7.30pm. Evenings were spent either in their rooms catching up or out in town getting to know the local area.

Tamsin had been busy with a new guard that started, Dyson Thornwood. Dyson had worked with Tamsin back in California but recently he had quit his job after he was suspected of helping cover up crimes. Nothing was proven but Dyson left never less. They were neither friends nor enemies, they worked in the same department and paths crossed on cases from time to time. Dyson work homicide while Tamsin had started to take up "Cold Cases" more. Tamsin also suspected the rumours were true about his cover ups, but apart from this one person that seemed to have a hold on him, he was a nice guy. A bit territorial, but when he trusted you, he was loyal and decent. Dyson was invited to join Tamsin and Lauren on their nights out, which he did often.

Friday 5th April - Buddha Bar 1am

Lauren, Tamsin and Dyson were out in Naama Bay on a Friday night, the busiest night, and had got raging drunk. Tamsin had gone off to the dance floor to dance, while Dyson and Lauren were left alone to chat. They both shared some same interests, it seems they both were members of the mile-high club, both liked brunettes and both liked to win. They were describing the most beautiful looking woman they had ever seen while downing shots of Sambuca.

"No Dyson I can beat you there, you see you said she had nice eyes, well my lady had the most beautiful chocolate brown eyes, and I think they even specked blue at the same time" Lauren said chasing her sambuca with the remaining wine.

"Eyes both brown and blue hey Doc, well sounds like a freak. And my lady had nice eyes yeah, but oh my god, those breasts, they were amazing and firm and oh amazing. We need more shots, barman." Dyson waved over the bar man

"Ah, trust a man to see a pair of tits on a lady first. My lady had eyes that spoke to my soul, and a smile that melted me, and oh oh oh listen…." Lauren said firmly pulling Dyson face to face her "….she had one, yes I said one, dimple on her face, oh my god how incredibly sexy."

"So this is the one you erm, got with, on the mile high hey?" Dyson asked

"No, no she was cute also. This lady, oh she was called Bo, I met her at the airport."

"I don't know my ones' name, we've never even spoken. I met her the first day I arrived, she is gorgeous, I think I'm in love at first sight, and she works at the hotel beach bar." Dyson half smiled.

"Ahh, typical men. Love at first sight does not exist, it's just your medial prefrontal cortex, the region that sits near the front of your brain, that makes snap judgments about physical attraction." Lauren slumped forward, " I need water."

"Are you drunk Lau? Lauren, I asked if you were drunk? Do I need to take you home?" Tamsin asked poking her friend and casting an evil eye over towards Dyson.

"She is wasted Tam. We best get her home." Dyson said, standing up.

"Lauren. Listen to me." Tamsin said while pulling at her friend. "Lauren, please wake up."

Turning back toward Dyson she spoke. "Hey Dyson watch this, if she is drunk she won't answer and we're fucked and will have to carry her. If she can answer then we're ok. We can help her to walk out of here. Ready?" Tamsin turned back to Lauren and said "What effects is that alcohol doing to you Lauren, please tell us as we're sooooo interested."

"Well, that's easy to answer." Lauren said straightening herself on her stool pulling back her shoulders. "Alcohol limits the production of vasopressin, or ADH, from the hypothalamus and the secretion of this hormone from the posterior pituitary gland. This is what causes severe dehydration when alcohol is consumed in large amounts. It also causes a high concentration of water in the urine and vomit and the intense thirst that goes along with a hangover. And..."

"Come on Lauren, up you get, you can finish that in the taxi. Dyson help with her other side" and with that Tamsin and Dyson moved a still muttering Lauren outside.