Oasis
“The bartender brought him another martini. Robert removed the olive and polished off the entire drink. He set the empty glass down on the bar, looking at his watch again. It was three in the morning and she still hadn’t returned to her room.
“You look like you can use some company.”
Robert turned around. It was a woman. He squinted. “Don’t I know you?”
She nodded. “We were both at a party given by King Hakeem. My name is Halima Lehmkuhl.”
“Now I remember. You danced with Shakir.” He pat...ted the seat next to him. “Would you like a drink?”
Halima climbed up on the barstool, allowing the slit in her skirt to expose her thigh. “I’ll have the same thing you’re having.”
Robert called the bartender back over and ordered their drinks. He left quickly and returned with their order. “What are you doing in Cairo?”
Halima sipped her drink. “I work here.”
“In town?”
She nodded. “At this hotel. I am the manager. My father is half owner in the place.”MoreLess
“You look like you can use some company.”
Robert turned around. It was a woman. He squinted. “Don’t I know you?”
She nodded. “We were both at a party given by King Hakeem. My name is Halima Lehmkuhl.”
“Now I remember. You danced with Shakir.” He pat...ted the seat next to him. “Would you like a drink?”
Halima climbed up on the barstool, allowing the slit in her skirt to expose her thigh. “I’ll have the same thing you’re having.”
Robert called the bartender back over and ordered their drinks. He left quickly and returned with their order. “What are you doing in Cairo?”
Halima sipped her drink. “I work here.”
“In town?”
She nodded. “At this hotel. I am the manager. My father is half owner in the place.”MoreLess
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