I started working with this woman about a year ago.  She was a very nice lady, average looking.  We were part of a team of folks working at the corporate offices of a fairly large company.  Our boss was big on the concept of getting “out to the field,” out to meet the customers.  So, my co-workers and I traveled quite a bit.  We did our best to team up and save expenses.  One particular trip, six of us traveled together.  Myself, Todd, Jill, Lynn, Barb and Paula. 

Lynn and Barb were very upper middle class.  They were always concerned about their positions in the company, the cars they drove, the clothes they wore, etc.  Paula was a wannabe.  She hung out with Lynn and Barb to make herself look better. But, if you talked to her alone, she was really nice.  Jill was a long time employee.  She knew more about the company than most of us would ever learn.  She was definitely down to earth.  Even though we had only known each other for a year, we definitely didn’t act it.  Our morning coffee conversations were pretty wide open.  We would talk about her romantic interests or marital issues between my wife and me.

So, the six of us found ourselves in Chicago.  We spent the whole day meeting with clients, touring their offices, meeting customers, shaking hands, etc.  We met for dinner around 6 to discuss plans for the evening. Barb and Lynn naturally were headed for the miracle mile to do shopping.  Paula was tagging along.  Todd excused himself to meet with friends.  Jill and I were headed back to the hotel to study for one of those classes we “volunteered” to take.

Around 10, I needed a break and headed for the whirlpool.  When I got there, I found Jill had beaten me to it.  I started to excuse myself.  Something about being in a whirlpool with a co-worker felt weird.  Jill stopped me. 

“Tom, we’ve known each other for a year.  Relax, it’s just a whirlpool.” 

So, I set aside the chivalrous feelings and climbed in.  Man, it felt great.  But, I suddenly was having a problem.  Jill looked pretty damn good in that swimsuit.  Much as I tried to ignore it, my wandering mind and eyes were drawn to a pretty big chest and a nice ass.

I finished the beer I brought with me and headed back to my room.  Trying to be a nice guy, I asked if she wanted a beer.  Of course, I did not expect her to accept.  But, thought it was the friendly thing to do to offer.  To my surprise, she accepted.  She wanted to stop by her room and change, but she could really use a beer.

Off I went to my room, wondering all the way what I had gotten myself into.  I got to my room and raced around trying to clean up dirty underwear and socks.  I just got that done when I heard a soft knock on the door.  Jill was quick!  I let her into the room, offered her a beer and a seat.  I excused myself to change out of my wet swimsuit. 

I returned to the room in a pair of baggy gym shorts and T-shirt.  Jill was sitting at the head of one of the two queen beds.  I grabbed a beer and sat on the other bed.  We chatted a little.  I moved to the head of the bed and was absent mindedly watching the news I left on earlier.  We chatted some more and Jill