After my experience with various hotels, I discovered a better alternative - staying in a local house in a 'spare room'. The benefits were manifold. It was cheaper, I could leave clothes and toiletries rather than carrying back and forth, and lastly, I met new people. So it was that I found people with a spare room who were happy to have someone contribute to the costs of running a house. I stayed with a number of people. One memorable stay was with a gorgeous-looking blonde who worked as a legal secretary for one of the local businesses. We got on fairly well, although we didn't seem to see a great deal of each other. She claimed to have a long-distance boyfriend although I never saw him at any time.
One night I'd finished work and walked to the local pub for a quick dinner and glass of wine. I spotted my "landlady" with a young guy. They seemed to be having a good time, drinking plenty and getting closer as the night progressed. I left them to their own devices rather than interrupt what was becoming a very sexually charged encounter.
After my meal I was feeling tired and made my way back home. It was getting on for ten so I decided to go to bed and read. I must have fallen asleep as the next thing I heard was the sound of them arriving back home. They were clearly continuing their night as the TV went on and their drinking and partying continued. Despite the noise, I eventually went back to sleep.
I wasn't sure what time it was but I was awoken by sounds of shouting and a loud argument. From what I could hear, the night had clearly gone wrong and she wanted him out. The next thing was a loud banging on my bedroom door. I got up and made my way to the door as another bang reverberated around the room.
I opened the door (wearing just boxer shorts) and she stood there, with tears in her eyes, wearing a very diaphanous negligee.
"Please get rid of him!" she said.
I told her to stay put. He was still in her bedroom, clearly quite drunk. I didn't know what exactly had happened, but I told him to get up and get dressed in as fierce a voice as I could muster. He reluctantly arose, and unsteadily got dressed. He mumbled something unintelligible but I ignored him and told him again to get out.
Thankfully, he didn't resist (he was certainly bigger than me and I would have struggled to control him if he'd been aggressive).
Finally, he made his way downstairs unsteadily. I followed and made sure he left the building. From the front door I watched his meandering progress, finally disappearing from sight.
I locked the front door, turned off the TV (which they'd left on) and made my way upstairs. She was still in my room, sitting on my bed with the duvet pulled up covering her naked legs.
I sat next to her, and put my arms around her shoulders.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
By way of an answer she put her head on my shoulder. I held her close to me, trying to give her some comfort.
She stayed like that for a number of minutes.
When I asked if she was ready to go back to her bed, she nodded. We rose together and I led her to her bed.
She sat on her bed and I asked again if she was okay.