This was one of the most fun encounters I’ve ever had, for a variety of reasons. I was flying into Chicago for business and the only night available to me was Sunday. I had anticipated being at my hotel by 9:45 at the latest and arranged to see Alana around 11pm. The fun began when my flight was delayed by an hour.
I thought that I could probably still make the appointment, so texted to confirm and received a reply that 11pm was rather late and maybe we could make it earlier…? I explained my situation as they were closing to the door to the airplane, and jokingly suggested that Alana meet me at the airport and we could ride together to the hotel. I continued turning that over as we took off and, once in the air, connected to the airplane wifi and sent an email re-iterating that thought and added that it would be great to be met with a sign with my name on it. I made a further offer in terms of paying for the additional time and waited for a reply.
Alana was amused by the suggestion and agreed, so coming down the escalator into the vestibule I see a beautiful, tiny young lady grinning and holding a sign with my name on it (complete with hearts!). I came down and she gave me a hug and a kiss as if she was welcoming a long lost love home from the war. We laughed and kissed, oblivious to everyone around us as we walked towards the cabs (once starting down the wrong escalator and quickly backtracking; we were a little goofy). Once she saw the line for the cabs, though, she quickly called a friend who drove for Uber and we were in the car almost immediately.
We chatted and made out all the way to the hotel and I quickly got us checked in. We got into the elevator and the desk clerk came in, too. We pressed 5, he pressed 2, the doors closed and Alana put her arms around my neck and pulled me down into a long DFK that lasted all the way to the 5th floor. (I vaguely noticed the desk clerk getting out on the 2nd floor with a jealous glance at us.) The next stop was the room and you’ll need to be a VIP to read what happened next, but for those stopping here I will say that Alana was simply incredible in personality, appearance, and energy.