Yatharth Yashwantrai Thakore

Yash. Call me Yash. Or Raoul if you don't mind. Say it with me now. Raa - uul. Strong emphasis on the last syllable please. Thank You.

Woodsmoke and the sea. That's me. I'm that guy they show in the risque advertisements. Every woman's fantasy. Every girl's dream. Lush black hair, straight nose, strong jaw line, smooth skin, muscled body, dimples, you name it and I've got it. My artistry is perfected to the extent that I become whatever my client desires.

I built Raoul with care. Every muscle group, every nuance honed till it threatened to trip off the skeleton. My own mother wouldn't recognise me. Not that it matters. I am here because Loyana wanted me to be here.

I am available. For a fee I do things that your husband/lover/boyfriend wouldn't even dream of. I take your body and play, play with it and get paid for it. I caress, kiss and stroke, your hair, your eyes, every nook and cranny that you are either ashamed of or fear revealing to your partner. I make you feel beautiful, desirable, ecstatic even. I don't play games. No name calling, no barters.

I demand nothing except that for those few hours you put yourself in my capable hands and let my instinct, my intuition take you to places where maybe you have never ventured before. Let your senses go, leave your inhibitions on the other side of the door. Take part in the feast of the senses and at the end, don't 'forget' to pay me. Because hey, a man's got to eat. And this is what puts bread on my table.

I am a Gigolo. I do almost anything in that line as long as you are not into pain. But there is a price tag for everything. Because my dear friend, there's no such thing as a free lunch. As I realised when my gym instructor took my virginity.

For now suffice it to say that I provided pleasure of a different kind to Loyana, she paid well. and I had no qualms about sharing knowledge with someone who had willingly gotten into it. An educated intellectual manwhore. That was a new one. And when Loyana told me about him, I was intrigued enough to enter this story and play my part.