Chapter One
I checked the mirror quickly. Hair good. Seams straight. Nothing in my teeth.
Looking pretty good I took the three steps to the entrance to the restaurant and made my appearance. Well, when you're 5'9" in bare feet, a little over 6' in the 4" heels I had on, with 54-inch hips a 48-inch waist a special ordered 52GG bra, and tip the scales at 348 this morning you always make an appearance.
I looked across the restaurant and Jacob, my client, stood and waved. I took three steps and stopped.
In the profession (yes, I'm a prostitute - a hooker - a whore - or as I like to think of it, a very well compensated companion) I rarely get surprised anymore but this did surprise me.
Jacob was not alone. He had a woman with him.
I regained my composure, hoping I didn't look too silly, and closed the remaining distance between us. We shared a quick kiss and then he did that slight bow and arm wave to indicate I should sit in the booth opposite him and her.
I sat and gave him what I hoped was my best speculative look.
"Okay Jake," I said, making sure to shorten his name like I knew he hated, "what's all this?" and I nodded in the direction of the woman.
He smiled and said "Mandy," I'm Samantha, Sammee to the world and Mandy to my clients, "meet my wife Marta."
I barely managed a weak "uh-huh" and then took the hand she extended across the table.
"And again," I said, "what's up?"
"It's my idea," Marta said, "I hope it's okay."
I turned my gaze from Jacob to her and said "Okay Mart, what's up."
She giggled, a very high girlish sound, completely out of place from her broad mature face.
Sometimes the double negative is essential, no matter what your grammar teacher told you in 7th grade. She was not unattractive. Her thick black hair showed delicate lines of silver, quite striking. She was a slightly plump, round-faced woman with wide-set brown eyes, heavy eyebrows that really needed the attention of some tweezers, small ears, a slightly bulbous nose, a generous mouth with full, sensuous lips, and a very nice smile.
But she didn't say anything.
"Mart," I said, shortening her name as I had with Jacob's, "here's the deal. Either answer me or I'm out of here."
She blushed and took a deep breath.