PART 10: A NEW START
Fortunately, Martin had his wallet with him, so they were able to pay for the cabbie to take them to the airport. There, they rented a car and headed back toward their homes in Los Angeles.
"Well, I wonder what Josky and the guys are doing now?" Martin chuckled as he drove. Holly sat in front next to him, with Staci in the back seat.
"I bet they hired a dozen call girls," Holly said.
"Well, I'm sorry I didn't get you girls out of there sooner," Martin said. "I had no idea it was going to be like that."
"I know you didn't," Holly said. "Josky was playing us against each other. He said he'd fire you and he told you he'd fire me. We hesitated and before you knew it, it was out of control. The important thing is, we're gone now. And we're all unemployed. Anyone have any ideas of what to do from here?"
"I don't know," Staci said. "Everything I own is in Josky's house. I can't go back there."
"It's OK," Martin said. "You can stay with us as long as you need to. I say us, but Holly, you don't work for me anymore, so if you want to move out, that's up to you."
"No," Holly said. "We're in this together. You're the only people I trust right now, so I think we need to stick together."
"I agree," Staci said. "Thanks for getting me out of there and letting me stay with you. I can re-pay you however you want. You know..."
"That's not necessary, Staci. Same goes for you, Holly. As much as I'd love to keep our arrangement, the fact is that you're not on the payroll anymore, so you don't have to do anything you want to do."
"In case you hadn't noticed," Holly smiled, "I enjoy it too. I like dressing sexy and fucking in public. I don't want to change a thing."
"Me either," Martin said. "I'm glad to hear you say that."
"So, do you guys have any idea where I can get a job?" Staci asked. "I can go back to stripping, I guess."
"Me too," Holly said.
"Well wait a minute," Martin said. "You both said you wanted to be models or actresses, right? Well, why don't we find something like that for you?"
"That would be great," Holly said, "but I took this job because I couldn't find anything like that."
"Same here," Staci said.
"Maybe instead of waiting for someone to hire us," Martin said, "we should create our own work. Would you two be open to doing some more R- and X-rated work if we were the bosses so you knew you could say no at any time?"
"That would be perfect," Holly said.
"I think we can make it work," Martin's mind was spinning now. "I think we can definitely market you two to a wide audience. I'm thinking a swimsuit calendar the high school boys can buy and a topless calendar their dads can. Maybe some workout videos -- and maybe a special workout video featuring our special equipment. Holly can show you how to do it, Staci."
"Yeah," Holly was seeing the point now. "And we could do some reality videos where we tease in public, like we did with those guys at the mall parking lot. It's a blast, Staci. I'll show you."