At the knock, Lisa got up to answer the door. An older man, maybe fifty, was standing there. A little bald, a little overweight, looking tense and eager. Lisa didn't know him, but she knew who he was.
"Jenny! Company!"
"Not quite ready! Could you come help me?"
Lisa directed the man to sit on the sofa while she went to check on her roommate. Jenny was in the bedroom, wearing a tiny thong, wriggling into a tight dress. The dress was new, but this was the look she usually wore when greeting her dates. Once the dress was in place, her nipples pressed into the thin fabric, showing off for any and all men who looked at her.
"What's up?" Lisa asked.
"I need you to do me a favour. Please? Please? Please?"
"If you have to beg me before you even ask, that's not a good sign. What's the favour?"
"My dad will be calling in a little while, but I can't put this guy off again. He has money. And he's looking for a new regular girl since Mona quit. Would you just answer the phone and tell my dad I'm asleep or something?"
"You could just not answer," Lisa suggested. "Then call him back later and tell him then that you were sleeping."