It was very hot out, so I ducked into a bar for a while to beat the heat. I wasn't really working - men at the nearby businesses didn't get off until after 4 o'clock or so - but I was always on the prowl for business. As luck would have it there was a stray man at the end of the bar looking like he could use some company.
I didn't sit in the empty chair next to his, but did sit close enough that I could strike up a conversation, and soon enough we were chatting about nothing while I pretended to watch the same baseball game he was watching on the small tv behind the bar.
The bartender didn't know me, but he knew girls like me, and I could tell he was debating the notion of whether he would let me stay or ask me to go. I made it tough for him. I never dressed like most women in my chosen profession, preferring instead to dress less provocatively though I always made sure that my best features were highlighted. Today those features were well presented in a sleeveless top that might have been a bit revealing but could have been worn by a mom at her son's little league game. To make it even seem more innocent, I wore a simple pair of tan pants and comfortable flats.
My new drinking buddy was a bit quiet at first, but after his second drink the conversation had moved along well enough that I slid onto that open barstool next to him. We spoke about nothing again for a little while. Long enough that we bored the bartender enough that he tuned out of the conversation and started restocking the refrigerator.
That's when I asked if I could borrow my new buddies pen for just a moment. When he handed it over, I peeled just a single part of the bar napkin off - a piece as thin as a tissue - and wrote the note quickly on a bar napkin.
It said "I live a block from here. $100. Join me."
I showed him the note, then just in case he was a cop I dropped it into the bottom of a half-filled glass of water where it promptly disintegrated into nothing. I smiled, winked, and then pulled down my top just a bit with a finger. It wasn't enough to really show him anything too titillating, but if he had been concerned that he hadn't read the note right, it was all he needed to see to confirm it.
The next move was his, and I could tell he was interested. He whispered back to me, "My hotel room is just across the street. Does that work?"
With a nod from me he pulled out a few bills and tossed them onto the bar. As we left together the bartender glanced up and the look on his face said "Yep, knew it." I smiled and waved a ta-ta and we were back on the street.
The momentary blast of heat was matched by an equal blast of air conditioning as we entered the lobby of his hotel and made our way to the elevator. I'd never been in this one - it was a little bit outside of my regular hunting grounds - but inside it was just like the hotels I worked all over.
My John hadn't said a word since we'd left the bar and didn't in the elevator though he did take a moment to put his hand on my ass. I knew the hotel probably had a camera in the elevators but if anyone was really watching them, there was nothing there that would set off any alarms.
Once we were in the room with the door closed, he smiled to himself like he'd really gotten away with something - and in truth he had. It was a small hotel and back then the management of these places were usually pretty aware of who was staying in their rooms. I'd been stopped with other men on the way to their rooms and tossed out. (This was in the Midwest a long time ago. Thing were more innocent then.)
I sat down on the bed and started taking off my shoes, a sign of sorts that I didn't intend to be there all night and we should get started. He turned to me and gave me the elevator eyes that showed he was evaluating his purchase, so I stopped and pulled up my skirt enough to give him a good view of my legs.
"$100 is for the regular." He said it without looking for confirmation. "I'm not a regular guy. If I said $200 would you be open to some other options?" As he said it, he pulled two bills out of his wallet - both $100 bills - to let me know he was serious. There were more where those came from, I could tell.
I was interested and in fact there wasn't much I wouldn't do for that $200 at that point in my life, but I had learned over my time in the trade to be careful about going off the standard menu. I placed my flats at the foot of the bed and waited for the other shoe to drop. I wasn't saying no, but the devil is in the details. He waited for an answer so finally, I simply asked "What?"
He smiled and delivered the line like he was asking me if I wanted coffee.
"I'd like to take a shower with you, but before we turn on the water, I'd like to wet you down. I'd like to do your tits, but I'll throw in another $50 if you'll let me do it on your face as well."
So he was a freak with a fetish. I had learned that freaks could be very profitable, but you had to play them right. So, the negotiation game began.