Chapter 15
Wednesday 1 -- Afternoon
I hadn't anticipated applause, but Enrique on the security desk gave me an enthusiastic round when I arrived. At least DeShawn contented himself with a head shake and a thumbs-up.
I was confused "What did I do?"
They both started laughing, but DeShawn managed to answer "Made a sex kitten out of the scariest dragon lady mama-San we have. She works hard, she's honest, and she's fiercely protective of her girls, but everyone who's worked with her was a little afraid of her. Even drunken punters don't usually dare start something. You show up and offer to buy her a lady drink, and she's tits-out in the bar like one of her girls. Nice ones, too. Then you long-time her and haul her back naked the next morning -- and according to Maribel, she was singing your praises and hoped you'd do it again. What the hell?"
I blinked. "Um ... right place at the right time?"
They both stared.
I sighed and elaborated. "She's really good at that dragon lady glare, isn't she? But underneath it, she's a nice sweet girl. And really lonely. I think she loved being a bar girl herself, but her last place told her she was too old, she should be a mama-San. From what you tell me she's a good one. But I swear if you insisted that a couple of days a week she dress like her girls and work the floor she'd be one of the biggest earners you have, with lots of repeat customers."
DeShawn looked thoughtful "You may be right -- and she's certainly got the figure to draw men; I reviewed this morning's dorm security feed. Maybe Jim should ask her if she'd like to try -- she already told him this morning that she wanted to try doing more long-times. But how did you pick up on this?"
"Pure, dumb, luck. She and I were watching Plum working her way through last night's crowd and she said something about never having had that many men lined up even when she was young and pretty. And that now that she was old nobody wanted her. Sounded pretty down about it. I told her that a lot of men would still want her. She didn't believe me, so I told her I'd be happy to long-time her if she was available and offered to buy her a lady drink. As soon as she realized I was serious, she jumped on both. Just luck."
DeShawn shook his head again. "I should have you buy me lottery tickets. So how was she?"
"Simply fabulous. And sweet. Show her a little kindness and affection and she practically purrs."
I pointedly changed the subject "Same shift today?"
"Same shift. But you can cut out at 8 PM tonight. You might want to check out one of the clubs tonight, while you have a chance -- you're on 4 PM to midnight tomorrow night."
ooOoo
By now, monitoring security was automatic enough that I could filter out most of the clutter on the feeds, giving me more time to explore the computer menus. Out of curiosity, I checked the weekly schedule at Vacuum -- it listed who was working each day, and any reservations. Compared to yesterday's madhouse, other than my end-of-shift long-time Plum's only showed only 2 short-times reserved today.
I laughed when I saw that one was with DeShawn -- she really must have impressed him; I hoped she gave him the ride of his life. My long-time reservation was -- of course -- at the end of her shift, midnight. And with my later shift tomorrow I really could keep her to noon. Especially as a note said that today was her last scheduled day in Vacuum this week -- tomorrow she'd be doing the 6 PM to 2 AM shift in the American Club. After a moment's thought, I clicked to add an "anal" surcharge -- might as well take everything she offered.
Looking down the list, I laughed again when I saw another notation. DeShawn must have gone directly to Jim after leaving here because Flora's entry now showed "available for long-time"
Once again, the afternoon shift was slow, with most of the activity centered around Vacuum or the adjoining beer garden. Despite the relative crowding, and the number of topless girls with lady drinks on the table, I saw only a handful of blowjobs being sold, and much less traffic on the stairs to the short-time rooms. I did see Plum heading upstairs an hour into her shift, and sliding under tables a couple of times, but compared to yesterday's pace this seemed positively sedate. I hoped that she wasn't too disappointed.
By now, surprisingly, Plum's activities weren't too distracting. I knew where she was, and what she was doing, but I tried to give her no more attention than any other girl I was monitoring.
That resolution fell by the wayside when DeShawn showed up for his 5 PM reservation. Somehow, knowing him brought what she was doing back into focus. My wife -- the shy, sweet, girl I had married and still loved -- had turned herself into a whore, with my enthusiastic help. Now she was about to sell herself yet again -- not even the first time today -- to a man who was rapidly becoming a friend. And the thought had me as hard as an iron bar.
I did have enough self-control to confine myself to monitoring, but I noted that unlike her first punter the day before he did take the whole hour. And walked her down the stairs with his arm around her at the end of it.
He was still smiling when he showed up a little later, too.
"So, how was she?" Might as well be blunt -- he knew I'd have been monitoring.
His smile broadened. "Amazing. And enthusiastic. She really seemed to be having fun, too. Told me that you'd mentioned I might be by, and she'd been looking forward to it. Funny thing is, I believed her."
"Well, we hit it off when I met her before. And you'd told me that you wanted to give her a try. I just told her what you'd said about that first guy yesterday."
He raised an eyebrow "And?"
"And I made a point of not monitoring your session closely. But I noticed that you took the whole hour and had your arm around her coming down the stairs. Even working girls like a little appreciation -- I'll bet you scored major points with every girl in the bar." I grinned at him "Who knows? Maybe one of these days you'll even decide to grab one of them for yourself, permanently."
I'd meant the jab as a joke, but his response was thoughtful "Maybe one of these days I will. Playing the field is fun, but it would be nice to have someone special." He did his signature head shake. "But not just yet!"
ooOoo
Out at 8 PM, I had four hours to kill before I could pick Plum up. And I needed something to eat. I decided to do both at once, and headed to the Asian club -- if it was set up to appeal to Koreans, they probably had a good selection of spicy bar snacks.
They did. Along with massive amounts of soju alongside the beer in the glass-fronted coolers behind the bar. I'd learned to be
very
careful with soju back when I was stationed in Korea -- it's essentially a low proof vodka that tastes much less potent than it really is. And goes down far too easily. Since I wanted to be able to enjoy my time with Plum, I sat well away from the group drinking party at the other end of the room and limited myself a single beer to go along the multitude of small plates of spicy appetizers.
I noticed that despite the theme, the club didn't draw just Asian customers. Enrique and a couple of other security guys I knew by sight, if not by name, had claimed a large booth along the wall; unlike those in Vacuum, it was set up for group entertainment, not covert blowjobs. They gave me a friendly wave when I arrived, though their attention remained focused on their drinks and the dancers on stage, brandishing ridiculous-looking "ray guns" while wearing what looked like stylized 1930's era science fiction space suits. Or maybe underwear. What little "dancing" I saw was the standard undulate-while-holding-pole variety, but nobody watching seemed to mind.
Even though the stage -- and the club floor -- was well supplied with bare-breasted dancers, and I saw more dancers seated at tables around the room, acceptable public behavior here seemed limited to cuddling and a little discreet groping. Though you always had the option of taking her upstairs for a short-time, or -- after 10 PM -- taking her to your own room for a long-time. Even if I had plans for later, it was a good way to kill a couple of hours before heading back to wait for Plum.
Chapter 16