It had been a successful trip for Matt Kern. The deal was finally closed. He'd be getting a nice commission when he got home. But for now, he watched the Rangers play the Mariners on the TV in the hotel bar. He had nothing better to do. Only three in the afternoon, he'd sit there and drink a few beers, watch some TV and wait for dinnertime. He was happy about closing the deal, but otherwise he was bored.
Another guy came in and sat down at the bar, leaving a respectable empty chair between them. They started to talk about the Rangers, and Matt's team, the Cardinals. The guy introduced himself as Tom Davis and they shook hands in greeting. Tom lamented the Rangers record, speculating that they would be getting rid of Buck, the Ranger's manager. Matt bragged about the Cardinals chances of getting into the playoffs, so long as the other Texas team, the Astro's didn't screw things up. They compared other teams, and generally talked baseball. Then a hooker came and sat down between them. "Hi, I'm Pam," she said, mostly to Tom.
Awfully damn rude of these bitches
, Matt thought. But then,
she's trying to close a deal as well
. The fact that she was a knockout did ease Matt's contempt of her actions, sitting between two men talking. Matt realized that being in one of the better hotels, better escorts worked there. The more the hooker talked to Tom, the more Matt looked her over.
She wore a halter-top that seemed a bit small to cover her tits. He wished it was a bit big instead, maybe he'd catch a glimpse of nipple looking through the deep V cut between them. Her skirt was almost obscenely short. If she hadn't crossed her legs, Matt probably would have been able to tell what color panties she was wearing. The only fault he could see was that she wasn't talking to Tom. He always carried extra cash when traveling and could see himself purchasing her services.
Tom bought the hooker a drink, but brushed off her attempts to get him to take her upstairs. Tom kept looking at Matt, knowing Matt was really eyeing up the babe. "I'll be right back, gentlemen," Pam said, getting up.
"Yea, me too," Matt said, closely following her. Tom just smiled as Matt tried catching up to Pam. Pam got to the ladies' room before Matt caught up. The restrooms were down a short, dead end hallway. Matt knew he'd be able to talk semi-privately in the hallway. Taking a quick duck into the mens' room, Matt easily finished first. When Pam came out, he stopped her with, "Hey, Pam. How much?"
Pam turned to look at Matt. She smiled and shook her head no. "You don't understand. Tom's my husband. We're just role-playing. Having a little fun. But thank you."
"I see," Matt said. He and his wife did the same thing a few years ago. "Well, don't let him get off cheap. $200 at least."
Pam laughed and turned to go down the hallway. At the end of the hallway, she stopped again and turned back to Matt. A pensive look on her face, "I tell you what. Why don't you go talk to my husband? Tell him that I told you he was my pimp and that you had to pay him. I'm going to hang back. I want to see what he does."
"Okay, but what if he takes my money?" Matt asked.
"Well how serious are you?" Pam asked.
"If I give him the money, wouldn't that be serious enough?" Matt replied.
"Well then I guess you just might get lucky. But honestly, I don't think he'll do it."
Matt left the hallway and headed for the bar. He stopped and stood behind the stool Pam had been sitting. "So, she tells me that you're her pimp and that I'm to pay you. $100, right?"
Tom looked at him incredulously. "She told you that?!?"
Matt just shrugged, "I'm not a cop. I'm just here on business. Would a cop come in here and talk about the St. Louis Cardinals?"
Tom looked at Matt, wondering what the hell his wife was doing. He thought that maybe she was just playing a joke on him. He decided to play the joke back at her. "Yea, I know you're not a cop. $100. You have condoms?"
"Yea, I have a condom."
"Not into anything weird are you?"
"No, not into pain, bondage, or anything dirty. Just good, clean, wholesome sex."
Matt sat down, this time on the barstool Pam had sat in. He swapped his half-empty beer for her bourbon and Coke, forcing her to sit next to him instead of her husband. Taking out his wallet, he tossed a five on the bar. Below the bar, he fished out a one hundred-dollar bill and handed it to Tom. Matt figured that if Pam mentioned it was supposed to be $200, he'd just say that he was trying to negotiate a little with her pimp. And he had no problems if he had to give Tom another hundred. Tom stuffed the bill into his pants pocket. "Hey, bartender?" Matt called over after draining his beer. "Could I get another Budweiser?"
The bartender was stocking beer at the other end of the bar. It was easy enough to grab a bottle of Bud, open it and bring it to Matt. Pam came back and sat next to Matt. "Keep the change," Matt said, giving the bartender a buck and a half tip. It kept him from having to come back. The three of them were quiet until the bartender went back to the other end of the bar to finish his stocking.
"It's cool, Babe," Tom said. "He paid me. Show him a good time." Pam nearly choked on her drink. Matt put his hand on her knee, sliding it up to the hem of her skirt. Pam just stared wide-eyed at her drink. Tom saw it and had to turn his head and look up to the TV to hide his huge grin. He was getting a kick out of the joke.
Matt took a sip of his beer, wondering what to do, what was going to happen. He would let her finish her drink, giving the couple time to back out and give him back is money. After an awkward moment, Pam put her hand on Matt's leg. "So, Matt. What brings you to Dallas?"
"Business. Just closed a deal and now I'm waiting for my afternoon flight tomorrow. But, it does give me plenty of time to play with you."