*This picks up immediately following the first story. You can come along for the ride but I suggest reading Part 1.
Angela sat in the rocker by the roadside the following afternoon. She quickly and quietly opened her own savings account this morning, depositing several hundred dollars. She would also add a small portion of her paycheck. She was young and shouldn't have to help support her family.
An older couple from Pennsylvania was sifting through homemade crafts. The woman picked up an item from a box marked $5.00.
"Can I get this for 3 bucks?" she asked.
Angela rolled her eyes. This wasn't a garage sale and her family wasn't trying to dump crap they didn't need.
"No, ma'am. That's a five dollar item and the price is non-negotiable."
The woman put it back and looked at her husband. He caught her eye and they piled back into their RV. Dust kicked up as it rolled off towards the forest of masts. Everyone went to sail here. No one bought their stuff.
She dozed in the summer heat. Her mind kept wandering back to yesterday. She managed to avoid most of the clients, but their looks and conspiratorial grins told her that word had gotten around. She was torn between embarrassment and acceptance. Sure, she let a 70 year old bring her to orgasm. Sure, she made a few hundred bucks off it but that made her a hooker. The thing that got to her was that it felt so good. He was gentle, soft, and all those years of experience showed up. She laughed to herself thinking about how much better an older man would be compared to a 21 year old frat boy.
The next day at work, she smiled at waved to Mr. Lemosh. He waved back from across the pool yard. She wandered back into the coolness of the building and ran into Mr. Deerly and Mr. Warren. They were the two that caught her hands in Mr. Lemosh's money the other day. She was sure Mr. Lemosh told no one and it was these two that spread word about her.
"Ah, Nurse Vernon! Oops, I mean, Ms. Angela. How are you today?" Mr. Warren asked. Mr. Deerly shuffled his feet and looked at the ground.
"I'm well. How are you two gentlemen?" she asked.
"We're swell. We might need your presence later today if you were so inclined. There's something we can use your help with."
Angela smiled politely and nodded. This would become very interesting very quickly. She felt she should control who and what happened and everyone could understand that. But if anyone felt slighted or angry, they could easily get her fired or make enough noise that she would get into serious trouble. Her job might be at stake, she realized with sudden panic.
Mr. Warren swiftly walkered away. Mr. Deerly waited a second, then cleared his throat. Angela realized he was nervous and hid her smile.
"Ummm... I've never done anything like this ever and it's been a long time since Margaret passed. I don't know how to ask you for something." His eyes were locked on her shoes.
"What would you like, Mr. Deerly?" Angela quietly asked.
"I want you to shower me," he responded.
"Like, you want me to lean in and scrub you, so I don't get my hair wet? Wet hair doesn't look good in this heat."