‘Yes, ma’am.’
‘Ok, now you had four times $250 plus two times $200 plus one $250 plus two times $150 plus $100 fantasy booking that’s $2050, minus fifty per cent is $1025 pay for you tonight and $102.50 towards your end of week pay. Now can you send in Lola?’
I was so thrilled with my new bonus, I wanted to kiss Gino right on the lips next time I saw him. Then I wanted to rub my new arrangement and massive pay packet in Louise’s face, and ask her what she earnt that night. Fucking bitch.
17
Am I a Lesbian?
Most shifts went for nine hours, except on weekends, when it varied. We always started at ten am, and the plan was to finish at seven pm, but if you got a client at 6.50 pm you were obliged to take him. So if you had a hot date that you had to meet in town at seven thirty it was either too bad or you told him he has crabs. Seven twenty crabs were fairly common and it worked with every manager but Louise.
One such evening it was seven o’clock, and I was about to knock off. I was tired beyond belief, but still had plans, which I was now going to be late for.
As I was getting changed, Paula said to me, ‘Kate, you have the nicest breasts of anyone who works here.’
I thought nothing of a compliment like that, we were always showering one another with confidence-enhancing comments. ‘Thanks, Paula, big lips, big tits and big hips, it’s a matching set.’
‘You look tired, you want to get some dinner with me, my shout?’
‘Look, you’re really kind, but tonight I have plans and I’m already running late. Can we make it another night?’
‘Sure, I look forward to it.’
The following shift we shared, we agreed to meet for drinks after work. The night was running smoothly until about eleven pm. I had just finished a client and was reapplying my make-up when Roberta appeared in the ladies’ lounge.
‘There is a client upstairs who has booked Paula for three hours but he’s getting restless. He’s paid me to send up another girl, this time he wants a blonde with an ample chest, so it looks like you’re it. So make your way to room six as soon as you get a chance,’ she said.
I wasn’t frightened any more even if he did want a double, this time I knew what to do, I was prepared.
I walked into the room to find them both naked on the bed, as was to be expected. He instantly got up, fetched himself a drink and sat on the love seat. I started removing my clothes.
‘Paula, you were right, she is a beauty with a great set,’ he said as only country men can.
Paula came and took me by both hands. I was still standing but had my back to the bed. She took a step forward, staring into my eyes intently. I kept thinking, Gee, Paula’s good at this, she’s almost got me convinced. I thought she was going to kiss me so I took a step back, and kept moving away until my heels met the edge of the bed. Her guiding hands lay me down on the bed. I was about to try to swivel around so that our feet would be facing him, as I had been taught to do by Toni, when Paula leant over and kissed me passionately on the lips.
It felt weird, it felt soft, and it felt small. It tasted different. It was nice. She stroked my arm, and the kiss seemed to linger. I felt her breast touch mine. It was a different sensation, foreign but nice. It was smooth and supple. Her tongue reached out for mine and I reciprocated. Her hand was now on my stomach with strength and gentleness all at the same time. Every nerve in my body was heightened. Her lips strayed to my cheek, to my ear, to my neck. I could feel the softness of her skin. I could smell her, sweet and feminine. Her hair lay on my shoulder like a thousand soft feathers.
Her lips grew restless again. I was nervous yet excited all at the same time. And then she seemed to find her target. Is a woman’s tongue built differently? Why had it never felt this good before? Her hands caressed my breasts and she pinched my nipples with her small and delicate fingertips. My body was swaying with every gentle tickle of her tongue. Her hand strayed from my swollen breast, her lips retreated back to my hungry mouth.