"Which, I might add, is completely untrue." Yeah, I can tell by how interested you are in my life," Ellie snortedangrily."Ellie," Dr Richmond said ste...nly, silencing the young woman. "Obviously,there's still a lot of resentment here, on both sides. Perhaps you'vebeen trying to take things too fast, too soon. I did caution you not toget your hopes up too much when you re-established contact with yourparents." I guess," Ellie shrugged."Sharon, I can tell from what you said that you're frustrated. He was simply looking for a young guy like myself to model underwear for his company. He told me it paid $200 for a couple of hours work. After assuring me it was not porn I said yes.The following Saturday morning I showed up to his studio. It was Steve, the guy from the bar, Erica one of the models, another model that I don't remember her name and the photographer. They were finishing up with the other model while Erica and I watched and talked. There was something special about Erica and I. His name was Rodney and he also ran a string of whore-houses that kicked back to the same Chicago bosses who had recently visited. His "girls" showered places like Reno, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas with their brightly colored little "business cards" leaving no doubt as to the services they were offering. Law enforcement did little to curtail their activities because it served a purpose of keeping such activities off the "streets" and away from the family tourist trade.Candy's other boyfriend was. No need to go into detail. Every action has its consequence. One thing leads to another. I had put on shorts for the first time when I was 12 years old, and years later, I became a woman at two in the morning and went outside. The fear was constant in the initial outings, but over time it gave way to adrenaline, the desire for exploration. One night I dared to go around the block. Another time a black wagon pulled up in front of my house. Instead of running around (which was what I always did.