“It’s two-hundred dollars an hour, sweetie.”“My God! That much?”“Yes, sweetie. We offer the prettiest girls in the area, and if you check ...round, our rates are quite reasonable. In fact, if you order three hours with her, we’ll give you a fourth hour at half our regular rate.”“Just an hour will do then.”“Okay. So what girl would you like?”“What do you mean?”“What type of girl would you like to spend the evening with?”“You mean you’re not the girl?”“No,” she chuckled, “I’m just the answering. "How are you today?"Ana strolled over to them. "Fine. Fine." I must say you don't look it! Come. Sit with Bida and me."Ana nodded and sat sheepishly in the vacant chair, scarcely caring that she was downwind of the tobacco fumes she normally avoided. Bida smiled at her, and Ana noticed for the first time that she was discreetly holding Zabba's hand under the table."You don't know each other do you? This is my close friend, Bida. She's still at school. And this, Bida, is Ana, who is a secretary. Everybody at school thought she was completely untouchable. I... used my knowledge of the books to get past her defenses. In her eyes, I was the second coming of Howard Roark. That's... a lot to live up to."Dawn leaned forward, "Is that why you had so much trouble finding work? Because you were trying to live up to her image of you?"Jake didn't respond. He was, after all, a poker player. Instead, he said, "That's not really important to the story. Anyway, I broached the subject of staying on. I. .” Drawing their laughter. "Nikki baby, you must be aching! I bet you're just gushing with like, twisted fantasies n stuff...” Kaylyn prodded. "Not too much." She smiled. "I just try to focus on other things-when I can that is.” "Why ignore it though?" Kim interjected. "Why is it women can't be all sex hungry and twisted? Men have all sorts of dirty little perverted fantasies." I’m perverted!" Kaylyn rang."We know, sweetie but seriously..." Kim continued, turning toward Leigh and.