"I thought you were a man. I've seen you on a dozer, and I've seen youon a scraper. I've seen you give those wankers from Main Roads the evileye, and ...'ve seen you tell the Brothers the truth when nobody elsewanted to. You're tellin' me you won't wear a dress for an evenin' tolet the boys have a bit of fun?"I was sweating now, and it must have shown. I didn't know what to say."I really enjoyed workin' with you, ya know. When are you goin' to learnto live with yourself? Do you think nobody knows. “Seventh grade is about the time kids start getting boyfriends and girlfriends, right?”“Umm, yeah I guess so.” She replied, embarrassed to be talking about boys with this man.“Do you have a boyfriend?”“Yeah.” Then she remembered what happened on the football field. “I mean no, I don’t.”“Well which is it?” He probed, smiling as he asked.“I don’t…not anymore.”“Aww, what happened? Is that why you were crying back there?”Anna was really embarrassed now. “C’mon, you can tell me about it.” Jason. My nerves can't handle multiple shocks like that." Jon took an involuntary step back bringing his hands up. "I'm sorry again. You are the one who is supposed to offer me something, right? I just have a habit of saying that from work." The "wizard" looked at him and said, "Anyone can say something like that out of reflex. You actually mean it when you say it. That was what took me off guard. You have no idea how rare it is to actually have someone offer ME help genuinely. All those stories. Star lectured Mel on what she was getting into. She let her know that with not much money they would have to rely on their youth and good looks. They were going to do what they needed to in order to get on their feet. All Mel had to do was trust her and follow her lead.They decided that tomorrow they would go and apply at the last club Star worked. It was upscale and had a better clientele. Mel would bet Ashely had performed there.The girls were in no hurry the next morning to get started. The.