By that night she'd becomeunreasonable." So what does this have to do with me?" I'd like you to come over, spend some time with Shelly, get her out of...er mood. She'll listen to you, Alex. You're her best friend. Perhapsyou could spend the weekend." I don't know," I said. Brett would be back tomorrow and I need to behere and ready when she did. "I have something important going ontomorrow afternoon. I need to be here for it. Besides, she may not talkto me. Not if she's locked herself in her. “I told you there were benefits, Mother. Perhaps when you come visit, we’ll discuss those ... further.”Valerica looked at me with new understanding in her eyes. “Yes, we shall. For now, if it means anything to you from me, go with my love.”We left her, heading back to the Luxury Suite to regroup. When we arrived, Elise saw us and greeted me. “My liege, it appears you have been successful in your endeavor. The reports of vampire attacks have fallen to nearly nothing.”“Yes, we were.” I sat down. I did some computer work, but I was barely making ends meet. A friend of mine was making great side money as an escort. She did mostly weekend jobs, but the pay was fabulous.”Mac nodded.“She told me there was a need for someone who’d be willing to take on week-long jobs, sometimes longer, and I decided that the extra cash would be worth it. So, I got to play wife, girlfriend, secret lover, and whore for some very wealthy men. All very discreet, all paid in cash. Soon, it was my full-time job. I. I commented on the gold ring that I could see piercing her clitoris. Trish opened her legs even more and raised her hips to allow me a better look. Then without me saying anything she rolled over on her back and spread her legs wider still. She rubbed her index finger lightly across the ring and spread her vulva open. Then she smiled at me and said that I could massage it if I wanted to. How could I resist? It wasn’t part of my massage training, but I knew just what to do. As my fingers worked.