"Nah ... maybe I'll just read today. Not feeling great." Are you sick?"She shook her head, finally looking at me briefly, "no, just ... weirded out......I felt shame. "Sorry..." No, it's ... it's not that ... just ... you know ... everything..."I knew she was referring to the earlier incidents and admissions, and I tried to ease her thoughts. "That's behind us, Kira ... don't worry about it ... really." Have you talked to Dex yet?" No..." Will you?" I ... I should, yes." Do you think it's sick?. ‘You don’t say.’ ‘So are we gonna eat or what?’ ‘Okay, but I’m picking the spot if I’m buying.’ ‘I’m buying, lover,’ Karen said. ‘Oh really. I didn’t think the girl paid.’ ‘I’d think after last night you’d know what a girl’s capable of. Meet me at Uno’s on Beacon Street. Leave now, okay?’ ‘Yeah, okay.’ Ben was so excited he didn’t question what he was told. Then, as he pulled the receiver from his ear, he hear his name shouted. ‘Yes?’ he asked. Karen said, ‘Do me a favor before you leave.’. .” Her eyes glowed with pleasure as she let my hand explore.“I want more,” I said.She looked down at the sheet tented between my legs and grinned. “That’s very clear. But...” The corner of one white tooth chewed against her lower lip for a moment. “We should use protection. Last night was wonderful, and I’ve always been careful, but...”“You can’t say the same for Ted,” I finished for her. Violet nodded. “Shit.” I hadn’t seen any condoms in the house; if there were any here they’d surely be past. I explained that Larry, her pimp had brought her back to the trailer late that night, they argued about keeping something and he left pissed off. I had no idea what package hey were talking about. At this point the senior officer said “I don’t see anything on this k**. He did not see anything and we don’t have anything connecting him to the H. Let’s let him go and press on with mom.” To that the lady responded “I agree. But you are not putting this young man on the street dressed like that, 25.