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it?” Cherry demanded. She couldn’t believe
she was hearing this idea.
“Everything,”
Susie replied. “You can ask for the kind of bloke that makes your
panties wet. Short haired, dark-haired, long-haired, blue eyes,
well-built.”
“Well hung,”
Maxie added.
“Hung like a
horse.” Susie nodded. “You can hire your dream lover for a few
hours or the whole damned night.”
Cherry shook
her head. “Look, I really don’t—”
“Yes, you do.”
Susie had a small smile on her face. “They’re expert at their jobs,
they don’t care about your build or anything. Their job is to
please you. You, Cherry. You can have that closeness.”
“I don’t think
it’s quite the same.”
“It’s what you
want. Kissing, holding, love making.”
“Well, yes,
but—”
“So what’s the
problem?”
Cherry stared
back at her two friends, who looked right back at her.
“Diseases?’ she
finally suggested weakly.
“Health
checked. Condoms.”
“Yeah,
but—”
“Have your own
supply in,” Maxie said. “Besides, you have no guarantee with any
bloke nowadays.”
“What about
Ben?”
“Ben’s been
around, trust me. A lot of blokes have.”
“And women,”
Susie added.
“You’d know,”
Maxie said. “Listen to Susie the Mole, Cherry.”
“Up yours.”
Susie gave Maxie the finger.
“Charming.”
Cherry shook
her head. “Look, I know you’re trying to help but I’m not so sure
this is a good idea.”
“Come on, what
else could you possibly object to?”
“How about
someone finding out?” That was something of which Cherry couldn’t
stand the thought. “What if my sister and brother-in-law found out?
Good God, what if my parents found out?”
“Male escorts
are discreet.”
“How do you
know that?”
Susie pursed
her lips, then shrugged. “Oh, bugger it. I’ve hired a male escort
before.”
Cherry and
Maxie stared at her.
“You what?”
Cherry’s mouth fell open. “You?”
“Hey, I was
in-between relationships and I was lonely. I only wanted a bit of
companionship, pretty much what you want.” She crossed her legs
nonchalantly. “That’s why I’m in the position to give you this
information.”
Cherry stared
at her. Susie was beautiful, with thick blonde hair, big blue eyes
and an hour-glass figure. She had men panting over her wherever she
went. And she’d hired a male escort?
“Don’t look so
shocked.” Susie grinned. “I got what I wanted. A well-hung,
good-looking male who catered to my every whim. My every whim. I
hired him about five times in two weeks, and he was worth it.”
“Would you hire
him again?” Maxie asked in fascinated curiosity.
“If I didn’t
have a boyfriend?” Susie thought to herself. “Well, sure, if I felt
like it.”
“Felt like
it?”
“Horny. Like
Cherry.”
“Hey!” Cherry
scowled. “I am not horny.”
“Honey, you’re
a thirty-five year old virgin with sex on your mind. Trust me,
you’re horny.”
“Shit.”
Maxie
laughed.
“So, how about
it?” Susie asked. “Male escort?”
“Well, I don’t
know.”
“Take what you
want, or wait another thirty five years.”
“I’ll have
cobwebs by then.”
“You won’t
remember what it’s for by then, you mean,” Maxie corrected.
Cherry looked
at her. “Have you ever hired a male escort?”
“No. But then,
I have Ben.”
“Well, what
about before Ben?”
“I had other
boyfriends.”
“What if you
hadn’t had other boyfriends?” Cherry persisted. “What if you didn’t
have Ben?”
“Well…yeah, I’d
think about it.” Maxie’s cheeks pinkened.
“There you go!”
Susie said triumphantly. “Let’s get you a male escort.”
“What? No!”
Cherry shook her head.
“Come on, then.
Hypothetically, who would you ask for?” Maxie queried.
“Maxie—”
“Hypothetically. I’d ask for a man in his early twenties, short
brown hair, built like a brick dunny.”
“How romantic.”
Susie pulled a face. “I’d ask for an older man, more