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Show 120 before?" "Oh sure sure. Oh hell yes." I hated to lie in front of Ross but I was afraid she was going to disqualify me for innocence. "Plenty of times, lots and lots of times. Yeah. Oh hell yes. In Denver and places. All over. Sure. Lots of times." "All right, all right! I believe you." "They work it different some places." "I'll bet they do. Now, two bucks OK with you, sport? Or are you looking for a sale too?" Did I think they would celebrate my first time with champagne and the best bed and the queen of the whores? With trumpets to announce my coming into my new status? In fact I felt like a jackass while we followed her upstairs, where she penned us up in separate rooms and said that they were busy, it being Saturday night and all, but she would send a girl along as soon as one was free. My room was small, with a double bed, a straight chair, in one corner a sink, no closet. I hung my dripping coat and hat on a hook, sat 4n the chair and tried not to think. This is it is all I could think. I felt too uncomfortable, my mouth too dry to smoke, and I flipped out my bridge. Later a Navy dentist would tighten the prongs a fraction to stop that game but then I raced it around my teeth like some crazy race horse. Click, click. Time went by. Click, click. I tried to tap my toe and whistle a song but my mouth was too dry for that too. Time went by. Suddenly the door opened and I jumped to my feet: this is it! But it was the madame to tell me to be patient, a girl would be along soon. She looked me over disapprovingly: "You better be getting undressed, sonny." Time is money. I took off my coat, tie and shirt. I took off my undershirt, opened my pants, but left them on. I took off my shoes. I got goosebumps, |
