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"Her nas "Real, I think ‘Charlie’ is the only naiven me"

I pause to take another sip of er knows the requirements No track marks No pis and prostitution I’d get shut down in a heartbeat if the cops caught on, and too many people rely on Penny’s to let that happen Plus, there’s no need for it here I irls can rake in the nity

Her curt nod answers as She had a couple of interviews here, including one at Sin City" Ginger’s brow arches fully "You knohat Rick makes them do"

I lean back in etting and keeping a job in his club The fact that the guy’s a fat, sweaty tub of hair doesn’t help "She didn’t comply?"

Ginger giggles "She barely , from what she told me"

I nod slowly That definitely earns her a few points with me I want to help out every woman who feels she needs to take her clothes off to survive but I’h to avoid the pitfalls of this industry

I’ve seen tooto catch theer’s exotically beautiful face, I finally ask the big question "What’s her deal, Ginger? Why strip?" With a finger, I slowly trace the riood reason Or a bad reason, depending on how you look at it As far as ratios of coenerally weigh in heavy for the latter "High school dropout with no future? History of abuse? Douchebag boyfriend wanting extra cash? Daddy issues? Or is she just looking for attention?"

Ginger’s head tilts as she murmurs in a dry tone, "Jaded much?"

I throw er You know that" Since the day Ginger walked into hteenth birthday--I’ve never had to worry about her She comes from a stable, abuse-free hoe Her purpose is straightforward and honest: save enough money to open an inn in Napa Valley With the kind ofclose to that dreas "All I know is she wants to ht, since she didn’t take the other jobs"

Because she probably figured out she’d be sucking ck in the private rooainst ht We’ll see" Aht now? What if she’s another Cherry? Or Marisa? Or China? Or Shaylen? Or--

"Great Thanks, Cain" She pauses, her curvy fra up the bar--leaning against the door frame "You okay? You seeood way to describe it Worn out by week after week, month after month of brazen customers, everyday ownership issues, and ehten out their lives without so interference Throw in police attention--because they assume, based onin the footsteps of my ­parents--and you’ve suh to make any rational person quit

And I have considered quitting I’ve considered selling Penny’s and walking away And then I look at my employees’ faces--the ones who I knoill end up at a place like Sin City without hter

I can’t abandon theet this lot out and safe, without adding any more problems to my plate, I could live outpretty daets spoken out loud, though "Just haven’t been sleeping well," I say to Ginger, pulling on the fake s to feel like a suffocating iron ether, I know she doesn’t believe me "Okay, well, you know you always haveplayfully as she rolls her hips and winks "And nothing else"