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Last night, Jasmine cheered me up by insisting on martinis at the Peninsula. I updated her on Allison: "Zack takes a train in once a week to see her at the Sexaholics Anonymous meeting. Not to be outdone, she goes to three 12-step meetings a week. But she's not telling Sexaholics Anonymous that she's also in Prostitutes Anonymous!"

Jasmine took a thoughtful sip and summed it up. "So, we've got a guy who Just Says No when a hooker offers him free pussy, and a hooker who's totally wet for him! The girl can't even give it away!"

"That's uncalled for," I scolded. "Allison's in a vulnerable state right now. When I asked her about Tom -- that strange caller -- she went off on some New Age tangent. But meanwhile this creepy guy knows her address."

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"You've got her book, why don't you just look him up?"

"You know I can't do anything of the sort."

"You've always been a stand-up chick, Nancy," she answered earnestly. The martini was making her maudlin. "And I respect you for that."

"Thanks," I said, cringing. Jasmine -- for all her talk -- would never have looked, and I do regret peeking in Allie's book. "Another round?"

When I got home, quite wobbly from my third drink, I had a voice mail from Eileen Wong: "I wish you wouldn't give out my number without telling me!" In the two years that we've worked together, Eileen's phone manner has grown more abrupt.

"I wouldn't give out your number without asking," I insisted.

"A guy called Tommy Warren says you recommended me for a party on somebody's boat. He wants me to find three girls for him! He's talking about $500 an hour."

"He's a phone freak!" I warned her. "And you should be careful when you get calls like that." It's nervy to lecture Eileen about a mistake that I made, too, but I was in that kind of mood. She promised to tell me if she heard from him again.

Tuesday July 20

Today Allison rang while I was sorting my laundry: "Nancy, I've been thinking it over ... you're right. I want to sell my book."

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