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"These anonymous folks have it wrong," Jasmine interrupted testily. "It's
the natural order for males to buy sex from females. Expensive egg, cheap
sperm. It's a good thing you're an egg-owner
because those silly Kate Spade bags are way overpriced in my opinion.
Sheer hype." "Her bags are very well-designed," Allison pouted. "Anyway, I
don't want my relationships to be about exchanging things. I want
a real relationship with an equal partner." "Why do you keep finding excuses to turn tricks, then? You like
it when a male pays homage to you with $100 bills ... Face
up to it!" I looked around warily, hoping nobody could hear Jasmine's sermon. "Insects do it! Birds do it! The female bluebird doesn't look for
some namby-pamby equal partner. She looks for a male bluebird who can
provide. It's your biological destiny to obtain resources from as
many males
as possible by peddling your --" "I don't want to live like -- like the bluebirds," Allison protested. "I'm
just doing it until I pay April back. This is not my destiny."
Jasmine flashed her eyes around the room. It was an expression I'd seen
before -- exasperation laced with a hint of physical rage. I wondered if she was
going to start shouting. "Listen," she fumed. "Every day that passes
without April being paid off increases the possibility of her doing
something really vicious to you -- and maybe even to Nancy." She looked at
me for support.
"Nancy went out of her way to put you two together.
If April can't find you, she'll take it out on her." "I've been friends with Nancy for longer than you have," Allison said in a
tense voice. Nancy Chan: Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl appears in Health & Body every Monday and Thursday. + About Nancy Chan: Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl -- with links to all episodes to date. + Read the Diary from the start. Allison shot me a resentful look. I had invited her to dinner with Jasmine, thinking that three minds could actually work together on this problem but it was turning into an emotional fiasco. Allie felt cornered, unjustly accused -- and set up. Having said very little, I was looking more and more like the culprit! And feeling like the victim of Allison's persistent vulnerability. "I've got a Prostitutes Anonymous meeting," Allison quietly announced. "I'm qualifying." "Well, you're certainly qualified!" Jasmine snickered. Allison narrowed her eyes. "That means I'm speaking -- I'm going to share my ... journey of addiction with other recovering prostitutes." Jasmine stared at Allie for a moment. "You can't tell them about our problems with April, or the way we do business. That's private." "No," Allison said, nervously. "I'll focus on my sex life, not the business details. Anyway, I don't want them to know I've slipped lately ... they don't know I'm seeing clients again. Are you sure you don't want to come with me?" "Maybe next time," Jasmine said, suddenly calmer. "Actually, I'm more interested in a Sexaholics meeting." Allison looked surprised. She gave Jasmine a warm smile as she was leaving. "Why did you say that?" I asked Jasmine. "Now she'll never stop bothering you." "Come on, she's the featured speaker. Don't you want her to leave in a confident mood?" There was a strange twinkle in Jasmine's eye. "Why do you think she started working for Liane? She could be seeing her own clients and keeping all the money for herself," I said. "Liane got her started in the business, right? Well, Allison loves remembering what it was like to be the New Blond. It's like revisiting the loss of your virginity. A standard female fantasy." "Do bluebirds do that?" "Ha! No, they're too focused to look back. But blonds are another species altogether ... I wonder how much she tells those girls in the PA meetings. I wish I could go undercover." "I hope she keeps her mouth shut," I said, after a moment. "I don't want
those zealots to know I'm holding her book." Episode 18 Missing women, mysterious men
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