Ask a call girl

Do you tip the concierge?

That happens. Also limo drivers and cab drivers that recommend [my] services to potential clients. It happens more often than you'd think.

Are your clients as attractive as some of Belle's?

Yes. A great deal of my clients are attractive and highly intelligent, impeccably groomed, well traveled. You would never guess they use the service, but they do. They see professional ladies not because they can't get a date but because of variety and convenience, not to mention discretion. It's on their terms, and they like you to leave when they want you to leave. Basically you get paid to leave.

Do you relate to Belle?

On some level I relate to her, but we are very different people. I am very driven and hardworking with long-term plans that I have put into action already. I could not relate to her passing up the opportunity she got from the client who set her up in her own penthouse. But she felt comfortable in the "middle range" of escorting and couldn't understand the opportunity that presented itself to her. She could have made a fortune in that environment, and it would have led to countless other opportunities. You don't pass that up -- better clients, 10 times more money. Belle lives very much for today. That is very common with working ladies.

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Call girl No. 3: Magical Lizzy Magical Lizzy is a prominent sex worker in the D.C. area. Unlike the call girls who speak of having split lives, she does not differentiate between Magical Lizzy and Elizabeth Harrison (her real name); they are the same person, she says -- a sexually empowered woman who evolved and blossomed in the sex worker industry in which she has been involved for seven years, doing everything from Web design to professional dominatrix work and, of course, working as an agency call girl. She was arrested last February for counts related to prostitution and is currently serving two years' probation. Her last court appearance is coming up, and though she no longer offers individual private time, she will be resuming her couple's sex classes in the fall. If a client like Belle's accountant wanted to change it up and requested a little S&M activity, would you oblige?

Considering that I was a dom for years, he'd have hit the jackpot with me.

Is it true, like on "Secret Diary," that there would be no actual sex involved in dominatrix work?

Yes, that's true. The dungeon environment is all about giving up control. It really is a way for these men to relieve stress. They want to relinquish all control. They aren't worthy of you. They don't get to have sex with you.

What kind of men are into the dungeon BDSM scene?

Men with positions of authority -- CEOs, cops, politicians, doctors. Guys with high-stress jobs.

Not a bunch of weirdos?

Definitely not.

There is a lot of kissing on the show. I always thought kissing was a no-no in the business.

GFEs kiss. Some guys want the "girl friend experience," and they pay for that. That would be like the all-nighter Belle does twice a month with that guy Ash, who basically wants to have a girlfriend for a night. They screw, they exchange books, they hang out -- that's gonna cost him. There she would be expected to kiss. But a regular one-hour client, no kissing is required.

What about anal sex? I noticed the agent on the show asked Belle during her first interview if she did anal.

Very rare. I think in seven years' experience I had less than 10 requests for anal.

What do you think about tipping the concierge?

That's pretty old school, pre-Internet. Before the Internet, as an old madam I know used to say, it was gentlemen's sports, very discreet. Now it's pretty easy to find a girl. Just go online. So no, you don't need a concierge to find you clients anymore, at least not here in the D.C. area. We have the most sex workers per capita than any other city in the country.

What's the hourly rate?

It depends. If you are a street walker you get paid by the action, you know -- hand job, blow job, whatever. If you are an escort you get paid by the hour. Around here [it's] $250-$350 an hour. In New York maybe $400. That $1,000 an hour is a bit of a myth and rare. Guys aren't going to pay $1,000 for pussy. Maybe in exclusive L.A. circles.

Are reviews taken seriously, like when Belle's review described her as frigid and her business went way down?

Oh, definitely. Again, with the Internet, everything gets reviewed to death. There's very little discretion in either direction anymore. There are two main review sites, EroticReview.com and BigDoggie.net. I like BigDoggie.net. They don't go into the gory details. They'll just say stuff like, "'Tiffany' gives a full menu," whereas eroticreview.com will tell you whether she waxes or shaves, how she smells.

Did you have customers as cute as some of Belle's?

No. I had normal guys. Some less attractive than others, but I always liked my boys. If I didn't have a connection, which I could tell in the first 10 minutes, I would return his money and recommend someone else for him.

Did you use an agent?

I never worked for anyone, and I would never work for a man. Men screw up the system. They really don't have a place in it. They don't know what women need -- child care, medical care, whatever. I've been an agent, and I am very business-oriented. There are a lot of those poor, dumb gals who get caught up in the drama and gossip. They think they are stars when they get a good review or fall into deep depressions if they get a bad review. They don't get it. It's a business. Do a good job. Don't take all the nonsense personally.

So a lot of women can't handle the business?

Put it this way: If you're an alcoholic, being an escort will make it worse; if you are a druggie, being an escort will make it worse; if you are depressive, a shopoholic, bipolar, any kind of fucked up, being a whore will make it worse. If you are pretty grounded, and like your work like I did, it's a great job.

It sounds like you and Belle got into the business in almost exactly the same way.

Yeah, I had a one-night stand, a really good time, great guy, gave me cab fare home. Turned out to be way more than cab fare.

It never occurred to you to be a prostitute before?

No way! I was even insulted at the suggestion that I had become an escort. I was sort of in denial. But then I got real and got very businesslike about it. I studied the AOL escort chat rooms. I learned everything online.

Did you find it a struggle to keep your work and your personal life separate?

I personally didn't, but I realize I am the oddball when it comes to this. Many girls I worked with had a continual battle between their private and public lives. For me, I loved my work and made no bones about it.