I became friends with some of the girls in the brothels. I felt safe with Sully. This water has some nasty teeth.”
I always remember those words with a chill. Bad tipper though.”
She glanced wistfully toward the cracked vase where she kept her tips. I was given an abandoned warehouse for a classroom. “That’s it. Afterwards we went for another brief swim and then headed home. Afterwards we went for another brief swim and then headed home. The one in my mouth didn’t last long. I fell asleep with my head on his stomach, and we were best friends and lovers for the rest of his life. My pay was mostly in food, fabric, candles, firewood and the like. “Damn you’re a good cocksucker,” he told me, his voice breathless. Right now I want you too much to care about propriety…besides, there’s no such thing in this town.”
Between kisses we stumbled back to shore and collapsed in the warmth of the nearest bonfire. I was another mouth to feed and another body to squeeze into cramped quarters, but I was welcomed with open arms.
