The Date

Chapter 5

"I don't know..." she looked at the floor. "... I just... can't"

I couldn't believe the near cheek of this girl. This would change her boring little life yet she still says no! What am I to do with her!

"Look I didn't want it to come to this but you signed a contract Kate," I said.

"What? No, I didn't!"

"Have you read your work contract?" I said showing her the contract saying agreed on preforming the roles that the manager requires, it would never be enough in a court of law to do what I wanted but Kate was such an innocent she'll do anything I said. "I've had you on the escort file since you started" I lied.

"Then why am I only just hearing about it now!" she asked.

"Well honest Kate, none of the guys have wanted you, you're too innocent-looking" she looked down at herself confused. "Look I'm sorry if you didn't know about this but it's here in black and white... and it's not like you can do without the money... Your landlord was in last night looking for you". I was not backing down to this little girl without a fight if I needed to work dirty to close this deal I will.

"He did," she asked in a panicked tone.

"He said you own his rent, he said he's going to double your cost and toss you out if you don't pay and I'd hate to see that happen to you. Kate with this deal you can get him off your back. Hey, I tell you what seeing as you'll be the one doing all the work let's say sixty– forty to you. That's six thousand pounds Kate"

"Mickey you don't have to do that..." She was saying before I interrupted her.

"No, I insist. So what do you say?"

I waited for her to think it over and finally, she sighed and caved.

"Ok, I'll do it" she raised her head, looking straight at me as a grinning crept along my face.

"Great. Jay will be here tomorrow at four to talk details so I'll see you then. He needs you to go away with him this weekend in the country with his family" I looked up to see her nodding. "That a girl, I'll see you tomorrow Kate" in other words get the hell out of my office before you back out.

"See ya," she said walking out just as Kimberly walked through. Typical. She'd been listening to every word of our conversation.

"Mickey baby, I thought Minster offered you thirty thousand? Not ten" she came and sat on my lap. I wrapped my arms around her waist pulling her tighter towards me and whispered in her ear.

"She didn't need to know that"

Kate

I can't understand or believe what he just asked me to do.

"I want you to play girlfriend to Jay Minster," he said smiling like it was just a normal thing to ask for someone, to sell themselves to some... guy!

An escort? What did that even mean, another word for a prostitute or something?

Why was I 'perfect' for the job? I didn't understand, every woman in this club was more beautiful, more desirable then me and if this website is real why couldn't Mickey or this guy find a girl on there?

Wholesome, he had said. Well, that's just another way of saying boring right, plain and dull. No girl wants to be called wholesome.

Something didn't feel right with this and I wanted no part in it, however desperate I was I could never subject myself lower than I've already got. Or... was I overreacting. This guy... he only wants someone to go meet his family, nothing else.

Seeing him downstairs he was a good looking guy.

So why did he need to pay for a date?

He must be a right dick.

You would think years of lying to teachers and social workers about Bill and Tina would have made me the Queen of acting but no, I was shocked at lying. It brought back memories of having to lie for them... leaving a bad taste in my mouth.

Yet I lie. All the time. I lied when I lived with them, I lied to them colleagues at the shop about having friends and a place to live and I lied to Milly every day when she asked how I was doing and I would just say, fine.

So I guess I'm a big fat lier. So what was one weekend for six grand going to do to my soul?

Six grand! To some people that would be nice, go on holiday, buy some new clothes, maybe a new TV... but for me, that would be everything. I could pay the rent. I could start paying back on loans. I could start eating three meals a day. I could start looking at going back to school part-time and start working on a career.

There was a course at the local college where you can study bakery and cooking but the course was near three thousand. To do that I would have to go back to college for my GCSEs. The government support you with that anyway but I just haven't had the time to go to the evening classes with working at the bakery then straight to the bar. With some more extra money, I could start saving and hopefully... someday.

I could do it... yet the truth was still an issue. I'd never been someone's girlfriend. Being twenty, most girls go on dates or boyfriends in the past but not me... with what happened with Bill and his friends... I feel sick when men look or touch me. Also, I've been too busy trying to keep a roof over my head.

Six grand... I need this job. I need a new start.

It finally happened. After years of trying to do the right thing I'd hit rock bottom and I was ready to sell my soul for only six thousand pounds. I just wonder what this Jay guy and his family are like...