Chapter 9

• I end up working at the gentlemen’s club Saturday night as well, and after both shifts, the manager tells me she’d like me to stay on for Fridays and Saturdays for the foreseeable future. And after the payout from that weekend, I’m elated to agree.
• A small part of me still feels a little, I don’t know, embarrassed? Weirded out? After all, it’s not like this is a normal job. I’m literally getting paid for having men stare at my breasts all night. And when you put it that way, it definitely sounds sleazy. But what are a few uncomfortable nights compared to the possibility of losing the one connection I have to my family? Not enough to stand in my way, that’s what.
• I’m still on a high from the money I made this weekend when I start work on Monday. Ben notices my change in mood and seems excited that I’ve started settling into the work environment. I don’t have the heart to tell him that my good mood isdespitethe work environment.