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“It was okay. Too many underage girls not wanting to be there. That’s the first thing we gotta get rid of,” Paco answered.
“Fuckers,” Skull replied.
A low whistle from Cueball turned Paco’s attention to the hallway, and he saw Misty coming into the main room. “Who the fuck’s that? I didn’t see her last night.” He sat up straight in the chair.
“I would’ve remembered that one,” Skull said.
“Back off. She’s with me.” Paco lifted his chin at her and she made her way over to his table.
Shotgun laughed. “That’s why you came back early. Wanted some alone time with some new pussy you picked up in Silverado.”
Paco bristled. “It’s not like that. I’m just helping her out.”
“And she’s buying your crock of shit?” Cueball chuckled.
“Hi,” Misty said softly as she stood by Paco.
“These are some of my brothers.” He pointed at each of them. “Shotgun. Skull. Cueball. You want some grub?” The brothers smiled at her, then started talking among themselves. Since she was with him, they’d respect her.
“Sure. Did you eat?”
“I was waiting for you. Let’s go in the kitchen and get something.”
When they came back to the table, Cueball and Skull had joined four of the club women on the couch. Paco saw Lucy and she smiled at him, even though her eyes were fixed on Misty.
“I’ll be right back,” he told Misty, then went over to Lucy. “A friend of mine’s in trouble, so I’m helping her out. Do you have any clothes she can wear until she gets some new ones? She needs a heavy jacket and maybe some other things.”
Lucy looked over his shoulder at her and shrugged. “Send her to my room later on and I’ll figure it out.”
“Thanks.” He squeezed her hand and went back to the table.
“Is that your girlfriend?” Misty asked.
“No. She’s a friend.”
“She’s not acting like a friend. She’s giving me all kinds of dirty looks. Reminds me of Crystal and Amber Jade.” She took a bite out of her burrito.
“She’s one of the club girls. They’re territorial with the brothers. They live here with us, and they’re not so accepting of a new girl staying in their space.”
“So she’s gonna give me some shit?”
“No. She knows you’re with me. After we eat, she’s gonna loan you some clothes. You know better what you need than I do.”
“What’s a club girl?”
“A woman who helps out around here and makes the guys’ lives easier.”
She glanced over at Lucy, then back at him. “I see. So they’re whores. Are they here ’cause they wanna be?” She took a sip of orange juice.
“Of course. No woman’s forced to do anything. We don’t do that shit. And they’re part of the family around here. If they don’t wanna do something, they don’t have to.”
“How many you got living here?”
“Six.”
“Not a bad deal. They get free room and board. Do you give them money, or do they work outside of the club?”
“We make sure they have what they need. Each of them gets a monthly stipend, but if they want to work outside of the club, it’s cool as long as it doesn’t interfere with club parties and such. If it does, then we ask them to either quit or leave.”
