"Frank," I whispered to myself. "What a plain name for someone who looks that incredible." As the snow began to collect on the sidewalk, I resumed my ...obsessive little game, following him west on 57th and into a bookstore near Avenue of the Americas. Again, I stayed close to him, eager to learn more. He made his way to the rear of the store, where he was warmly greeted by a young woman. She lifted a shopping bag to the counter and placed a pen in his hand. The bag was half full of books. "You. ”“But do you actually have Whores as customers?”“Perhaps. We cater to the immortal market, and as you must know, all the Whores are ephemeral. Perhaps one or two of the discerning Whores might buy something to impress an immortal client. I assure you that we have clothes as sexy as you might imagine.”That might be true. But Ariel didn’t like how long it took to figure out that no, Whores didn’t shop here. Also, everything else about her guild was filled with surprises. She wondered whether. "Yes ma'am." Ed said. "A number of times."His relief was obvious as he was allowed to get back into line.Then the deep voice again. "Alice? You're very pretty. Were you ever thatkind of girl?" No ma'am." I trembled."Mmmm!" A few voices said but the matter seemed to be closed.Embarrassing questions were asked over the next ten minutes or so, withour answers showing us to have become trained maids with ever growingfeminine tendencies. Finally, we were let go and released to the audience.Being. Just then we heard a buzzing vibrating sound that could only be a muted cell phone going off and we promptly forgot about each other, walking off in different directions seeking our devices. You discovered that it was yours ringing. On the other line was your roommate, you put the call on speakerphone and let me hear her voice expressing relief that you were home and explaining my presence. She then said she was going to have to take a little longer outside to go get some items for dinner,.