Sure enough, the bordello had its own web site. They called it an "adult club" and advertised their entertainment on the site. One link was called "Th...e Ten Thousand Dollar Challenge". I clicked that; a page came up with a picture of a girl in a white dress sitting on something.In large letters the page proclaimed, "Girls – Would you like to make ten thousand dollars in three minutes? Take the Ten Thousand Dollar Challenge!" Below was an explanation of the "challenge". It repeated what I'd heard. No such luck, but I did have a nice sleep, until there was a knock on my door.“Come in,” I said.“Excuse me,” Cory said opening the door. “I did as you suggested and told my employees I wouldn’t be in on Monday unless there was a problem.”“Good for you, Pretty Mama,” I said proud of her.She came into the room and sat down on my bed and said, “I had a wonderful time last night, and to answer your question, at the end of my last date, you were conceived.”“Does that mean that you haven’t had sex. So my mind colors outside the lines. Half Nelsons.Pilar had shot a video of Vanessa and me dancing at her mother’s wedding party. We hadn’t noticed her so were completely surprised when she showed us the YouTube link.We danced to In da Club -- 50 Cent -- and the hip hop beat had felt just right that festive night.But Pilar’s editing lifted the tape to another level. Freeze-frame, cross-cutting, racking focus, whip pans, dissolves, closeups. Fast-cutting, motion blurs, then streams of stills. If you have, then you know you don't want to screw with me, at least not that way," I said with a laugh."I think that is fair enough. I'll write down what I know after I call Ned," she said in agreement. She used her cell phone to make the call. She began to write while she finished her second glass of wine. I had a second cup of coffee as well. Making the list took several pages of my much smaller pocket notebook. It also took her longer than I would have thought. I wondered if James got.
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