“I had my first job here, you know. I was fifteen. I worked the summer in there,” she said, waving a little unsteadily at the café. “I could ne...ver work the ice cream machine. I could never stop it. People would come in to get a fifty pence ice cream and walk about with five quids worth because I could never stop the damn thing.”She dissolved into giggles, and then said, “And there used to be a pub ‘round the corner. The Dolphin. I had my first grown up job there, as a barmaid, when I was. You clearly read things that nobody was ever supposed to know. You ruined my life,” Darcy whispered the last part. Her body shook as she fought down another sob.“But you invaded my privacy too, we can’t let anyone find out, “ I said quietly placing my hand on Darcy’s thigh.“Well, no shit. It’s bad enough you know. If anyone else knew I’d be ruined.” Darcy said screaming the words. She looked at me as though I had just said the dumbest thing ever.“Not about that, “ I whispered as I moved a. ’ Jenny went to the bathroom to clean up for her next assignment. ‘You’ve noticed the new green-collars. They don’t have the ambition like we do.’ ‘So?’ ‘So we work together. Teach each other. Push each other higher.’ Katie just stared. ‘You know we have to be fluffers to get our blue collars, right?’ It was true. Many girls never got blue collars. Orange-collars were used as fluffers before the men went in to fuck red or pink girls. ‘So we’ll be the best fluffers ever.’ Jenny headed for the. Penelope pouted like a petulant schoolgirl.Bradley didn't mind. He had witnessed Penelope become less uptight andmore communicative as their relationship had blossomed, she was also lesscynical.Penelope stuck to her diet and had a salad for lunch and Bradley decidednot to torture her by eating his much craved for burger and he too partookof a salad.They hit the road again and were enjoying the peacefulness of not talkingfor the sake of talking; just enjoying being together when Penelope.