Mark finished his laps and climbed out of the pool to lay out for a bit. His tan was important, because nothing said success in LA louder than a good tan. When he was ready, he went in and shaved, showered, moisturized, combed and then dressed carefully. Pressed white pants, a designer undershirt with a linen shirt unbuttoned and untucked. He looked perfect, but casual. He looked successful. He put on his designer sunglasses and went into the office to check his messages.
Mark looked like the owner of a successful modelling studio should look, and if his house was a little too far out in the valley to really fit the image, he counted on girls coming from out of town not knowing their zip codes well enough. They were impressed with the pool, and the privacy, and the little guest house in the back. They were impressed with his style and his car and his confidence. By the time they knew what was going on, it was too late.
The girls he picked were special. They had the looks, and the ambition, but not the brains. They were a little too trusting, a little too eager to please. Once he knew he'd found a keeper, he'd let her know how special she was. It used to shock him how easily the right girl took to porn and prostitution, but when he looked around at everything he had achieved in life, he knew it was all because of one simple truth. Some girls didn't have the sense god gave a rock.
The trouble was, it had been a while since he'd found one of his special girls. He was always on the hunt, because girls like that didn't last. They either got in trouble, or they got a better offer, or they caught on and ran back home, or they just got used up. Sometimes he had three of them at once, usually one or two. Today, he had none. Cherri Pi, his latest, had split three weeks ago. She had emailed him from Taipei saying she was sorry and wanted to come back. It sounded like she was in pretty deep shit over there, but he couldn't trust a girl who ran away. Not enough to put her on an intercontinental flight. If only she'd gone to Texas or something. He'd have sprung for Greyhound.
Three weeks with no income meant headaches. It meant making phone calls to keep his creditors from coming after him. It meant shuffling debt around, and denying himself. It also meant three weeks since he'd had any pussy, and that was too damn long.
He checked the responses to his ad. The ad was simple. "Models wanted: Silky's Entertainment is looking for fresh talent, 18-21 y.o. females. Ask for Mark." There were always replies, but he needed the right girl.
Mark looked like the owner of a successful modelling studio should look, and if his house was a little too far out in the valley to really fit the image, he counted on girls coming from out of town not knowing their zip codes well enough. They were impressed with the pool, and the privacy, and the little guest house in the back. They were impressed with his style and his car and his confidence. By the time they knew what was going on, it was too late.
The girls he picked were special. They had the looks, and the ambition, but not the brains. They were a little too trusting, a little too eager to please. Once he knew he'd found a keeper, he'd let her know how special she was. It used to shock him how easily the right girl took to porn and prostitution, but when he looked around at everything he had achieved in life, he knew it was all because of one simple truth. Some girls didn't have the sense god gave a rock.
The trouble was, it had been a while since he'd found one of his special girls. He was always on the hunt, because girls like that didn't last. They either got in trouble, or they got a better offer, or they caught on and ran back home, or they just got used up. Sometimes he had three of them at once, usually one or two. Today, he had none. Cherri Pi, his latest, had split three weeks ago. She had emailed him from Taipei saying she was sorry and wanted to come back. It sounded like she was in pretty deep shit over there, but he couldn't trust a girl who ran away. Not enough to put her on an intercontinental flight. If only she'd gone to Texas or something. He'd have sprung for Greyhound.
Three weeks with no income meant headaches. It meant making phone calls to keep his creditors from coming after him. It meant shuffling debt around, and denying himself. It also meant three weeks since he'd had any pussy, and that was too damn long.
He checked the responses to his ad. The ad was simple. "Models wanted: Silky's Entertainment is looking for fresh talent, 18-21 y.o. females. Ask for Mark." There were always replies, but he needed the right girl.