The voice on the phone didn't sound ... quite right.
He hesitated for a moment, even considering disconnecting. He considered his situation: he wasn't at work, he was alone, and he was using an untraceable cell. What was the harm if the person at the other end of the line wasn't Anne.
"Hello," he said tentatively. "I'm ... looking for--"
What name do you use...? Anne Sloan went by many a name, and he had no idea which one this person with her phone knew her by. Her porno' film name had been Anastasia; but she also had pet names that she used for prostitution ... and effort to keep various men guessing as to whether they were talking about the same whore when they compared notes in locker rooms or the smoking lounges at the private clubs.
He called her simply Anne, a privilege not many men in her life were afforded.
Then, the most logical answer to this confusing moment came to him. He asked, "I'm looking for your mother."
He hesitated for a moment, even considering disconnecting. He considered his situation: he wasn't at work, he was alone, and he was using an untraceable cell. What was the harm if the person at the other end of the line wasn't Anne.
"Hello," he said tentatively. "I'm ... looking for--"
What name do you use...? Anne Sloan went by many a name, and he had no idea which one this person with her phone knew her by. Her porno' film name had been Anastasia; but she also had pet names that she used for prostitution ... and effort to keep various men guessing as to whether they were talking about the same whore when they compared notes in locker rooms or the smoking lounges at the private clubs.
He called her simply Anne, a privilege not many men in her life were afforded.
Then, the most logical answer to this confusing moment came to him. He asked, "I'm looking for your mother."
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