Chapter 59

"And, babe, check this out," Jess said excitedly. "Having the girls on tour doesn’t cut into existing business. It looks like the girls who go to a new city average about fifty percent more bookings than at home. That’s the novelty factor. But the regular girls? Bookings have increased twenty-five percent."

"In other words," Kelly said, "the escort business is thriving for both of us."

"That’s absolutely awesome news!" I said enthusiastically.

"So we’re figuring out what comes next," Jess said.

"Let us do this, John, and we’ll go meet Peter at lunch time in a couple hours," Kelly said. "But, in the meantime, be a dear? I left my cell phone on my bathroom vanity upstairs. Do you mind getting it for me? I don’t want to lose our momentum here."

"Yeah, of course," I said.

Behind me, I missed the amused, knowing glance Jess and Kelly exchanged as I strode up the s