“Yeah I guess you’re right” Tina chuckled.

“So what did you do?” Bette smiled.

“Adam had this work thing, some event for a new product or something…I wasn’t really paying attention” Tina laughed.

“So did you know this guy from before?” Bette asked curiously.

“Yeah he’s taken me out a few times before” Tina nodded before taking a sip of the wine “I don’t usually let someone new take me out anymore, I have a few men that I trust and I prefer to stick with them”

“Has anyone ever….tried anything?” Bette asked.

“Yeah” Tina sighed “It happened a lot in the beginning” she said quietly.

“Did anyone ever…” Bette trailed off looking worriedly at the blonde.

“No” Tina said shaking her head “It did get close a few times but I always managed to get away and after that I always carry pepper spray in my purse”

“How did you get into that business anyways?” Bette asked, feeling concerned for the blonde. They had talked about a lot of things but Tina’s profession was a subject they had stayed clear off, until now. Bette just felt like she needed to know why Tina, who was such a sweet and smart girl, would choose to work as an escort.

“Well…”Tina started “…remember how I told you that I left home as soon as I could?”

“Yeah” Bette nodded.

“I went here to L.A. and I started looking for a job, I had just graduated high school and I didn’t have any previous work experience and it was just really hard finding a job. Then one night I met this girl who worked as an escort and she just made it sound like the best job in the world. I looked up to her, she had all these fancy clothes and a nice apartment and I wanted that too so she helped me get started”

Tina took another sip of her wine, looking over at Bette who was watching her intently, waiting for her to continue her story.

“So I started out and pretty soon I was making all this money, I could buy all the stuff I wanted and get a nice apartment and all I had to do was go out on dates with rich men. It was all just so simple that pretty soon I got comfortable, I was making a lot of money and I had a lot of free time” Tina said, shrugging her shoulders “It was all just so easy that I kind of got stuck doing it”