Tuesday 7 September 2010

How Much?

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The alleged relationship (if it can be called that) between the so-called football star and the so-called escort girl will not go away and dominates the newspapers again this morning.

The latest revelations reminded me of an evening some years ago when I was regularly travelling backwards and forwards to Los Angeles.

I was staying in a very posh hotel in Beverly Hills and, though I am not a lone drinker, for some reason one evening I had need of a stiff drink and so went down to the bar in the basement for one. The place was empty except for a very attractive young woman who started to chat. Eventually she asked me what I did and I told her. I then asked her what she did and she replied in a very matter of fact way, ‘I’m a whore’. Seeing the look of astonishment on my face, she then said, ‘But don’t worry, I’m on my night off!’

We had two drinks while we chatted I remember. She turned out to be a very well-educated person with an interest in the history of art who was extremely articulate and interesting to talk with. At some point she asked me if I would like to go up to the restaurant for some supper but I declined as I had eaten earlier and, in any event, had some work to do.

A couple of days later I found myself again in need of a stiff drink following an extremely difficult day in the office, and I took myself back down to the bar.

The place was completely empty save for the barman who I chatted with for a short while. I couldn’t resist enquiring about the woman I’d seen a few days earlier. She was, apparently, a regular guest at the hotel and also at a couple of the others in the area. She was a model of discretion seemingly, never accosting anyone in the hotel and always arriving with her man who she brought into the bar for a short while before moving off, presumably to her room. She was also, he said extremely expensive.

I didn’t have the courage to ask the woman what she charged and the barman didn’t know. But I do know this morning that the so-called escort girl who is alleged to have had a relationship (if it can be called that) with a so-called football star charged him £1,200 for a few hours of her time.

I wonder if she bought him a drink and was able to chat about the history of art while she was with him?
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