For the Pleasure of Men by Nora Weaving Page B

absentmindedly.
    Kalliope knew exactly whom Harmena was talking about. The wealthy businessman from last night. He had a reputation of not being very attractive, but being an absolute tiger in the bedroom.
    The rumors were completely true.
    While Kalliope had not found herself the least bit attracted to the man, once he had bound and blindfolded her, Kalliope had been panting and begging for more. What he lacked in appearance, he certainly made up for in experience. In fact, just thinking about him, made Kalliope squirm in her seat. She could remember just how thick and strong he felt inside her, and the dirty things his mouth had done to the sweet flesh between her legs.
    Harmena narrowed her eyes. “You’re practically salivating,” she accused. “He was that good wasn’t he?” she exclaimed. “That’s what I heard! I’m so jealous!”
    Apparently, the man visited Hera Selene frequently but Harmena hadn’t yet been graced by his visit.
    Kalliope had been at Hera Selene for nearly three weeks and once she had recovered from the incident with Spyro, she had seen a huge increase in customers. While most of the other women seemed to like Kalliope, a few kept their distance. Kalliope tried hard not to alienate the anyone, she didn’t want to make enemies. Quite the contrary, she was hoping to befriend as many of the courtesans as she could.
    Kalliope was eager to earn enough to be able to move into larger living quarters. Priska said that she imagined Kalliope would be able to move by the end of the week. As if this news weren't exciting enough, in a week's time Damianos was due to return from his trip. Just the mere thought of Damianos sent a jolt of sexual excitement through her body.
    Trying hard not to let her mind run away with dirty thoughts, she turned back to Harmena.
    “How was your night last night? The one soldier you were with was incredibly handsome.”
    Harmena ducked her head at the question. Kalliope could have sworn that she blushed.
    “Harmena?” she whispered, looking around to see if anyone was paying attention to them. “You’re blushing!”
    “Shh! It’s not a big deal!”
    “Of course it is! What is it?”
    “It’s just that I really like him! He’s different than the other men.”
    “I know! He was incredibly handsome.”
    “Yes, he is handsome, but he treats me better. He’s so kind to me.” Harmena paused, unsure she should say more. “And he asks to see me more,” she said quickly.
    Kalliope was confused.
    “But that’s a good thing. You want your clients to come see you more.”
    “No, not like that. He asks to see me during the day. He doesn’t want to just see me at night.”
    Kalliope gasped and then motioned for Harmena not to say any more. Melina was looking over at them with a curious and inquisitive expression. Kalliope shoved the last of her berries in her mouth and stood up to leave.

Harmena followed her and once they were safely in the hallways, Kalliope turned to Harmena, her gaze was stern. “What in the world did you tell him? Hopefully you discouraged him, you could get kicked out for that!”
    Harmena hurried alongside of her, pulling Kalliope towards the baths.
    “I didn’t say anything. I know that we’re not supposed to do that, but it sounds so amazing, doesn’t it?”
    Kalliope shook her head. “No, it doesn’t. This place is incredible. I wish you could have seen the brothel where I came from. It was small, crowded and dirty. We lived on top of each other and we didn’t have any nice things.” Kalliope paused. “You can have anything here.”
    Harmena shrugged off her comment. “I guess everyone has their own perspective,” she said sullenly.
    Kalliope rolled her eyes as they approached the baths. “Ok, so what do you think will happen if you were to agree to see him? Would you sneak him inside and sleep with him during the day? Would you sneak out of here and have sex with him up there?” Kalliope motioned upwards to signify the world