Shh. No names.
Well, uh. We gotta call each other something.

Well...okay. I'll be Scarlett. You can be John.
Original. So, uh, what can I get for my money?

Anything you want, big daddy.
Ooh. Oh, wow. Uh. Okay...wow. Heh. Heheheh. Heh. Oh, baby. You're so fine. I want you to...

No, I can't say it.

Come on, baby. We're grownups here, aren't we?
Heh. Yeah...we are, aren't we?

Don't be nervous. Come here. Sit down just...here. I won't bite...unless you want me to.
Boy, you're uh, you're really good at this, I guess, huh?

At my rates, I'd better be.
Ha! Yeah, I guess so, huh? Well, okay.

So tell me, what would you like me to do?
Boy. This is really embarrassing, hon. This never happened to me before. It's just...gone right out of my head. Damn. Okay, how about this: ask me a question, any question, about me, and I'll answer it.

...
C'mon.

I'm really not supposed to do this.
Oh, come on. They're just questions.

I'm not allowed to become intimate with my clients.
...You're kidding, right?

No.
Well, give me a break here. I don't know what to do with you. We might as well talk while I figure out something. Why am I paying you, otherwise?

All right. Well, okay. Uh...so where are you from?
Oh, I'm a Florida boy, born and raised.

Geez, I'm sorry.
Don't be. At least it's not Jersey.

I'm from Jersey.
Geez, uh. Sorry. Wow. Uh, awkward. Look, ask me something else.

Well, what do you like to do for fun?
Read, mostly. Watch movies. Follow modern culture and try to figure out stuff about it, mostly because I just don't understand it and have a sneaking feeling that not very many other people do, either.

I really don't, either. But there are some really great shoes out there, and, yeah, I think that makes up for it.
You might just be right about that. I love shoes.

Really? How many pairs do you have?
Fourteen flip-flops, two semi-formal sneakers, one formal pair. I have a total of five by my front door, just for everyday use.

Flip-flops? Fourteen?
Yeah. Blame it on the Florida thing.

Yeah. I will. So you said you liked to read. What kind of books?
I'm tempted to say "anything good," but I have a tendency to a preponderance of science fiction. It's just wild stuff, you know?

Yeah, I always thought Valentine Michael Smith was pretty hot.
You're into Heinlein, huh? Can't say I'm surprised.

You seem like a smart guy. Ever been to college?
Yeah, two of 'em. B.S. in communications, M.A. in library science.

A librarian?!
Yup. Never serviced one before, huh?

Actually, I've worked quite a few of them, but none of them were as inclined to talk as you are.
Yeah, I'm silly like that.

I guess you are...
Yeah...Uh, er, well, um, okay, yeah, okay, I just thought of something I'd like you to do.

Okay.
The bathtub needs a good scrubbing, and I have a hip complaint that keeps me from reaching for those cobwebs in the corners. Could you take care of that, then mop and wax the floor? I have guests coming in a few days, so if you could also straighten up the linen closet, change the sheets, and fluff the pillows, that'd be awesome. Come see me when you're done and pick up your check.

Gotcha, sir. It was nice talking to you. You didn't need to be nervous, you know.
Yeah, I guess not, huh?