You didn’t create the motel for the hot-bed trade. You meant it to be a haven for the weary, a happy stop for the night. But the rooms were empty and the mortgage due-so you bent a bit. You let the girls come in. 

It was easy at first. They entertained their customers quietly. Your cut of the money was delicious. Then you found yourself with too much love on your hands-and big trouble ahead, all of it with names:

VERA She went from sweet to slut. She pulled the switch on you.

DORIS So cute. She showed you angles you never heard of.

BILLIE She was on the scene for sale.

PETE LESLIE You knew he’d take a dive, and he did.

PUG MURPHY He had the girls, then he had you.

SANDRA JEFFRIES The nurse with the RX for your deepest needs.