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it, do it.”
       Lyons slammed the door closed. Nix frowned and then turned back to walk down the stairs. Chaps and Ryan followed.
       The front door opened again and Lyons stuck his head out.
       “Fine, Nix. I’ll look into it. Just keep your ass out of trouble until I get back to you, you hear?”
       “Sure thing, Mr. Lyons. Thank you.”
       The door slammed again.
       

 
    CHAPTER FOURTEEN
       
       Rebecca Bywater was still looking out the window when she heard a woman’s voice from the room next door. “Give me that snake, you bastard! Give it to me! Let it spit! I want it comin outta my ears!”
       She had never heard firsthand the sound of a woman actually enjoying sex. It was going to be something she had to get used to.
       Rebecca fixed her hair, changed her clothes, and then walked downstairs.
       Betty was behind the bar, talking to a large man who was smoking a red cigarette. When she saw Rebecca, Betty said, “Hey honey, I want you to meet someone.”
       “Oh?” Rebecca said.
       “Yeah, this here’s Black Boned Keith. He’s just been asking me if I got any new girls. I told him that maybe I did.”
       Rebecca made sure she put on a sweet face. The way Betty was talking, it sounded like she was leaning toward hiring her on. That was a good sign. “Well, it’s nice to meet you.”
       “Pleasure to meet you, honey,” Keith said. “I hope you don’t mind saying but you’re a pretty one. So, you work here now?”
       Rebecca took his hand and shook it delicately. “I don’t know.” She looked at Betty. “Do I?”
       “Yeah, I guess you do,” Betty said.
       Black Boned Keith slapped his leg. “Well, isn’t that just great! I come into town expecting the same old entertainment and I get a fresh one right off the stagecoach.”
       Betty smiled. “Slow down, Keith. I ain’t sure she’s ready for you just yet. How about you let the girl mingle and then if she doesn’t find a better prospect, we’ll see if she’ll settle for you.”
       Keith laughed. “You let this girl know what fun she’ll have, I bet she’ll settle for me right now.”
       “Didn’t you already have Angie? What? She didn’t satisfy you?”
       “Of course she did but you know I’ve been away from home so long. I got some making up to do.”
       “Well, let Rebecca mingle and maybe she’ll come back.” Betty laughed and put her hand on Rebecca’s shoulder. “Go ahead, sweetie.”
       Rebecca smiled and looked at Betty who nodded her head in the direction of the tables full of drunken men. It was up to her, the new whore, to impress her boss by getting the attention of all those potential customers. So she did just that, walking by the tables, brushing past some men with her hips while running her fingers through the dirty hair of others.
       There was one man in particular she thought was interesting. He looked wealthier than the others and a little bit older. Rebecca decided that this was her mark.
       She put her mouth close to his ear and whispered. “You want to take a break from your poker game?”
       The man looked up at her and squinted. “Who are you?”
       “My name’s Rebecca and it’s nice to meet you, Mr….?”
       “Not in the mood for pussy. Go sell yours somewhere else.”
       Rebecca’s mouth fell open. Her first instinct was to slap the man across the mouth and cuss at the son of a bitch. But that wouldn’t do any good. Not with Betty watching. Instead, she smiled slyly, winked at another man, and moved on to another table. That’s when Betty called her over to the bar. When she got there, Black Boned Keith was shaking his head.
       He said, “Of all the men you decide to come on to, you had to pick that cranky bastard.”
       “How’s I to know what a son of a bitch he is?”
       Betty said, “You weren’t. But you did good. You went on like it didn’t bother you.