canât say that heâs technically a prostitute âcause he doesnât just fuck for money. He likes to make fantasies come true for money.â
âHe charges for role-playing?â
âThatâs five dollars for the drink.â Roger almost came off as a deep-voiced woman.
âHereâs a ten. Keep it. What do you mean?â
âExcuse me, boy toy. Iâll be right back.â
We only heard crowd noise; then the camera spun to the open room. We were able to see a horde of men milling about.
âSo, Toliverâs a whore,â Ron whispered.
âDo gay guys like to drink Amaretto Sours?â I asked.
Ron and Wayne shrugged.
After a second, the camera had spun back around to the bar and nothingness.
Roger had returned. âAll Iâm saying is, Kenny has his own Make-A-Wish Foundation, and for the right price, heâll make it happen for you. You should talk to him. Wait a minute. How about a testimonial? Blain. Hey, Blain.â
Seconds passed.
âWhatâs your name?â Roger asked.
âSam.â
âBlain, this is Sam. Tell him what Kenny did for you. Heâs interested.â
The camera turned a bit, showcasing what an Army private might look like if our armed forces were openly open. He had on an Army tank top and camouflage pants.
Blain seemed to be touching Bienvenueâs arm as he spoke. âI wanted to fuck a general in a tank, and Kenny set it up for me.â His accent was Southern, and his voice was coarse as if he had a cold. âJust months before Katrina hit, he arranged for a tank to be left unlocked at Jackson Barracks one Sunday when there werenât any troops there for drill, and he dressed up in an Army uniform and let me do him in the tank. He even brought along a tape recording of bombs and machine guns going off. It cost me a grand, but it was worth it.â
âHe does this all the time?â
âHeâll do what he can and charge you what he thinks itâs worth.â Blain coughed.
âHeâll do this for anyone off the street?â
âHalf the Quarterâs fag population knows what he does. If youâre unattractive, itâll cost you more, but you donât have to worry there, hon. Heâs open for business. So, Sam, what are you into?â
âItâs personal. Maybe Kenny will tell you after I go back home.â
âConfident. Good luck. If he doesnât work out for you, come back and see me before you leave. I might be able to make that dream come true.â
The camera spun around again and pointed toward the door. The sea of gay waters parted, and soon we had a view of Toliver again.
âKenny, right?â Bienvenue said.
âThatâs right.â
âIâm Sam from Chicago. Iâm a little embarrassed to say that I was asking the bartender about you.â
âRoger? Donât believe everything he says.â
âHe said you specialize in certain things.â
âOh, he did? Well, I donât do that for just anyone anymore. Itâs been getting dangerous lately.â
âI heard you do it for dead presidents. It just so happens that I got a lot of them.â
âDoesnât matter. I donât know you, and there was a double murder recently you mightâve heard of.â
âSure I did, but you donât think Iâm a killer, do you?â I imagined Bienvenueâs bottom lip curling under.
âYou could be. The answer is no. I only do this by introduction from somebody I know.â
âIâll pay anything, and I leave town in two days.â Bienvenue wasnât taking no for an answer.
âYou are one good-looking guy.â Toliver sighed. âFirst, tell me something. I used to visit a friend in Chicago. Whatâs that place in Lincoln Park on Clark thatâs famous for dishing out insults late at night?â
I held my breath, knowing that Bienvenue had lived in Chicago until he was
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