Page 4 of Judge Me Not

"You've got a great body."

Is she hitting on me?

"Thank you. Is there something else you wanted to look at?" I hold up a bottle of perfume. "This just came in. I can give you a sample if you'd like?"

Her full, red lips twitch. "How much do they pay you here?"

"I'm sorry?"

She crosses her arms and plays with her long blonde hair. It's beautiful, but she must pay a fortune for her extensions. Her thick, black eyelashes flutter. "My guess is they don't pay you near as much as what you could earn."

I nervously laugh. "Are you offering me another job? I'll take five-thousand dollars per day, in cash, please." I lean in to say under my breath, "Don't tell Uncle Sam."

She raises her eyebrows. "Five thousand. Is that all you think you're worth?"

Oh, wait. Is she recruiting me to be a prostitute?

"Umm...I was kidding. I'm happy here. Really."

She smirks then her face becomes serious.

Abby needs treatment.

I couldn't do that.

If you don't do something, she's going to die.

"Wait. Are you..." I glance around me then lower my voice. "Recruiting me to be a...well, you know."

Her eyes turn to slits. "A what?"

Oh, crap. Now I've insulted her.

"I'm sorry. I'm confused by what's going on right now."

She tilts her head then puts her arm around me. "Let's take a walk."

"I'm supposed to stay around the counter."

She turns to Karla. "Are you able to cover the counter while Ms..." she turns to me and looks at my name tag, "Jasmine, helps me with a special request?"

Karla tries to cover her "you're with a crazy lady" expression. "Sure."

Way to have my back.

What is this lady trying to get me involved in?

She leads me to the corner of the store, where the lingerie department is. "Your breasts. They're natural?"

"Excuse me?"

She softly laughs. "Natural breasts like yours are hard to find. You'll get paid more for them."

I open my mouth to tell her I'm not doing anything that pays me for my breasts, but then Abby's face comes to my mind, and I snap it shut.

"Ahh. You do need to make money."

My face burns red. I look away from her.

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