Sadie dropped to her knees on the cold ground and threw up.
"You alright there, girlfriend?" Paprika asked.
"Yeah, just a shitty blowjob. I never could stand the taste of cum," Sadie answered.
"Well, you've been out of the game for about a month. Of course your body's gonna react to the first one. It's not like any of us actually like what we're doing," Paprika said.
Sadie wiped her mouth with the back of her hand before getting back up.
"As I was saying before you took off with that man, your friend came by looking for you," Paprika said.
"He's not my friend and I don't care," Sadie said.
"Well, you should. He seems to care a whole lot for you. He told me he misses you and that he wants you to come back home," Paprika said.
"Fuck him," Sadie said.
"He also said that he loves you," Paprika said.
"That's a lie. He doesn't love me. He wouldn't have treated me like that if he loved me," Sadie said.
"What exactly happened?" Paprika asked.
"It doesn't matter," Sadie answered.
"Girl, if I had a man like that in my life that kept me off the streets and ran around town to find me, the least I would do was hearing him out," Paprika said.
"He's no better than any of our customers," Sadie said.
They stopped their conversation as a car pulled up. The man inside looked at Sadie.
"You free?" He asked.
Dean parked the car and started walking towards the bridge. He wasn't gonna drive all the way there. It would make him look like a customer. Not that it mattered to him but he had to respect Paprika's wishes and if it looked like she was already with a customer, someone might drive by without stopping and she wouldn't earn any money.
His eyes narrowed as he came close enough to see the car and the woman leaning in the open window talking to the driver. Was his eyes deceiving him or was it really her? He started sprinting towards them, screaming out her name, as he realized it was her. She got into the car and a second later it started driving towards him.
He locked eyes with her as they drove past him. All he saw was that dead look in her eyes. He screamed her name one last time but the car didn't stop. He dropped to his knees while watching it disappear down the road. 30 seconds later a hand landed on his shoulder. He looked up to see Paprika.
"Why didn't you stop her?" He asked.
"It's not my place to do so, nor could I even if I wanted to. She makes her own decisions," she answered.
"But she shouldn't be doing this again," he said.
"It's her second one this evening," she said.
He rose to his feet.
"Shut up!" He spat in anger.
She took a step backwards and held her hands up.
"I'm sorry," she said.
He inhaled deeply while containing his anger. He knew it wasn't her fault.
"No, don't be. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have raised my voice at you," he said.
He turned his head to look down the road again, just hoping she would come walking back but of course she didn't. He turned back around and looked at the woman in front of him.
"Mind if I wait here till she comes back? I'll hide in the shadows so your customers won't be scared away," he said.
"Oh honey, I don't think she's coming back. I told her everything you said to me and she said she would find somewhere else to stand," she said.
"Where?" He asked.
"I have no idea," she answered.