Chapter Thirty-nine
Precious looked to Rosa, tears streaking her cheeks and her mouth working like a guppy.
“You listening?”Butch pressed. “I don’t hear you. You lose your tongue, girl?”
Precious lifted her hands as if to cover her ears. “I hear you– oh God, I hear you.”
“And what are you going to do at nine o’clock?”
Rosa reached under the table to grip Precious by the hand. Precious took a breath and bravely answered. “I take off my clothes and walk over to your compartment.”
Butch leaned back in his chair, a self-appreciating grin on his face. “That’s right Precious, and you’ll make a fine sight for all of my guys, strutting naked along the gantry, showing off your t**s and ass. You should be proud, girl.”
Precious hid her face in her hands. “Y-yes, Butch.”
Butch drained the las
