I shan't be lonely now. I was lonely; I was afraid. But the emptiness and the darkness are gone; when I turn back into myself now I'm like a child going at night into a room where there's always a light."
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
He said in a hoarse voice, "I realized you were good at your job. I didn't understand what that meant." I saw the look in his eyes. He hated those men seeing my body. I hated it, too, but I knew no other way to ensure that Sarah was safe from harm.
I turned my back to him and put the album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy on to play. I turned to him with my resolve stiffened. "Evan, this is my job. I am good at it. I am a dancer, and that's all. My job is to entertain."
He gave a deep sigh. "I know. You're beautiful out there. You're damn well amazing."
