Chapter Twenty-Four
Chief
Brandy and I strolled up the front walk of a light industrial building. It was 7:30 pm, and we were both buoyant, feeling excited. The instructions from Douglas included spending money, and stipulations that we were both to get complete makeovers: hair, nails, new outfits, the works, really!
The motel room that we shared was more like a B&B: soft beds with big comforters, potted ferns, and a curtained window that got the morning sun. It took us by surprise, and then Brandy noted that we were now ‘kept women’, and entitled to the best that Blink could offer. It was quite a change from the life that either of us had led before, but if the rest of my life was going to be like this, then it wasn’t really so bad.
“The key fits,” Brandy said, as she unlocked the do
