<strong>Bert- Fucking Gulch- 11:30PM</strong><br/><br/>Bill was late, and much to his dismay, there were already vehicles parked in the clients' lot. This was bad, really bad, though he had to admit, the time with Vivienne had been worth it. He only hoped that none of the clients had been taken into a room without paying the door. Old Man Harris was kind and generous about most things, but losing his share of the money wasn't one of those things.<br/><br/>Parking behind the building, as was his custom, Bill rushed inside. There were already clients milling about down in the basement and it sounded as though Room 1 was in use. Had Old Man Harris opened up himself? Who was in there? He'd just arrived and his Ledger book was already light. He made his way to Harris' office first for the lecture he felt was inevitable.<br/><br/>"I'm terribly sorry for being late Mr. Harris." Bert mumbled, closing the door behind himself. "I was at dinner and I just... Lost track of time."<br/><br/>"Tell me, Bert. Were you at dinner with one of my girls when you... Lost track of time?" Old Man Harris asked sternly, taking a puff of his cigar. "Because as much freedom as I lend them and you as well, they are MY girls. Don't forget that Bert, next time you<em>lose track of time</em>. The Kid still has credit from last night, he's in there with Pearl who can negotiate her own tip, I'm sure. Jones from last night already left his fee at your empty station. The other still owes. Now go do your job, and keep your hands to yourself."<br/><br/>Bert sulked out of Mr. Harris' office looking broken. How had he known?<br/><br/>Technically speaking, the girls weren't supposed to associate with clients outside of work, but Bert thought that since he wasn't a client it would be alright, but Mr. Harris seemed to imply that it only made things worse. He approached Viktor, who Bert had seen there before in the past.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry to bother you Viktor, but you forgot to pay the door. It's my fault really, for being late. I still need to collect though."