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SCOTT

I was surprised as I could be when we entered Trelio's and there wasn't a single other patron, only staff.

"Did he buy the whole restaurant?" I asked Chen.

"Tonight only. $50,000 plus food, drink and tips. He had to pay for free meals for any reservations they had to cancel. I've never seen anything like it. He's dropping 50 plus grand like me giving someone twenty bucks. He gave me 20,000 for a baby gift. I wasn't going to accept it until he did this."

"Holy shit!"

"Tell me about it."

The night got even more interesting when he had Evelyn and Regina strip. The maitre'd barely blinked, like he'd been expecting it and maybe he was, as he had hangers ready to hang up their clothes. Well, if he could bare his slaves, so could I.

"What are you waiting for?" I said, "A gold plated invitation? Lisa and Julia, you're stripping too. If it's good enough for Evelyn, it's good enough for you. Rhonda, I leave it to your discretion."

I had to make allowances for her job. Apparently, she felt