When William Callahan had laid claim to a dilapidated inn and a chunk of land at the end of a town in the middle of the desert, the last thing his young daughter expected was for her daddy to turn it into a whorehouse.
Pardon. A bordello.
(It sounds classy, is what he would say).
It was a dust colored saloon, just like the cowboys would go to. "Just like in the movies," her father would tell her. She would only smile with forced enthusiasm, as he continued to prattle on about a time before the war that now only existed in her imagination. She had never seen the movies. Would never get the chance. The battle was over, because there was nothing left to fight for. There was nothing left of anything. Lives and resources had been expended in equal measure, and all there was left for anyone still alive to do was to claim a piece of something far away from everyone else, and try to live out their days in a relative amount of peace and quiet. But, once again her father had done exactly what she had not expected and turned the run-down tavern into a noisy oasis in the desert, and then he died.
She was older now, and when Cashmere Callahan looked back on what her father had done, the accomplishment was admittedly impressive. The middle ages had spices, the modern world had thrived on oil, but in the aftermath of the calamity sex was the world's greatest commodity. The Desert Rose had plenty of it. You would be surprised to witness what people were willing to barter for a wet hole or a soft mouth, but thanks to this, the tavern's alcohol stores seemed to never run dry, and she was able to put food in the bellies of her friends. At least there was that.
Pushing open the swinging door behind the bar, unwilling owner and full-time bartender, Cashmere exited the kitchen and made her presence known. Her cinnamon colored hair was tied up in a pony tail that bobbed as she walked, and she wore a tight black tank top over tighter denim jeans. Regardless of how evocative this may be for some, it also made it obvious that there was a gulf a mile wide between herself and the other women employed at the Rose. Though, employed was a loosely used term. She housed them, and fed them and in exchange they sometimes used their services to acquire goods for the benefit of the establishment. The saloon had managed to become a bit of a rest stop between the previous town and the next. Lucky for them, because it meant there was always a nightly flourishing of fresh faces and fresher goods. Unoccupied escorts and courtesans littered the bar floor, waiting for the night to pick up.
None of them were at all surprised that Kismet would be the first of them to find herself entertaining a guest, even if it was six minutes before her shit, Cashmere noticed. She would have been disappointed that she'd missed greeting a customer if she had cared at all, but still, she watched the exchange with hawkish, hazel oculars; dangerous games were played when goods exchanged hands.
Cashmere did not like games.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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