Chapter 4
“The woman wears metal underwear!” Jude said. “I’d swear it on a stack of bibles. I’m tellin’ you, Tempest, that woman right there is the reason God made whores.”
“Jude, what the hell is wrong with you tonight?” She picked up the bottle and peeked down into it. “You must have somethin’ in that bottle other than whiskey.”
“Tempest, if I’m lyin’, I’m dyin! She called it a chastity belt.”
“A chastity belt? Oh yeah, I’ve heard of them things. I didn’t think they still had ‘em around, though. You know what a chastity belt is, don’t you? The knights back in the medieval days locked their ladies up in ‘em. You know, to make sure they stayed faithful while they was out fightin’ wars and goin’ on crusades and such.”
“Locked?”
“Yeah. With a key and everything.”
“My God, it’s just li
