Peter fails to hold onto the laugh that has been begging to escape him; good on his knees? A nice Catholic boy like him?! Just what was she implying?! He fakes a little outrage with a pair of raised brows and a shake of his head. If this were back home - if he were with the boys - his cheeks would be red by now, Christ, theyâd have ripped him apart for that comment. But with her and in the company of jest and night life, her humour doesnât bother him at all. If anything, he takes it as a compliment. Such was the curse of inheriting his looks from his motherâs side; Peter was an undoubted pretty boy, who had been reminded of such a fact during every single family get-together since he was eighteen.
âHold onâ He responds, surprised âay, I may be prettier than some oâthe guys you got peddlinâ on this strip, but Iâm much better lyinâ down than I am on my knees.â The gangsterâs back and forth with her encourages another chuckle; heâs surprised heâs even, really getting involved in this. Hell, itâs almost childish banter but nothing can really beat it. Not when the night is slow; when the weather is warm enough to sit in during the dark and the smell of the street good enough to bask in.Â
âWho knows, babe; by the look of it, maybe yâgot a life in peddlinâ assâ Peter shakes his head; it was never a comment he could see himself saying to another human being, but there it was. The Italian shakes his head, he takes a drag of the cigarette before him before he turns to face her sharp features properly.
âSo - my uh-â he smirks ânew pimp; yâgotta name?âÂ
âYou talk tâGod laying down?â Her earlier joke having been based on prayer-- usually done on bent knees, Angieâs startled by his retort and it shows in her chuckle and changing expression. If theirs had been a more serious conversation she would have considered the fact that sheâd thought and mentally spoken many a prayer skywards while laid up in bed. Not to mention all the mini-prayers hastily spoken while standing upright-- everything from begging God not to let the rice burn to all the petty and sometimes superstitious needs that made a Catholic-Lite like herself cross themselves and send up a hurried missive for some divine assistance. None of it is considered-- not at the moment, when theyâre each keeping the other grinning and amused.
What he follows that comment up with is a thought sheâs entertained before; working as a procurer instead of, or maybe in addition to, a sex worker. Itâs the legalities and their consequences that leave that possibility in the realm of dreams instead of a reality she truly pursues. The kind of trouble she could get into someday if her client is ever the wrong one-- like an undercover cop, is the kind of thing she can handle. Sheâs not afraid of a rap sheet or tainted record, and since itâd be her first offense, Angie knows sheâs not staring down too harsh a sentence. Procurers had it different though. Cops and judges liked busting them and trumping up the charges, patting themselves on the back all the while for cleaning the streets of smut. It doesnât matter to them that working boys and girls can be so much better off working in a small network instead of on their own. If she was ever brought down for helping another girl book steady work sheâd get locked up for so much longer than just for doing the work herself. Angie thinks of it all but keeps it to herself for the sake of the light mood, just shaking her head lightly in time with his joke.
âYou oughta know better than me-- depends on whoâs askinâ. Itâs Angie to you, and âI donât know nothinâ,â to anybody else.â She gives him a beat to laugh in, or maybe crack wise again, before sheâs turning the question right back around on him. âWhat about you, Altar Boy? What do the Fathers call you?â