Ma-Ling Lee - The Education of a Very Young Madam

The Education of a Very Young Madam

Ma - Lin Lee

with Christa Bourg

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-8975-7 ISBN-MM) 7452-8975-7

I've said there is no loyalty in money but you are the one exception. Through all the trials and tribulations,

I found the most exceptional soul in you and will love, appreciate, and cherish you forever.

You are my best friend, my only family, and the most beautiful person I have ever encountered.

No matter what life has in store for us, just know that you will forever remain in my heart.

The Education of a Very Young Madam

Ma-Ling Lee

with Christa Bourg

SCRIBNER New York London Toronto Sydney

The events and people in this book are real. Only the names, including the author's, and some of the details have been changed.

Copyright 2008 by John Boswell Management, Inc.

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information address Scribner Subsidiary Rights Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

First Scribner Hardcover edition January 2009

scribner and design are trademarks of The Gale Group, Inc., used under license by Simon & Schuster, Inc., the publisher of this work.

For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-800-456-6798 or .

DESIGNED BY ERICH HOBBINC

Text set in Granjon

Manufactured in the United States of America

13579 10 8642

Library of Congress Control Number: 2008026342

ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-8975-7 ISBN-MM) 7452-8975-7

I've said there is no loyalty in money but you are the one exception. Through all the trials and tribulations,

I found the most exceptional soul in you and will love, appreciate, and cherish you forever.

You are my best friend, my only family, and the most beautiful person I have ever encountered.

No matter what life has in store for us, just know that you will forever remain in my heart.

Contents

The Education of a Very Young Madam

Prologue

It was summertime and I wanted to get out ofNew Jersey. A circuit seemed like the perfect way to do it. I'd thought about starting my own circuit for a long time, a sort of traveling ho show where I'd set up business in a city temporarily, advertise a few places, build up a local client list, and then move on to the next location before things got too hot. I'd never tried it before because it's too much work to handle on my own, but with my friend and new partner, Zoe, along to help book appointments and take most of the calls, I knew we could pull it off. And we did. We traveled all over the country, sometimes just the two of us, sometimes with another girl or even two or three meeting us in places like D.C., New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Boston. And we made some serious cash that summer.

It was in Boston where my luck took a bad turn. Zoe and I had been riding high and managed to save more than $20,000 in cash, and that's after we went on a serious shopping spree. Newbury Street in Boston is one of my favorite places to shop in the whole world, and I have a serious designer shoe habit. Zoe, on the other hand, was not only a cheap and clueless ho when she started working for me, she dressed like one too. I had been slowly teaching her the difference between Prada and Payless, and the clients were beginning to notice the change.

We stayed in one upscale hotel while Zoe worked out of another one nearby. At the end of the week, however, I told Zoe to just use our room for her appointments since I wasn't going to be there. I planned to drive to New York to spend the weekend with a guy I had just started seeing. Scorpio, as he called himself, was a dancer my favorite type of manand I was really into him. Fully expecting to return a couple of days later, I packed up only a few clothes to bring with me. I left the rest of my belongings, including my computer, our stash of cash, and even my gun, behind with Zoe.

I got into New York Friday night and had a great time with Scorpio. On Saturday morning I woke up late and called Zoe's room just to check on her. A man answered the phone.

"Who's this?" I demanded, figuring Zoe had booked an early client who was cheeky enough to answer the phone. Either that or she'd gone out the night before with some friends and met someone.

"This is Officer Dan of the Boston Police Department. Who's this?" the man demanded right back.

I hung up the phone and freaked out.

CHAPTER I

A Very Young Madam

N ow's probably the time to tell you, I'm a madam. I run an upscale escort agency that caters to professional clientele in suburban New Jersey. In fact, by most small business standards, I've been very successful. With up to ten girls working for me at a time, my agency generates up to $40,000 in income each week, mostly in cash.

When people ask, I tell them I'm in the service industry or in marketing, and that's really pretty close to the truth. Girlfriend Experience (GFE for short), which is one of the names my agency goes by, is about more than just sex. It's about customer satisfaction, about creating a pleasurable experience for our clients.

We are no wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kind of organization. My girls treat clients as if they are on the best date of their lives. They use videos and mood lighting, they wear lingerie, they ask about your fantasies. In the employee handbook that I give to all of my "entertainers," I offer a dozen different suggestions on ways they can personalize each encounter. That's right, we have an employee handbook, just like any other business, which should indicate to you that I am serious about the way I do things. It lays out what my girls are responsible for (paying for their own travel arrangements, being on time for appointments) and what's expected of them (treating customers with respect, cleaning up their hotel rooms before the next client arrives). It also offers some hints and tips about how to deliver truly exceptional service, from what to wear, to what kinds of background music are appropriate, to how to create a seductive atmosphere that will please any client.

Of course, what we're offering is a sure-thing date, which adds to the appeal. But my "sure things" are not always as sure as you might think. I book all the appointments, but every one of my girls has absolute veto power. If someone shows up at the door and turns a girl off in any way, for any reasonshe gets a bad vibe or the guy scares her or he's too old or too drunk or even too black (I have one girl who is half black herself but will only do white guys...go figure)then I let her off the hook without any questions. It's her life and her body, and she should be able to say no whenever she wants to.