The important thing was having a good time with a good friend. And truthfully I would have been happy to do dinner and a movie with her, or something else just as friends, as we have before. And it really had nothing to do with Christmas. I just turned it into a Christmas present after the fact She just contacted me because she needed a friend, as happened many times before. I was just surprised that she actually desired to be with me "intimately" this time, and I was only too happy to oblige. Now I had no idea this would happen, and have no idea if it will happen again or we go right back to platonic friends. Doesn't matter. I am just going with the flow but for today, I was walkibg around with a shit eating grin on my face all day.
In any case, even though I started by saying it was an OTC date, technically it is actually a civvy date, since she has been out of the biz for a while.

I have been thinking about that a lot.. I make friends easily.. I seem to collect friends.. There is a provider I am seeing now and yesterday I asked myself.. "If it wasn't for the sex, how would I feel about her?".. and the answer was that I would feel like she has become a friend..someone who knows me well and someone that I want to emotionally support and to be there for... My hope is that if it wasn't for the money, she might feel the same about me..  

Odd how that happens with some people and not so much with others..