CHAPTER 2
She pulled off at the club, ran inside and saw Mike already waiting for her at the entrance of the changing room
“Hey Mike” she greeted in haste
“Change into this, you are late already” he said and handed over a bag to her
“Thank you” she shouted and ran inside the room to change into a pink full body bikini that was hugging her body tight
“You look hot as always” Mike remarked with a wink as she tried to keep her blonde hair in place
He led her into the private section of the club reserved for the crazily rich men and women. She met others already at their poles and she quickly ran to take her place. The song started and she began to tease the audience sexily, she grabbed unto the pole and was whirling around it while enjoying herself when she sighted someone familiar and her heart skipped a bit.
“It cannot be, can it? There is no way Tom Holland will be in a club watching strippers” she muttered to herself but it was not a dream, her boss was indeed there looking at her.
She checked again to see that she was not dreaming and it was indeed true. She wasn’t dreaming at all, her boss was there staring at her as she was rolling on the pole sexily in a provocative outfit.
She resumed her dance but suddenly, one of the rich men there rose up and started to dance with her. They had the freedom to dance with them but needed their consent to touch their body. The man didn’t ask her and just dragged her to himself, she was feeling uncomfortable with the way he was dancing with her and placing his hands on sensitive parts of her body.
Tom Holland noticed her discomfort and had no choice but to step in
He grabbed the man’s sharply from her back and the man glared at him in shock “I think she’s not comfortable with the way you are touching her” he stated with his thick voice booming through.
She shifted her face to the side to cover up and hide from him and as soon as the man released her, she flew down the stage and rushed to hide, she cannot afford to lose her job, she’s in need of a huge amount of money after all.
She was thankful that her outfit for today was at least covering up a decent part of her body because she wouldn’t be able to bear the shame of dancing that way while her boss was sitting there looking at her. Since she wouldn’t afford to forfeit her pay just because someone unexpected showed up, she played professionalism and just concluded that she will pretend as if nothing happened.
She finally went to change, quickly received her pay from Mike and rushed out of the club before he would come out and they will bump into each other. She was still panicking when someone grabbed her from behind and she yelled.
She shouted “It is not what you think” in shock and turned to see her confused roommate standing there
“What am I thinking?” Emily asked raising her eyebrows in return, she was also shocked at the reaction of her roommate.
“Oh! It’s you. When did you get here?” She asked comporting herself as she wiped her sweaty hand on her clothes
“I arrived just now when Mike told me you were here. I was around the area so I thought I should wait for you” Emily answered walking close to her and linked arms with her
She sighed a shallow “I see” and turned to walk up to the street
Emily took a short glance at Amber’s face and nudged her by the shoulder “Did something happen? Why are you look dejected?”
“I am so tired, I want to go home right now” she murmured with a tired voice and flagged down the taxi for both of them.
She didn’t utter any word throughout their ride and Emily was tempted to ask what happened to her but she decided to pass it off. She wouldn’t need to bug her to open up she wanted to let her know what was happening with her, she will just have to wait for her to open up herself.
Amber just showered, ate an apple and slumped into her bed when they got home and she didn’t get up till noon of the next day. She woke up with a loud yawn and headed to the fridge where she gulped down a bottle of cold water and a loud belch followed.
“So irritating” Emily blurt out with a disgusted expression on her face from the other side of the room.
She was about to close the fridge when what happened at the club yesterday rushed to head again and she screamed before running to grab her phone. She had forgotten all about it as she slept like a baby throughout the night thanks to the tiredness of her both her work and the club.
“Do I have any text or missed calls?” she groaned as she frantically scrolled through her phone but she didn’t find any.
She sighed in relief and dropped her phone before going to clean up and finally ate a proper food. She was busy glancing at her phone all day even when she was watching a movie with her roommate. She was expecting her boss to call or text her about what happened in the club but he didn’t and his silence was making her scared.
Emily became tired of her unsettled attitude and lashed out “It’s not like you have anyone calling you, why are you checking your phone every five minutes? You are getting me distracted”
“It’s because my boss might call” she responded with a sigh
“Why would he call or text you? He has never for once disturbed your weekend” Emily countered with anger etched on her face
“You have been acting weird since yesterday, did something happen at the club yesterday?” her roommate pressed further to squeeze whatever was wrong out of her and she finally spilled the beans. “Tom Holland was at the club yesterday and he saw me dancing on the pole” she confessed and Emily spat out her water in shock before experiencing series of coughing session
“Tom Holland? Your boss? How come? He’s the most boring person I have ever seen on earth so why was he at the club randomly?” Emily poured out as water ran down her eyes thanks to the coughs, she could not believe her ears
“I know right? I wonder what he was doing there yesterday, I almost dropped down the pole” she sighed, slumping deeper into the sofa