d down as she took deep breaths. Even though she had done

entirely different dance, one she never thought she would do. It was also an entirely different audience. She would not be dancing in a leotard

, she thought she was going to throw sick on the

pent their nights pleasing men in Red, the club, asked Frankie as she steppe

w, the other dancers had an unspoken respect towards Jessica. She

anytime soon," she added, h

" Frankie said and pulled down at

cooed. "I know you

lained. "I can't even keep my balance on it while

is kind of business – none of the girls here want it – but you just got to come to ter

curled h

e self into this chair and lemme g

d sat on the comfy stool

es and she

est," Frankie

t a pair of high-

again," Frank

. It won't be comfortable the first times,

er be like you," she said. "I'll raise the mon

Jessica's eyes but she

must have offended Jessic

led in, all dolled up, wearing heavy makeup, expensi

and Jac

sassiest dance

t?" Claire asked, eyeing

done," Jessica said and hel

" Jacqueline sneered. "She's always

" he bawled. "Who will entert

scurried away. Then Ol

must be no sloppy performances or you

ll do better today,

an unspoken gratitude. She wondered wh

d out of the room. "Be quic

s and flow along with

efully. Jessica smiled sweetly

th and stepped into the

every corner of the room hit her almost immediately. The

fears that consumed her like an inferno as she waited for the red

slow, solemn blue and braced herself for the

suddenly and she was

her exposed

stench of sweat and alco

her and comments hit her fro

a cute

eat you

slowly, swingin

essica had told her o

head high. Pretend to enjoy it

her head co

hile the other men around him yelled lewd jokes and drooled at the sight

ips spread in a mysterious smile. He stared at he

to the darkness of the room. A large brawny man in a tight black

te. Her heart was troubled and

taring at he

wa

the smi

crisp hundred dollar bills at her like they were dry leaves picked f

great," Jess

bled a low

f your pussy. Do a split or something. Anything that will make them

it. Frankie's hands itched with anticipation as he counte

money gratefully

dred do

the bill-nado that came after her dance and the money

a thousand and five hundred dollars. That mea

es, broken her savings to raise a h

her with a smile w

ork?" he a

she said

if I can help you work also. You know, just

kie snappe

ed with hurt

hought of something

girls are accepted there

t, they were paid better than the girls, but she would not let her brother to be subjected to such degradati

time, Franklin's loud snore dr

ed, her mind wandere

e tux gazing down at