She giggles and tells me."You're talking his language now."Then she flips her hair over her shoulder and exposes the huge hickey on her neck and her choker.
His eyes narrow on it, and then he grins, slaps me on the arm, and says."Hell yeah!Welcome to the family."
James sticks his hand out, and I shake his too."Let me steal her for just a little while.We must run through a few things for tonight."
"Sure.No problem.But Cinderella here needs to eat before the show.I'll be back to get her in an hour and a half."I tell them.
"You got it!"He tells me, then offers her his arm.Before he escorts her away, she blows me a kiss.I give her a wink and watch my Every Thang in her element, chatting up her choreographer as they both strut down the hall.Cat points at them and falls in behind with a slinky swagger.
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Siri
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Jamesand I go in together to the dressing room, and the girls swarm me.For the first 5 minutes, I do nothing but hug and chat them up.James finally clears them away with, "Now shoo.We have some work to do before tonight."Then he pulls me into my dressing room, and we sit down to have a serious discussion about which dancers to send in for which sequence and what costumes to have them in.When we wrap it up, he gives me another quick hug and says."I love bringing back the mechanical bull too.That little beast needs to be revived."
There's a knock on the door, then it opens.Lei sticks her head in and says."I hope I'm not disturbing you two, but I can't wait any longer.I have to have my hug now!"
I jump to my feet and meet her with a crushing bear hug.We both end up crying when she tells me she's finally met a decent guy who treats her right."Nick is so fucking awesome, Siri.He doesn't care who I fuck doing my job as long as I come home to fuck his brains out every night!He treats me like a queen."She holds up her hands, and her fingers are covered in rings."Nice quality too."She brags."Not costume jewelry."
"I'm so happy for you!"
We sit down on the couch and catch up.I tell her the brief version of meeting and falling for Aurei, about the swingers' party, and about running into Clay at the Stallion.She bursts out laughing when I tell her about our picture being framed in his office."That Clay, he is special."
"Yes, he is."Then I give her the even briefer version of Italy and coming back here to do the bachelor party with my crew.How Aurei and I are married, and I'm going to move into managing the Fucking Fantasies instead of actually performing them.
"That's totally understandable."She says."We both knew it wasn't a long-term thing, just a niche service that might run its course.I'm cool with that."
"You don't want to work with another dancer?"
"Naw."She says."You and I made a great team, but I'm happy with Nick.I don't need that sex on the side now."
"You really are happy with him!"
"I am."Her eyes shine.
"Listen, I don't want to monopolize your time tonight.Let me get out of here."
"We'll catch up later in the week when the madness is gone."
As I stand to walk Lei to the door, there's a tap on it.Cat sticks her head in."Hey, Beautiful, there's someone at the front who insists on seeing you.She said she's an old friend from your Coyote Ugly days."
Lei kisses me on the cheek and says."See ya on the dance floor tonight."
"See ya, doll."I pat her shoulder as she walks past Cat."What's her name?"
"Piper Sam."
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Aurei
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I tell Bart and Beverly."I have an old army buddy to meet.I'll be back in exactly an hour and a half.I would appreciate it if someone would let me in this side door."
Beverly says."Give me your card, and I'll key it for entry."I reach into my pants pocket, find my money clip, pull out my card and give it to her.
