The rest of the night was not so uneventful.
Madison went to the back room to change for her sets, like normal. But unlike normal, all the girls were back there. It was weird because they had never all been in the back room at the same time. Several girls would be on the floor and at least one person would be on the stage.
Madison went to the changing room, but the door was locked. She knocked on the door, and Sabrina answered. “Be out in a bit.”
“Brina, do you know how long you’ll be? I need to change for my sets.”
“Oh, I think I’ll be a while. Why don’t you change out there?”
The rest of the girls snickered and stared at Madison.
“Yeah, why don’t you change in front of us,” Brittney said. “You don’t have to follow club rules, so we should get to see what the boss sees in you.”
“For now,” Gina said.
Madison’s eyes widened as she looked at Gina.
“What?” Gina angled her head. “You can’t expect that you’re going to be together forever. Dante’s happy to have a virgin.”
“Yeah, he is just having fun with you. He can train you to do what he wants,” Brittney added.
“Until he gets bored.” Amber spoke up. “My first was like that until he moved on.”
“Oh, look at you. You thought you were special. Just because you gave it up doesn’t make you special or mean what you have is going to last. I doubt you’ll make it three months,” Gina inserted.
Sabrina’s trademark snort came from the other side of the door. Madison didn’t know what to do. She needed to change for her set, but she wasn’t going to change in front of them. She couldn’t go up to Dante’s office to change because that would start more problems between her and the other girls.
She needed to decide what she was going to do, she would be late for her set if Sabrina didn’t come out.
“What are you going to do? You’re out of time. Might as well change in front of us. Don’t want to make boss upset by being late,” Brittney said.
“Yeah, it wouldn’t look good for the headliner who is fucking the boss for the spot to be late for her stage time,” Gina insinuated.
Madison knew now Sabrina wasn’t going to come out in time. She undressed in front of the girls. It wasn’t as if she needed to change clothes per se. She had her outfit on under her jeans and t-shirt, but she would be more comfortable disrobing in private.
She took off her shoes fast and then slid her pants down her legs before she removed her shirt to show the racer back tank underneath. She sat down on the bench to put her heels on.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Gina said. “You wear your outfit under your clothes, and you still want to change behind closed doors. What a prude. I can’t see that Dante stays with you for long.” And Gina sauntered out. The other girls followed behind her and left the room.
The lock to the changing room door clicked and Sabrina opened the door. Madison didn’t know if she wanted Sabrina to say anything to her or not. By now, she knew she wasn’t going to apologize, but so far Sabrina hadn’t said anything rude to Madison’s face.
“They’re right, you know. You’re not Dante’s type, and once the novelty of having a virgin wears off, he’s going to dump you. You can’t think that you satisfy him. He’ll be done with you soon.” And Sabrina slinked out.
Madison wished Sabrina hadn’t given her opinion. Were they right? Madison knew the other women were jealous and full of it, but their words mirrored her own insecurities and fears. Did Dante only stay with her because she had given him her virginity? Would he get bored of her and dump her soon?
Madison had never been a girlfriend before, so she had no clue if what she and Dante were doing were things every other couple did. And why were the other girls so upset? Had they slept with Dante too?
She didn’t think they would be together forever. Dante wanted marriage, but would their time together be over faster than that?
She didn’t have time to dwell on it. She pushed it aside and squeezed it into the box where she kept her fears and doubts and went out to perform. She couldn’t let what had happened affect her performance, or they would be winning and Madison couldn’t let that happen.
The sets went as well as could be expected. Dante was there for them like he always was, but instead of looking for his eyes, she avoided them. This time when she went to the room, it was empty. She used the empty changing room to redress. When she left, Enzo stood inside the room.
“You think because you gave him your virginity that he’s going to keep you?”
“Enzo, this isn’t something that we need to discuss. If you’ll move. I’m needed at the bar.”
“I can’t believe you gave it up the first time you met him. I guess you’re just a slut in disguise. He’s going to use you and be done with you. You don’t think Ms. perfect Madison can fit in Dante’s life forever. I bet he didn’t even trust you enough to tell you he’s part of the Bianchi crime family.” Madison opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. Enzo chuckled. “I can see that he didn’t. I bet you didn’t know you were getting fucked by a mobster. Our uncle, Lucca’s dad, is the head of the family.”
