“Addie, that girl on the pole out there is completely naked. You’re going to strip all the way out of your clothes? In front of a bunch of horny bikers?”
“What? No. I’ll keep my bottoms on.” She startedrummaging through props. “Maybe find some of those tassel things Candy was using to cover my nipples.”
Anxiety was burning a crater through my gut. “I have to use the restroom,” I muttered, heading for the door.
Addison had a pink feather boa in her hands and was laying it across a sequined mini-skirt, wrinkling up her nose. “Okay, hurry. I need your help going through this stuff.”
I hurriedinto the restroom and went straight to the sink to splash some water on my face and hopefully wake up from this nightmare. Unfortunately, it didn’t work. I was still in the unsanitary bathroom of a strip club while my best friend was preparing to prance out on the stage and shove her boobs in the face of some cheating sleaze.
Sometimes Addison was so driven, she lost sight of the consequences.My gut was screaming at me that this was a huge mistake and I needed to call for help. I didn’t want to betray my friend’s trust, but I couldn’t ignore all the reasons why this seemed like a very bad idea.
Finally, I tugged my phone out of my pocket and called Asher.
“Hey, Dylan, you miss me already?” he answered.
Just hearing his voice helped calm my nerves. “Yes, but that’s not why I’mcalling. Addie’s about to do something crazy, and I can’t stop her.”
All humor vanished from his voice. “What’s going on?”
“We got the job and we followed our target to a strip club in Beaverton.”
“Which strip club?” he asked.
“The Pink Fox.”
“Shit.”
“Wait. How do you know this place?” I asked.
“Because one of my clients got his ass handed to him by a biker in that bar. It’s a Spiderbar, Dylan.”
“What does that mean?”
“The Spiders own it.”
“As in the motorcycle gang that’s always in the news for breaking laws?”
“Yep.”
My legs felt like they were about to slide out from under me, so I leaned against the sink. “What do I do, Ash?”
“Try to talk her out of it. I’m calling Jake and we’ll be there as soon as we can. Be careful. See you soon.”
He hung up and I slidmy phone back in my purse and headed back out into the dressing room to try to talk sense into my bestie.
