Chapter Forty-Seven
Max
“Hang on a second. So, you’re telling me, our cute, little, innocent Lucy-Lou, works in there?” Fallon asks as she points to the dimly lit door.
“Yep,” I say, trying to hide the smirk on my face.
I love it when people underestimate her. I bet none of them would have guessed in a million years that this is where she’d be dancing. I can just picture the images going through their brains right now, because I had the same ones when I first found out. Visions of Lucy grinding down on some sleezy old farts lap that has to pay to have a good time.
“Piss off. There is no way.” Tommy adds in, amusement clear on his face. He genuinely thinks this is a joke. He is in for the shock of his life soon.
“I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to see this,” Blair says as she rubs her hands together.
She is bloody loving this. Almost as much as the man hovering behind her. Jenson has been like her shadow ever since we got back from Menorca, and Blair seems to like it. He leans down and whispers something in her ear, making her blush a deep shade of pink. I have never seen her look flushed before, so whatever he said must have been absolute filth.
Shaking my head, I make my way inside and over to my usual booth. Now that is a line I never thought I’d say,especially as a taken man. But seeing as my girl is now the star of the show, I like to be front and centre at any opportunity I get. Watching her dance in any capacity is one of my favourite things to do.
Sara and Riley are already at the booth waiting for us. Bottles of alcohol and mixers were covering the table in front of them.
“This looks like a part-ay!” Gracie claps as she scoots in beside them.
“Well, we gotta celebrate our star the right way.” Sara grins. “I can’t wait for you to watch her.”
“I can.” Tommy huffs, pouting as he sits beside Maya.
I’m desperate to go backstage and see her before she starts, but I know how she likes to prepare herself before she performs. I imagine she’ll be doing her stretches right about now, probably in those sexy little gym shorts of hers. I haven’t even seen her yet, and already I’m excited to get her home.
We don’t have to wait long before the DJ announces Sugar to the stage. As the curtains begin to open, Ariana Grande’s voice singing ‘Dangerous Woman’ filters through the speakers. This isn’t one I’ve seen before, and she never told me she was doing something new tonight. God, this woman loves to keep me on my toes.
Within a few seconds, the curtains are open enough to see her. She’s wearing a glittering, deep purple lingerie set tonight, with matching garters and stockings. Her legs are crossed in the air whilst she hangs upside down, her back facing us. Her red ringlets sway as she floats in the air, looking all the more vibrant in the spotlight. She is my very own Jessica Rabbit, and fuck if I don’t love it.
“Oh, my God. That cannot be Lucy, can it?” Maya gasps, but my eyes are too fixed on the stunning woman on the stage to gauge if that is a good or a bad thing.
She starts to dance, the hoop slowly rotating as she moves. Her make-up is more sultry than usual, and her moves are more precise. She looks like a dream. And from the noises going on around me, I know it’s not only my dreams she’ll be featuring in tonight.
The beat is sensual, her moves matching the tone perfectly. Not that I’d expect anything less from her. She’s unbelievable. No matter what she does, I’d be unable to take my eyes off her. Lucy isn’t the type of person to brag about what she can do or how well she can do it. So, it took a lot of convincing to get her to agree to letting everyone know about her job. I knew they’d love it just as much as I do.
From the reactions I can hear around the table, I wasn’t wrong. The girls are hooting and cheering her on, as the men are sitting quietly, astounded. I glance over at my brother, and poor Tommy doesn’t know where to look. His eyes are bouncing between Lucy, me, and his drink. I hide my chuckle behind my fist.
Just before the curtains close, Lucy meets my eyes. Giving me a quick wink and a flirty smile. This girl knows she’s getting it tonight.
“Well, I never expected that,” Fallon says, slightly out of breath from all her cheering.
“Our girl was hot as hell out there!” Gracie applauds, her face beaming. “Is she on again?”
“Yeah, in about an hour or so,” Riley answers. “She’s only doing two tonight whilst you’re all here.”
“Whilst I’m here, you mean,” Sara says as she leans into his side and stares up at him dreamily.
He leans in to kiss the top of her head.
“Yes, baby, while you’re here.”
“So… What did you think?” Lucy says as she comes up behind us.
She’s smiling, but it isn’t quite reaching her eyes. She’s nervously twisting her fingers together in front of her, looking down at her feet more than at the rest of us.
“You were incredible!” Fallon jumps to her feet and rushes her.
