"Girlll! I'm so happy for you, you killed that slide back there." Bailey screamed in excitement at Grace, who was all smiles the moment she came out of the boss's office.
Grace has a full smile on her face, the joy of knowing that there's no way she wasn't getting this job, after doing wonderfully well inside there, and it's all thanks to Bailey's coaching.
The shyness that she had the past few days over taking on this job, was gone like the wind after seeing the smile on the Boss's face, which showed that he was satisfied with her performance, brought a whole other side of hers.
The joy of finally having a job, it seems like the heavens were finally looking bright on her side. Finally, she could save up enough money to get Ariana out of Harry's grasp.
"Are you crying?" Bailey asked with her brow raised up in confusion. She didn't understand why she was crying.
"Sorry, this is so embarrassing." Grace laughed nervously, wiping the tears that streamed down her face. It was tears of joy, she had always been the emotional type, so she just couldn't help it.
Meanwhile, Bailey has no reason to understand why she was feeling so happy tonight.
"Today is your day, and we are going to celebrate till the next morning like you have gotten the job. Come on, best friend." Bailey said, crossing her hand over her shoulder before dragging a cheesing Grace over to the bar.
"Hi Levi." Bailey sang, wiggling her brows at Grace who mouthed to her.
"Stop it."
Ever since she caught her talking to him, Bailey was with the impression that she was interested in Levi. Clearly, Bailey had no idea the type of guys she was attracted to.
Those Green eyes seemed to flash across her mind, but she snapped out of her thoughts. This was a good night, and she doesn't want to ruin it by fantasizing over someone that won't look her way.
Besides, he's mysterious and full of dark energy despite him being handsome. His aura was dominating and daunting, which was the sign for her to move on.Green eyes looked like he walked hand to hand with danger, but she couldn't help but feel attracted to that danger no matter how hard she thought about it.
After getting their drinks from Levi, the both girls churned down their drinks. The main aim of tonight was to get drunk and party to the fullest.
"I guess we have a reason to celebrate, you girls are looking happy." Levi said, looking from Bailey to Grace in admiration. His eyes remained on Grace who felt self conscious of what she's wearing.
It was at that moment that she remembered that she was half naked, and did not change after her interview with the boss. But Bailey was dressed like her too, she had performed for the night, so, she felt better that it wasn't just her that was looking overdressed
But one thing that didn't seem to escape her mind, was they were getting stares from people all over. She was pretty, likewise Bailey, but she gets all shy despite trying to play the part of a big girl. Bailey had zero concern for what anyone would think of her, she's mentally strong unlike her.
"You could say that, because she will be the new addition to the family." Bailey explained, moving her body to the beat of the music.
"Congratulations Grace." Levi said with a smile.
"I appreciate." Grace said, took her glass up and looked away from him, onto the dance floor. It was a whole different world out there. But if there's anything that she has learnt about the people in here these past few days, it has to be the fact that they are also normal people, who parties to forget about the circumstances of life.
Everyone has their own different coping mechanisms, which was why she stopped judging them. If anyone had told her that she will be stripping to survive, she wouldn't have believed that.
"Excuse me, ladies." A voice interrupted her thoughts, and she looked at Bailey to see her conversing with a fine young man, who was dressed in a black suit.
She smiled at Levi who winked at her, so, they are now stealing glances at each other?
No!
It was the other way around, she had zero interest in Levi. He's friendly and warm to speak to, that's all.
"Let's go." Bailey said, breaking her staring competition with Levi.
"Where?" Grace asked, confused.
"I wasn't meant to tell you until we reach there, our attention is needed on the vip ward." Bailey explained excitedly.
But nothing was exciting about this. Who needs their attention?
"Don't worry, I promise if you are not feeling okay. We will leave, but the thoughts of missing out on five thousand dollars.."
"Five thousand.." Grace nearly exclaimed, but composed herself as the man that was talking to Bailey, laughed at the both of them.
Yep!
She said that out too loud.
"Who is he?" Grace asked, linking her arm around Bailey while they followed the guard up to the vip ward, where their client was waiting for them.
"I don't know, but if this works out fine. You can actually get someone hooked on you, while waiting for the day you perform a show. Just think about how many grand you will be making for just making a good impression." Bailey explained.
Grace did the imagination. Yeah! She needed the money, but it depends on what she had to do to get the moment. She's a stripper not a sex worker.
But she said nothing yet since she figured out that she always over thinks things, and they end up not being just like she imagined.
They arrived at the top floor where the richest of the rich are staying, before a red room was opened before them, and the scent of strong weed filled her nostrils which made her cough out and pull away from Bailey.
"Grace, toughen up. It's just weed." Bailey snapped at her. For some reason, she seems more eager to be here rather than her.
"I'm fine." Grace said to the kind guard, who approached her to ask her if she's okay.
She walked over to Bailey who handed her mint candies. "It would help with the weed smell." She said, before they stepped inside into another world and section that Grace didn't know existed inside the club.
There sitting on the chair are three handsome men with girls frolicking around them. Grace looked further to see that they had a stripper, performing at the pole that was constructed a few meters away from the fine gentlemen until she recognized one of them.
Green eyes.
Was he the one that called them up here?
She thought.
He was looking right at her, the same hungry stare was on his face just like the last time that they had met.
The guard came further to whisper something to him, so he's the boss?
Grace thought.
She watched him order the guards about something , before the girls that had been glaring at them the whole time they arrived were dismissed and sent out of the room, leaving just one girl with one of the men.
This wasn't good.
"Bailey, I think.." Grace said, but Bailey's arm left hers the moment one of the five young men called for her attention, which left her standing all alone confused about what she's doing here.
Bainey has lied.
She totally ignored her signal for them to leave, she should have known what sort of person Bainey was. She has always loved attention being on her.
She heard Bailey's loud laughter and watched the way she sat at the lap of one of the men.
Without saying anything, Grace made up her mind to leave, but was surprised when Green eyes stood up and started walking to her.
"I..I can't..do this." She whispered to her the moment he stopped in front of her.
He chuckled at her words, what is so funny about what she just said?
"Relax baby girl. I won't hurt you." He said, before taking her right hand into his to bring her to sit beside him at the sofa.
Then he poured a glass of wine for her, before handing it over to her.
"To help you relax, you look like you have seen a ghost." He added.
"I don't talk or accept things from strangers." Grace said, which paused his movement to hand the drink to her.
What if it was drugged?
Grace thought.
Looking at him up close, he's more handsome than his two friends. She didn't need anyone to tell him that he was the one that came up, with the idea of bringing them up here.
That's to say that he's been watching her.
"Forgive my lack of manners. But you didn't even give me a chance to introduce myself the last time we met. I don't know your name either." He said with a dangerous smirk on his face, that made Grace's breath to hitch up once he stared right at her face.
He needs to stop looking at her like that!
"The ..name is Grace."she said, rubbing her hand nervously, which he took up and kissed the back of her palm.
"A fine name for a beautiful woman." He said, before he came closer to push some strand of her hair aside, while she unconsciously shifted back.
Was he trying to kiss her?
No! Stranger, move back!
All he did was to tilt her head up for her eyes to be on him. "We are going to have to work more on your behavior around me. I want you looking at me whenever I'm talking to you." He sounded cold, yet warm at the same time.
"I..I still don't know your name." She said, trying to sound brave.
"Eager to know ourselves, that's nice." He said, before dragging her closer to him, with his arms wrapped around her to keep her close to him.
His other free hand held her chin up while he stared into her enchanting green eyes, that had him hooked on her from the very moment he saw her.
"My name is Nathan and you are going to be mine by the end of the night."