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"Did she say I acted weird?" Not surprising if she had

"I’ you acted weird JustShe really wants this job"

I nod slowly "You okay with her on the irl there, given how busy it’s been"

Her full lips curve into a frown "I thought she was looking for dancing"

I consider how to answer this "Only stage for now"

Ginger narrows her eyes at ure ht you said you weren’t hiring anyone else for the bar"

"Yeah I thought a lot of things yesterday" And then Charlie strolled into s "If this busy run keeps up, we’ll definitely need Charlie" Then those streaks of blue disappear around the corner, leaving that na in the stale air between us

Charlie

No, I haven’t forgotten about her She was at the forefront of ued the four hours of sleep that I got, she hijackedworkout

It’s because she looks like Penny That’s all But she’s not Penny She’s just another young wo toelse Whether herare true or not reet accustomed to her, the sooner she’ll become just like all the others Hopefully she won’t be here for too long

And I need to keep my dick far away froain," Nate says next tothe crowd

"This is insane I reat for business, but" I rub the side of my neck as I take in the sea of heads Penny’s is a decent-sized club--fifteen thousand square feet of stage, VIP roo to the front door, no one has left in the past hour Most patrons are angled toward the stage, and Mercy--a petite platinu blue eyes and an ultra-skinny waist who’s real nalances at one of a dozen flat screens showing the Marlins ga to catch the eye of one of thearound the floor

I’ve doneupscale versus sordid I kept the neon lights to a hts instead The floors are all e On the south side of the club, there’s a slightly raised VIP lounge, complete with plush leather chairs and an unobstructed view of the entire stage

Still, no matter ho and tasteful the décor is, nostaff works, when I walk into this club, it always feel seedy to me