Sweet Home, Chicago
I have been thinking about doing a lemon for a while... I hope this is interesting.
Prologue
In the late 1920's, during the Prohibition Era, Edward Cullen decides to make a living in the most profitable way: he owns several bars, saloons, and underground casinos in Chicago. His main attraction is the "Twilight Club" where he has a bar and several 'dancers.' The dancers stay in the attached apartment building. Edward has 3 favorite performers, Bella, Alice and Rosalie. Their beauty and sure skills bring the most money to the organization he is running. Other than these three girls, Edward has about 20 more performers working for him.
What happens during a normal week? Also, what if the other leader of organized crime in Chicago, Al Capone, gets jealous of Cullen's success?
E POV
The girls are doing so great, we are doing so well, many of Capone's customers are changing sides. I miss Carlisle and Esme, but there is no way I can ever return to the people who made me a vampire. I was talking to Bella, Alice and Rosalie, my only companions in this city and they also miss home. These are rough times, and we all agree there is no other way to be millionairesin this Era. We all were created by Carlisle, and feel like we let him down, choosing this lifestyle. I am a terrible person, forcing the girls to whore around. Ladies shouldn't be put in this position, forcing their bodies to be of use to dirty minded men every night. They assure me that they don't mind, the money is nearly worth being ogled at while dancing and groped thereafter.
I supose the world is changing. 1928 is not as safe and friendly as when I was human. I regret what we do, the girls often get pleasure from drinking the blood of the nasty men who come here, supporting our trade. I have even succomb and killed some girls they set up for me. They said sex is not a hallowed thing, and since we are damned anyway, enjoy eternity on Earth. If the businesses I own were not so tremendously well, I would have given up in our first year. It is hard to believe we have been living this way for three years now. Time really does pass quickly when you are immortal. I have had a hard time adjusting my views. My parents, along with Carlisle and Esme, raised me to respect women and their bodies, not use them for my own personal pleasure.
Why does being successful today mean I must go against my manners, the core of my being? I seem to lose who I am every now and then, becoming more vile and crude. When this happens, my three girls have three distinct reactions. Rosalie gets happy, she hates hearing me mope about, complaining of what we had to do to get so rich. She seems to truly enjoy the attention. Alice gets worried, obsessing over how we must stay true to ourselves, this will only last a short while. She sees the end of the road, and therefore these few years don't seem to effect her general outlook on life or how she views herself as a person. Alice is my biological cousin, so we always are watching out for each other. I hate to see her take guys into her room, but there is nothing I can do. Bella gets emotional. She and I have always been the closest. Our relationship isn't like the rest. I see Alice and Rosalie as my friends, comrades, people who understand my situation. Bella and I are like two halves of a whole. If we would be human, I would say we are soulmates. When she sees me settling for the life I am not happy with, she gets angry and practically forces me to remember who I am.
The rest of the girls working for me are hopeless. They really enjoy what they are doing, thinking it is every girl's dream to get on a stage and take off their clothes. They are great preformers, do not misunderstand me, they bring in many customers, but they don't understand there is another way for them. Their soul wasn't taken from them already.
If I were to be perfectly honest, my best money generator is the vampires, Bella, Alice and Rosalie. They have a great routine, flashy costumes and perfect bodies. The dance never gets old. Men love to watch their dance, getting off just watching my girls perform. Then later, when their 15 minute routine is over, they take to the crowds, looking for men to entertain privately. It breaks my cold heart to see Bella dragging dirty men to her suite night after night, but its the only way to keep customers happy.
There is little I can do about that, so I try to keep the rest of my business flowing smoothly. The bars and saloons have to be on watch. I have several close friends on the police force, keeping an eye out for me. They often tell me about the raids they must do, so I give them a cut of our profits. When making as much money as I am, nearly 8 million dollars in three years, a thousand dollars every other month is no big deal.
I hope you like this. I know this chapter is kind of dull, but it is the Introduction. Next comes a chapter from one of the girls (most likely Bella)'s POV. You will see what they think, and maybe see how wrong Edward can be.
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