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**** I have revised a bit guys. CERTAIN RE-WRITTEN CHAPTERS FROM HERE ON OUT!******************

This story takes place in Boston and some surrounding areas….

There will be a small Authors note at the bottom see you then…hope you like it.

Chap 1 "So it begins"

As I climbed into my car after a long ass night, I couldn't help but feel the

that the chilly air was extremely welcoming.

As I turned the ignition and waited for my car to warm up, I moaned at the feet that were now killing me-but the "fuck me boots" was essential for tonight.

I was managing the new local night club and as happy as I was with it being packed opening night I couldn't help but become increasingly annoyed by all the many obnoxious people needing something that they claimed only the manager could handle. It usually was what they thought was a clever drink concoction or just a lame excuse for a guy to ogle me relentlessly.

I guess it became obvious when a mini skirt clad- fuck me boot wearing, woman was the manager, as so many eyes stalked me as I went from in front of the bars to behind them, as I saw the bartenders getting swamped.

Several guys felt my hand grab and grip there balls as soon as I felt them palm my ass.

I'm known to be the biggest bitch but the best at what I do.

It's a front of course, when you're a woman running a night club it can come off as a hand out from sleeping with the owner or just having a past with a VIP who put in a good word for you.

I was determined to prove the theory wrong.

Even though I did date the owner and we had quite a past when I worked as a bartender at one of his other locations, that's beside the point.

We split and maintained a friendship when he wanted to travel and pursue other business ventures but not walk away from "his baby" as he calls his first club….."aka his goldmine" thanks to me.

He needed someone he could trust to run his new club. Over dinner one night he handed me the reigns.

I was shocked to say the least but I wanted to prove to everyone I was more then the skimpy outfits everyone saw me wear, which wasn't exactly a brilliant tactic… duh every bartender knows you gotta show off the goodies in order to keep em coming back…

but of course the other bartenders always wondered why my bar caused quite the audience, it pissed off my competition even more when they learned I flipped bottles and spit fire.

Sigh…the good ol days.

Anyway I've seen my fair share of drunks in my line of work, in my life in fact, but tonight the male customers were getting on my last nerve and I just had to get out.

Cricket agreed with my annoyance as we locked up for the night and headed out to our cars.

Cricket who just happened to be a great friend and fabulous bartender befriended me as soon as I stepped into the club my first meeting and introduction with the staff.

Flashback…First Meeting

… as awkward as it was being a strong no bullshit woman running a nightclub, shrugging off the glares and whispers… I was not going to get walked all over as if I don't know what I'm doing.

I told myself this as I entered the club.

After I quickly greeted and explained what I expected of everyone by passing out the contract they all needed to sign, I immediately declared….

"Bars open".

I swore you could've heard a pin drop.

I realize it was brief but it was a Monday night and we never open on Mondays, but clearly it didn't take a rocket scientist to see it was my way of saying "that's all folks lets drink!"

Cricket stood and walked to the bar, leaned over it, her booty all kinds of up in the air, grabbed the patron and pulled out 2 shot glasses.

Just as she noticed everyone's eyes on her she snickered and said

"Listen bitches I am not serving you on my night off but obviously our mama bitch here is offering free cocktail time and I aint passing that shit up!"

I watched her as she poured to shots and handed me one.

"So here's to you Bella welcome to hell but I wish you luck with this crowd" she yelled and waved over at the other employees.

I raised an eyebrow and took the shot from her compellingly shocked that she downed it just as I did without even the slightest wince in facial expression.

Yup I knew right then that she and I would be quite a pair to be reckoned with.

Slowly but surely everyone got up grabbed there drink of choice and made small talk with me, some were clearly intimidated while others were clearly threatened.

I watched them all eagerly gossip and grab a beer or make a drink; I find you can tell a lot about an employee by what they drink and how they handle themselves while drinking.

I groaned internally watching a girl named Tanya behind the bar asks what one of the bar backs wanted and the confusion on her face when he said scotch and soda.

I looked to Cricket and she rolled her eyes

Cricket nodded to Tanya, "soda water, not coke you fool."

It was like a light bulb went off and she pulled the gun and proceeded to put the soda water in first, I immediately groaned and plopped my head on my arms on the bar.

I felt cricket nudge me, I looked up to her pouring another two shots for us snickering "honey you got your work cut out for you".

I knew then that I was gonna have to make some serious cuts, but I decided to give everyone a one night trial run when we opened.

I stated this out loud to everybody after the third shot. Several of the girls were whispering in panic and even some of the guys gulped.

I was pleasantly surprised with two of my bar backs, they drank and worked grabbing more ice and filling up the beer cooler in hopes that it made them look useful and loyal, I have to admit it did.

After about an hour I pulled them to the side and thanked them for their commitment but assured them when my people are off the clock and having fun on my orders that is what they are to do. I ended my statement with a wink and immediately felt their relief as well as glares from a girl or two obviously waiting for the attention from these guys.

I rolled my eyes and went back to cricket at the bar to get the dish on whomever I could.

She was surprisingly forth coming but ironically not in the gossiping kind of way.

I get and give that enough at home with my two best friends / roommates.

Cricket was incredibly refreshing, she didn't bullshit and I really liked that about her.

She filled me on who was sleeping with whom, who was going to need serious help with their bartending skills and who she personally thought needed the boot.

She simply seemed to want this place to flourish and she and I agreed the best bartenders would bring the crowds in.

Before I knew it several hours flew by and the place had emptied and even though I new I wasn't drunk, but getting there, I barely remember saying bye to everyone.

Thankfully I mentioned earlier there would be cabs out front and I would not allow anyone to drive if they had more then two drinks, I might've fibbed and said I saw an unmarked cop sitting in the parking lot possibly catching up on his reports.

I think they bought it.

I don't mess with drinking and driving and my people wont either if I have anything to do with it.

As I was locking up the back and shutting down some of the lights on the upper levels of the club I saw Cricket was still sitting at the bar, I asked her if she wanted another shot and she grinned at me so this time I poured.

I definitely felt the warmth in my belly and the truth serum working its way into my head, especially when she asked me who I fucked to get my shot.

I actually laughed, I thought I would've been offended but again I found her frankness quite becoming.

I gave her a wicked grin as I downed my shot and her eyes immediately bugged out and said "look bitch if you and I are gonna work don't hold back on the cock talk."

I almost spit out my shot laughing.

I filled her in on Jake and I's whirlwind rollercoaster relationship as best as I could.

She sat quietly and listened which I loved, it reminded me a lot of my best friend Alice who loves to get the 411 as she would put it but always seems to know the outcome, like she's clairvoyant, its annoying yet endearing.

Alice never interrupts and just soaks up your entire story it's refreshing.

Cricket held up her finger and slurred

"So let me get this straight"….

"you knew each other in high school, he was your first kiss you ran into each other again years later when he was loaded and established, began fucking, it was mediocre at best, you began working for him, built up his club and brought in the masses to astonishing heights with your skills, you guys end it and now he asks you to do the same great things with this place."

I cleared my throat, nodded and said "basically".

"I think I put everything a little differently, but ya when you say it like that that would be the short version" and I giggled.

I watch as she sips on some water she poured for us and was clearly deep in thought, she then popped her elbow on the bar and placed her head on her hand and looked at me puzzled.

I sipped my water and then looked at her and said "what".

"So you guys still aren't fucking?"

I laughed and said "no".

"Far be it for me to judge but dang Bella, sounds like that could be guilt free dick at your disposal, and I am not one to waste a fuck."

I snickered and said "mediocre remember."

"Ah, I forgot you said that, patron must've really kicked in, ya mediocre aren't worth even guilt free dick." she declared

I smiled and agreed.

Man eater started blaring from my phone and I picked it up

"Why hello my Rosie"

I could hear her sighing on the other end, "it must be a patron night." she said knowing it was.

I laughed and confirmed her suspicions.

"Well ally and I are coming to pick you up; we wanna see the place anyway."

I told her that would be great and would see her in a few knowing we only lived about 15 minutes away.

Cricket looked at me confused.

I told her my roommates and best friends were on their way to check out the place and scoop my patron drinking ass up.

She still looked puzzled and declared with too much slurring…..

"What bitch, cabs are cool for us but not you"?

She smirked and I did too, I told her not at all just something Rose, ally and I have always done

"We take care of each other especially when were drunk"

She smiled understanding

Before I knew it there was pounding on the front double doors.

I got up to open the doors and was pushed aside by Alice the pixie bouncing through them running amuck to see everything.

I swear sometimes rose and I threaten to dose her drinks with valium.

They both were here a few weeks ago though it was when the club was shut down for two weeks under construction, I explained to Jacob there was no way this place would be anything like the sister club, as out dated as everything was so he gave me a budget and boy did I use every penny wisely.

The DJ booth and sound system was completely gutted and upgraded with the times, the mixing table alone was ancient, even though my house and guest deejays refuse to use anything but their own.

I can live with that, but since I don't require them to supply their own I furnished our booth with the best.

I also added an insane light show to the reasonable lighting we already had.

I had the stage torn down and created a multi level one that completely surrounded a circular moving dance floor, that actually drops down into the basement for choreographed dancers to get on the nights we have shows.

It was actually a beautiful club, multi leveled, 8 side bars as its called in the business that are spread out everywhere in the club and a massive circular bar in the center on the bottom that you can lean over the railings from above and watch the girls work and do what they do best, entertain.

I was quite proud and the look on Rosie's face made me feel even better.

She never needed to say anything, though she did usually and never censored what came out of her mouth, she looked in awe and grinned at me, the grin that said "oh the nights were gonna be partying it up here" It was a scary determined smile, I grinned back.

The three of us always knew how to work a room individually but when we were together Mary mother of god watch out.

I heard a squeal and turned to see Alice jumping up and down when hearing cricket introduce herself.

Rose and I both looked at each other, groaned and walked up the stairs to get to them.

Alice kept screeching 'we got a fourth, I just know it, and our group just grew."

I leaned into rose as we walked, "how many glasses did she have?"

Rose looked up thinking and shrugged her shoulders and simply said "we will need to buy more wine at the store."

"Ugh" I moaned

I knew Alice was nervous for me tonight, she always takes our emotions for herself, and it's just how she loves.

I walked up to them and immediately introduced rose to Cricket

Rose sized her up like she does everyone.

Cricket grinned at rose, "So I call you Rosie?"

Rose glared at her and tossed her hair over her shoulder

"I heard Bella call you that when she answered your call." She told her nonchalantly

Rose replied with "you may call me rose until you've held my hair at night while I puke and I ALLOW you to brag to me the next morning of how much of a blast we had."

Cricket debated this for a minute and added …"and if we are in jail while this all happens I may give another night a thumb up and give you my number so we can do it again.!"

They both cracked up slapped hands

Alice and I stood their stunned it was almost the exact words I used when I first met Rosalie at a bar I worked at what seemed like ages ago.

"Oh ya baby, I like this hooker." Rosalie said, with the biggest shit eating grin.

I stood and said "Alright my lovies, we need to get our asses home."

Cricket stood a bit wobbly but I was still impressed seeing that we had 6 shots of patron.

I only had a good buzz but I also ate almost a whole large pizza by myself before I left the house tonight.

I eat when I'm nervous, sue me.

Thank god I have a killer metabolism and it burns off before I can worry.

Alice offered Cricket a ride home from us and she reluctantly agreed, it is just not possible to tell Alice no.

As I shut the last of everything down and locked the door, we all climbed in Rosalie's GTO I thought cricket was gonna cum on the seat, she clearly was a car nut like Rose.

We laughed and rose nodded in the rear view as if she didn't need to be reminded how bad ass her car was.

Men freak when it pulls up and immediately start duckn' like there bobble heads amazed a vision like her is driving it.

I brag about rose, she is my best friend but I don't think even I can do her beauty enough justice.

She has long flowing blonde hair, that amazingly never seems out of place and a banging body that quite simply is shaped like an hour glass. She has a hard shell on the outside and puts up with no men treating her less then she deserves but has the most soft, giving heart when she lets you in.

She's happily single right now.

We have that in common her and I, we don't need a man to justify where we are in life, but also like me when we love we love hard.

Cricket actually resembles rose, same hair though not as free flowing and a tad on the dark blonde side but its long and thick like Rosalie, she has a cute figure she has a gadunkadunk like I have never seen not large breasts but they fit her body shape perfectly.

I can tell she knows when she looks good because she doesn't over do her out fit or makeup it's just simply sexy.

Alice is a completely different kind of beauty where rose and cricket have a banging look to them or as guys would say when they walk by, "damn!"

Ally was simply stunning; she always dressed effortlessly to perfection. She had a tiny frame, jet black hair and crystal blue eyes she emanated class no matter how rambunctious or crazy she got.

Like I said, endearing.

I always felt I was too simple to be around them, now even cricket, who ironically told me 3 times tonight in her patron stupor that I was nothing short of a "vision" whatever that means.

I have chocolate brown hair which I will proudly admit does everything I want it to. I don't have vivacious curves or a plump ass; I have a great rack and a nice dip in my hips.

I've been complimented by men many times before but when you're behind a bar dressing to stand out and feeding them the alcohol they want, you tend to doubt everything they tell you.

I am not easily impressed and I think ive heard every pick up line there is.

A running joke in our home over coffee in the morning is the lame pick up lines I heard the night before.

Ironically I have yet to get one rose hasn't been subjected too.

As for me, I'm simple; I love my pj's my hair thrown on top of my head a glass of wine and a great book.

When I'm at work I'm different I'm all business and I'm on fire.

I'm good at what I do and I find men are drawn to my confidence.

A lot.

Little do they know that its the persona I have to have in this business, it is rare to find an attractive women running a million dollar night club having big money VIPs' eating out of the palm of your hand simply because you know what they want and make sure they have it, but with class.

You train yourself how to work a room and a customer to stay alive in this business.

I am guessing Jacob saw this in me through the years and knew he didn't have to take that big of a chance on how great I could make this club.

He told me it was a no brainier, and that I took as a compliment.

But at home and out of work I'm quiet and content.

I like my privacy and I don't like drama but as one can imagine I handle it better then most women.

I'm content with where im at in my life, don't get me wrong lonely nights and a cold bed suck more often then not and I wonder how great it would be to curl up in the nook of a great man.

That just hasn't been in the cards for me.

Jake took the chill out of the bed occasionally but I knew it was just sex especially when there was no nook, just rolling over by both of us to sleep after and with that he was nothing to call home about, figuratively.

I have no family living, that is. Just rose and Alice they are all the family I need.

Rose is happy being alone, so she claims, I know better though I know she wishes she had a guy that challenges her and is not intimidated but her beauty or smarts.

Alice hates to be alone she prefers to experience everything with someone who makes her "light up" as she puts it; I never really got that expression of hers until recently.

She met a guy at the local star bucks who completely swept her off her feet with one phrase as she puts it…

Alice Flashback

She was patiently waiting for some dingbat to get off the phone and take her order; Alice knows the importance of a needed talk and venting to your girls

But she had been standing there for 10 minutes already after huffing a few times and tapping her nails on the counter, she felt a presence behind her and a manly aroma she said immediately made her week at the knees with a scent that the three of us secretly declare "Come fuck me spray"

The gentlemen's name was Jasper he calmly interrupted the girls conversation when she laid eyes on him.

She immediately whispered "I gotta go" and swooned as she got to her register

After a few seconds of fantasy land, jaspers southern drawl brought her back to reality when he simply asked Alice,

"What is it that this lovely lady" he asked pointing to the annoying cashier, "can get you?" he smiled big and left the cashier ogling him foolishly as he winked at her.

Alice responded with… "A green tea with honey and a croissant."

The cashier ran to get the order, oblivious to Alice, who was the one that ordered it and handed it to jasper.

Jasper politely said "thank you" and gave it to Alice who smiled and said thank you as well, he then leaned down to almost inches from her lips and said

"Mam, your beautiful smile is thank you enough"

That was it she said, that's when she knew she was gonna marry him.

She had her tea and croissant with him and she said conversation flowed so naturally.

It was three hours later when he stood and said in that southern drawl

"Mam I do believe you made me miss my meeting, I have another one tomorrow Id like to miss if you'd do me the honor of meeting me again".

And so they began and have been inseparable ever since.

End of Flashback

Rosalie and I were subjected to the story about 5 times over a week of breakfast and coffee.

When we were told he requested our presence for dinner one Monday Rose and I both said what the hell, little did we know it was at his house and he was cooking for us,

He glowed when Alice was near him and he looked at her like she was the most precious creature,

Ya rose and I loved jasper immediately.

He told us his adoptive brother was moving in with him 2 weeks from then and their cousin was also.

He invited us to a get together when they were settled and we agreed and this was all Alice could talk about after we dropped off Cricket and made our way into our house.

Alice loved to dress Rosie and me.

Whenever she shopped which was constantly, she always came home with crazy amounts of bags and there were always 3 of everything.

Alice came from money and like me she was an only child and her parents had passed away.

Unlike me though- she had a mother and a father.

I only had a loving father who passed and a mother somewhere.

Alice always told us who better to spend her money on then her best friends.

How do you argue with that when you're the best friend?

I have to admit though my closet looked fantastic simply due to Alice impeccable taste in fashion.

So as usual she was running from bedroom to bedroom lining up possible choices for outfits.

Rose and I plopped on the couch and popped in True blood.

That's what rose and I do "Plop and pop".

We were all true blood fanatics!

I barely heard Alice ask me about the contracts she typed up for me for the bartenders.

She threw my favorite Steelers jersey at me from across the room,

"Oomph" and "huh" was all I replied, being that sexy ass Eric was in the current scene on the TV.

She repeated herself and I said "ya I handed them out to each of them and told them they needed to be signed on there first night of work Friday."

She smiled and walked back into my bedroom.

Rose elbowed me also without taking her eyes off the screen, she does that when he is about to look incredibly mouth watering, knowing I know every scene as she does.

As if in synch we both sigh.

Ya we have a huge crush on Eric.

We can't understand why sookie is with Bill he's just ugh yuck.

Alice most recently likes sookie's idiot brother I personally think it's the blonde southern thing, reminding her of jasper of course, but the fact is he's an idiot! Complete turn off.

After we watched about half the season and Alice ends her long ass call with Jasper going over the plans for the party tomorrow, which Alice insisted on helping with.

The three of us start getting ready for bed.

It was already 3 am.

The party Jazz, which we all affectionately call him, and Alice planned, started with a BBQ at noon followed by a night of drinking poker and Wii.

I was baffled at this but Ally assured us Jazz said this plan has his brother and cousin written all over it.

I crawled in bed after I washed off my makeup and brushed my teeth, only to feel a tiny warm body curl up next to me.

I smiled knowing exactly who it was

"Ally what's wrong?" I asked her

She sighed and started her rant, "Bella I'm so afraid his brother and cousin wont like me, he values there opinion I just know it, I don't want them to hate me. Jasper and I are crazy about each other and I just think he is so special and definitely the one."

Rose and I knew they were a match made in heaven as soon as we heard them joking around at dinner about there wedding and future children.

"Ally, honey if jasper is related to these guys they are gonna love you, and you are deluded if you think anyone could hate you. I don't even think it's possible, it's kind of scary how everyone is drawn to you, and you are exquisite and by far the most loveable woman I have ever met."

I heard her sniffle behind me, so I rolled over, kissed her forehead and told her not to cry, her eyes would puff up and I stared in her eyes and she smiled.

Happy with that response I then told her, "now get your cold ass feet outta my bed and in your own!"

She giggled and kissed me on the lips and with one more swipe of her cold feet on my shins I all but pushed her out of my bed.

She giggled all the way to her room.

And like every night out of some damn green acres movie you hear the three of us shout from our perspective bedrooms good night and love you.

Before I could laugh at our silly nighttime tradition I found myself drifting off to sleep dreading the party the next day and wishing the week flew by.

After I shook out of my memories from the last week up until jasper and Alice's party

I took one last huge intake of cold air and cursed again about how bad my feet were killing me and proceeded to put the car in reverse and head to the house exhausted

But knew as soon as I opened that door I would see my two best friends

Two great guys I adored and the most beautiful man I've ever seen who makes my VA jay jay scream TAKE ME NOW IM YOURS! Sigh…as I drove through the parking lot I drifted off to the memories of when I met him…

*********Alright loves I hope you enjoyed the first chapter, I am posting the second one back to back to give you a good enough glimpse into how fun this story is going to get. I am loving every minute of writing it. Next chapter soooo Lemony so be warned! Please Review, I know a lot of authors on this site say that and now I see why. Id like the feedback and from now on I am going to review other authors a lot more then I used too. See you next chap…FYI I still don't have a beta….if anyone's interested….? ;-)