A/N: I only own the OC.

This is a request... it's somewhat AU. So enjoy.

I sighed as I looked in the mirror. My red hair hung past my shoulders, and I tried to smile. I finished brushing it and tried to smile, but I couldn't smile... not anymore. I always thought that life was going to be fun... like books or movies. I thought that I would fall for the jerk, and be saved by the good guy. I thought that the worst thing was that I would get passed up for a job that I really wanted and had to fight for, or that the man of my dreams would have some dark secret that I would have to overcome. I figured that I would have my best friend around for forever, and not be so alone in life. I had come to Vegas after a bad break up, and after a lot of other bad decision... here I was. I thought at most I would do this for a few months, but that was 2 years ago. Vegas has a way of sucking you in and keeping you in it's void.

"Sam, you're up." Jane called and I glanced back in the mirror. My hair was fine, my boobs were perky, my shoes were nice, and my thong was where it needed to be. I knew that I also shared the desire to be famous, but I never wanted to be famous at a strip club. I walked closer as I heard the music hit, I forced a smile, and cheers started as I walked out onto the stage. I had a job to do... and as soon as I get through it I can go back into my dark thoughts.

"Nice job tonight, but the boss wants to see you." Chris said and I sighed. I had plans on leaving, but that was out the window. I knew that if Seth wanted to see me then I had a private dance, and Jane probably hadn't been told because she always told us what was going on. Seth and two other people owned it, but Jane ran this place. We all respected her. She had done this for years. I pulled all the money out of my thong and bra as I walked to the office and knocked.

"What's going on?" I asked as I opened the door to find him sitting behind a desk with a blonde head bobbing up and down in his lap. I rolled my eyes as he smirked at me. Seth was a retired wrestler and owned this with two other guys. He also owned a wrestling school, and we all knew that he cared for about that than this. He just saw this as an unlimited stream of women for him to fuck and find a new one.

"Private dance tonight... room 4. Go." he said and I rolled my eyes before I put my money in my locker. I checked my reflection again and walked to the room. I nodded at Jae, the bouncer, and he parted the curtain for me. I walked in and found a man with a scruffy beard, reddish brown hair, and a hard look about him. I turned the music on and walked over to him. I started to dance for him, but he looked less than into this. I got into his lap and he sighed. I stopped and looked at him. I get that some people expect more, but he was just not into this.

"I take it this isn't something that you really want, is it?" I asked him and he gave a humorless smirk.

"I thought I did." he said as I carefully sat next to him. I wasn't sure what to do because most people at least let me finish.

"What do you really want?" I asked him and he sighed.

"A burger... you want to go get one?" he asked me and I was taken back. I smelled the alcohol on his breath and chuckled.

"I think you need water and sleep more." I said and he shrugged. I wasn't really sure what to say or do because he seemed very serious about what he was asking me. I was so confused.

"You just asked a stripper to get a burger." I said as I stood up.

"You aren't a stripper, you are a human. What time do you get off?" he asked me and I chuckled. I had a rule to never talk to customers outside of work and especially never date them.

"I don't date customers." I said and he smirked. He stood up and he was a tall and lean guy, but you could see his muscular chest under his t-shirt.

"I'm not a customer... I'm one of the other owners." he said and I was shocked. I had never met the other owners. I knew that he was Seth's brother,but you never actually saw him or the other guy.

"Dean? or Roman?" I asked him and he chuckled.

"Go get dressed, and we will grab a burger." he said and gave me a nudge towards the door. I walked away wordlessly and went back to the lockers. I wasn't sure if he was serious. I found a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. I threw my hair into a messy bun and wondered what the hell was going to happen tonight. I changed and walked out to see him and Seth talking. Seth motioned for me to come over. I guess he really was an owner... and wanted to get a burger.

"I see you have met one of the other owners. This is Dean." he said and I nodded.

"Nice to meet you." I said and he chuckled.

"Come on, let's get that burger." he said and I nodded as I held my bag closer to me.

I followed Dean to an SUV and we ended up at Stripburger and Chicken. I didn't say much as we sat down and ordered.

"Am I making you uncomfortable?" Dean finally asked me as I sipped on water. I was surprised that he even cared enough to ask that.

"No, I just don't know what to say... really." I said and he smirked. I didn't want him to know that most people didn't ask strippers on dates, or let alone wanted to spend time with them when they had their clothes on.

"What brought you to Vegas?" he asked me and I chuckled. I knew that was a rabbit hole I didn't really want to go down, but I didn't want to be rude.

"A bunch of bad decisions." I said with a smirk and he nodded.

"I think that's what brings most people to Vegas." he said and I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Is that what brought you?" I asked him and he shrugged.

"I came here to get away from things, have a private house where fans couldn't find me, and managed to get divorced." he said and I raised an eyebrow. Fans?

"You have fans?" I asked him and he smirked.

"I do, but right now I don't want to talk about them." he said and I nodded. I could tell that there was a lot more to that than just what he had said.

"What do you want to talk about?" I asked him and he shrugged.

"It's nice just to be out with someone who does know anything about me." he said as they brought our food.

"Why ask me to come out?" I asked him as he stuffed fries into his mouth.

"Eat your burger and I will tell you later." he said and I gave him a look, but he ignored me as he began to eat his burger. I finally started to eat mine and I found myself enjoying it. I hadn't had a burger in awhile. I could afford it, but I just couldn't bring myself to by myself nice things. My ex had made me believe that I was worthless and he destroyed my most precious things, so I never bothered to get myself nice things. I was waiting for him to leave without paying and stiff me with the bill.

"Come on, let's go wander through the casino." he said once he paid up. He held out his arm for me and I reluctantly took it. I kept waiting for him to push me off, leave, or everyone to come out and tell me this is a cruel joke. People weren't nice to strippers... you didn't have men treat you right. You were just an object. We walked through Caesars and I found myself making fun of people with him. We finally walked back to his car around 3 am and he opened the door for me. We drove back to the strip club so I can get my car.

"So, can you now tell me why me?" I asked him as he pulled up next to mine and he chuckled.

"You saw me." he said and I looked at him strange.

"What do you mean?" I asked him.

"You were giving me the dance and could tell that something wasn't right. You took the time to ask me what was wrong. You care about more than just money." he said and I bit my bottom lip. Compassion was always my downfall.

" I want to be more than just my job." I finally said and he nodded. I waited for him to laugh or make fun of me, but he didn't.

"I feel that way, but the job doesn't define you." he said and I laughed.

"You have no idea what it's like to be looked like an object or a piece of meat. People treat you fine until they find out you're a stripper. It doesn't matter that you don't sleep with the customers you are still not a person that they want to be around. You are... dirty." I said and he nodded.

"I understand more than you know." he said and I gave a small smirk.

"Thanks for an interesting night." I said and he smirked at me.

"I'll see you tomorrow night." he said and I looked at him strange.

"What? I don't work?" I asked him.

"I know, I told Seth I needed someone for tomorrow night and he gave you the night off. I need a date on my arm to make my ex jealous. You are the only one i can stand and it pays well." he said and I looked at him skeptical. I guess that it was better than stripping. He handed me his phone and told me to put my number in his contact. I did it wordlessly as he sent me a text with his number.

"Send me your address when you get home so I can have a dress sent to you." he said as I opened the door. I nodded, but wasn't sure why I couldn't just tell him no.

"See you tomorrow, Sam." he said and I felt myself smile for some reason.

"See ya, Dean." I said. I got into my car and went to my townhouse. I had at least been able to afford that from stripping. The money wasn't all bad, but this was far from the life I wanted.

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