Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews, they're awesome! Sorry about this chapter, I wasn't very happy with it but I've got big plans for eleven and twelve so keep the reviews coming.
Sami didn't know how she wound up sitting with Nicole, Crystal and their other friend, Jan, again but she did. Like her, they had came to the club early to get good seats and all of them were sitting right up close to the stage again. This gave Sami an advantage because it meant she was one of the people closest to Lucas and it ensured that she would have an easier time stopping the other women from trying to tear off his g-string or something. Of course, sitting with Jan and Nicole and Crystal definitely had it's disadvantages. All three women had seemed to realize that it really pissed her off when they said something dirty about Lucas and did it whenever they got the chance.
"Oh my gosh, Sami, Lucas is such a good dancer," Crystal said as she watched him, "I bet he's good at other kinds of dancing too. Like the kind Nicole made you think he was doing with Rex and Phillip."
"And your point is?" Sami grumbled, not giving Crystal the satisfaction of looking at her.
"I'm just saying that I'd like to have a shot at him sometime. Do you think you could set us up? Since you're obviously not dating him." Crystal sniggered.
"Why don't you just go fuck yourself because it would be a hell of a lot cheaper?" Sami struck back hotly, her fists aching from being clenched together so tightly. God dammit, if Crystal and Jan didn't stop purposely trying to make her mad, they would be the first ones to see just how horrible her wrath could be. They might not have acted on any of their words but with people like them, it was only a matter of time before they took their jokes too far. Then she would be forced to kill them.
"Meow," Nicole broke in, eyeing Sami with mild worry, "You better stay away from Sami's cream supply, Crystal. Or she'll take her claws and rip you into little pieces."
"Cream supply?" Sami wrinkled her nose at the obvious innuendo, "You are such a sicko, Nicole."
"Of course I am," Nicole tossed back easily, "But sickos always have more fun. Didn't you know that?"
Jan finally spoke up, "That guy has an enormous bulge right now and I don't even think he's erect. Him and Phillip and their other brother are all incredibly lucky that way. How big is it approximately, Sami? Eight inches, nine, possibly even ten?"
"Feel free to shut up at any time," Sami replied in a mock pleasant voice, "God, what do you think I am, obsessed like you or something? Yes, I enjoy sitting around and staring at Lucas' south pole and trying to figure out how long it is. I do it whenever I can."
"I would," Jan said seriously, "Same with Phillip or Rex. Or Sha- or this other guy I knew from Europe that's really hot." Jan quickly stopped herself from saying Shawn's name and prayed that Sami wouldn't realize what she had been about to say.
"That's all you ever do, Jan," Nicole reminded her, "Remember when you invited me and Crystal over and you made us watch those gay porn videos because you said that one of the guys in the movie looked liked that 'really hot guy from Europe' and the other one looked like Phillip and yours eyes were glued to the tv screen the whole time."
"So were yours," Jan sighed at the memory, "There's just something so hot about the idea of my two favourite men being all naked and sweaty together like that."
"Ew," Sami buried her face in her hands, "Don't any of you ever stop talking? I think if you don't stop talking, I'll be forced to tell Phillip you're having fantasies about him starring in a gay porn movie with some European guy."
Jan's eyes widened, "Don't tell him that! He'd hate me. I'll be quiet now, I will!"
Jan slouched in her chair and looked back up at the stage pouting but the pout quickly became a smile as Lucas began to shed the annoying layers of his costume.
"I didn't say I would stop talking," Crystal piped up, "You know, I liked that movie, Jan. It was better than the movies I had to do. Those guys had huge 'south poles', as Sami would say. But the other move you showed us I didn't like that much. The guys were too muscular, it was scary. They looked like they were on steroids. Kinda like your brother, Nicole."
Sami stiffened at the mention of Brandon but remained silent, "Really?" Nicole shot an amused glance at Sami, "Please, go on."
"I know he's a boxer but those muscles were scary, man!" Crystal exclaimed, "He was so bulky, he looked like he would crush you or something. I honestly do think he takes steroids. And don't even get me started on his face. I have never seen another person's lips resemble gorilla lips more than his do."
"Well, he might be my brother but you did make some very good points. Don't you think so, Sami?" Nicole asked innocently.
"Stop bothering me!" Sami hissed, her eyes blazing, "I don't care about your stupid brother, just quit it!"
"Am I missing something?" Crystal asked.
"Sami used to be married to Brandon." Nicole informed Crystal, who clamped her hand over her mouth.
"Oops," Crystal uttered, looking at Sami cautiously, "I wasn't trying to insult your taste. Because I do think that guy up there is quite a catch."
"Well, he's not mine, so it doesn't matter." Sami returned, "Why aren't you listening to me? Geez, I figured half naked sexy men would be enough to keep you quiet. What else do you need? I have some nice, shiny nickels in my purse, if I give those to you, will you be quiet?"
"What? No quarters?" Crystal looked insulted. Nicole sighed and patted her on the shoulder.
"Crystal, you're just making us look even worse. Stop it."
Crystal huffed but finally shut her mouth. Now that all of them were silent and Sami went back to watching Lucas, who was wearing nothing but his g-string for the second time in two nights.
Thinking she could just sit back and secretly enjoy Lucas' performance, Sami was irritated to hear the loud giggling coming from the row of seats behind her own. Just when she got Nicole, Crystal and Jan to shut up, a bunch of bimbos would start distracting her from Lucas again. This club really sucked sometimes.
"Was this guy really flirting with you at Alice's Bar, Manda?" Sami froze when she realized who was sitting behind her. It was that skinny twig that had been hanging all over Lucas at the opening night of the bar.
"Yeah, he totally was," Sami turned slightly and saw Manda smiling proudly at the women sitting next to her, "But for some reason, he just stopped flirting with me after a while. But I'm sure I could make it work out if I get a chance to talk to him after he's finished up there. He was so into me!"
"I'm sure you'd more than talk to him," her friend replied knowingly.
Manda giggled girlishly, "You bet I would. I want a piece of that meat so badly."
Nicole leaned over to whisper in Sami's ear, "Looks like she's not only after your cream supply but she's after your meat supply as well. Kick her ass!"
"I think you're enjoying this a little bit too much, Nicole," Sami ground out, then turned around to face Manda, "Excuse me but he is not a piece of meat and he ditched you for a reason. He doesn't like you."
A flash of recognition crossed Manda's face, "Oh, it's you. What are you doing here? Trying to ruin the special night I'm planning for me and the man I'm going to be with. He was flirting with me. That means something. I think you're the one he doesn't like. Why would he? Look at you!"
"You don't deserve him," Sami retorted, "You only want him for one thing and guess what? It's not going to happen."
"We'll see about that." Manda responded, "I just know I can get Lucas to make love to me,"
"Don't you dare use 'make love' and Lucas' name in the same sentence, you tramp," Sami seethed, rising for her seat. Manda stood up as well.
"Try and stop me!"
"Oh, she will. Let's take this outside, bitch." Jan intervened, pulling Sami away from the chairs. Manda, Crystal and Nicole followed behind them and Sami stared at Jan in shock.
"What are you doing?" Sami whispered angrily to Jan.
"I'm helping you," Jan whispered back, "I'm making sure you do a great job of kicking her ass. And I'll get to watch and it will be funny. I don't like that girl. She reminds me of Belle."
"I'm not going to beat her up," Sami returned, "I just wanted to make her stop talking about Lucas like that."
"Well, we're out here, what choice do you have?" Jan asked.
Once they were standing outside, Sami crossed her arms over her chest, "Just stay away from Lucas, okay? He doesn't need people like you bothering him."
"I have no intention of bothering him," Manda told Sami, "But I'm sure he's finished his dance and I want to go talk to him. Who knows? Maybe we'll end up getting nasty in his change room."
Manda started to walk away but Sami grabbed the back of her shirt and shoved her angrily. She fell onto the ground with a shriek. She pulled herself to her feet and brushed at her dressed frantically.
"You got my dress dirty," Manda whined, then broke into a hopeful smile, "Not that it matters. I'm sure me and Lucas are going to get really dirty by the time the night is over. I'm not going to waste me time on you."
Manda tried to walk away a second time and Jan tossed something to Sami. Sami turned it over in her hands and realized it was a lighter. She looked at Jan questioningly and Jan tugged on her own hair and motioned to Manda, indicating what Sami should do. Then Jan clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture and mouthed 'please'.
Sami had to consider it for a moment but finally decided that Manda had earned the punishment. She had no right to call Lucas a piece of meat and act like she was going to get lucky with him. She would pay.
Sami flicked the lighter on and walked up behind Manda. She held the lighter up to the light brown hair and the crackling sound the hair made as it burned was one of the most satisfying sounds she had heard in a long time. Manda stopped walking and sniffed the air.
"Is something burning?" Manda asked, then turned to see Sami holding the lighter. Her eyes widened in horror and she hands reached up to touch her hair. She burst into tears after feeling it, "My hair is crunchy," she wailed, "What am I going to do? No one will sleep with me now that I have crunchy hair! How am I supposed to go on living?"
"I can't believe you gave Sami that lighter, Jan," Crystal reprimanded her, "What are you, crazy?"
Jan whirled around to face Crystal, another lighter in her hand. She flicked it on and waved the flame in front of Crystal's face, "Stay back, ingrate. I have another one and I'm not afraid to use it."
Crystal leapt back in horror, "Ah! You really are a freaking pyromaniac!"
"And you're a nymphomaniac, so what difference does it make?"
"Actually, Jan, I think you're a nymphomaniac too." Nicole remarked.
"So are you! What the hell, we all are! That's why we get along so well!" Jan shouted. Suddenly, Bonnie and two men in suits, who were obviously the club's bouncers, came running out of the club.
"What's all the yelling about?" Bonnie asked breathlessly.
"She set my hair on fire," Manda wailed, pointing a shaky finger in Sami's direction.
"Sami, you didn't!" Bonnie sounded horrified.
Jan quickly stepped up to face Bonnie, "I can explain, Mrs. Lockhart," Jan told her.
"Jan Spears? I thought you were off in Europe. You've got a lot of nerve showing up back in Salem after all the stunts you pulled." Bonnie said, putting her hands on her hips.
"I know," Jan lowered her head shamefully, "I'm working hard to make up for all the horrible things I've done in the past now. But as I was saying before, Sami was practically forced to light this woman's hair on fire. See, Manda here was threatening to sexually harass one of your strippers and since all four of us knew that it would be bad publicity for your club if one of the strippers got sexually harassed, we did everything we could to stop her."
Bonnie mouth twitched as she fought back a smile, "Really? And was this stripper involved Lucas by any chance?"
"How did you guess?" Jan grinned, then frowned at Manda, "I think you should kick Manda out of the club for tonight after making such terrible threats."
Manda wiped at her eyes, "Don't bother. I'm leaving this stupid place and never coming back. After I fix my hair, I think I'll go back to picking up guys at bars instead. This is a stupid place anyway." Without another word, Manda rushed off in the direction of the parking lot, still in tears. The bouncers turned to look at the remaining for women regretfully.
"I'm afraid we're going to have to ask you to leave too, ladies. Just for the night, so things can cool down."
"But- but- but," Jan looked like the bouncer had just told her she could never enter the club again, "But we saved the stripper man! That should count for something!"
"It does," Bonnie assured her, "You can come back tomorrow. Tonight won't be anywhere near as fun as tomorrow will be. I've got a big surprise for all you ladies and you definitely won't want to miss it. Especially you, Sami." Bonnie gave her a meaningful smile and Sami could only imagine what that smile meant and what was in store for her tomorrow night.
