'Dana , it's good to see you but there must be some mistake here ' spluttered Logan as his former love interest way back a long time ago stepped inside the house , ' I didn't call for any stripper '

The words died on his lips as Logan was hit in the head with what exactly she was , swallowed the giant lump that suddenly lodged itself in his throat, and forced his gaze back to take in the package that was Dana Cruz . She was still knock out gorgeous even in a short trench coat and red stiletto high heels that emphasized how long those legs of hers really was and this wasn't good , at all .

Dana appraised the house noting the expensive furniture and the art on the wall that obviously was the real deal. She had always known that Logan had money but she didn't get that he was filthy wealthy. She tugged at the belt of her coat then offered him a sultry smile.

'Don't tell me you lost some of that wild you always had with newfound maturity,' Dana sent him a coy look that made him slightly uncomfortable,' such a disappointment '

'I'm getting married 'stated Logan without preamble,' remember when you called last week? Because I distinctly remember telling you that I was marrying Quinn '

Dana brushed her hand softly down his cheek. 'I thought you were joking '

Logan stepped back then stuffed his hands in his pockets of his cargo shorts.' Why would I joke about marrying the woman I am in love with, Dana? I have been in love with Quinn Pensky since our junior year at PCA and I can't wait to make her my wife really soon.'

Was someone up there trying to kill him? It was bad enough Bart was on the loose and after Quinn and now a woman that he had once wanted to date was a stripper and at his house – just shoot me now!

' Well , that still blows my mind but if your happy ,' trailed off Dana , amused by his nervous reaction to her nearness ,' now where to do you want me to strip for you ?'

Logan raked a hand through his curls and considered the consequences of Dana stripping for him and it wasn't good. Oh he knew Quinn would probably chalk it up to natural male ritual and be okay with it but then on the other hand if she found out the stripper was Dana; there was the very big possibility that Quinn would roast his balls before zapping Dana to death with the new charge on her zap watch.

'How about I get you a drink? Wine or is beer more your thing?'

'Wine is good for me '

'Logan, what the hell are you doing up there?'

'Did you get lost answering the door, man?'

'Are you hogging the stripper, Reese?'

Chase, Michael, and Vince skidded to a halt beside one another noticing Dana for the first time while Logan fumbled with a corkscrew on a wine bottle. Michael nudged Chase and his best friend hit him in the arm as their mouths gaped at the scantily clad woman in the trench coat.

'Why is Dana Cruz here?'

Dana turned around, her full, red lips curving, as she recognized two more old friends and chuckled lightly to herself. This job was getting more fun by the moment. Chase, the quintessential boy next door, had lost most of that boyish appeal and was actually good looking while Michael looked nearly the same except for the muscles were new . She didn't know who the handsome hottie with the burnished hair was but Dana decided it surely must be her lucky night.

'I didn't know this was a reunion, boys,' said Dana, matter of fact,' someone here requested my services but Logan swears it wasn't him '

'Services?' mouthed Logan, eyes going into panic mode,' what exactly do you mean by that, Dana?'

He thought Dana mentioned that she was a stripper which was bad enough but services would be worse. What if she was some kind of hired whore /stripper?

Michael laughed like a cackling hyena and stepped forward to engulf her in a hug.

' I have no idea who the hell called you here , Dana , but it is good to see you,' muttered Michael, thanking the Lord that the girls were shopping in town ,' been a very long time '

'Real long time, Michael,' Dana inclined her head towards Chase,' you still too awkward to hug me, Chase, or would your wife get pissed? '

She had reconnected with Nicole a few years back and discovered that Chase and Zoey had gotten married. It really hadn't bothered her that they hadn't invited her to the wedding because she had lost contact with them while she was studying in Paris during her freshman year in the exchange program. Okay it might have irked her a little bit.

'Oh God 'muttered Chase, under his breath then managed a wide smile for her,' hey there, Dana ….wow, you look really pretty.'

'Thanks '

'Sorry about that …I mean, the wedding was nuts,' mumbled Chase, joining Logan by the bar,' lots of changes and we didn't know where exactly you were or just, sorry '

'No big '

Vince stepped forward, puzzled by the weirdness around him.' Am I missing something here? If this hot looking babe is Dana Cruz then that is the stripper that I hired '

'Finally,' Dana accepted the glass of wine from Logan and took a sip then flashed her eyes at Vince,' I charge by the hour, you know, and this chit chatting is wasting my time.'

'Why don't you go downstairs, Dana, and we'll join you in a few minutes '

Carrying her wine, Dana sashayed downstairs well aware that all eyes were watching her and she couldn't resist throwing a seductive glance at Logan over her shoulder. This was one job that she fully intended to enjoy herself and make good money to boot .

'Don't keep me waiting, Logan '

Logan laughed, painfully. 'Sure '

Once Dana was out of earshot, Vince demanded to know what exactly was going on and why were they acting like a bunch of losers over the hot stripper in the living room. Logan gulped down his glass of wine as Michael and Chase took the bottle from him .

'How exactly do you guys know our stripper? '

Chase chugged wine from the bottle then rolled his eyes.' Dana went to PCA for a while when we were just kids,' explained Chase,' she roomed with Nicole and Zoey way before Lola and Quinn did ...'

'We all sort of hung out too 'this came from Michael, taking the wine from Chase,' Eighth grade this jerk was always about getting with Dana.'

Logan flipped him off.' It wasn't even a thing between me and Dana. We locked lips once before she moved over to France and that was way before me and Quinn happened '

Vince scratched his brow and studied his friend.' I get that it might be weird for you guys to see your old friend do a striptease for us ,' replied Vince , trying to be diplomatic ,' however , seems to me that you don't really know her anymore so how about you three losers get you a nice bracer and then we let the lady do her thing .'

Michael considered the whiskey rather than wine as he gnawed on his inside of his jaw. He'd never had any romantic feelings whatsoever for Dana but it felt really weird all the same. Dana had always been ballsy and who knew what she would do in her job?

'It was different when the stripper was a woman that we didn't know '

'Michael is right,' agreed Chase, nodding his head,' it doesn't feel right, Vince.'

'I know that I am impartial here,' went on Vince, spreading his palms open,' I have no problems watching the lovely Dana strip for us. Is this about the girls? I thought you guys talked to them about the whole stripper thing …'

'That was before you hired Dana,' Chase threw himself down on the chair,' Zoey was okay with us getting Logan a stripper but I don't know now that it's Dana. Hard call is all , Vince '

'Lisa didn't know her but we're still dealing with the aftermath of the Nicole thing and I don't want to push it,' expressed a practical Michael,' My Lil Lisa is only so patient '

Logan paced across the carpet wearing a track in the plushness of it.' Dana and I were cool but she was always sort of rude to Quinn. It is one thing if we're just talking and all but her undressing for me …..I don't want to wind up dead.'

Vince weighed their options, carefully considering their points. It seemed as if this woman was before Lola had come to PCA therefor she wouldn't know her and he didn't know Dana personally himself so it shouldn't be a problem. However his buddies acting like a bunch of sissies while the hour ticked away only ran up the woman's bill and he, Michael, and Chase weren't rolling in the dough so they ought to be practical here.

'I say you guys stop the damn reminiscing, let the lady strip for us, we pay the woman, and call it Logan's bachelor party '

Logan shoved the bottle of wine into Vince's hand then put his hands on his hips, a man teetering on the edge of hell. Dana had gotten way hotter and he was only human.

'Thanks, dudes, but let's just pay Dana and get her out of the house before Quinn gets back '

Michael downed the remains of his drink and nodded.' I think it's for the best '

Together they headed to the game room bracing themselves for Dana's response and found the woman examining the expensive stereo system with interest. She had tossed her fake Prada bag on the floor and with the flick of switch mood music via the sultry sounds of Santana played throughout the entire room. Steamy and passionate would help her get into the mood.

It wasn't as if she had ever been madly in love with Logan Reese back in the day because it just wasn't true or that she had given him all that much thought through the years. Since she had started working back in California it had made sense to look him up and it had been a shock to find out the jerk was engaged to geeky Quinn Pensky and that they had been a couple for nearly 4 years . She still couldn't imagine those two together.

The fact that Logan hadn't immediately come onto her nearly made her angry though Dana supposed it had been eons and obviously Reese had grown up. Still Dana wanted him to want her and maybe just maybe they could stir up some heat together if she could get him to play.

' About time you boys joined me , I was getting awfully lonely down here ,' Dana whirled around , grabbed Chase by the collar of his old tee shirt and all but tossed him onto the nearest sofa ,' I don't like wasting my time .'

Chase gulped and righted himself in the couch.' You got strong '

'Nicole was the timid little wimp, Chase, not me 'Dana slid her eyes over Michael making him uncomfortable,' how about it, Michael? Join the audience or are you first up for a lap dance?'

Lap dance conjured up a hundred different sexy scenarios in Michael's mind and all of them included Lisa finding out he was a cad and breaking up with him. He would be a damn gentleman if it killed him!

It just might! The woman invited all sorts of suggestions with the coy looks and the legs that went on for miles and miles! Michael wanted to slap himself for his wandering thoughts but instead moved past Dana and plopped down on the nearest armchair.

'Lap dance? Uh no, that should go to Logan 'stammered Michael,' he's the lucky bastard that is tying the knot soon. Did Vince happen to mention this is like s spur of the moment bachelor party for him?'

'I mentioned it, yes 'told Vince, amused. This was nearly as ridiculous as the time that Logan and Quinn were keeping their relationship a secret from all of their friends except that was high school, this was just plain absurd.

' I don't get a lot of calls for private bachelor parties so I'll do my best to make it memorable for you all ' declared Dana , dropping the short trench coat to reveal a sheer barely there black bra and matching panties that hardly left anything to the imagination .

Audible gulps and gasps broke the silence in the room as Logan's eyes widened at the temptation in black in front of him as he backed into the front of the bar , cursing his misfortune .

'Shit '

A sly grin slanted across Dana's mouth as she shimmied over to Logan brushing her ample body against his and felt his quick intake of breath as she focused intently on arousing him. She would make him want her and wouldn't it be fun to see how much power she could will over Logan fucking Reese?

A girl had to look out for her own interests and this could be her ticket to a new life.

Dana laughed, a throaty, husky sound that sent his pulse racing.' Would you prefer a private bachelor party, Logan? I am sure that the boys will leave us alone '

'Logan, what do you say? 'This came from Vince who thought the idea of a private striptease might take the awkward out of the evening. Obviously it wasn't going to be the bachelor party the guys had originally envisioned but it would take the tension out of what was supposed to be a fun night.

' Uh sure ,' Chase scrambled up, yanking a wad of money out of his pocket and tossing it on the coffee table ,' I wouldn't feel right watching and being a part of this since I know you can beat me up, Dana . I'm just going to go up and fix us some sandwiches and we can talk '

Dana didn't give him a backwards glance.' Whatever you say, Chase, it's your money '

' Chase , get back here , you asshole ' growled Logan, trying to not look at the enticing mounds of Dana's incredible breasts that were spilling out of the tiny bra ,' I'll tell your wife that you deserted me '

' Zoey will understand '

Dana ran her foot lightly up his leg, her heel brushing his as she leaned in closer deliberately brushing her breasts against his chest. He gulped air into his legs and thought of Quinn. She loved him, trusted him completely, and this seemed so very wrong on every level.

'Loosen up, Logan, it's your party '

' It would be much easier if you were a random stranger that I never kissed before , Dana '

At that comment, Michael bolted up and tossed down money besides Chase's jerking his head towards the stairs. His mind was still processing the sexiness of Dana Cruz and knew he needed to get the hell out of here.

'I'm going to go help Chase with the food,' replied Michael, 'but here's my cash. This is too weird but we should pay you …..Going to see about turning this into a casual type bachelor party deal'

'Michael, come on,' groaned Vince but the man was fast on his feet as he bolted upstairs,' I thought we agreed to let the woman strip for us. We never got that for Chase's bachelor party and its private here…''

'Clearly someone hates us 'called Back Michael as Vince attempted to enjoy the show that was Dana . He could tell by the way that she had wrapped herself around Logan that this wasn't going to be the wild night of lap dances and strip teases that he had envisioned and maybe they could take two with a new stripper another night since this was going badly,' I can't deal with Nicole and now Dana, I can't take it '

Dana licked her lips as she drew a strap down her shoulder.' What did Michael mean about Nicole? '

'Long story,' Vince simply gave up,' Sorry about this whole thing, Dana, but my friends are morons. Think the party has changed so get comfortable and I'll go corral the idiots and Logan can fix you another drink ...'

'No problem so long as I get paid my two hundred bucks '

'Of course 'said Vince, shooting Logan a fixed look and ignoring the pissed off look he got back , ' sorry , pal, we were just trying to distract you from all of this hell '

Sighing heavily and wondering how he could turn this weirdness around and save the night, Vince darted upstairs leaving Dana alone with Logan figuring his friend would handle the stripper in his own way without the audience.

'Finally it's just you and me, Logan 'Dana dropped the other strap revealing more of her ample cleavage,' now we can have a bit of fun together without the Three Stooges ogling '

Logan reached out to pull a strap back up on her shoulder as he hissed out a breath. ' Stop, Dana, please, I am begging you. I can't do this with you '

Dana unsnapped the front closure on her bra and stepped forward to wrap her arms around Logan's neck as she crushed her mouth to his in a hot kiss , her naked breasts rubbing against his , urging him to respond to her . He made a pained noise in the back of his throat and pushed her away from him, wiping at his mouth.

'NO '

'I know that you want me, Logan, I can see it in your eyes 'murmured Dana, not undaunted by him. She simply removed the rest of the bra and moved forward proudly to place her hands on his chest,' you always did want me. No one would have to know and your friends paid me anyway …'

Logan stared hard at her.' My friends paid for a stripper, not for what you are. Put your clothes back on ….. I won't cheat on Quinn '

Dana loved a challenge. 'Bet I can change your mind real quick '

Logan pulled out his wallet and tossed a hundred dollar bill at her. 'Don't embarrass us both, Dana, please. Put on your clothes and we can just visit and catch up like we talked about on the phone last week ….we can forget all about this whole stripping thing '

She threw the money in her bag.' This isn't the Logan Reese I remember '

' Yea, well, I've changed and obviously so are you ,' said Logan, trying to avert his gaze from looking at her ,' this feels too much like betraying Quinn so please put on your fucking clothes , Dana .'

'My job is to strip for you and I haven't finished yet '

'I won't tell ...it's all good 'Logan picked up her bra and handed it to her just as the sounds of footsteps sounded on the stairs,' get dressed '

'Logan, sweetie, are you still down here? I have the most wonderful idea about our wedding and I couldn't wait to discuss it with you 'Quinn stopped mid-stride, her eyes darkening as they fell on her soon to be husband holding a bra and a semi naked Dana Cruz standing before him and fought through the red haze of emotion churning within her ,' Chase didn't bother mentioning that Dana was visiting you '

Dana took the bra and met the scientists accusing gaze.' Hello Quinn, long time no see, eh? '

'Quinn, baby, it isn't what you think it is,' stuttered a panicked Logan, sending her a desperate look,' Vince hired a stripper and she turned out to be Dana '

Quinn lifted her chin and leveled her gaze with Dana, determined to stand her ground. She was no longer the insecure little teenager and she wouldn't let the likes of Dana Cruz intimidate her. No matter how bad this situation look she refused to believe that Logan would cheat on her.

' Which would explain why the idiots are making chicken wings in the kitchen and babbling about playing poker ' says Quinn, coolly,' clearly the stripper being Dana turned them into babbling 13 years old boys again .'

Dana shrugged into her coat flicked a look over Quinn with a nonchalant shrug.' You're smarter than I gave you credit for, Quinn, snagging Logan and all his money. What'd you do to make him actually notice your nerdiness and fall for a geek like you?

Quinn held her own; refusing to give Dana the satisfaction of knowing how much that remark stung her. It was bad enough that Nicole had thought poorly of her and now it seemed as if it was a vicious cycle from the past come back to haunt them .

'Dana, stop it. I told you before that Quinn and I fell in love '

'I'm not 13 anymore, Dana, and I won't let you bait me,' decided Quinn, firmly,' I am assuming you've been paid then why don't you get the hell out of our house '

'Not so innocent anymore, eh, Quinn '

Dana stuffed her bra in her oversized purse and gave Quinn a once over to make her feel less than what she was then casting her lashes at Logan. Looks like the party was over before it had barely begun but at least she got paid.

'Get out '

'Logan will always want me, Quinn, and wont that always makes you wonder what might have happened between us if you hadn't shown up and interrupted? 'Having the last word, Dana brushed past her old friend giving Logan one last appraisal before she left the mansion.

Logan watched Quinn as he stepped forward to touch her, glancing down at her wrist relieved that she didn't seem to be wearing her zap watch this evening. Her eyes looked weary but he didn't want to give her reasons to doubt him.

'Babe, I know it looked bad but it was all a stupid mistake,' insisted Logan,' the guys did order a stripper but they didn't know it was Dana. It freaked us out and seriously, Quinn, I was trying to get rid of her before you showed up.'

Quinn smoothed her lips tightly, struggled for words and composure.' A stripper is a natural progression of the bachelor party. I find it a bit medieval a ritual but I wouldn't have been angry neither would have the rest of the girls but seeing Dana like that with you , I wanted to rip her eyes out of her perfect face .'

'Nothing happened, Quinn, and nothing would have no matter who the stripper turned out to be because I am madly in love with you 'sworn Logan, quietly.

' I know , Logan,' Quinn went into his arms ,' I trust you but just saying , I wouldn't think twice about zapping that bitch for trying to seduce the man I am to marry .'

' I love when you are all possessive , Quinn Pensky ' Logan gathered her closer drawing her into a long , tantalizing kiss that went on and on ,' I will love you forever '

'Right back at you, Logan Reese '

'Now before Dana ruined everything what was this idea for our wedding that has got you so excited you came back early from shopping? 'Asked Logan, kissing her temple.

Quinn's whole face lit up, happily.' I think we should move our wedding date up! We don't need much more fuss and it doesn't have to be perfect, everyone we love is already here , I think we should just get married in two weeks '

'Quinn, that is really soon. Are you absolutely sure? I mean just a few hours ago you wanted to put on wedding on hold and now you want to move it up to two weeks from now ,' Logan held both her hands in his ,' there is no rush .'

'I know but I don't want the wedding of the century, sweetie,' declared Quinn, passionately,' we don't have that much more to do to be ready. Why wait? I just want to marry you and officially start our life together, Logan '

'If that is what you want, Quinn, then so do I '

Wow they were getting hitched in two weeks!

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