BELLA'S POV

Tonight was brutal especially with my bruised side that was now covered in blue jewels. As usual, I performed my dance on the stage in front of dozens of horny guys who went crazy and showered the stage with cash. I kept most of the money I made, but of course, Bruno got a portion of the money. I saved most of the money for emergencies.

After I performed my dance that's when the REAL job begins. I would have to make the clients feel as comfortable as possible. I gave a total of 19 lap dances, danced with Rainbow very suggestive twice and Maribelle once in front of paying customers, and went to the back room once. When I would take a paying customer to the back room I wouldn't automatically sleep with them. It really ALL depends on how much they decide to pay.

Bruno's price tag for me is as follows: 100 dollars for on top of the clothes stuff (which is what I ASSUMED Edward wanted when I first met him since he dished out 100.), 300 dollars for oral, and 500 dollars for... well, you know. I mostly did on top of the clothes stuff and oral. Men would dish out 300 dollars for me to go down on them, most of them were either married or had a girlfriend, and they didn't think that what they were doing with me was considered "cheating." Bunch of BS! I only did the 500 dollar stuff a couple of times... (I choose not to keep score on this because it's shameful, but I can tell you that it's less then 5 times.) I haven't gone all the way with a lot of guys which is a blessing.

And if you wanted me as a companion for an event Bruno would usually charge a little over 1,000 dollars. It just depends on what kind of event it is. But Bruno's policy for the men who buy me for an event is NO SEX, but that doesn't stop some of them. I've only been bought out for an event by two guys.

One was named Mike Newton, who took me to his sister's wedding and convince his family at that I was his hot new girlfriend. He also paid to take me to his family reunion in the Bahama's for 5 days, which costed him more than 5,000 dollars, and that's not including airfare and hotel costs. We had sex every night I was there, he wasn't bad, but he wasn't the best I ever had. Mike had to be "in control." I hated men like that. In the way Mike was heading, he was going to end up alone because of his issues with women. But I'm not really better than him because I'am an 18 year old stripper who makes my living, fooling around and teasing guys.

The other time was with a nice guy named Cameron Myerson. Cam (what I call him) took me to another wedding as his date. I didn't need to worry about the sex stuff with him because he is way in the closet. He hasn't come out to his family yet so I posed as his girlfriend at a couple of events. He is really one of the sweetest guys I've ever met, it's too bad that he isn't interested in me, sexually. Cam told me if I ever needed anything, including a place to stay just let him know. So every two monthes (or once I saved up enough money), I would ask him to buy me out from Bruno for a couple a days, so I would stay with him for those days and I'd pay Cam back the money he paid Bruno. It was "our little secret" and Bruno never suspected a thing.

But out of the money men pay to get with me, Bruno usually gets 40 percent. I still made a lot of money. So TONIGHT, customers paid a total of 2100 dollars for lap dances from me, and 300 dollars for oral. So a total 2400 dollars, and I get to keep about 1400 dollars of that money.

It was about 3 am and Rainbow, Maribelle, and I went to the dressing rooms because our shifts were over. I walked towards my mirror with Rainbow close behind me. "Okay J, raise your arm so I can get the jewels off your bruise." She said happily, trying to get a smile out of me. I chuckled and sarcastically replied, "Great!"

I obeyed and raised my arm, revealing my well disguised bruise. I winced every single time Rainbow removed a jewel. Since some jewels were glued on my bruise, it would hurt when they were pulled off. The jewels on the rest of my body weren't painful when they were removed. Both Maribelle and Rainbow didn't wear jewels. They wore body paint that can only come off if they shower with a special cleanser. Maribelle headed off for the showers. Now, Rainbow and I were alone.

"So, why were you late today." Rainbow asked casually.

I shrugged and said, "Just out and about. I went to Emerald City Smoothie and went to the Library to buy a book." Even though I was close with Rainbow, I still couldn't risk telling her where I really was. If she found out about Edward, she would accidently spill it to Bruno. I trusted her, but she has trouble keeping secrets.

"Okay." She said sweetly. She knew that I didn't want to continue this conversation. Fifteen minutes later, Rainbow removed the jewels from my body and we both headed for the showers. Rainbow still needed to get the paint of her skin and I needed to wash the glue of my skin. Once we were done we went back to the dressing rooms to find the rest of the girls getting ready to go back to the house.

All of Bruno's girls were required to live in the same house together because it's easier to keep track off us that way. Bruno lived in a gated mansion and we lived next door to him. So it was impossible to get away from him. He lets as out during the day, if we did well the previous night or if we were good. I feel like his pet most of the time because he tells me when to sleep, eat, and work. I left with Maribelle and Rainbow.

We arrived at the house just before 4 am. I went straight to the bathroom with my cell phone. I sat in the shower and dialed Edward's number. He said he didn't mind if I called him early. I really want to see how my photos turned out...

EDWARD'S POV

It was 3:48 am when I was awoken by a phone ringing on my nightstand. I sat up in my bed and stretched my arms. I reached for the phone and answered it.

"Hello." I said yawning at the same time.

"Hi Edward, it's Bella. Sorry for the early wake up call." She said, she was apologizing to me.

I chuckled. "No, it's okay. You did say you were going to call me early." I said, trying not to sound so tired. "So, your pictures are developed..."

She immediately interrupted me. "Can I see them?" Bella asked anxiously. She sounded more excited then I already was, and I was pretty excited.

I chuckled again. "Sure, whenever you like."

"Can I come over today?" She asked sweetly.

I smiled to myself. "Yes of course. Should I pick you up at the same place and time like yesterday?"

"Yes please. Well, I better let you get back to sleep. See you at noon. Bye." She said sweetly and the line went dead.

I placed my cell phone on my end table and fell back into my pillows to sleep just a couple hours more.

Edward's Penthouse (After he picked up Bella)

I took Bella's hand and led her once again to my studio. Bella's photos were placed across my wooden table. She saw that and immediately raced over to them. One hand covered her mouth. "Oh my god." She said, sounding shocked.

She placed her hands over the pictures and began to examine them for herself. I heard her whisper to herself, "Is that really me?"

Bella turned to look at me, her chocolate brown eyes filled with tears of joy. "They're beautiful." She whispered, with a great big smile forming on her face.

I returned her smile. "Thank you." I answered. I, then, pointed my hand to the wall where my best pictures were displayed. I turned to look at her, and her jaw dropped. I placed a couple of her shots on my wall, and they looked amazing.

My cell phone began to ring in my pocket. "Um... excuse me for a moment." I said. Bella nodded.

I took out my cell phone and answered it. "Hello, this is Edward Cullen."

"Edward, it's Raymond Wallace. I have some great news."

END OF CHAPTER! I hope you like it. Sorry if I offended Mike Newton lovers... lol! Well, you got some more information about Bella's stripper life. I don't know how much strippers are paid in real life, I'm just guessing the prices of everything. I hope you guys like Cameron "Cam" Myerson. He comes into the story later on. He is influenced by one of my best friends ever, who is literally the sweetest and most caring person I ever met. I hope you guys keep reading and reviewing. PLEASE REVIEW. I get really excited when I get a lot of reviews and it makes me update this story faster! Reviews is a confidence booster for me because it lets me know that you guys like the stories I write.

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