"Mama." Alex called running up to Liberty and JT in the hall.
"Hey." Liberty said giving her a smile, "Something wrong?"
"No, hey TJ."
"JT." He said rolling his eyes.
"Whatever, so Red called." Alex said turning back to Liberty, "He wants us to come in and cover Sandra's shift."
Liberty looked at her watch, "Sandra works 2am to 10."
"Double for both of us, plus tips." Alex said.
"I would like cable back." Liberty said glancing at JT.
"Lib, you're working enough hours aren't you? When are you gonna get a night off?"
"We have a one year old, in about seventeen years, I'll get a night off." She said, then turned back to Alex, "Tell Red I'm in." Alex nodded patted Liberty on the back and walked away.
"I can't believe your working tonight." JT said.
"We need the money." She shrugged opening her locker.
"I know but did you have to go tonight?"
"What's so important about tonight JT?" she asked confused.
"Nothing." He sighed.
"So?" Toby asked, "You gonna do it tonight?"
JT shook his head, pulling the box out of his pocket, "She's working."
"I thought she had the night off." Emma asked as she and Manny opened the box and 'ohhh'ed.
"She did but Red wanted her and Alex to come in and cover someone's shift." He sighed, then nodded to the approching figure, "Manny your thugs here."
Manny looked up to see Jay walking towards their table at the Dot, "JT! He's not my thug. I don't even like him. How's my hair?" she directed to Emma, who nodded it was fine.
"Hey kids." Jay said pulling up a chair, "Oh nice sparkle. Whose is it?"
"JT's proposing to Liberty." Manny said in a tone that stated Jay was boring her.
"Nice." Jay nodded in approval.
"It would be nice if she wasn't working every time I tried." JT sighed.
"Bummer. Hey Sprout where's Cameron?" he asked an idea forming.
"Working till eight, why?" Emma asked.
Jay pointed to JT, "Tonight you're going to get a baby sitter and we're throwing you a bachelor party."
"Shouldn't Liberty actually say yes before you throw a party?" Manny asked.
"We all know she's gonna say yes." Jay said not even looking at her.
Toby bumped shoulders with JT, "Come on man. It'd be fun."
JT looked at them both, "I don't know."
"Come on." Jay said, "I know this great club."
"Okay." JT said giving in, "My grandma was going to take Ryan for the night anyway, might as well let her."
"Yes!" Toby said.
"I'll let Cameron know." Jay said grinning, he tipped an imaginary hat in Manny and Emma's direction and left.
"This is gonna be awesome man." Toby said, while Manny watched Jay go and asked, "Why didn't he say anything to me?"
JT and Emma rolled their eyes.
"I want to die." Alex complained to Liberty.
"Yeah, well it's not even midnight yet and we still have Sandra's shift to cover." Liberty said handing Alex her robe.
"How long do you think we have to do this?" Alex asked suddenly.
Liberty glanced at her watch, "Another ten hours."
Alex shook her head, "No I mean… how long do we have to do this until… until our problems are solved?"
Liberty sat down and shook her head, "I have no idea."
"Lady L! Lextasy! What are you doing? These drinks aren't going to serve themselves!"
"Coming!" Both girls yelled.
"You know Em's gonna kill me for this right?" Sean asked as Jay paid for him to get another lap dance.
"Live a little Sean." Jay pointed to JT, "You too, man."
"Liberty will have a fit if she finds out I'm in a place like this." JT said shaking his head and sending the girl trying to dance for him to Toby.
"I'm never leaving." Toby exclaimed happily.
"Besides I don't think Manny will like hearing about you and, I'm sorry we didn't catch your name, Sparkles was it?" Sean asked the girl in Jay's lap.
"I'm not dating Santos." Jay said, but he sent 'Sparkles' away anyway, "You're supposed to be having fun tonight Yorke."
"I would be if I had the chance to ask my girlfriend to marry me." JT said suddenly in a bad mood again as he reached for the beer he'd gotten with a fake id Jay provided, "I would be having a really good time."
"You can ask her tomorrow." Sean said.
"Yeah tonight is your last night as an unattached man." Toby said.
JT sighed, "I know. I should be grateful she's willing to go in for a double shift to help pay for our expenses."
"Exactly man. You've got the whole package! A girl who'll not only sleep with you she'll work for you too."
Sean smacked Jay for the way that sounded, "What does Manny see in you?"
Jay shrugged that off and added to JT, "I didn't mean that how it sounded."
JT waved him off and took another swig of beer.
"I'm gonna go take table seven's order." Alex said to Liberty who was currently pouring drinks behind the bar.
"We're on in five." Liberty reminded her.
"Lady L." A voice said from behind her.
"Hi Tony." Liberty sighed to one of her regulars.
"Think about my offer."
"The answers still no Tony." She said, "I will not go to some sleazy motel and sleep with you for money."
"You're hurting me Lady."
"Not my intention Tony. Just drink your beer. Lextasy and I will be on soon enough."
"Tony." Alex greeted joining Liberty behind the bar to grab her order.
"Lextasy, your counterpart just turned me down again." Tony said looking for sympathy.
"I told you Tony, she's just not into you." Alex said exchanging a grin with Liberty.
"I'm all man girlies."
"Yeah but Lady L here is more into the geeky boys, ya know. The kind that wear sweater vests and ignore her for four years before they kiss her." Liberty gave Alex a shove.
"We're on." She added as the announcer said, "And now folks here are our two favorite girls Lextasy and Lady L."
"She's gonna say yes." Toby said for the fifth time that hour alone.
"She's been saying no to so many things lately." JT muttered thinking about how often Liberty's turned down sex.
"Man, just relax and enjoy yourself. The performance is gonna start any minute." Jay said and as if on cue the announcer said, "And now folks here are our two favorite girls Lextasy and Lady L."
Please review. Sorry it's been so long guys, but I hope you enjoyed it. I'll try to update soon but I've got a pretty busy schedule so who knows. But just know that I'm not forgetting about this story.
-Em
