Chapter 2

"I was meant for the stage, I was meant for the curtain.

I was meant to tread these boards, of this much I'm certain."

The Decemberists

I'm standing facing the audience with my head down. My right knee is bent and my left hand is on my hip. The music cues up and I begin to sing.

I put a spell on you
Because you're mine

I raise my head and turn it to the right sliding my right foot out to the side at the same time.

Stop the things you do
Watch out, I ain't lying

I slide my right hand up my right inner thigh and drag my leg in.

I can't stand
No running around
I can't stand
No putting me down

I slowly roll my hips and slide my hands up my sides to my breasts while I arch my back.

I put a spell on you
Because you're mine, oh yeah

I walk to the front of the stage and when I get there I roll my hips and lower myself to the stage with bent knees spread wide. I turn my back to the crowd, place my hands on the stage and raise my ass in the air.

Stop the things you do
Watch out, I ain't lying

I stand and slide my hands up my sides. As my hands get near my hips, I bend one knee, look over my shoulder and playfully slap my ass drawing lots of hoots and hollers from the crowd.

Oh, oh, I love you, I love you
I love you anyhow
I don't care if you don't want me
I'm yours right now

I turn and walk back toward the front of the stage and bend forward at the waist placing both hands flat on the stage. I stand slowly sliding my hands up my front to my tits as I finish the song.

I put a spell on you
Because you're mine, mine, mine
Oh, ooh you're mine

"Thanks for coming out tonight" I purr into my mic. "Now that you're all under my spell I think we should keep this going."

This draws a few laughs and someone yells "Shake it for me sexy!" So I turn and do just that as Peggy Lee's Fever starts to play. I love singing this song.

I continue to shake my ass and tits for the horny guys as they throw their hard earned cash onto the stage. One guy gets a little handsy toward the end of the show, reaching onto the stage as I am dancing near the front of it. I see Declan moving out of the corner of my eye and definitely don't want him on stage, it kills my tips. I sit and fan my legs in front of him ending with him between them, I grab his head and pull him down toward me until his face is about an inch from my tits and roll my hips as I sing "Dance with me baby, You make me feel like the Amazon's running between my thighs" from Paula Cole's Feelin' Love. Then I shove him back to his chair with a wink. I move into the splits on the edge of the stage and lean forward pushing my tits up as far as I can and he tosses a $50 on stage. Bingo.

I stand and finish my set. The lights dim and I glance around the stage. Looks like a pretty good night. A few of the bus boys come out and clear the stage while I head backstage. Declan doesn't like us clearing the stage ourselves, he says it kills the image.

I grab a bottle of water and head to the dressing room Genesis and I share. Since we are both headliners we get a private dressing room. The first 3 years I was here I was in the shared one, but Gen, she's had her own for the past 2 years. When I moved to headliner, I could have gotten my own but we wanted to share. I love having a real female friend, I've never have that in my life.

"Hey chica" I say as I enter.

"You look happy" Gen replies. "Good crowd tonight?"

"Oh yeah. Couple rowdy ones in the front, but nothing big. A little hip grind and he was satisfied and very generous" I say with a wink.

"Awesome. Rents due tomorrow so I could use a big night."

"We should be good, like I said generous crowd." I say as I walk to the closet and get my robe off the hook next to it. I can't look her in the face. I always feel guilty not telling Gen about the cash I have hidden in a bank safety deposit box in Reno. The thing is I can't risk spending that in case I need to make a quick get away at some point. With my past, "be prepared" isn't just a Scouts motto.

I take a deep breath and plaster a smile on my face as I turn to face Genesis. "You better get out there sugar, don't want the natives to get restless."

Genesis stands and heads to the door "See you in a bit" she says as she walks out.

I sit at my vanity and touch up my makeup. Then I stand and change into a flesh tone leotard with a halter neckline, black and gold fringe hanging over my chest and a half skirt of black and gold feathers that lay in layers over my ass. I make sure to wear a good push up bra underneath so my tits are pushed up and spilling out the top of the leotard. Jameson likes us all to work the crowd after the individual performances and I want to make sure I look good. We can do private dances if the client asks and we want to, and tonight I just might actually say yes to one.

I hear Gen's last song start so I put the finishing touches on my costume, a gold sequin mask with feathers around my right eye. I stand and head to the door. I walk out and see Declan down the hall and wave. He raises his beer and nods his head to me, then turns to watch the stage again. I walk the opposite way and enter the bar area, time to make some more money.