"NO!"
"John, please..."
"NO! How many times do I have to say it? NO... NO... NO!"
"John, I'm in a bind," my sister, Lana whined.
"I don't care. There's no way, I'm not gonna do it, so you may as well save your breath."
"But you've done it before," she reasoned.
"No I haven't, besides, that was over eight years ago."
When I was younger, and much stupider, is stupider really a word? Anyway, when I was younger, I thought I was hot shit. As a hot shit young stud, my not so developed brain told me I could be an erotic dancer. Ha! What a joke that turned out to be. At the audition, I looked like a plow horse in a room full of thoroughbreds. I bucked like a wild bronco, while the others danced like Royal Lipizzaner stallions. My dancing career lasted exactly fifteen minutes.
That audition gave me a double dose of reality, and it was just what I needed. It's been eight years, and I'm now completing my residency as a physician. How my sister found out about that audition is anyone's guess.
"Johnny, damn it, the bachelorette party is in two hours and I don't have a dancer."
"I'd have thought you'd have taken care of that little detail before now."
"I did, but he got arrested," she pouted.
"Arrested? Jeez, Lana," I rolled my eyes.
"It's not like that John, it was a warrant for parking tickets," she explained.
"Well, bail him out."
"We tried John, but it's Friday and he doesn't see the judge until Monday."
"He'll be popular in the drunk tank," I laughed.
"John, this isn't helping. What am I going to do?"
"Shit Lana, why ask me?"
"Come on John, Lis is your sister too. If you won't do it for me, do it for her."
"That's low, even for you Lana. Shit, you know how much I love you both, but this is asking too much," I said shaking my head.
"Johnny," her eyes begged me.
"Why don't you reschedule, or better yet, go to one of the clubs that already has a dancer?" I suggested.
"We already paid for the private club, it cost me five hundred dollars," she pled.
"Man, it sucks to be you."
"Asshole," she pouted some more.
"Hey, there's no need for name calling," I scolded.
"I'm sorry John, but I'm out of options. I wanted everything to be perfect. A girl only gets married once... Well, it's her first wedding anyway. The white gown, the church..."
"Why don't you get Harry to do it? He's your husband, I'll bet you could talk him into it," I volunteered.
"Oh right, I might as well ask Dad too. I love Harry and all, but you've never seen him without clothes... Come on John," she continued to beg.
"This is crazy Lana, everyone would recognize me if I did it."
Her eyes brightened, she knew she had me now. I'd said "if", it was just a matter of time until she wore me down. "No they wouldn't, you could wear a mask or a fake beard," she reasoned.
"I... still don't know. Don't you think it's kind of sick? I mean, having your brother..."
"I know what you're thinking, and no it's not. At least as long as no one knows, and besides, it's not like you're going to have sex with her. It'll be just a little harmless touching and maybe a lap dance..."
"Whoa, whose idea is the lap dance?" I asked.
"You can do this John, I know you can. It's just going to be a few close friends. Just a few minutes out of your life to make your little sister's wedding experience perfect."
This was among the stupider, did I already ask you if that was a real word? Forget it, things I'd ever considered. I could see the whole thing playing out in my mind. I just knew things were going to go haywire and I was going to be the one that was blamed for ruining my sister Lisa's life. It wouldn't matter that Lana was the instigator. I still can't believe that she talked me into this.
With less than two hours 'til show time, I headed to the adult video store for a few items. I would need a disguise, something to hide my face at least, and I would need a thong. I figured if I showed enough skin, none of the horny women would look at my face anyway.
My whole costume fit in a small, and I do mean small, bag. A fake moustache, a mask that was nothing more than a Do-rag with eyeholes, and a very brief black thong. I hoped I would come off as a sort of stripped down version of Zorro, without the sword and horse of course.
On the drive to the club, my stomach was doing cartwheels. I was having very serious doubts about even being able to walk out on the stage. My plan was to go on fast and circulate through the small crowd. Lana had said there would only be a few close friends. I would bump a little here, and grind a little there. Touch a few girls' cheeks, and get the hell out of there.
Lana met me at the back door of the club. With my little bag in hand, I entered the dingy dressing room. It was more of a broom closet than anything. There wasn't even a mirror, so Lana helped me glue the moustache on straight. She tied the knot on the mask and adjusted it, I felt like a little kid at Halloween, however, the trick or treat process would be substantially modified.
I started to remove my shirt and Lana watched with interest, "I think I can take it from here."
"A little modest are we?" she smiled.
"Hey, I don't see you taking off any of your clothes, so what's this we shit? At least turn around so I can squeeze into this slingshot."