(Author's Note: I know parody is protected by Flynt vs. blah, blah, blah, but I've left off the last names of the girls in these continuing stories. These are all "present time" web flames of mine, but can't hold a candle to the Traceys, Tamaras, Victorias, Keishas and Christys of my youth. Maybe I'll do a retro version sometime. The astute porn surfers will figure out pretty easily who the girls are, but if you don't, or prefer your own imagination, insert whomever in your vision. I welcome any and all feedback. Enjoy.)
I sit here blearily, watching yet another half naked woman twist and gyrate herself upon the stage, along with half a dozen other similarly unfocused patrons of my local strip club. It's a Wednesday, about 10 pm and I've been here since six, after locking up my office when it became apparent that no one was in need of a lawyer today. Or at least not my services.
Who am I? Oh, sorry. I did forget to introduce myself. Name is Rod. Rod Steele. Yeah, I know. Parents must have had a sense of humor, right? Well, they must have used it all up prior to my coming along, 'cause I never saw it. Got out of there as soon as I could afford to do so after graduating high school. Put myself through college and took night classes to get my juris doctorate while working two jobs. So here I sit, ten years later, only 35, but feeling 53. To borrow a line from Soundgarden, "I'm looking California, but feeling Minnesota."
I don't look my age though, I look more like the college kids who come in and drink way too much and tip way too little. I have sandy brown hair, blue eyes and am tall, 6'3" and an even 200. I guess you could call me skinny fat. I don't work out or try to keep myself in shape, leaving that to my still healthy metabolism, too much coffee and the cancer sticks I need to quit.
That six figure, cushy, big firm job never came my way and I've spent the years since passing the bar scraping and taking every divorce, will, eviction, etc. that came my way. It's tiring and repetitive, but I make a living at it. Barely. With no family and no friends to really speak of, I spend most of my night's right here. Sucking down a couple of beers, smoking too many cigarettes and shooting the shit with the bartender and whatever strippers are waiting for their ride or are too bored/tired to work the room for the lap dances that line their pockets.
I guess they see me as harmless, somebody they can talk to and let their guard down with. I've never asked for or accepted a lap dance, even when they've offered me a freebie. I'm no two drink leech though. I tip 'em well, it's just that I've never really seen the attraction of having some unattainable hottie grind all over me and then leave me wanting more. I don't date, well, I don't date much. It seems every girl I've dated has always assumed there was going to be a progression to our relationship and once they realized I wasn't going to pop the question anytime soon, moved on to greener pastures. I mean, what's wrong with just dating? Hell, they weren't complaining when they were riding my big...more on that later.
I stub out yet another cigarette and scan the room while Todd the bartender brings me another overpriced beer. Three young guys have come in and are chatting up Sara, who is waiting tables until her chance to get up on stage. I like Sara. She's new to the scene, not jaded yet, which doesn't take long. Long brown hair extends down past her shoulders, most of the time with highlights if the tips are coming in like they should. She has pale greenish-blue eyes which twinkle when she laughs and she's also got the most incredible, natural, mouth watering set of jugs I've seen in a long time. I know it's a clichΓ©, but if I had to describe her in a nutshell, it'd be "girl next door". What she's doing here is anyone's guess. Why are any of them in here? Too many bad decisions on the part of the older ones or no options for the younger ones. She probably falls into the latter category. If she's 21 I'll eat my next cig rather than smoke it.
It doesn't look like the normal strip club banter between the guys and Sara. I see her cross her arms over her bountiful chest and shake her head while they lean forward over the table, pleading whatever case they have. If I had a dollar for every time...what they are probably trying to do is what every kid thinks can happen at every strip club across America. Hey guys, let's convince her to come back to our place! Yeah, that'll work guys. Fat chance of that happening. Most of the girls have boyfriends, fiancΓ©es, and some families at home. These guys get all horned up and think they're going to be the ones to talk them into coming home and running a train with them. Riiiiight. I see Sara turn on her heel and stomp towards the bar, the guys calling after her as she walks towards me and Todd. She plops down on the barstool beside me.
"I can't believe those guys!" she huffs, flipping back her highlighted brown hair. Without asking, she reaches over and takes a swig from my beer. I laugh.
"What? Trying to convince you of the pleasures awaiting you at their parents' basement?" Sara laughs back.
"No, I know how to respond to that one, thank you."
Sara's got a boyfriend, significant other or something. I forget exactly, but there's now way they're getting her back at their place. Why subject yourself to that or possibly even worse for a couple of hundred bucks, when she can easily make that prancing around the stage or fake fucking suckers in the champagne room?
"Those three have just bought themselves a new camera and want to make movies." Todd and I laugh at this. With the advent of the digital age, it seems every guy with a handheld is out there "producing" his own content now. I've seen the sites. Picking up and fucking chicks in the back of some van, lonely MILFs at the supermarket who can't wait to spread their legs or "teens" eager to make a buck in an alley. What a load of shit! They probably give the girls a pittance of what their making on the net and in no time flat, any chance of her having a "normal" life is gone once it's hit the web.
"Well, make sure you get your money up front," I say. "And if they pull up in a panel van, head the other way quick!"
Sara laughs at this. "No, I've had those offers. This one was different. These guys say they have backers, some real green to lie out and want to offer me an exclusive contract. They say I have what their viewers are looking for." She needlessly hefts her big tits and jiggles them.
"I'll say you do," I laugh, earning myself a punch in the arm. The contract gets my attention though. "You say they have it in writing?" Sara nods her brunette head. "What's it say?" She produces a folded up piece of paper.
"Hell, I don't know. Just a bunch of legal speak." Suddenly her pale blue eyes brighten. "Hey! Rod! You can look it over for me!"
"Surely you're not really thinking about doing it are you?" I scoff.
Sara cocks her head. "I wasn't, but they're talking a lot of money. A couple of thousand per scene." Todd and I both whistle.
"That's a lot of money Sara," I say. "That is, until 5 black dudes with 50 inches between them saunter in and spend the next hour rearranging your intestinal track." This gets me punched again.
"No, no, no, nothing like that. They said I didn't have to do anything I didn't want to. You know, no anal, bondage, any of that shit."
"Well, make sure you take Leroy or one of the other guys with you," I say, jerking a thumb at the menacing bouncer guarding the door. I quickly scan the document. It does seem to have been written by someone with more than a passing knowledge of the law, but the long day and too many brews is clouding my ability to concentrate. I fold the paper and stick it in my back pocket. Sara's eyes light up and she leans over to kiss me on the cheek, a cloud of baby powder and perfume engulfing me.
"Thank you so much Rod! I really appreciate it!"
"Your welcome, but I will warn you. Now that you're making serious money, I am going to charge you." Her face falls and her brows crease. I rush to get that beautiful smile back on her face. "But only 5% of what you're making on the contract." She smiles again. "Go get their fax number." She jumps down off the stool and bounces across the room. My eyes follow her ass. It's not much of an ass as far as strippers go, but hey, I'm not much of an ass man. It's always been tits that get my motor revving and Sara has tits for days. I see her talking to the guys and one of them hands her a business card. She heads back my way.
"Here you go."
I look the card over. Blah blah blah productions and numbers to match.
"Ok," I say. "I'll look it over, fax them any revisions and you come by to see me after lunch tomorrow. Ok?"