Eve:
I didn't mind the location he named for our first scheduled meeting. Even the fact that I had to pay the cover didn't rankle nearly as much as the fact that he'd told me what to wear.
Or the fact that I'd worn what he told me to. His voice had slithered over the phone, "Wear a short skirt and high heels." I'd asked, a little sarcastically, if there was anything else he wanted. "More sexy underwear," he told me, then hung up.
I wore a black skirt I'd inherited from my much shorter aunt. It was so short it revealed the lacy tops of the stockings and the garter belt straps. If I stood up straight, the hemline stopped just short of illegal. I wore a white tube top under a black sheer blouse. I did my hair in that "just-rolled-out-of-bed" look, which took longer than it should have. I finished it with knee-high boots that laced all the way up.
I grabbed my long coat to wear over it and left the house. As I drove to the place, my heart beat far too fast. I had to be insane: I was being a puppet, dancing at the puppet master's command. Butβ¦I wanted him bad enough to do this. I was a slave to my hormones after all.
I showed my ID at the door and paid the entry fee, getting stamped with the "under 21" stamp so the bartenders wouldn't sell me alcohol. As if I needed it: I felt ready to pass out from adrenaline overload as it was.
The music was so loud I couldn't hear anything but the bass. I looked around the hazy atmosphere. There were high tables with barstools scattered around, and a few cushy chairs gathered at odd intervals against the walls. The place had nice ambiance; sexy without being obvious. Not like me, I thought as I checked my coat. I saw a lot of guys watching me, their tongues practically hanging out. I was sure they were going to ask me for my hourly rate. I wondered for a small moment what I could get away with charging them.
Michael had said he would find me, so I moved into the seating area. Everywhere I moved I felt eyes on me. It was a real rush, knowing that men wanted me, even if I was dressed kind of cheaply.
A hand touched my back, smoothed down to my ass as someone fell into step behind me. He put his mouth right up to my ear. Even there, he almost had to shout to be heard. "Come and dance," he said, making it clear that it wasn't a request.
I spun to face him, and stopped dead in shock, looking him up and down.