After the latest argument with his boyfriend, Jason, Liam's friends decide the best way to cheer their friend up is to take him out to a titty bar.
A/N This was one of the more fun ones to write, and I didn't know where it was going, myself, until the end.
I hope you enjoy.
Warning: This story involves a gay man exploring sex with a woman. If this sort of story offends you, then please read no further.
Juicy Lucy's
"Juicy Lucy's," Liam read above him as they walked through a plain, nondescript door, "Do I even want to know where we're going?"
James was being his usual mysterious self, up to something. Whenever he was called out on that aspect of his personality he would affix a pious look on his face and exclaim about his innocence. Anyone who saw James knew he was many things, but innocent wasn't one of them. It was like calling a crocodile cuddly, or a snake cute. It just didn't fit him.
He was a walking contradiction: he was an educated man, learned in science and philosophy, yet he was singularly the biggest womanizer his friends knew.
The massive bouncer blocking their way was at least a head taller than the three approaching friends, and more than twice as wide as them. Dressed all in black and listening intently to his headset, he dwarfed them, giving them a no-nonsense glare that said he would tolerate no bullshit before he pointed them over to where they could check their coats and pay cover.
"I don't like this," Liam whispered in Noah's ear as he rooted in his wallet for the extortionate amount of money they demanded for cover.
"Relax," James reassured his friends with a toothy grin as he ushered them in through a heavy curtain. He looked to all the world like the devil himself at that moment. A fallen angel was an apt description of him.
James had brought the guys out have a little fun, after learning about Liam, and his boyfriend, Jason's latest fight. This time, they'd decided to take a short break, probably for a couple of days, while they cooled down a bit.
It was dark, lit by black lights. Neon glowed brightly everywhere, and at one end stood a cabaret-style stage with a brass pole. The body of an half-naked woman wrapped around it. She was peeling off her bikini top and swaying rhythmically to the beat the music.
The guys turned towards James accusingly.
"What?" he asked, extending his hands and feigning innocence. "You should know better; as if I'm not going to take you to a strip joint."
"But," his straight friend, Noah desperately tried to tear his eyes off of the girl, and be a good friend to Liam, "this is all about Liam. We're supposed to be out tonight, trying to make him feel better, with everything that's been going on between him and Jason.
"Would either of you have come if I had told you the truth?" James grinned. "Come on, it'll be fun! Plus, when Jason hears about this, he can't accuse Liam of getting up to no good, here, like maybe he could have done if he was in a room full of half-naked, sweaty guys instead. And anyway, I reserved a table down front."
"This still doesn't seem fair to Liam," Noah intoned as he shook his head.
"Stop being such a pussy. I know exactly what I'm doing," James replied slyly, clapping a hand on his shoulder. "Come on; we're here now, might as well enjoy ourselves." Noah just thought that James was being selfish, and cared more about his own entertainment than helping their friend improve his mood.
Meanwhile, Liam stood frozen just inside the door, his jaw hanging open. Disbelief had replaced reality for a moment. It was a surreal experience for him, all he could do was stand stock still and stare at what he saw in front of him. His mind raced through a hundred different places at once. He had seen naked women before, sure, but never like this. He had been to strip shows, too, but ones with hot, sexy male dancers, who had certainly not done the things these girls were currently doing. Not to mention the fact that he had been prepared for that. For this, however, there was no preparing himself for this. He tried to work out what he should do, but nothing worked.
So that was how a shock victim felt.
"Uh-oh," Noah said looking concerned for his friend, but still managing a grin, "you broke Liam."
James walked up and took the shattered gay man by the arm and guided him towards their table. "Ahhh, it'll be good for him, show him what he's been missing out on these years." James said with a wink to Noah.
"I...err...well... ahh..." Liam stammered as they sat the blond man down.
"Great," Noah muttered, "not only am I at a strip club, which will cause my girlfriend to kill me, when she hears about it, but my best friend is now catatonic... James, fix it."
James pulled out something grey and spongy from his pocket that he placed on Liam's tongue. "Swallow," he instructed. Liam did as he was told.
Noah looked concerned, "What did you just give him?"
"Oh, relax," James said, waving over a barmaid, a busty girl in a cowgirl outfit, with most of her ample sized chest, besides the nipples, exposed to all. "It's OK, just a little something to loosen the man up; he'll be fine, we're all right here." He smiled at the barmaid, "Hey, we're celebrating. I have three hundred dollars here; let me know when this runs out, and if there's any left at the end of the night, you go ahead and keep it, hon."
She nodded as the wad of twenties vanished, "So what are you boys gonna have?"
"Bottle of champagne," James ordered. "Put it on ice, we're going to have some drinks first. I'll have a club soda, any brand's fine." With Liam now out of the picture someone had to be the designated driver, and James had decided to be the responsible one.
"Beer," Noah chimed up. "Regular draft's fine."
She turned to Liam, who was beginning to feel himself relax, "Rye and coke..." he began.
"Liam..."Noah warned, a concerned note in his voice.
James stopped him, "He'll have a bottle of water... in fact if he asks for anything else, just give him water."
The busty bar maid glanced at him and shrugged, "Sure thing." She gave him a winning smile, "Let me know when you're ready for that champagne. I'll tell the bartender to keep it on ice."
"Thank you," James said as she turned around and his eyes trailed down her figure. Both straight pair of eyes at the table did; she was wearing a tiny checked shirt and those tight, snakeskin-print pants, and...
"Good evening," a voice boomed over the speakers. The music had stopped and the girl on stage was getting down. "And welcome to Juicy Lucy's where we have the most beautiful ladies on earth to give you guys what you want. That was Suzie, she is now available for private dances, just ask for her at the bar. Next up we have Louise, give her a big hand."
The guys around them cheered, and Liam watched, amazed, a warm feeling spreading through his body. He'd never been to a strip show like this one before.
Everyone clapped as a bright spotlight suddenly illuminated a figure in the center of the stage. A brunette who was all legs and hair. The music began in earnest as Louise got to throw her clothes around. When the busty barmaid returned, Liam chose to help her pass around the drinks as the other guys at his table were too engrossed in the show to even notice that their drinks had arrived.
There was a burst of noise that caused Liam's head to snap around. The guys were laughing hysterically as Louise perched herself on the rail that separated the stage from the tables. She was growling at Noah; she snapped her teeth at him and growled again.
Noah turned a shade of red and laughed good-naturedly. He raised his glass to her, as she turned to point her smooth round ass at him.
James howled with laughter, and Noah tried to look composed. Liam was sitting back down on the edge of his seat as he grinned from ear to ear.
Louise spent the rest of her five-minute number gyrating her hips in Noah's direction after stripping down to just a pair of fishnet stockings and a pair of red high heels. She presented her breasts to him, as she dropped lower so that he could get an even better look.
Noah smiled and pulled out his wallet just before the music faded. He clambered over James and leaned on the rail with a bill in his hand.
Louise eyes glowed happily as she stuck a leg out at him. Noah closed his eyes and Liam laughed even harder as he took a sip of Noah's beer. The bill safely in her garter, Louise blew Noah a kiss before she darted off stage.
The guys cheered as Noah sat back down, showing he was a good sport even though he was embarrassed.
Liam continued to laugh. A little too hard. His eyes floating everywhere at once. He was in a happy warm place; it didn't matter where he was, it didn't really matter who he was. He could just enjoy the moment and leave everything else for later. They were just three old friends in a bar celebrating; who cared if a half-naked girl was waving her womanly bits at them. He simply pointed at it and laughed, being one of the guys.