This started as just a quick one-off story without a whole lot of emotional substance, just a little bit of fun between two friends. I think it will continue in at least one more chapter.
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"Wait a minute. You do what now?"
I couldn't believe I had said it either. Fortunately, I didn't sense any judgment in Chris's outburst.
I rolled my eyes, "I'm pretty sure you heard what I said man."
"Humor me. Pretend that I didn't."
"Well, alright. The cat's out of the bag anyway I guess, but I'm only giving you the short version." I took a deep breath, hoping to calm myself a bit, before continuing.
"Sometimes when I'm chillin at home I like to mess around like I'm a stripper. I get dressed up, put on some music, pretend someone is in the empty chair, and do a striptease. Occasionally, I'll go all out with a lap dance if I feel up to it.
"You hear me that time? Because that's all you get."
"Oh, I heard you the first time." He chuckled a bit, "I just wanted to see if you'd actually say it again."
"Very funny, a-hole", but I laughed a little too.
"You go male thongs or panties? All shaved? Other clothes on top? If it's panties, do you do makeup and stuff too?"
"Holy crap man! You sure you don't have more questions?"
"Enquiring minds want to know. Let's hear it!"
"Alright, short answers...panties, smooth from the neck down, which feels great by the way, clothing depends on the day, sometimes I skip it and sometimes not, no makeup or anything like that. I'm not trying to look like a girl or anything. I just like the other stuff. It's a bit of a clumsy mess I guess, and I'm sure I'd get shit for tips."
"Aw come on, I'm sure you'd get at least twenty, thirty, maybe even fifty...pesos"
"LOL! You're probably right. I'm selling myself way too short."
That was about the end of it for that night. I had mostly forgotten about the conversation when the topic surprisingly came up again.
I had just won a big hand that brought a big pile of chips my way, cleaning out a couple of the guys in the process, Chris being one of them. He just relaxed back in his seat to watch but Ryan got up and got ready to go, along with his buddy who had been waiting for him to finish up. We were down to just two of us and it didn't take long until I was able to chip away and take the final pot.
Chris was still sitting at the table as I finished putting the last of the beer bottles in the kitchen. I could tell he was a little down after losing. "Sorry about that man. I'm sure that stung a bit. At least you didn't buy back in twice like Ryan's buddy did."
"I know. I can't believe he did that. Anyone watching would assume that he had no chance of coming out on top. At least I'm smart enough to limit my losses."
I tossed him a bottled water. "Too true. But seriously, sorry that didn't go well for you. You got so close there."
"Yea, it would've been nice to come out ahead tonight."
"We've all been there. Well, except for Ryan. He never seems to care when he loses. Don't feel too bad about it."
"I know what would help." I could almost see the lightbulb light up above his head when he came up with a 'great' idea. "I think you should do a striptease. Seeing what you called a clumsy mess would probably cheer me up."
I responded before I really had a chance to think. I was feeling bad enough for him that I think part of my brain must have gone haywire. "Fine, but no laughing out loud. That could break me."
He was perking up a little already, "Alright, you said you'd do it. No backing out now!"
I turned to head toward the bedroom to get ready. Damnit, what the hell was I thinking when I said yes.
I was halfway down the hall when he called out again, "And don't think you're going to get away with some half-ass outfit or dance!"
And with that, there went any chance of making it a quicker, less painful experience. All that remained was to figure out how I was going to dress for this show. I was standing in my room with the closet door open, trying to decide, when I finally just said to myself, "Fuck it. I'm doing this so I might as well go all in."
After making that decision I went about putting together what I was going to wear. Fortunately, I had already shaved in the morning, so I wasn't going to have to waste any time on that step. All that remained was to get dressed and get some music queued up.
I slipped on a couple layers, connected my bluetooth speaker and headed back out. I had the music going when I walked into the room where Chris was sitting in one of the kitchen chairs facing me. He had finally changed from his work clothes into a t-shirt and pair of shorts. Why he hadn't changed before the poker game was beyond me.
He had to have been curious how I was going to look while he was out there waiting, and he seemed to be anxious to see how things were going to go. I couldn't tell if he was just waiting for the chance to laugh or if he was really interested in the upcoming show.
Regardless, I decided that the best way to get this over with was to get started. I started with some casual dancing as I tried to get my head wrapped around what I was doing. Usually, I was a little worked up when I started dancing and I was definitely not used to having an audience. I did my best to block that fact out and just went for it, slowly getting a little more suggestive as the seconds went by.
It wasn't too long until I had all but forgotten that it was Chris sitting just a few feet away. I had successfully let myself get taken up and was really immersing myself in the moment. I turned my back to the chair and bent forward to grab my ankles, legs straight and feet shoulder width apart. The tiny, pleated skirt that was barely covering the top half of my ass combined with the new stilettos to make my ass pop.
Chris was getting more of an eye full than I ever imagined I would share with anyone, let alone with one of my best friends. The thoughts in the back of my mind were all over the place. I just pushed the negative ones to the side and let the wild ones run free. Sure, maybe this was crazy, but I wasn't even close to being done yet. I stood back up and turned back to face the chair once again, then danced my way closer until my feet came to a stop between his.
Once there I continued to twist and turn, to gyrate, and soak up the attention. Worries that Chris was only planning to laugh had long passed. He was now just sitting with complete focus on the show. I turned to the side and then reached behind to unzip the back of the skirt, loosening it enough so I could let it fall past my round cheeks.
When it fell, the view from the side must have been a confusing one. To one side there was a smooth bubbly ass sticking out for him to see, while on the other there was a bulge protruding, barely contained, and not very well obstructed by the mesh and lace of the sexy thong. Chris didn't seem to be bothered by the juxtaposition. He was enthralled by the seeming opposing views in front of him.
I didn't linger long in that position though. Once again, I turned away, this time to bend down to remove the skirt the rest of the way. I took turns lifting each foot from within the circle of fabric, all the while giving Chris an unobstructed view of my naked ass, split by the thin fabric, my smooth legs that were hugged in matching thigh highs, and if you looked further, you could see the bulge still protruding underneath.
I remained bent over, ass pushed back and up, and went back to swaying and gyrating, now confident that I was putting on much better than just a mess of a show. Chris hadn't really moved or said anything to confirm, but I honestly felt like I was putting on a show that was easily worth what the regular price of admission would be.