The dark room with the well-lit stage smelled of smoke and echoed with the French accents of Montrealers. The pair made their way through the fuming cigarettes and indistinguishable chatter to a table in a quiet corner. In well-tailored suits amidst the jean and t-shirt-clad men, the two looked slightly out of place.
Scott Greg and Jack O'Donnell had been out all night, but they still had some catching up to do. The two had been roommates in Law School, Jack taking a job with a prestigious international firm in Montreal while Scott joined a smaller, but still well-regarded, firm on the East Coast. They chose a table where they could talk above the din and loud music, but where they still had an unimpeded view of the stage.
"Sexe Excellente" was one of the best strip clubs in the city, frequented by the Habs and Expos before they moved to Washington. The strippers were the best dancers and the most beautiful women from around the world. Most made thousands of dollars a night, drove expensive cars, and took in all the culture the city had to offer.
Scott was attending some boring seminars on corporate governance developments, a recent nuisance thanks to the fallout from Enron. Jack was more than happy to meet up with his old buddy to show him what Montreal had to offer.
"So what do you think?" Jack asked as Scott stared dumbstruck at the stage. A beautiful Latin woman in lingerie was slowly stripping to Britney Spears' "Slave for You." "Hey," Jack snapped his fingers to get Scott's attention.
"She's amazing Jack, the women in this town are something else." He reluctantly tore his gaze away from the stripper and faced Jack.
"Haven't you hooked some gold digger out East yet? I thought for sure you'd snag someone, good job and all."
"No, I haven't met anyone yet. No time with the gym, work and all that, you know how it is."
"Fuck no!" Jack replied, "Man, that's what you said all through school. You were too busy. Relax man, get fucking laid already."
"Oh yeah, I can get laid Jack, I just want, you know, someone to settle down with that's all. What about you, who's this Carolyna chick?"
"You'll meet her when we have dinner tomorrow. She's a dream man, half-Spanish, half-Irish, an amazing body. The girl has great curves and that beautiful tan skin. She's Catholic, mum and dad will love that, and she's fucking smart man. She's a CFA working for the provincial pension plan, she's absolutely loaded. I know it sounds retarded, but it was like love at first sight."
"Wicked buddy, cheers," the two tinked beer bottles as Scott's eyes were drawn back to the stage. The latin dancer, now largely naked, had completed her set and had headed off. As he was about to turn back to Jack, the next dancer took to the stage.
A gorgeous, ebony woman will long, straight black hair strode confidently on stage. With a full, curvaceous figure she presented an incredibly sexy silhouette. Her full breasts pressed together in a tight corset created an amazing amount of cleavage. Thigh-high boots, fishnet stockings, and a whip finished off her costume, apparently she was a dominatrix tonight. To Scott, she looked like a fantasy pin up girl.
Jack noticed his friend's distraction and turned to watch the show. The East Coast was a beautiful place to live, but the women were a little more "relaxed" in their appearance than those in Montreal. This was true for the everyday woman and not less so for the professionals working this club. As far as variety was concerned, the East Coast was largely devoid of the immigration from the West Indies, Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Montreal was full of exotic and beautiful women from around the world, and they all tended to develop a sexy French accent to boot.
"What's the matter Scott, never seen a black woman before?"
"Funny Jack, funny. I have a thing for outfits and stuff man, fuck off." Scott replied defensively. Jack just laughed it off.
"Messieurs, c'est Mistress Caramel pour votre plaisir et torture!" The DJ announced to the crowd. A group of drunken guys roared, obviously on a bachelor party as one man was noticeably drunker than the rest and wearing a dress. "Qui shall be her next victem?" The man asked, mispronouncing the English with his heavy French accent.
Hands on hips, Ms. Caramel gazed around the room, briefly making eye contact with Scott. His heart skipped a beat as her beautiful brown eyes settled on him. With a quick batting of her long eyelashes, she turned to eye the rowdy group. She took note of the well-dressed man in the corner, but she had a job to take care of first.
The group surrounding the groom-to-be practically threw their friend onstage. He stumbled to his feet in front of Ms. Caramel as she gently took his face in her hand. He was completely and thoroughly drunk. Careful not to break her long fingernails, she squeezed the man's cheeks in so he stood slack jawed in front of her, slightly grinning.
Pulling the man back down to his knees by his face, she set him in a kneeling position and pulled the dress up over his back. His boxer-clad ass now exposed to the crowd, his friends laughed harder and screamed at Ms. Caramel to spank him. In standard strip club fare, the man was stripped, spanked, and generally humiliated in the best way possible, by a gorgeous, sexy woman.
"Now that's what I call a bachelor party, eh Scott?" Jack yelled patting Scott on the shoulder to get his attention. Scott broke away from scene on stage, realizing he'd been staring and licking his lips like a dog eying dinner.
"Yeah, she's pretty hot." He tried to sound nonchalant.
"You should get a dance with her."
"What?" Scott asked, still glancing back as Ms. Caramel gave the man a big kiss before throwing him off the stage into the arms of his buddies. Lucky bastard, he thought to himself.
"A lap dance you idiot. It is a strip club you know."
"I don't know man, isn't that a little sleazy?" Scott wasn't even looking at Jack. He was staring as the dancer made her way off stage and headed towards the bar. Her beautiful round ass swaying from side to side as she walked. Did they teach that at a school or something?
"We're in a strip club Scott, this isn't Sunday School. Here, stay here." Jack rose and made for the bar himself.
"Come on man, don't worry about it."
"Relax, I'm getting a beer, you want one?"