The calls came from the agency one right after each other; first my sister's cell went off, then mine.
"I know it's a last minute call, but this is a big opportunity," said Marnie, our agent Grace's secretary. "The Boss Club had a cancellation and needs a couple of girls to fill in. Can you make it there by 6?"
The Boss Club: it was only the most upscale private gentlemen's club in the city, with a top pay rate to match, and both of us were being offered our big break. There was no question we'd take the job, as we'd had only a little work since we'd arrived in town two months before.
Lily and I started packing our kits and were out the door within minutes.
"Hi," I introduced us to the bouncer at the door. "We're supposed to be working tonight."
"C'mon in," he said, ushering us through. "You want to talk to Alex by the DJ booth."
We found the manager right away, even amid the distracting opulence of the club.
"Ah, hello," said Alex. "You must be the girls Grace sent."
My sister and I both nodded, excited to be here. "When are we on?"
"Well, the duo that cancelled were going to be on already..." he consulted his schedule. "But I did some shuffling, and I'll put you in the 7 and 10 and 1 o'clock slots."
"Duo?" asked Lily.
"Yeah, it's a girl-girl act you're replacing," Alex replied. "It's all lesbian shows this weekend. Didn't you get that part?"
"Oh sure, uhm," I stammered, wondering how on earth Marnie had made such a colossal omission. "We'll work it out."
"Okay then," said Alex. "Laura and Lily; welcome to The Boss Club."
He pointed us toward the change rooms.
"Holy shit," said Lily. "They booked us doing a lesbian show?"
"It's okay," I reassured my sister. "We've both done duo acts before. Smoke and mirrors. We can fake it."
But even as we walked past the stage, we could see that that wasn't true. Two beautiful women were tonguing each others' pussies explicitly and passionately.
"Oh boy," said my sister. "This could be interesting."
In the relative privacy of the dancers' change rooms, we passed other pairs of girls who greeted us and pointed us toward a vacant changing area. Finally, we found a quiet place we could talk.
"We could just leave, We'll call Grace and make her sort out her mistake," I said. "But...we do need this. This is THE club to work in. We shouldn't back out on our big break."
"I agree," said Lily. "But you saw what they'll be expecting. Are you up for this?"
"No, maybe. Yes," I said. "We're performers. And it's just sex, right?"
"It's still gonna be weird." my sister said honestly. "But if we do this, even if it's awful...or even we enjoy it, just remember that nothing changes. I'll always love you."
"I love you, too," I echoed, sincerely. "Always."
We took off our clothes and started to pick out outfits for our first appearance.
Lily looked over at me.
"Hold me," she said.
Naked, we hugged, and already there was a strange new energy between us.
"Now," said my sister, "kiss me like you want to fuck me."
Without anything further needing to be said, Lily and I kissed deeply, testing the waters and preparing ourselves for a new intimacy.
"O-oh," I purred. "Actually, I could get used to that."
My sister smiled.
"Oh don't you two look sexy," said a voice.
We turned, still in each others' arms, to see who it was.
"Hi, I'm Janice, I'm your host tonight," she introduced herself. "Sorry, I just had to take care of some things. You must be the sisters Grace sent over."
So it hadn't been an accident.
"I was really happy to hear she had you two in her roster. It's been over a year since we had a pair of lesbian sisters," said Janice. "I'm very excited."
"You've had others?" I asked.
"Over the years, here and there," Janice replied with a nod. "If you're good, I guarantee we'll have you back. And by good, I mean..."
"If we really have sex," said Lily.
"Exactly," agreed Janice. "As a private club, the usual rules don't apply here. Members pay a premium, and we pay our dancers top rate. So real kissing, grinding, fingering and most of all tonguing; that's what they come to see. I hope that's not a problem."
"We saw a bit of the last act," I added.
"Exactly," Janice confirmed. "I'm curious, how long have you two been intimate?"
"Honestly," said Lily. "This is a first-time experiment for us."
I was going to interrupt, thinking my sister had said the wrong thing, but Janice looked pleased.
"First time sister act?" she said. "Oh, that's perfect. I can't wait to announce that. They'll love it."
I swallowed, suddenly nervous again.
"Look, I don't know what you brought to wear, but for your first time I'd love you to do a schoolgirl theme. We've got outfits here."
"Schoolgirls..." Lily mused. "Cute."
"Let me just pick out something in your size. I'll be right back," Janice said, then added, "You're going to be the hit of the evening."
Lily winked at me as Janice hurried off.