For all of the people who sent me messages on removing the second chapter, thank you for your patience.
This is a fictional story. I do not condone this behavior. It's purpose is for entertainment.
As always, feedback is welcomed.
Four months had passed since my dad showed up at the club, and the world changed. Everything had shut down. No one was working, and school was all done online. Life had become so boring. My mother was in her glory, sitting and reading her books every day.
On the other hand, I kept thinking about that last night; everything was normal. There was nothing normal about that night. I have not seen my father since I left him sitting there, right after he made me shiver right up my spine. I never thought that a glancing brush could cause my body to react the way that moment did. Dad and I have talked over the past four months. Our relationship is as strong as it has ever been. We haven't talked shit the way we have in the past. I think that night scared him, and he's playing it safe. He probably thinks I'm upset he crossed the line with me that night. He did cross the line, but I still love him and think he learned his lesson.
It was ten on a Saturday, and I felt like I was losing my mind. I wanted to see how my dad was doing, so I texted him. "Hey, dad. I miss you. What're you up to?" I missed him so much. This is how I would get when I was down; I would want my dad.
A few minutes later, he texted me back. "Hey, sweetie. I'm watching TV and drinking. Like I do every night now that I don't have anything else to do."
I don't think I ever remember my dad not working. He would work his regular forty hours a week and then have side jobs that paid him extremely well. He was probably enjoying the time off. "That sounds like more fun than what I'm doing. This shutdown sucks. I just wanna go back to school and work."
"I want you to go back to work too. HAHA! I miss going there. I think this is the longest time since I went there."
I could see dad wanted to talk shit tonight. I figured I'd play along. "HA! I bet you do miss me being at work after the show I put on!" I set the bait. Let's see if he bites at it.
His response pissed me off, "Do you have Scorpio's number? I could really use some entertainment."
His lack of acknowledgment of the performance I put on really got to me. I couldn't let it go, "No, I don't have her number. I don't have any of my co-worker's numbers. So, no response to my comment? Too soon or too scared. LOL!"
"I was a little scared to respond, to be honest. I was inappropriate. I was trying to avoid the comment. I feel like a real shitbag over that. Your performance was the best I have ever seen. I've never been inappropriate with any stripper before until you. I can't understand or justify why this time was different."
"So, what you're saying is I did my job so good; that it caused you to not think about what you were doing?" If I'm being honest, I felt better knowing that it bothered him.
"YES! That is what I'm saying. Forgive me? You made me lose control."
I never genuinely pictured it this way. The touch from his fingers prodded me in a good way, it also frightened me; at the same time. I never assumed ownership of my role in it. I intentionally wanted to drive him nuts. I was riding him, intending to get him riled up. I wanted to see if his dick was really as big as people said. I will say this about his dick; I believe it was bigger than what was described.
I felt bad, and I told him that. "You know what, dad? I never even considered my role in everything that happened. I'm sorry. Can I come to hang out with you? I just wanna be with you, hug you. This has been the longest we have gone without seeing each other." I missed my dad, and I wanted to be able to get out of this house.
"Monica, you never have to ask me if you can come to see me. Can you stop and grab me some more beer and a bottle of Jack on your way? I am running out. I have cash here that I can give you when you get here."
This wouldn't be the first time I did a beer run for dad, so it wasn't a big deal. My dad wasn't the type of person who carried cash, though. I felt like we were getting back to our normal selves, so I decided to talk shit to him. "Since when do you carry cash? OH, and you never tipped me for the lap dance, you cheap bastard."
His response came back quickly, "You never finished the lap dance. I still had a minute and a half left. I have cash because your club is closed. But, if you're looking for a side job, I have cash. LOL!"
Yeah, we were back. My dad always had a comeback, but so did I. "I would dance for you if I thought you could handle me. So, the only way I get the money from the lap dance is if I give you your minute and a half?" I did not have time to keep texting. I took a quick shower. I needed to get to the liquor store before it closed. Of course, the liquor stores were open during a pandemic; how else were people going to cope.
Once I got out of the liquor store, I checked my phone to see my dad's response. "I can handle your dancing. You owe me three songs; you didn't finish, so you must start over. See you when you get here."
I think my dad would be disappointed if I attempted to strip. I was wearing my sweatpants and a beat-up t-shirt. Although, my G-string panties and bra could work. Not a stripper outfit by any means. I texted him back, "We'll see about the three songs or a minute and a half. I'll be there shortly."
As I walked into my dad's apartment, he jumped out of his chair to help me with the alcohol. "Who's the peach schnapps for?"
"HAHA, Dad. That's for me. I've been locked up with mom for four months. You should remember how that could be." I could see that my father was already wobbly. I was concerned that he had been in this shitty, small apartment, drinking himself away for four months. "Sit down and relax. I'll put everything away."
I watched as my dad grabbed a towel. "I am going to take a shower. I need to wake up a little bit, and I smell. I need to sober up a little bit. A cold shower should help." He looked depressed and broken. I felt bad for him being cooped up. He built his life around working twelve-hour days, hanging with his buddies, and being around me. He liked his freedom, and now it was all gone.
Dad came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around him. "Feeling better?" I asked.
"A little bit, definitely awake now. It helps when you have clean clothes to change into. Be right back." I have gotten to see a different version of my father since he walked into the club and saw me on stage. For instance, he never would have come out of the bathroom with just a towel before. The jokes about my work or talking freely about my performance as a stripper. None of this frisky behavior existed before that first night he saw me on stage, a little over four months ago. Before that night, it was all about his work, my schooling, or if I needed anything.
While dad was in the shower, I used his computer. When I opened it, the last website he visited was open. Unsurprising to me, he was on a porn site. He looked to be searching older man younger woman. I didn't think anything of it; my guess is that would be a normal search for guys in their forties and fifties. When he came back out, I closed his laptop and sat up on the loveseat. His one-bedroom apartment only had enough room for this tiny loveseat couch. You could only fit two people on it. By this point, I had drunk some schnapps and helped myself to a beer. As he sat down next to me, I asked, "What do ya wanna watch?"
"I don't care. Whatever you want to watch works for me. Wanna listen to music and just talk or play cards? I'm sick of TV." We always used to play card games together. He had taught me how to play when I was younger.
Emphatically I said, "Sure, old man. Get ready to lose!"
"You never learn. I've been kicking your ass since you were a kid. Deal'em." For the next hour, I kicked my dad's ass in our card games. We were drinking and playing cards and having fun for the first time since this pandemic started. Dad started to up the stakes, "How about we start playing for something? I feel like if there is something on the line, I'll step my game up." Then he pulled out a large wad of cash, telling me, "Put your money on the table."
"Dad, I don't have any cash. Who carries cash these days?"
"Guys who go to strip clubs. That's who." Then he started laughing hysterically. "So, what are the stakes?"