Stripped - Complete

Chapter One - Shaw

The time on my phone reads 23:00. Waiting for everyone to fall asleep is not only boring but I feel bad that I am going to work and they have no idea. I get out of bed in my very small bedroom that I share with 2 out of the 3 sisters I have, my twin sister Avery and the youngest Lucia. Sharing a room makes it hard to sneak out, not because I'll wake them but because I can see how peaceful they look and knowing I won't be here when they wake up hurts.

I get out of bed and go to my dresser and pick out a pair of leggings, a simple top and a grey hooded sweater, get dressed and make it to the bathroom of our 800 sq-ft apartment that houses five people without waking any of my sisters or my mother or my father. "Make-up time" I say to myself in a low whisper. Putting on a generous amount of make-up and the brightest lipstick I could find at the dollar store, I leave with my nicest set of lingerie stuffed in a small pretty old satchel, my phone and my keys. Once I make it out the door and it's locked I finally take a breath and began my 30 minute walk to the Playpen.

After the longest 30 minutes of my life I make it to work and half an hour before my shift. "The PlayPen, Totally Nude" I say to myself before walking in to greet my co-workers and friends.

"Shaw, early again, do you ever sleep?" Charlotte aka Candy asks as she approached me and took my bag off my shoulder.

"You know I'll sleep when I'm dead Char" I reply smiling and walking to the dressing room with Charlotte still holding my bag for me. I sit at the vanity to allow our beauty team to finish off my look by curling my hair.

"So, Your Birthday is soon, Huh. The big 21! How does it feel?" Charlotte asked as the other girls gathered.

That's the thing, I Shaw Merrick am not about to turn the "big" 2. 1. I actually turn 18. And if the girls knew that, if the club owners knew that they would be destroyed, not only will I lose the best paying job I've ever had, I'll lose all of my friends and the company will be shut down. I'm only here for so long till I can make enough money to get a better house for my family.

"Shaw, Shaw. Are you in there?" Abigail said interrupting my train of thought.

"I feel old, being 21 will honestly hurt my soul" I replied, forcing myself to smile.

"OMG! It's really not that bad, I just got wasted on my 21st, What are you even

doing for it?" I was lost for words, I hadn't thought about what was going to happen. Think. Think.

"You'll want to spend time with your family and if you're working that night we'll have a little party here after you finish" My boss Kelly said as she entered the dressing room.

"Yeah, that's what I'll do, Thanks Kel" I sigh quietly and paint on a fake smile.

My smile only lasts a couple minutes when we hear the DJ start up the music and with that the crowd I had gathered broke up to get ready for the show, I smile at Charlotte and take my bag to get ready and all that runs through my head is fear. The fear that they might find out that I am not even legal to have sex yet.

I finish getting ready in my black and pink bra and pant set, I shove on my sweater so I don't feel too naked and continue in to the dressing room to see where I am tonight.

"Charlotte, you are on the poles tonight" Carol states reading from her "seating chart".

"And lastly Shaw, you'll be doing the private dances tonight, our usual girl hasn't come in today so I'm going to need to you cover for her. Oh and don't worry you'll get extra for covering for someone" Carol said with a reassuring smile as I nod and leave to go to the private rooms.

I was waiting in the private rooms for about 10 minutes before people started to fill the club while I try to heat myself up by rubbing my hands together, I don't know why I'm so scared, I mean when I started this job I had done private dances but tonight I feel something, a pit in my stomach. I take a couple deep breaths and turn to the door only to do a double take when I noticed a familiar face. I can't believe this. Why didn't think of this before? I knew something was going to go wrong and its not as if I can tell Carol that my photography teacher is here. That would not only be awkward but I'd then have to explain why... maybe I could tell her it's my old teacher, I think she might believe that. Plan your words Shaw before you have to be Shannon and give your current teacher a lap dance. Please brain don't fail me know.

I was stuck I couldn't move, my brain hadn't failed me but my legs had and now the club was full of people. Why was this happening on a day like this, I mean it was a Friday night but a strip club really. My legs finally come back to me when I nearly fell on my face and my brain started to work with them to get me to Carol. She'd either be in the DJ booth or in the dressing rooms watching the stage from the cameras I ran as fast as my legs and my boobs would let me and made my way to the DJ booth, but to my bad luck I didn't come across Sean and Carol, I came across Sean and Ana flirting, they hadn't noticed me so I B – lined for the dressing rooms nearly knocking over a few of our waitresses. As I ran I kept an eye on my teacher so I wouldn't run in to him and have to explain myself as I would to many more people. Jogging past I made it our dressing rooms and by luck Carol was there but she was talking to someone that I couldn't quite see, I looked back to check on my teacher and I had lost him until I heard him.

"Ahhh, Carol it's good to see you!" An excited male voice came from behind the silhouette of Carol.

"James, how lovely to see you, I wish it was at a better venue, how about we have lunch on Monday?" Carol said sounding as if she'd wished he'd never come here.

"Perhaps during the weekend, maybe dinner." James replied

"Oh, new job?" Carol asked sound happier.

"Yes, yes. I work at the high school as a photography teacher." He seemed to boast about being a teacher at a strip club. I've known him 4 months and I find him very big headed.

Abort mission, Back the hell up Shaw or you will get dragged in. As I back away I end up backing in to a security guard. After apologizing I make my way back to the private rooms and hope no one wants one tonight. To my surprise the guard at the door had told me nobody approached him since I went from "air". I take a seat on one of the chairs and try to relax. It's okay Shaw nobody is in the mood for a private dance that means money without work.

As I start to relax about not needing to do anything a young man not older than 21 walks up to the security guard and asks if he can come in. The guard opened the curtain a little further to allow him move space to come in.

"Hello" he said very timidly.

"Hey Cutie, what can I do you for?" I say turning in to my stripper persona, hoping I don't scare the poor boyish man.

"Would it be possible to get a lap dance? I just turned 21. My brother and friends took me out for tonight" he asked sheepishly.

"Of course hunk, take a seat" I say standing up and stepping to the side to allow him to take a seat.

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kisses TJW x