Him - G.D

Part 2

Emily

Me and Allie sit in the dressing room backstage, and I sit at her dressing table playing with her stuff while she gets dressed ready for her show tonight. "I can't believe that Jax did that to you, such a douche" she says from behind me putting on her outfit. "Yeah, it sucks to be me right now" I mumble still feeling the heartbreak from the event a few hours prior.

"I have the best idea" Allie shrieks which causes me to look up at her through her mirror. "And what's that?" I ask totally uninterested, but I will hear the girl out. "Dance with me tonight! Show that asshole how much he fucked up" she spins me round to face her and leans down so she is looking at the same level as me. "It will be so good, get you sexy ass into some hot lingerie and be a dancer tonight, I know you are self-conscious and that's fine, but you will love it" Allie looks at me with hope in her eyes.

"I don't know Al, I am just not confident" I look down at my fingers. "Get up and get behind that curtain and change into some of my outfits, I have some new ones, so I have never worn them. I will talk to Steve about you not being on bar tonight and being a dancer, you know that he will say yes, he's been wanting you on that stage since your first day!"

It's true, Steve the manager has been wanting me up dancing on the stage ever since I started but Jax never allowed it and Steve being his dad, he respected his son to just drop it. I think about it for a few moments and think of all the pros and cons of doing this tonight while Allie stands there and waits for my response.

"Okay, let's do it" I finally speak up causing Allie to smile widely. She jumps up and down in joy and claps her hands "Yay! I am so happy, let's get you dressed, and your makeup done, and I'll go and speak to Steve.

I stand up and look at myself in the mirror, I let my hair down from the ponytail it was sitting in and grab the curling iron. I start with curling my long urban hair and making it look somewhat decent for tonight. I head behind the curtain and look through Allie's outfits, I skim through the new ones that still have the tag on and stare up at them and start to feel self-conscious again, but I have to shake it off.

I slip the lace material over my body and slip on my heels. Steve said it was fine for me to dance and I go up after Allie, luckily, I usually watch Allie practice her dances, so I have picked up the skills from her already. She gets going on my makeup and I am starting to feel a lot more confident. "You know Em, if you wanted to go home with anyone tonight, no one will judge you" Allie suddenly speaks up out of the blue. "Erm, no thanks" I slightly chuckle at her comment. It's not that I can't because I can, but I just don't want to, too soon.

As the rest of the girls come into the dressing room, everyone crowds round me and gets super excited for me to go on stage and dance tonight. They give me advice and tips on how to look out for the richest guys for more tips. We have a few drinks before going out and doing our performances which makes me feel a lot better.

As the girls go up one by one and do their performances, I wait for my turn, I just have the plan to get as many clients and as much money as I can and really piss off Jax and show him what he is missing. I hear all the men screaming for the girls as they go up and then they come back with handfuls of money and numbers that they usually throw away. One of the rules is to not get involved with any of the customers on an intimate level. Dance, get the money and leave the stage and change back into your other clothes.

Allie has been out there for a good ten minutes already, and all the men started screaming as soon as they said her name over the microphone. She is definitely one of the favourites here. After a little while longer she comes backstage slightly sweaty and counting all the one-dollar bills in her hand. I stand there looking at her in awe, she is so confident and stunning.

"Okay lets go sexy, you're next" Allie pulls my arms towards the stage. This is it, this is the moment that could change my life. Focus Emily, smile and put on a brave face, show that son of a bitch cheater that you are better than any other bitch in the world and especially the one he cheated on me with. 

"This is it, are you ready, you look amazing! Go out there and shake ya butt" Allie gives my butt a slap which causes me to giggle as I stand behind the curtains waiting for my name to be called. No one else apart from Steve and the other dancers know that I am doing this, so this will be a shock. 

I see the lights go down and the crowd goes quiet and I close my eyes and hold onto Allies hand before she lets go suddenly as the curtains open. "EMILY SMITH" the microphone booms over the club and the lights come up. I look out to the crowd and make my way slowly up the stage. The song comes on and its Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman, as it starts to play my eyes meet with Jax and he is clenching his jaw so hard that it could break, I smirk and start to sway my hips as my routine begins. 

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I come off stage and feel amazed with myself, its like I was a totally different woman out there. I was sexy and confident and everyone wanted a piece of me. Its like a new me came out and I would love for to stay. The best part was getting the money, men were throwing me money left, right and centre. Even when I got down from the stage into the audience it got better. The best part of course was seeing the look on m Jax's face the whole time. He had regret all over his face as these men were throwing themselves at me. 

The best part was walking up to a booth and sitting on someones lap for a little lap dance and I could feel him getting hard. I turned to look into his eyes briefly and they were the most amazing shade of hazel mixed with green that I have ever seen, truly unique and his facial features were amazing as well. He was stunning and was really enjoying himself with me. I just wish I knew his name and I would like to see him here again. 

Allie runs up to me and spins me around in her arms and as the other girls rush out the dressing room to me. "Oh my god, Emily, you was amazing!!" one of the other dancers say. I smile being really proud of myself. "I watched from the side Em and the look of Jax's face was amazing! He was so pissed and definitely regretting the whore that he was with" Allie tells me as I begin to imagine how angry Jax is but right now I shouldn't care. 

I walk into the back and see Steve sitting in the dressing room and waiting for me. "Emily, a word  please" he ushers me to the other side of the room away from the girls. "How can I help?'" I ask putting on a robe that I picked up from one of the chairs. "I would like you be one of the dancers full time, I can easily replace you on the bar" he says folding his hands together "You put on quite a show tonight and I am pleased with the performance, I want you to become a dancer. It comes with a pay rise and you already know about the amount of tips you can get from tonight" He looks at me waiting for my response.

The extra money does sound amazing and it is something that I really need. "Okay I will think about it" I say looking at him clutching the robe to my chest. "If you are worried about Jax, don't be" he reassures me. I wasn't worried about him really, he was the reason I never did that in the first place and why I was always working behind the bar. "I am not worried about him Steve, with all due respect, your son hurt me" i can feel the tears start to fill my eyes but I hold them back in front of my boss. 

"Think about it Emily, I expect an answer tomorrow night" Steve walks out of the room leaving me there with a decision that could either be the best thing I can do or the worse thing I could do. I guess I have some thinking to do over the next twenty-four hours.