I haven't been this nervous in forever. The subway ride here was truly uncomfortable, men staring at me, babies crying, not to mention the air riqed of piss, booze, and cigarettes. Either I learn to drive or make a friend who can. The trip was about an hour and 45 minutes, hope it's worth it.
Looking at my watch to check the time, its 6:49 pm, my appointment is at 7:00. I guess I'll go check in now.
Walking into a dark room that's lit with stricks of a glowing red, was a woman standing in front of a desk. She is stunning, has long blonde hair, more on the petite side, and olive skin that is glowing even though it's dark.
"Hi, you must be Ms. Isabella Stewart. Mr. Rodrigues informed me about your presence today. My name is Sofia, I'm his assistant." She extends her hand.
"Nice to meet you Sofia. Is it that obvious?"I say shaking her hand.
"Actually yes. Tonight's only open for VIPs, I've never seen you here before and you look so innocent." She says with a smile
Whatever that means.
"You can have a seat here until he is ready for you."
I nodded in response
10 minutes passed before he came, and called me into my interview.
I have to say I was shocked about the man before me. An older man is in charge of things here, he looks as though he could be in his late 40s.
Not my type at all......
"Good evening, as you know my name is Vincent Rodriguez. I expect to be called Mr. Rodriguez during work hours, I'm sure my assistant addressed me as though. This interview doesn't consist of much, just a few questions."
I nodded while waiting for the questions.
"Number one, how will you manage school while working here?"
"I'll take all late shifts, finishing up my homework or anything else before coming," I reply quickly
"I see. Next, Have you ever worked a bar before?" He asks
"Not professionally, but I've had my fair share of making drinks for others," I say
Mr. Rodriguez went on asking me a few more personal questions, that I didn't so much have the answers to. This club is different, Sofia told me that tonight is only for VIPs, and by innocent I now know what she meant.
"Ms. Stewart? Are you okay?" He looks worried
"Yea Sorry. Can you repeat that," I ask
"I want to show you around" He opens a door opposite the one I came in. Stepping into what looks like the main part of a club, it's beautiful I could stay here all day.
"Since this is VIP night I'll show you your workstation on that side. Follow me." He says walking down a red hall as we approached two ladies dressed in lingerie that were holding the doors open for us.
As I began to see light. I could hear music, not my cup of tea of course, but If I plan on working here it's something I have to get used to.
There were a lot of people in the VIP lounge, no dancers just divided off rooms, some with the door open and others closed then there was the bar.
"You look a little curious... do you have any questions?" he stops in the middle of the room.
" Actually yes. Those rooms, what's inside?" not taking my eyes of the first room that's lit enough to be seen through the tints.
"I'll answer that question once you show me the reason I should hire you," he says while taking a seat at the bar. " Serve me your best" he adds with a smirk.
The first drink that came to mind was "Sex On The Beach" Me and Zack's first date, he took me for a walk on the beach around sunset, after walking for what felt like an eternity, a good one though. We stopped at a bar.
" Let me order something for you. I know it's your first drink. " Zack says, leaning over to whisper into the bartender's ear.
It didn't take long for our drinks to return. This drink could remind you of a sunset or the arising of the sun. With the slightest bit of hesitation, I took a sip. I could barely taste the alcohol it tasted like more of a juice, an addictive drink.
" What is it?" I asked Zack barely taking my lips from the straw.
"It's called "Sex On The Beach", a mix of vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice," he replied.
Quickly finishing the drink so I could explore more, and sliding it over to him. As he took the straw to his mouth and began to drink, I could feel my palms begin to sweat.
" I don't think I've had this before, it's quite good for you to have little experience." he smiles
I could feel my body start to relax as each word left his mouth, it was a relief
" You have-" he was cut off by a pleasuring voice and a familiar face.
" Ah- Sir, what brings you by tonight?" his voice holding less strength than before.
" Heard there was an interview taking place, wanted to stop by and introduce myself," he says as he let his eyes take in my appearance.
" But-" Mr. Rodrugiez began to say but was cut off once again
"I'll take it from here, you may leave" his words directed to his assistant.
He then extends his arm to me. There's yet another man I am forced to look up at, this one I'm used to.
" Hi, I'm Nathaniel Logan the true owner of this club. I've been put in charge of other establishments, with me being number 1 in the industry, I am forced to keep a low profile, which is why Vincent is considered the owner."
"It's nice to meet you, this explains why when I tried to do research..... Vincent Rodriguez was the only name available."
" That's correct. Now, where did the two of you leave off." he quickly replies.
" Well, he was just about to show me the rooms, the ones with the door open." it's weird for me to say but even though I haven't seen him since I was 9, I'm still comfortable in his presence.
" It would be my pleasure to show you, right this way" he leads me to the first room.......
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