"Its time to post looking for roommate ads online atlas." I spoke to my cat as if he understood the task at hand. After hitting enter on the computer screen I stretched my arms out and folded them behind my head; huffing in response to the stress interviewing potential roomates is going to cause me.
Atlas hopped up and found himself sunbathing in his favorite spot on the windowsill behind the computer. "Yea buddy, sleep definitely sounds good right now." I turned the computer off and headed to my bed. I know what you're thinking..bed? Didn't you just say the cat was sunbathing? Why yes, yes I did but I'm a night worker so daylight hitting the apartment window is my cue to pass out. And that's exactly what I did.
I woke up around 7pm to atlas knocking something over in the other room. I groaned and threw the covers off. I walked into the livingroom and saw my mini calendar on the floor. I picked it up and sat it back on the coffee table.
"Mmhhm coffee." I said using the table as a reminder. I walked over to the little coffee station I had setup using a rolling island and made myself a caramel macchiato with a double shot of espresso and topped it off with vanilla whip cream and a sprinkle of coarse sugar. I plopped a straw in and headed over to sit at my computer desk.
When I opened up my computer I had about 50 notifications for interviewing roomates. I had my work cut out for me. I responded back to the first five people hoping I wouldn't need to do anymore work than that. I set them up at different times throughout the day. First one would be coming in at 8am and I spaced them out every hour so they would end around noon making it the perfect time to pass out so I can spend my day off taking care of myself.
I sighed looking at the clock showing the time 9:08pm. I took the last sip of my now cold coffee and headed to take a shower before work. After getting out I put on my outfit that consisted of a black form fitting crop top with a neon green harness, neon green and black pants, chain earrings, chain ring set for my right hand, thin eyeliner before putting on my face mask, and my neon green and black converse. I pet atlas on the head and he meowed in response. Then I grabbed my keys and wallet and headed off to work.
I walked up to the doors showing the bouncer my work ID. Slipping in between the already crowded hallway leading inside. I walked passed the bar area and up a small winding set of stairs to the second floor where the locker room was. The second I got in Ferrari and Jay came and sat on the chairs adjacent to my vanity.
"Katalein asked for you again tonight star." Ferrari stated
"She's such a cougar.. its kinda hot." Jay stated
"Of course you would say that Jay. " I rolled my eyes shoving what little belongings I brought to work into a vanity drawer I could lock and put the key around a necklace to keep on me.
"Am I wrong tho? She spends so much money on you star. You should totally break off from here and just have her as a sugar mommy." Jay stated
"Come on Jay, you know star doesn't date in general. He likes the attention too much." Ferrari says shoulder nudging me
"Well he is the youngest entertainer at this club so the ladies and the gays just eat him up."
"I better get clocked in and started, I'll see ya both later." I got up from the vanity chair and headed to the downstairs lounge area where I met Katalein. I bowed and caressed her hand.
"Mrs. Katalein, it's my pleasure as always." She stood up as my bow was ending.
"Oh star, you sure know how to adress a lady to make her feel special don't you." I held out my hand for her to take and we walked to the upstairs section that was reserved for the clubs special guests. The clubs name was Nyx 8 after the goddess of night. The club is woman owned and managed however the servers and entertainers are all male. This club prides itself on being a safe space for all individuals alike. The service on the lower level is like your normal night club. Dancing, drinks, occasionally drugs. The upstairs level is where we have a small group for a hosting those in want of a more personal connection. A host club of sorts if you will.
We have 5 different types of hosts here. Ferrari is the gym buff who's actually a teddy bear type, Jay is the masculine jock type, then we have billy who has a God complex and people literally pay to pamper him, we have Dean who is the father figure type, then there's me the femboy. The club has very few rules. Top rules is significant others are not allowed in club and we must use stagenames or nicknames. We are not allowed to divulge any personal Information.
Once we got to the private room upstairs I pulled the seat out for Katalein to sit. She was a 5 foot 5 Asian women who's hair was short and graying but framed her face nicely. She wore a pearl necklace that her ex husband had gotten her for her 45th birthday unfortunately it wasn't her birthday, it was his mistresses. She kept the necklace, divorced him, kept the house, and got custody of their daughter who she calls magnolia like the flower. Katalein won't divulge her own age however she says that magnolia was just a child and now she's a 23 year old in college.
I poured her favorite wine into both of our glasses before taking my seat across from her.
"So Katalein how did magnolia do on her essay?" I took in the familiar aroma of the wine before taking a sip. Of course she passed with flying colors. Katalein was a regular who would normally buy my time for half of my shift atleast once a week. She is always so engaging with conversations. There was never a dull moment with her which made my host part of the job very easy. I didn't have to pretend to be interested in her life or be the only one keeping up a conversation. We mostly just talked, she would buy me dinners at the club and drinks, she would also bring in extravagant gifts like clothes, limited edition books, she got me a new gaming console, my phone, She's actually the one who gave me atlas as well as the rainbow chrome rhinestone collar he has on.
We spent 4 hours of my shift just enjoying eachothers company. After she had left I got asked to be a shot boy for the night. Which was just going around the club with a tray of $1 shots seeing if anyone around the club wanted to partake in the special offer that only happened on fridays. Saturdays were body shot boy days which was where the real tips came in. No one tipped under $5 for body shots. Unfortunately this week I had Saturday off. We try to alternate who works on weekends due to it being the busy days of the week.
After my shift I went into the locker room, drank some water, and emptied my crown royal bag which was where I put my tips during shift. I organized the money. Piles of $1, $5, and $10 totaling a nice $135.
"Not too bad for tips star, not too bad." I said to myself. On my way out I stoped at the managers office to collect the money that Katalein had paid for my host service which was always a nice $320 totalling out at $455 for the night. I only work 4 times a week but I never make any less than $300 a shift and my rate of pay is $2.97/hr so think of it kinda like being a waiter.After my shift I went home getting cat called on the way out by a group of men to which I always ignore.
When I got home I was greeted at the door by atlas rubbing against my legs like he had been waiting for me the whole time. I picked him up and cradled him like a baby. When I was done with his morning routine of affection I looked over at the clock. It was about about hour before my first interview so I had just enough time go shower and get snack foods ready.
After my shower I changed into black skinny jeans and an oversized jujitsu kaisen sweatshirt with a black nef beanie putting back on the chain rings and my chain earrings and black socks. I started a pot of coffee and a Kettle for tea, then made a charcuterie board. I set the coffee table up in the living room so that I could do the interview there.
I poured myself a cup of coffee and waited. About 10 after 8 the first knock at my door had came. I opened it up to a 5'6 slender looking office man seemingly in his 30's. He looked me up and down and left. Not a single word just left. I huffed in annoyance and shut the door. I decided I'd put the charcuterie board back in the fridge and make myself an omelet. I made atlas a mini omelet with a quail egg and dairy free cheese.
"Atleast animals don't care about appearances or you would've left me by now buddy." He looked up and meowed at me as if in protest to what I said. I sat and watched atlas eat before sitting down and eating my own food. I turned on the TV and watched Grimm for the next hour till the next knock came about. I didn't even bother grabbing any food or anything out this time. I answered the door to a blonde girl in a two peice pantsuit who didn't look much older than me.
"Hi I'm Samantha kane, I'm here for the roomate interview?"
"Ah yes, please come in have a seat in the living room." I walked her over towards the coffee table and she seated herself.
"Can I get you anything? Coffee or tea?"
"Tea would be great." I went to the kicthen and prepared tea for us both and sat it out on the coffee table. I also grabbed out the charcuterie board and placed it infront of us.
"Oh thats awefully fancy of you."
"Pardon?"
"Oh nothing just didn't expect you-" She looked me up and down "to have prepared a charcuterie board or to have a China tea set." She sipped her tea and I just continued to smile slightly offended. I sat down and we began asking questions back and fourth.
Everything was pretty okay.. untill it wasn't.
"So do you by chance know where the closest church is?"
"Uh sorry no, I'm agnostic but also kinda on the witchy spectrum. So I'm not sure but I can definitely look it up-"
"I'm sorry... my house mate needs to be a church goer. So every sunday we will be going to church." She smiled like she had a say in my personal life.
"Yes, so respectfully I'm not going to be doing that. I can definitely look up the closest church for you though."
"If I'm going to be staying here you will be going to church every sunday roomie!" She kinda passive aggressively yelled at me.
"Get out." She looked like a barbie doll that started cracking in an insane way as she twitched her eye.
"Get out or I'm calling security."
"You will go to church since we are roomates now." She sipped her cup of tea as I walked over to the phone to call security. Once they came I showed them my apartment papers and they started escorting her out.
"God loves you! Repent for your sins and you shall be saved!" They started having to drag her away by force.
I closed the door and huffed. I went out to my balcony to smoke to calm my nerves from the lady.
"My God atlas people in this city are crazy." I stated as atlas accompanied me on the balcony.
The next few interviews went by in a flash as they were not good fits either. I was exhausted. Luck would have it that I was done with interveiws for the Day. I sent out 5 more interview messages for tomorrow morning then I relaxed into my couch and next thing I knew I had passed out. When I got up it was about dinner time.
"Well atlas.. how's sushi sound for dinner?" He meowed and brushed up against my leg. I got my phone out and mobile ordered sushi delivery. I went to my room and changed into pajamas that was Just a black t shirt and some plaid Grey joggers. I turned the TV onto Grimm and waited for food as atlas climbed onto me for attention.
