Inked Desires

Chapter 7

Later that night, I received a phone call from an unknown number, and when I answered, a man on the other end of the line asked me if my name was Diamond and if I worked as a dancer at The Manor strip club. I asked him where he got my number before answering, and he said a certain Crystal gave it to him. I was going to kill my coworker because she had given a stranger my personal phone number.

"Please accept my apologies for calling you at such a late hour. My name is Stephen, and I desperately need your help!" The man kept making me wonder how a stripper could possibly help him.

"And how exactly can I assist you?" I inquired sarcastically.

"I wouldn't want to talk about it over the phone. Please meet me at the Alpine Cafe tomorrow and we'll talk more about it."

I was skeptical of the man's audacity in asking me out because I knew he didn't need my help building or painting a house, but the Alpine Cafe was one of the busiest in Ontario and I didn't think he would have dared to hurt me with so many people around, so I accepted his invitation, unsure whether I had done the right thing.

Before entering the cafe, I took my phone from the back pocket of my jeans to contact Stephen, and the next second I received a text telling me to come in and sit at table number 3. I did as I was told, but I had noticed that there were already two people at table number 3, namely a young man covered in tattoos, corpulent and quite tall, and a woman about my height, blonde, with a short haircut and very attractive. They appeared to be a couple as they smiled at each other and talked until he finally kissed her lightly on the lips.

As I approached the table, the woman stood up and stepped in front of me, giving me a warm hug. I froze for a few moments, unsure how to respond, but then I relaxed and returned the hug.

"You must be Diamond! Crystal was right, you look exactly like..." She gave up looking for her words. "...exactly as she said. You are truly stunning! Thank you so much for being here! My name is Lara!" She said this after releasing me.

"Do you know Crystal?" I inquired of her.

"Of course, I know her! She's my sister." She responded with a big smile. "But please, take a seat! I didn't order you anything because I didn't know what you'd like! Please order what you want, and we'll do the rest." She went on dragging a chair for me to sit in.

I sat, bowing my head in greeting to Stephen, who imitated my movements. Up close, Stephen appeared to be a very handsome man with as many tattoos as Hades, and he was looking like him somewhat, though Stephen's gaze was much softer than Hade's. He looked at his girlfriend with such love that it made me wish I had a man who looked at me in the same way.

"We don't want to keep you waiting too long, so we'll get right to it! First and foremost, I'd like to thank you for accepting my invitation!" I nodded as he said. "I called you because we desperately need your help! Tomorrow is my brother's birthday, and we have no idea what to get him because he already has everything he wants! But, before I called you last night, Lara gave me an idea! He is not married, and he has no girlfriend!" He stopped talking and stared at me intently, making me regret coming here a little.

What did this man desire? Should I marry his brother or what?

"Okay!" I finally said something. "Can you tell me what you want me to do?" I asked him curious about what kind of crazy idea was going through this man's head.

He gave his girlfriend a knowing smile before returning his gaze to me as he leaned across the table, leaning his elbows on it.

"If he already has everything he wants, the only thing we can give him for his birthday is a beautiful and sexy woman like you to dance on his lap," he grinned.