A Regular Cinderella (boyxboy)

November

Three weeks after the dance

Addi scowled from his seat at the bar. "Hey baby, why the long face?" the bartender asked him with a knowing smirk.

Addison glared at him and growled, "shut the hell up Rondo, you know goddamn well what the problem is"

The man just laughed. Addison was right. He knew exactly what the problem was. The problem had started coming to their club shortly after Halloween. And currently the problem was sitting at a booth across the floor staring glossy eyed at Addison.

The first time Rondo had seen Lyle Prince in Spicy he almost shit himself. It wasn't every day a celebrity like him came to a gay club on the west end of the city. No. But every Thursday he would sit and drink for a while before coming over to harass the local pretty-boy table washer.

The man seriously wanted to take Addison on a date but the stubborn table washer declined vehemently every time. Rondo thought it was pointless playing so hard to get. Addi would cave eventually and go out with the man. He could see the young man's resolve weakening already. Although Rondo had a feeling it had less to do with a change of heart and more to do with how much Lyle Prince interfered with Addison's job.

And Rondo thought it was exceedingly funny that, for how crazy Lyle Prince was about Addison, the man didn't even know his name.

Well, Lyle would have a name by the end of the night because tonight was a special night at Spicy. Tonight was a drag night. Any drag queen or drag king got drinks for a dollar. Of course, the staff had to participate and put on a show. Addison often graced them with his outstanding musical talent, playing violin, piano, steel drum or even singing.

Tonight was a singing night.

The announcer called the first of the staff up to the stage and he began to dance very provocatively. Really got the crowd going. She took a bow after she was done and quickly exited he performance area.

Another queen and then a king went and then Addison was up. As the announcer was introducing his number Addison wiped his palms on his raggy skirt.

Rondo raised an eyebrow at the gesture. "Nervous?" he teased. It was unusual to see any signs of nerves from the boy. He was a natural born performer and relished the time spent under the bright lights.

"And now with a song from Carmen is Spicy's very own Daniella."

Addison slid off the stool he had been sitting on and seductively slunk his way up to the stage. Some touchy customers grabbed at his skirt on the way to the stage area and he gave them a look halfway between seductive temptress and coy disapproval.

Lyle watched in fascination as the beautiful guy from the Halloween party went up on the stage. The announcer had said he was singing a song from Carmen and Lyle couldn't wait to know what he' sing from the Bizet opera.

He was dressed like Carmen, there was no doubt about that, but would Daniella be able to sing any of the soprano numbers and do them justice? Lyle liked the guy, but he seriously doubted it could be done.

Daniella made it o the stage and grabbed a handheld microphone. Then she struck a dramatic pose and waited for the music to begin.

Lyle almost shit himself when the beautiful drag queen began to sing La Habanera. Holy crap, the man was a counter tenor!

It was amazing to hear those beautiful high notes coming from a man. And the way he moved and sang the song was damn near the sexiest thing Lyle had ever seen. As he watched Daniella on the stage he forgot that anything else existed. Their eyes met and suddenly the gypsy was slinking her way over to Lyle.