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•CHAPTER 1•

Friday
Selena's POV

I got ready for my shift at Covergirls Strip Club. It was a Friday night , so the money was blowing in fast. I was tired from my first job but I managed to get my ass here and make more cash.

During the day I was a dental assistant and at night I was a bartender at one of the hottest strip clubs on the east side of Houston. Friday night was when the ballers and shot callers showed their faces more than any other night. Today was my last day working for the week so I had to make the best of it. These two jobs was what got the bills paid and helped take care of me and my three year old daughter.

"Yo ma can I get a double shot of Henny on the rocks?" A tall, big and black bald head guy named Mike called out to me. He was one of my regulars that made sure he was here to either get a drink and tried so hard to get my number from me.

"Why am I not surprised to see you here Mikey?" I giggled at Mike who couldn't keep his eyes off me even though his lady was sitting right next to him. She seemed to be some type of Asian descent, so I didn't know if she could sense him flirting, let alone speak English.

Mike shrugged taking out his wallet. "You know I gotta come see my favorite sexy bartender and my Sugar." He winked at me.

He had to be talking about Lexi who stage name was Sugar, and who also was a friend that I made at the club. I've only been working here for the past year and she's the only one that made me feel comfortable and welcomed. Everyone else was stuck up and weird.

"Sugar should be up next, I advise you be ready to spend some cash." I joked with him while handing out his drink.
"Oh most definitely! I wish you was on that stage you could be making some big bucks too baby! Here, take this." He gave me $200 as my tip alongside the $20 for the double shot.

"Mikey, thank you so much." I smiled and threw the money in the tip jar and the rest in the register.
"It's more where that came from. You stay pretty alright lil mama?" He smiled showing his gold grills that looked like they needed to be cleaned badly.
I waved at him as he grabbed the lady and pulled her to his section.

Moments later, Sugar came out and set the stage on fire!
Mama by Rob49 blasted throughout the club while she danced to the song. Everyone loved how she worked the pole and shìt, sometimes I enjoyed watching her as well.

Lexi was a slim but thick woman with long black hair that hung down to the middle of her back. She was naturally beautiful and I can see why all the men and women loved when she took the stage.

Lexi always wanted me to dance too but I was super shy. I also didn't have much of a 'thick' figure, I was more so petite than all the other women here that's why their nickname for me was Lil Mama. I was also scared that the customers wouldn't throw that much money at me so I saved myself the embarrassment and took the role of being a bartender instead. Besides, they tipped me pretty well being behind the bar.

About two hours later, it was going on 3am and the club was closing. I cleaned the bar, grabbed my things and headed outside to wait by Lexi's car. She was my ride home almost every night. My car was in the shop because my baby father totaled it while he was in a high speed chase by the police. He was always having me in the middle of his shit and I was officially tired of it.

"You killed it on that damn stage girl!" I complimented her as we both got in the car.
"Thanks sissy. I wanna see you work that bitch one day." She smiled at me, pulling out of the parking lot before honking at her work friends. Skank bitches.