Jinx.

Chapter 2: All That Glitters is Gold

Hayden POV:

The strip joint's sign was neon green and made a small humming sound. Shrugging my bag onto my shoulder I walked over to the bouncer.

"Strippers entrance is around back, sweet heart." His gruff voice informed me.

"What makes you think I'm a stripper?" I cocked my head to the side. He simply rolled his eyes.

"The only women here are."

"Oh."

With that I headed around back.

When I opened the door it looked like I was in a dressing room. Women were changing into skimpy lingerie. The mirrors looked old fashioned with light bulbs sticking off around the frame. The vanities were covered in make up. Nobody spared me a second glance.

I sauntered over to the rack of clothing. I flicked through the costumes, and looked at the rest of my options. Nothing seemed practical enough. I would not be able to kick ass in just a thong. Deciding to leave on my leather shorts I pulled out a blue sparkly bra to change into. Discarding my white shirt, I headed over to the vanity. My black smudge mask was still intact.

I was the most modest women in this changing room. Looking around I saw a lot of body parts. The only women that was still in regular clothes looked to be about forty. She has a headset on and a clip board. She must be in charge of all the girls.

"Ladies, listen up." All the girls crowded around the woman. She had dark brown hair and brown eyes. "Tonight the owner of the club is here. We must not disappoint. I've called in extra girls to help serve drinks and please customers on the floor. You each will preform tonight, I will come get you when its your turn. The back room's are reserved for the boss and his men only. No fooling around with anyone else tonight." She demanded.

Everyone murmured in understanding.

The boss must be Celso. Tonight I need to figure out who he is and when his shipment is coming in.

The woman started separating everyone into two groups, one to serve and one to entertain. She took one look at what I was wearing and put me in the serving group. I grabbed a tray of jello shots and I headed out to the floor.

The stages were covered in a fine haze. The voices urged me on. There were platforms with poles placed around the entire floor. The main stage was very intimidating and raised up a little higher than the rest. The lights were flashing and the music was loud and sensual. Slowly all the girls filled around the room and onto some stages. A bombshell redhead sauntered onto the main stage and started stripping.

I prowled around the room offering jello shots with a smile. All the men have appeared the same so far. Nobody seemed like a mafia boss. 

I was serving my third tray of jello shots when the woman with the headset told me I was up in ten. I nodded and went back to work. Men were shamelessly staring at my assets. It was getting old pretty fast.

If one more man groped my ass I'm going to cut his hand off. I felt the comforting metal of my knife against my ankle. I'll mount his hand on my wall. 

Suddenly the music and flashing lights paused for a moment when the main door was flung open and twenty or so men walked in. The first man to enter was Celso. I knew it was him based off of how everyone around him gave a slight nod in respect. As soon as he sat down in the VIP section the music and lights resumed.

Drama King much?

All the girls with the trays surrounded the men, making sure they had what they needed to drink. I handed my tray off after I took a jello shot to the next girl I spotted. She quickly rushed over to the men with it.