Lola Nights

Preparation..

It was a beautiful Saturday morning and I woke up to the sun beaming in through the crack in the curtains. I turn on my side and quickly realise there was someone else in the bed. Her little pink unicorn pjs's and her a elephant tucked under her arm while she snore's quietly. I instantly thought of what I could give her after this job is done. That pink bike she keeps looking at in the toy magazine, bunk beds she always wanted them, and a trampoline in the garden. It was only a couple of days away and would change our whole life. 

I get out of the bed and make my way into the living room making a hot cup of coffee, I take out the large pile of pages in my bag and began to read through them highlighting important notes as I went by. 

Nathan Johns, CEO of 120 hotels worldwide, inherited from his father, has 3 sisters, mother died 4 years ago. I take a large sip of coffee and it burns my tongue,  spilling all over the sheets of paper. 

"SHIT" 

I pick up the pages and start waving them around to try and dry then out and watching as the ink fades and the sheet turns into a off brown colour. I sigh and lean back on the sofa staring at the ceiling wondering what on earth I'm going to do to fix this. He's gonna kill me...

"Mommy" 

Im quickly knocked out of my thoughts with Hope cuddling her teddy bear still half asleep, she strolls over to me rubbing her eyes and slides in under my arm. I place my cheek on the top of her head and stare out the window wondering how on earth I'm gonna do this. I stare at the dark brown coloured pages wondering what the hell have I got myself into.

A Few hours Later

"Well hello Mrs Money Maker" 

I place my large bags on top of the table and start to unpack.

"Don't call me that"

I take out the blonde half curled wig and began to curl it with the tongs. 

"When you leaving"  Candy asks

"I don't know, he just asked me to agree to it first and.. I haven't heard from him"

"Odd" 

I continue to curl the wig and began to brush the curls out 

"There's a good crowd in here tonight, stag party throwing dollars at us"

"Oh good Hope has a field trip soon so I need to pay for that"

Candy and Amber stare at each other raising one eye brow,

"Money isn't exactly gonna be a issue for you now is it"

I slam the wig down and turn to face them

"Im not doing this for me and I haven't even got the money yet, you guys don't need to make me feel worse than what I already do."

I began to quickly fix the wig on my head threw on my stiletto's and made my way for the stage. I hear the crowd go wild, it excites me, I hear them clapping and chanting my name. I hear the announcer call my name and the curtains rip open and the bright white light beams on my body. I take one step out and twirl around, the crowd scream and wolf whistle at me

"Lola, Lola please take all my money" 

"I love you Lola"

"Lola your the best"

I see the money all around the ground and in the air. I shake my hips, slut drop and twerk against the floor. I can hear them chanting and singing my name as I swing my leg around the pole and drop to the ground into the splits and wave my hands up in the air. They go mad, screaming and shouting and throwing piles of cash at me. I run my hands through the long blonde hair, and bite my finger looking straight ahead into the crowd and my body goes numb. 

The stage goes black and the music stops, I jump up as fast as I could and I run down the stage steps and into the back room quickly change out of my clothes and stuff my wig in the bag and make a run for it. 

"Whats wrong" Amber asks

"I have to go"

I pull open the door and make my way to the back entrance, I get to the top of the lane and a hand grabs me and pulls me up so my back is against the cold bricked wall. 

"Well well well.. we meet again"

"What do you want" 

"You know what I want Riley, and I'm done playing nice with you"

I laugh and drop my bags on the floor

"Playing nice please tell me when you have played nice"

"I dropped the court case, the world doesn't need to know your a stripper its bad for me and my reputation and not to mention your family"

He take's his wallet out and hand's me a load of 50 dollar notes and begins to light up a cigarette. 

"Take it"

"I don't need your money" 

He throws it at me and lands all on the floor

"Is that better? is that what you want for me to treat you the way they do in there?"

I grab my things and began to walk out of the alley way and onto the street but he grabs me again 

"Do you really think social service's will let her stay with you once they know your job, they will definitely give me full custody."

He take's a drag out of his cigarette dropping the ash on the cold ground. 

"I will call you"

He walks off leaving me scared and wondering how I was going to fix this. Was it time to tell Hope about her father? I felt like I had no decision in all of this, he was right.