Stripped Bare.

Chapter 12

"Oh my god you have lost the plot! This is my job! You knew that the whole time." I hear Katy scream as I exit my private dance. 

"I thought we had something! Didn't you feel it too?! Yet now your already here shaking your ass again." Ben growls.

I spot them in the hall, the private rooms hall of all places. Really this is where they pick to let all hell break loose?! 

"We hooked up! Thats it!" Katy shouts frustratedly. 

"Oh come on, you knew how I felt." Ben yells.

"I'm sorry Ben but I had no clue. And as I said you knew my job description either way. We need to move, this isn't the right time or place!" Katie pleads.

"Oh your precious little customer, I'm sorry am I disturbing the perverts?!" Ben snaps. Oh crap, this is not going to end well. 

"Thats enough Ben." I say with force. 

"No its not enough. This is sick. What she does is sick and she is so much better than this." And with that he punches a nearby wall.

"I get the frustration Ben, but you really need to leave before you are removed." I warn.

"Oh shut up slut." He spits. It takes everything for me not to launch myself at him at this point. But I spot Max heading this way and I know he will remove Ben.

"Do not talk to me like that, last chance Ben walk away or be removed."

"Get some respect." He yells cowering over me. "You are the ringleader, you make these girls think this is okay. Katy is better than this but she sees you and thinks its okay because you're 'living life to the fullest' it disgusts me!" He barks, my patience is growing thinner and thinner. I breathe to relax myself.

"Ben please calm down!" Katy begs. He turns on his heels towards her and raises his hand as if to hit her but Max tackles him, Clark another security guard isn't far behind him and helps to wrangle Ben towards the door.

"You dirty who-" Ben starts to call before Max and Clark manage to get him out of the room.

"I am so sorry." Katy cries. 

"It's not your fault. Come get a glass of water and breathe." I offer she nods her head, her face stained with tears.

"I should have known better than to hook up with someone from work." She sobs.

"Trust me its so easy to do, I was close today too actually." I console her. 

"I honestly had no idea he had feelings for me. I thought it was a 'what happens at sea stays at sea' kind of situation." 

"It's okay, though his reaction did seem a bit intense for a one day thing." I mutter.

"Some of the boys were talking about doing drugs to get over the hangover and get through work tonight." She admits. I groan. "I think he must have done it with him."

"That would make more sense." I sigh. "Well hopefully they can hold it and not act like imbeciles otherwise we are in for a long night. Were you headed to a customer or leaving one?"

"Oh god. I was going to a customer, he has been waiting a while." She gets up and dusts herself off.

"Are you okay to go in?"I ask, she nods. "Go clean yourself up, I will get him complimentary drinks, hopefully that will keep him happy. But hurry back."

"Okay thank you, I owe you one." She smile apologetically at me.

Max and Clark come back in looking as if nothing happened, Clark heads back to his section but Max stops.

"Are you okay?" He asks concerned.

"Yeah I'm fine thanks Max." He looks me up and down before he gives me a satisfied nod and heads back to his spot outside of my private dance room. Max had been looking out for me for years now and it felt good to know he had my back, not just because its his job but because he cares for me too. I give him a smile as I head out.

Screw the coffee, I need a drink now.

On my way out I spot Jake and I give him the biggest hug.

"Thank you." I laugh.

"What for?" He asks confused but still returning the hug.

"Stopping my foolishness, I just dealt with the aftermath of someone else's hookup today." I sigh, but he chuckles.

"I told you, and I am always right. Ben?" 

"Yep, I am not even sure if he has a job anymore. I guess thats up to Callie but the stunt he pulled I wouldn't blame her if he is gone for good."

"Well he was just a bartender, easy to replace and too much of a liability so Id say its safe to say he's no longer welcome."

"True, he called me a slut." I say mortified, which causes Jake to laugh.

"Virgin Mary got called a Slut?" He teases. 

"Oh come on not you with that nickname too." I groan. "I swear I am going to go out and have a one night stand one night just so people drop that nickname." 

"Just make sure he doesn't work here." Jake laughs. 

"God... Join me for a shot?" 

"Of course." We head over to the bar. 

"Another coffee?" Cooper asks.

"Only if it contains burbon." I laugh.

"Alcohol ban lasted long." He smirks. 

"Don't even ask, just pour us two tequilas pretty please." 

He pours three and we all cheers before slamming it down. 

"Thank you boys, I needed that. I will probably catch up with you later." I say before heading to Callies office to fill her in with all that happened. 

As I leave her office my phone buzzes and I look down at the message displayed, my stomach fills with butterflies, goosebumps cover my skin and i suddenly feel unexplainably nervous.

-Mr Jameson has requested you for a private session.

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Authors note- sorry its short, this one is just a little teaser I wanted to get down before I crash :P Its 1:21am and I should have been asleep awhile ago but I got sucked into the story. 

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