marrying my parentsâ business investorâs daughter, our family wouldâve been starved out a long time ago. Iâd been groomed since birth to be the perfect man: educated, professional, and successful. And my wife has been groomed in the exact same way. It was called keeping it in the family.
Marie was okay with the arrangement, being able to plan the most lavish fairytale wedding since first reading âCinderella,â but the man in me had become bored having to stick to the routine. I was dying for excitement, desperate for a thrill, and tired of the mundane dullness that had become us. The only reason Iâd knocked her up with the twins in the first place was to secure my position to always be around. Iâd known since before the day we got married that I was a true Schultz man with the same disturbing desires.
Chapter Five
Slamming then locking the steel security door, the bouncer signaled the club was clear and it was time for money countdown. Iâd been dancing my ass off all night plus J.T. had tipped me hella cash so all of my pertinent bills could be paid. People frowned on the lives of dancers, but in one hard dayâs worth of work, I was about to afford what my living expenses were for the month. Fuck quitting, I was just getting started! Hopefully Mr. Moneybags had all intentions of using my cell number as promised so I could secure future financial strains. The knot in his pocket in addition to the charge cards I saw when he whipped out his leather wallet let me know he was a cash cow.
Frank was already running the money machine as his right-hand man rubber banded each hundred dollar stack. Every girl in here shouldâve been eating steak and lobster from twerking tonight from the looks of it. Even Dolly was peeling back twenties from tips men left on top of their tabs. Looking up, giving me a half-ass nod, I rolled my eyes with the same âbitch, I donât give a fuck attitude,â keeping it moving toward the DJ booth. I hadnât forgotten about Dazzâs request, plus I had to make payout to him for the night. I didnât know what the other dancers did to stay right with the men who made the club run like a well-oiled machine, but I kept the bouncers, DJs, and even Frank in my back pocket by making money and tipping well.
âWhat up, my baby? Whatâs the star dancer of Bare Faxxx about to get into?â Unplugging the mixers and subwoofers, Dazz was moving swiftly through the compacted space, packing up so he could get out of here.
âNot much of nothing. You already know Iâm about to head to the crib to get fried.â Pulling out the crisp fifty I was tipping him, he pushed it back toward me before I could drop it into his cup.
âNaw, Butter baby, you straight on that. What you can do is feed ya mans.â Rubbing his stomach, staring at me with a smile, I knew he mustâve been drunk, high, or both thinking I got down in the kitchen. The only thing I knew how to make was a top-shelf alcoholic beverage. âLetâs ride the isle, blow a blunt, and smash some Big Boy before you call it a night. I ainât seen you hit the kitchen all night!â
He mustâve read my mind about cooking and it was obvious heâd kept an eye on my moves, too. Feeling my stomach grumble right on cue, I figured the after-hours company would be nice. At least Iâd have a backup plan already in motion if olâ boy didnât come thorugh. âAs a matter of fact, I am starvinâ like Marvin. Some bacon, cheesy eggs, and hash browns would set a sista up straight right about now!â Now the one rubbing my stomach, so caught up in the hustle Iâd forgotten to get nourishment. I could almost taste the food!
âSista my ass.â He laughed. âYou say shit like that and have the nerve to wonder why Isis and these other girls run around here ready to knock your head off. The only thing sista about you is those
Laurence Cossé, Alison Anderson