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as smoothly as planned. I was worried about how we would fit in with her other group of friends, but they were nice and friendly. It made the gathering that much more pleasant. Kate checked her phone now and then, most likely checking on Kristen.
    After dinner, we all hopped back in our limo, including Nicole’s friends. I took a bunch of pictures with my cell phone. When one of Nicole’s friends took out stacks of dollar bills, we started laughing like crazy.
    “I’m ready for tonight,” she said, fanning them in front of her.
    Shoot! B ringing dollar bills hadn’t even crossed my mind. I knew Jenna didn’t bother to bring any, so I didn’t even ask. However, I was surprisingly wrong. Looking at me with the most innocent smile, she handed some to me. With my eyes practically popping out, my jaw on the floor, I couldn’t help myself...I laughed out loud.
    Jenna shrugged her shoulders. “I didn’t know if you ’d brought any.”
    “It didn’t cross my mind. I heard about it, but I figured tonight was for Nicole, not me. I can’t believe you went out of your way to get all of these dollar bills.”
    “Actually, Max gave them to me.”
    Unbelievable! “What? Seriously?”
    Jenna let out a small chuckle. “He wanted me to think of him every time I used one.”
    “Max, Max, Max.” I shook my head, but I loved it. He was possessive in ways you couldn’t get mad at him for. I was surprised Matthew hadn’t done the same thing.
    By the time we passed through traffic, everyone except for Jenna and I were tipsy. Our group was loud as we stood in line, and we were even louder when we got inside.
    It was crowded. I had never seen so many women in the same room all at once. When the show started, not only did loud music fill the air, but women’s screams and shouts for the men strutting along the stage echoed all around us.
    It was hard not to stare at the muscular men with nicely define d pecs, grinding their hips and posing to the music. Women ran to the stage and looped their dollar bills around their G-string thongs. Some men came out as doctors, firemen, or businessmen, but fully clothed. They would slowly strip their way down to their very toned asses.
    One of the strippers went directly to Nicole and tossed her plastic wedding veil off her head. Laying her down on the table, he pretended to be fucking her. It happened so fast, but we were spellbound by him...we didn’t know what the heck was going on. Oh my God! He seemed to make women around him want to drop their panties.
    I had to admit , he was beautiful. With a toned body and ripped muscles that would be found on a perfect man, he was the complete package. Lifting Nicole’s hand, he placed it on his chest and ran her hand down to his thigh. I swear I thought I heard Nicole whimper and gasp hard. She was going to dream of this tonight...if she was sober enough.
    Looking at the women watching as their eyes grow wide, I was pretty sure they were wishing he was doing it to them. When I turned to Jenna, her expression was the same, but she stepped behind me when the stripper looked directly at her; I didn’t blame her. She probably thought he would go to her next. And sure enough, he got off Nicole and headed toward Jenna, but one of Nicole’s friends grabbed him. She was a willing participant he gladly took instead.
    As much as I was enjoying being with my friends, now that I was dating the man of my dreams, it didn’t seem right. Though I wasn’t participating, or screaming and lusting for these men, a part of me felt guilty. I wouldn’t want Matthew to be in a room full of almost naked women parading around for him to lust over. Now I understood why he didn’t want me to go.
    Chippendales were not all that they were cracked up to be, not that I was expecting much in the first place. If I were single, the experience might have been different. Nicole and her single friends had a blast, and that was all that mattered. After the show ended, we dropped