Wanna Bet? by R. S. Burnett Read Free Book Online Page A

remember a night out we went on
during our first month of meeting.
    “ Are you
looking for a job?” The man that I didn’t recognise earlier asks
me, it’s now that I notice he’s wearing a JD’s Bar T-shirt, he’s
looking over me taking in my outfit and body in one swift look but
he is doing it assessing.
    “ Umm no,
why?”
    “ A girl like
you could fit in well here and by the sounds of it you can handle
the men so think about it and get back to me, my names Jeff by the
way” he says to me and then turns to Sophie “When will Haley be
back?” he asks looking worried.
    “ Tomorrow, I
promise” she assures him.
    “ And what I am
supposed to do tonight?” he asks her, Sophie grins at him and
points to me.
    “ Brooke” she
informs him in a way that makes me worry what she is promising
him.
    “ I need
someone who knows what they are doing, not someone who is going to
mess about Soph” he tells her while assessing me again.
    “ Trust
me”
    “ OK, what are
you talking about?” I ask shifting uncomfortable from foot to foot
under their combined stares.
    “ We need you
to fill in for our dancer, she’s ill” Jeff smiles at me.
    “ Come on
Brooke, what better way to say ‘fuck you’ to everyone than this?”
she asks, my attention is drawn to the door when I hear a familiar
voice, Jason strolls in with his arm over Cassie from my English
class.
    “ OK, I’ll do
it” I nod at Jeff
    “ Great because
your up what songs do you want?” he points to a curtained off area
behind us.
    “ Umm Shakin
hands by Nickleback first of all and then Pour some sugar on me by
Def Leopard as the second one, I’ m only doing two and I need Sophie for the second
one.”
    Jeff seems
pleased with my answer and heads off to the DJ while I make my way
behind the curtain, I’m stood on a small stage with a pole in the
middle of it, I’m just thinking that I might just kill Sophie when
she pops her head in the curtain.
    “ Why didn’t
you tell me I had to dance around a pole?” I demand with my hands
on my hips
    “ Don’t worry,
you’ll be fine, remember the last time, just do that again” she
insists with a small smile that makes me think she’s up to
something.
    “ Fine but I
need you for the second one, just like last time”
    “ No problem,
Matt will love it” she smirks at me and then disappears
again.
     
    I take my
position as sitting in front of the pole with my legs straight out
in front of me and slightly thank the lord that I put a pair of
shorts on under my skirt before I left the dorm earlier. I keep my
head down as the first few notes of the song drift through me and
the curtain opens, keeping my head down I bring my feet up so my
knees are bend in front of my and lift my legs up in the air
hooking my feet around the pole, using my hands I spin myself
around, bring my legs down one at a time slowly and then standing
wrap my leg around the pole and then alternate between doing spins,
holding myself up and dancing around the pole, I keep my head down
the whole time and can only barely hear the music over the cheers
in the bar, soon enough the songs fades out and Sophie makes her
way on to the stage. Taking her position on the lower part of the
pole we both alternate between dancing around each other and the
pole during the second song, the cheers get louder every time me
and Sophie come into contact with each other, so far I have kept my
face hidden from the crowd and only through Sophie’s occasional
giggles can I assume that they are enjoying the entertainment we
are providing. “Jason’s watching, I don’t think he’s figured it out
yet” she says loud enough for only me to hear I shrug and do one
final twist down the pole as the song comes to an end.
     
    Grabbing my
hand Sophie and I stand at the front of the stage, when I lift my
head to look at the crowd I am rewarded by a few dropped jaw
expressions from people who know me and can’t quite believe what
they are seeing. Looking down, Luke