I'm in Love With a Stripper (2 page)

“
May I ask what such a beautiful woman as yourself, is doing at Royce’s house?” Blake said smoothly.

“
Blake, you jackass! Leave her alone!” Royce yelled. Blake could really make his blood boil. He was always such a sleaze.

“
Oh, is she your girlfriend? I’m surprised she agreed to go out with you,” Blake smirked as he continued to eye the gorgeous Alena.

“
She works for me as Gavin’s nanny!” replied Royce.

Blake bu
rst into laughter.

“
What’s so funny
?
!” Royce retorted.

“
You honestly want me to believe that she’s your nanny?” Blake replied.

“
She is!” Royce argued.

Alena
blushed deeper.

Blake
smiled, “Well then if she’s only your nanny I’m sure you won’t mind if I ask her out.”

Alena
felt the heat continue to rise to her cheeks as her blush darkened. She sat on the couch baffled at how possessive Royce was acting and how forward this Blake guy was being.

“
I thought you were here on business?” Royce said.

Alena
decided to slip out while the two began arguing again. She couldn’t be late to the club again or the manager would have a fit.

Alena
sighed as she made her way back home.
I hope tonight isn’t too bad at the club
, she thought to herself. She had to perform tonight even if she was tired from watching Gavin all day.

It had b
een several months since Alena had started to work at Club Sapphire. The gentleman’s club was owned by the world’s biggest pervert, Aaron. He was a bit of a womanizer and it was less than shocking that he owned a strip club. Although Aaron was a pervert, he was still a nice guy at heart. He had stopped a lot of his perverted ways in the past few months. Alena assumed it was because he was practically in love with her roommate and best friend, Jessica. It was too bad Aaron couldn’t learn how to keep his hands to himself or Jessica would probably give him a chance. Alena sighed; Aaron did have a right to be in love with Jessica. She had to be one of the most beautiful women in the world. She had long, flowing, ebony hair and seductive, dark brown eyes. She was tall and thin with great curves and long legs. It helped that Aaron had a real soft spot for Jessica. He was a bit possessive of her thus he was also very lenient with her. Since Jessica received special treatment she also convinced him to be lenient on Alena as well. The two always got the best clients. They were also first choice to work the VIP rooms which were more about sitting around in skimpy outfits and getting drinks rather than dancing on a pole on stage.

Alena
came home to Jessica making dinner. She glanced at the kitchen stove. Its neon numbers displayed 6:30 PM. That gave her thirty minutes until she had to leave for the club.

“
Hey Alena, how was your day?” Jessica asked warmly upon seeing her roommate.

“It was good but I need to talk to you about something before we get to the club,” Alena replied.

“
What’s going on?” Jessica asked as a concerned look appeared on her face.

“
Royce just offered to double my pay but I have to move in and work full time,” Alena stated.

“
That’s great Alena! Are you sure all you have to do is watch Gavin?” Jessica asked sarcastically while pulling Alena into a hug.

Alena blushed a little
, “Of course Jessica, Royce isn’t like that. I mean he can be demanding sometimes but he’s not a sleaze. He has never once made me feel uncomfortable like that. It’s kind of weird I hate men because of the club but he’s always been a gentleman around me.”

“
If you say so. I think he has a little crush on you,” Jessica smirked.

Alena shook her head,
“No Jes. He doesn’t. I think he just works a lot and I’m the only girl around him.”

“
Then why did he ask you to go that business dinner with him and give you his credit card to buy a new dress?” Jessica questioned.

“
Geez, you make it sound bad. I’m not his escort. That was like six months ago. He just needed a date and I said it wouldn’t be a big deal if I went with him. Plus, he’s my boss and most importantly he would never want to date to me or have me around Gavin if he knew I was stripper on the side. Anyway, enough with the nonsense, I didn’t tell him yes yet. I’m concerned about moving out. How will you pay the other half of the rent?” Alena replied.

“
Hmm... well maybe Lisa would want to move in with me?” Jessica replied.

“
I wouldn’t want to leave you here alone if she doesn’t want to,” Alena began.

Jessica
smiled, “If he doubles your pay you should go! Then you won’t have to work at the club anymore.”

“
I know,” Alena said.

“
I guess we better get ready to go get that money,” Jessica said heading to her room to grab her bag.

Alena nodded and did the same.

The
next day Royce sat at his large oak desk staring out the window at the bustling city below him. Since Alena had entered his life he was a lot less productive at work. She was all he could think about. He kept thinking of her long, chestnut colored hair that flowed down her back in waves; her tiny frame that had such gracious curves; her large, blue-grey eyes that were framed by thick, black eyelashes. He had never seen eyes that beautiful. Her features were small and delicate. She had perfect, creamy, porcelain skin, and lovely, full lips. She always looked gorgeous and she always looked very innocent. She was perfect. He wanted her incredibly bad, but he felt selfish. He knew that she deserved someone better than him. She was beautiful in fact the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
She would never want to even be around me if she knew my past,
he thought to himself.

He reminisced about when he first met her. He had been interviewing other potential nannies. The first candidate was a large, Slovakian woman. Her name was Olga and she was very cold and somewhat intimidating. She barely spoke English and when she did it sounded like she was barking. He seemed to remember that she had a strange fishy smell to her as well. She seemed more like a drill sergeant than a caregiver. Olga was not the type of woman he wanted Gavin to be around after everything he had been through. He needed someone loving and nurturing. He marked Olga’s name off the list and then called the next applicant. The next girl seemed nice enough but she was the free-spirit, hippy type. She needed extra money to supplement her yoga instructor income. When he asked her if she cooked, she stated that she believed in only vegan based meals.
Yuck! No way
, he remembered he had thought to himself.

Then Alena came in.
I guess the third time really is the charm
, he chuckled lightly to himself. He remembered how nervous he became upon seeing her. She looked like a model or a beauty queen definitely not like an applicant for a nanny position. After talking with her, he realized how down-to-earth and sweet she was; he knew that she was who he wanted to look after Gavin. She was perfect for the part-time role. She was smart, attending nursing school with a focus on pediatrics. She also had a lot of experience with children as she worked at a daycare before moving to the city. She had a younger brother too. Best of all, she could cook and it was definitely not weird vegan food.

It had been a year since she entered his life. She was so sweet and patient but he felt like she was slightly afraid of him. She always seemed nervous when they spoke. Her lovely face, long hair, and petite yet curvaceous body entered his mind again. He knew a way to make her more comfortable maybe a few passionate kisses to start and then a few more between her thighs.

A loud ringing noise interrupted
Royce’s daydreams about Alena.

“
Hello?” Royce answered the phone reluctantly giving up his thoughts about Alena.

“
Hey Royce this is Aaron. What’s up bro?” Aaron said cheerfully.

“
Aaron! Hey man what have you been up to? I haven’t heard from you in awhile. How are all of your business ventures? Hey do you still own that strip club?” Royce replied.

“
Yeah I do! That’s what I was calling about! Being as how I haven’t seen you in a few months I thought I’d invite you to come to the club tonight and toss back a few drinks and talk about old times,” Aaron replied.

The boys talked for awhile. Afterwards
Royce left his office and headed home to get ready. Before coming upstairs to his apartment, he called his Uncle Hubert to babysit Gavin for the night.

Royce shut his car door and
started to make his way from the parking garage to his apartment. He felt guilty for leaving Gavin but he needed a little break.
It’s just for one night. Besides, Uncle Hubert gets lonely and he loves watching Gavin. Plus, I better go out before Alena moves in; I don’t want her thinking I’m some sort of scumbag
, Royce thought to himself. He fumbled for his apartment key.
Is offering for Alena to move in just a ploy for me to get closer to her
, Royce continued to think. Deep down he knew he could never have anyone as beautiful and lovely as her.
How could I possibly deserve her
, he thought to himself.

His negative thoughts vanished
as he unlocked the door revealing Alena and Gavin on the floor playing a game and giggling. He smiled.

“Royce!” Gavin squealed running to give him a hug.

“Hey Gav, you have fun today?” Royce asked embracing him.

Gavin nodded.

“Why don’t you go wash your hands and we’ll go eat?” Royce asked.

“Yes!” Gavin agreed making his way to the bathroom to wash his hands.

Royce motioned for Alena to come into the kitchen.

“Did you decide if you wanted to move in yet or do you need more time?” Royce asked.

Alena smiled, “If everything we talked about it is still OK then I’d like to move in around the first.”

“Great! We’ll figure out something about your school schedule and who will watch Gav
in before school starts back up,” Royce replied.

“I’ll get some of the guys
from the shop to help you move. Don’t worry about that stuff,” Royce added.

Alena nodded,
“Thanks Royce. I appreciate it.”

“How did Gavin do today?” Royce questioned.

“He did good as usual. He has been complaining that he’s bored lately. He said something about his Uncle Hubert telling him to learn karate,” she replied.

“Karate, huh?” Royce replied.

Alena nodded, “Yeah, they have classes for all age ranges. Maybe something like that would be good for him.”

“Will you look that stuff up for me next week?” Royce asked.

“Of course. I think it would be good for him to be around other kids more,” Alena replied.

Royce nodded,
“Yeah. You’re probably right.”

Alena took the casserole she made out of the oven and set the plates
on the table.

“Did you have a good day at work?” Alena asked.

Royce’s heart fluttered. Alena was so sweet and caring. She always asked how his day was and anytime he needed anything she was happy to help. He knew he had to get over his feelings for her before she moved in.

“It was busy but good. Are you going to stay and eat with us?” Royce replied.

Alena glanced at the kitchen clock.

“Oh!
I better not—it’s getting late and I better go. I will see you on Monday,” she answered quickly.

Royce glanced down at his watch.

“Oi, I didn’t realize it was so late,” Royce said.

“Bye Royce. I’ll see you Monday,
” Alena replied warmly.

He nodded.

Alena hugged Gavin good-bye and made her way to her car. It was Friday and that meant she had to work at the club. She smiled to herself and realized that as soon as she moved in with Royce and Gavin she wouldn’t have to work at the club anymore.

Alena
got ready as soon as she got home. She then headed into the club. Aaron had told her to come into work a little late which was strange but she was thankful since Royce had been late coming home. For some reason he didn’t seem himself when he got home. He had sort of guilty look on his face.

Alena
shrugged off her thoughts as she entered the club. She immediately headed to the dressing room to change. She could tell it was going to be a busy night. She could already hear a lot of guys yelling and whistling. She peeked out from the dressing room.
Wow, it is definitely getting busy
, she thought as she took in the size of crowd. Most of the other girls were already talking to customers or performing. Lisa and Alena were alone in the dressing room.