Chapter 8

Jailain (JuJu) POV

I was ecstatic that Ms. Grant had choosen me as one of her models for the grand opening of Charlie's Fashion line her in Michigan and plus this might finally be my way out of stripping

I owe everything to Nyomi and Deyonna, but I don't want to be dancing on poles forever I'm almost twenty-one years old I wanna start dating!! The only reason I haven't dated anyone is because of my current occupation, strippers get so much disrespect like not all of us are hoes some of us are just trying to earn some quick money to survive and men want us to fuck them and shit like they don't have families at home waiting for them, its just sickening at how we all get treated and labeled as prostitutes would I want my daughter doing this? Absolutely not!! But really I didn't have a choice I was thrown into this life I can't lie and say I don't have my moments where I feel like this is degrading because it is, but Nyomi and Deyonna took me into their home so I can't refuse or diss them

"Ughhh!!!" I groaned just wanting to be free and live happily as I sat on my bed I thought back to yesterday when Nyomi finally came back out of her office her eyes seem swollen as if she had been crying

"I wonder could that file Deyonna gave her were... Divorce papers." I said to myself as I watched the time I didn't have to be back at the club till five again so Ms. Grant can go over with us about how to walk and the peices of clothing we'll be modeling, but my phone rung breaking me out of my thoughts

"Hello?" I ask seeing that this was an unknown number, but something told me to answer it

"Yes is this the Jailain Evans residence?" The voice ask and from what I could tell the voice was very feminine

"Yes that is me what can I do for you?" I ask sitting up in bed

"This is Sylyssia Grant I wanted to reach out to you personally." Sylyssia said and I got nervous

"Oh um okay thats fine so what do I owe of this personal phone call?" I ask her nibbling on my bottom lip nervously

"Meet me at Giovanni's in twenty minutes." Sylyssia instructed and hung up without saying anything else

"Wow." I said shaking my head and looked up this place she wanted to meet at

"Oh damn this a white folk place." I sighed and got up heading towards my bathroom and took a reasonable shower before getting out, taking of my shower cap so my hair wouldn't get wet, and I dried off I had to go through my closet to find something appropiate for the setting can't be going anywhere, where white people at and looking like a thotbox

"Ooouuu this is so cute!!!" I said excitedly and took out a cute pink sleeveless romper with a white belt going around the waist

"Hmmm now some shoes." I said and went through my rack of shoes before finding a cute pair of white strappy sandals once I had my oufit I lotioned myself up and sprayed a tiny bit of perfume I slid on the oufit and did my hair putting it in two neat chinese buns  I grabbed my white clutch and my phone and headed for the door locking my house up I decided to drive my pink range rover I'm no Nicki Minaj, but pink be looking sexy on me

And I finally made my way to this upscale restaurant and parked getting I made my way inside earning stares from women and men and a few glares from the woman who husbands were oogling me as I made my to the desk

"Reservations?" The middle age white man ask me giving me a weird look

"Yes reservations under Grant." I spoke eloquently and he seemed to be pleased and asked me to kindly follow him all the way to the back was Sylyssia sitting in a quiet booth

"Ms. Grant." The man greeted her as he seated me and gave me a menu and said he'll be back to take our orders

"I was starting to think you wouldn't come." Sylyssia said unable to hide her amazing smile which made me smile back

"I was tempted, but my presence was to fabulous to miss." I said and she laughed at me

"Mmm cocky I love my women with some confidence." Sylyssia said whispering in my ear making me shudder her breath hitting my neck

"But why such an upscale place?" I ask her as I looked over the menu deciding on what I wanted to eat

"Well I figure there would be less of a chance of either one of us running into anybody." Sylyssia said which made me blush

"Awww you wanted me to yourself?" I ask teasing her watching her face become flush

"Awww!!" I coo'ed and she looked away for a minute before looking back at me

"But I really want to get to know you." Sylyssia said and I smiled

"Well I was fourteen when I started stripping my mom had thrown me out because of her so claim boyfriend who was really her pimp she didn't like the fact he had his eyes on me, but I was glad because who knows what would've happened if I continued to stay there." I said feeling myself opening up my life story wasn't secret, but its just no one really ever asked me about it

"So what happened next?" Sylyssia ask intrigued until we were interrupted by the waiter

"Are you ready to order?" The man ask and we both nodded

"Ahh yes I'll have the baked parmesean shrimp." Sylyssia said and he nodded writting it down before looking in my direction

"And you miss?" He asked

"I'll have the Lasagna Classico." I told him and he nodded writting it down

"As for drinks?" He ask looking at us both

"We'll both have the spiked strawberry lemonade." Sylyssia said and with that he left to go place in our orders

"You'll love it trust me!!" Sylyssia reach over taking my hand in her warm soft one I couldn't help imagining what these same hand would feel like on my skin I start to feel a slight throb and when she looks away I squeeze my thighs together to soothe the sensation

"Here are your drinks your food will be out in a minute." He said placing a fancy coaster on the table and sitting our drinks on it and handing us our straws, we both said thank as we resumed the conversation

"So I was kicked out in my pyjamas barefooted walking the streets at night until a car pulled up slowly and the window rolled down showing Nyomi." I said and Sylyssia nodded letting me know she was still listening

"Nyomi got out the car and came to me she wrapped me up in her jacket before assisting in her car and driving to her home." I said as I vividly remember everything

"When we got there her wife was outside and from the looks of it she was upset, but I didn't know why so when Deyonna saw me any anger she felt towards Nyomi at that moment disappeared when she saw my tear struck face Nyomi lifted me up and carried me inside since Deyonna took classes in being a nurse she want to see if I had any bruises and I did I had some cuts on the bottom of my feet it was cold and my feet went numb so I didn't know I had cut myself on anything, but Deyonna tended to my bruises and she ask what happend and I told her and every since I've been with them I still had to go to school and I started working at her strip when I was seventeen I was serving drinks to the men as they watched the other strippers perform, but when I hit eighteen I had to strip as well I don't like doing it, but-" Sylyssia cut me off

"By them taking you in you felt obligated to do this so you could pay them back." Sylyssia said and I nodded finally meeting someone who understood me

"Yeah so this mess serving my debt." I said with a grimace smile and Sylyssia frown taking my hands sweetly in hers we enjoyed each others company and the man brought us our food and refilled our drinks and we just talk for hours and she even told me about her background that she was mix with Chinese and African American I enjoy being around her until it was time for us to leave