The Orphan: Chapter 4

What I did last night I never expected I would ever do; I thought it was just like dance class when we would perform a recital in front of a large group with bright warm yellow lights blinding your eyes. But last night, last night didn't feel like a recital, I could see the crowd clear as day and it was colder than I imagined. It also didn't help that I was barely wearing clothes. The stares that I was receiving were seared into my brain. It was a mixture of lust and want, somewhere hate or they looked like they wanted to eat me alive. I woke up and immediately went back into the bathroom and took another shower to help me feel better, I was hoping I could wash off the shame and embarrassment of me. That shower felt like minutes even though I was in it for an hour and a half.

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Day one in the V.I.P Lounge… just day one. It's got to be better than the other room I used to be in, right? I mean there is still a bar and still a dance floor but in private rooms with doors that have. Locks… How bad can it be? If I can just stick to handing drinks out all night, I might just make it, but if they ask me to do a private room I might just die.

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 showed up to the lounge and headed into the backstage area, as I was heading to my dressing room I got stopped. "Skylar, you don't use these rooms anymore. You have your own private room and a private dressing room on the other side of the lounge. The V.I.P Lounge has a more private entrance for those who work over there." I looked at him confused, and did he just say I have my own Private ROOM?!?! "Oh. I. I am sorry." I looked up at him with slight tears in my eyes. "Hey, breath. You will be okay, you're not in trouble darlin', you didn't know." He smiled at me, a very sincere one too. He placed his hand on my back and took me back out the door and walked me to the opposite side of the lot to a door with two security guards that had guns and scars on their faces and arms. Garrick nodes and the men move and open the door for us, we both walk in. It looks remarkably similar to the entrance of the hotel, just smaller. As Garrick led me down the hall we were being watched by the men and women around us, I assume they were here, or they were here for private parties. "Now you have two parties to attend tonight, you have to work the bar and the kitchen, Is that alright with you?" I look up at him as he towers over me. "Wait, did you say parties??" He nods, "Yes, you will just be waitressing them, I promise you, over here you will not be doing any dance parties unless you feel up for it and choose one off the wall and confirm it with me or Temperance over there at the bar." I sigh in relief. God I am so fucking glad I got moved over here now. "Okay, I understand." We stopped in front of a door and there was my name in black lettering with a red outline on the gray door. "So, this is my room?" He nodded, "Yes, this is your room/dressing room. There are two rooms, a dressing room and then in the other room is a bed dresser and a bathroom in case you don't feel safe about leaving. If that ever happens there is a switch on the inside of your bedroom. Turn that one and we will know you are here, and we will post a security guard outside the door until you turn it off." I looked at the door with a "Why don't the other rooms have these, like on the other side of the lounge??" He looks at me, "Because they all hate sleeping here and they carry guns, those girls will probably scare the men more than the men will scare them. I once had to pry Rosalin off a man because he touched her tits without asking outside the club. He lost an eye and was in the hospital for three months due to the blood loss." I stood there with a blank face. I never realized how skilled they were until now.

Garrick opens the door and we both walk in. The dressing room door was open and there were three racks of clothes, one rack was in deep blood red with gold somewhere on it, the second rack was all black with gold on some of the dresses. The last rack was sleeping wear in case I stayed the night I assume. "Alright well I am going to leave you alone to get ready for your first night. I will be here all week babysitting the new guy on the other side of the lounge. So, if you need me, Talk to Temperance and she will send someone over to me and I'll be over in no time." I nodded and watched as Garrick walked out of the room, when he closed the door, I watched him smile and turn away. I turned around and started looking through all of the dresses that were on the rack. They were all so pretty and looked expensive. Farther back in the room was a wall full of shoes ranging from heels to flats. I saw the make up on the vanity and it was all my shades ranging from lights to darks. I also noticed that on the back of the other wall next to the shoes were toys. Ranging from whips to clips and plugs to vibrators… there was so much that it felt like I was in a sex dungeon. I grabbed the first dress that caught my eye, it was wine red, satin with lace going down the sides, there was a slit on the left side going up to my mid-thigh. I wore black louis Vuitton shoes with gold dagger heels. I pinned up half of my heart with a blood red rose with small pearls embedded in the hair clip. I put on a slight smokey eye and dark red lipstick. And for the perfecting touches a gold necklace with rubies dangling down my neck. I stand up from the vanity and walk over to the body mirror, I look fucking hot but at the same time if I really wanted to, I could look like one of the clienteles if I tried really hard. I walk over to the door and stand there before opening it. I take in a deep breath and close my eyes. Preparing myself for whatever might happen tonight. I opened the door, and many people were walking by in different directions, men and women taking back drinks and food. There are some dressed up and some in all black with notebooks. I make my way down the hall when it opens up enough for me to slip in. I walk into the main V.I.P Lounge and head on over to the bar, "Hello, my name is..." 

"Skylar, I was told by Garrick. Sorry I know you don't get the full story on who knows what and who doesn't know." I smile, "Yeah, they only really tell me a short story. Kind of like a need to know on a need-to-know basis." She chuckles, "Yes, very much like that." She hands me a notebook, "This you can either write on for orders or you can use it just to make doodles. It gets kind of boring here once all of the men choose a room and get their private dances. Most of them pass out from drinking too much and others get in trouble and kicked out for trying to fill up the girls with drugs and alcohol." I shake my head, "Wow, yeah I can see how all the rooms being filled up could make it bore out here for you, none of the men sit here and talk to you." She nods, "Yep." I grabbed the notebook and held onto it until I wanted to put it down. A few guys walked in and sat down at a back table. There were four guys and two girls who walked over and sat down on their laps. They were sitting in front of a small dance floor with a pole. I walk over and open up the notebook, "Hello and welcome, what can I get you guys tonight?" I look up at them and make eye contact with the girls. "Well, you can start by being with us tonight, what do you say cariño?" He smiles and puts his hand on my ass and squeezes it. "I… um. Sir..." 

"Get your hand off her ass before you lose it." I looked over into the darker corner of the lounge and there sat a man in a black suit, his jacket hanging up next to him on the wall. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. You could see that his arms were full of ink, his shirt was unbuttoned a little, his chest looked like it was covered with hair. The man that had his hand on my ass removes it quickly, all of the men get up and walk out of the room. I watched the door slam shut; I wondered who that guy was over in the corner. I walked back over to the bar and kind of stayed behind there with Temperance for a while.

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Garrick walks over to the bar and sits down, "Skylar can you whip me up a Rum and coke? It has been a long night…" I nod and grab the Captain Morgan private stock and a can of coke. I pull out a cup and put light ice in because too much ice will water it down to where it tastes weird. I poured in two and a half shots worth of rum since it's been a long night for Garrick and then poured in the coke and handed it to him with a napkin under the cup. "Thanks Hun." I smile and nod, "Anything else, I can put in an order of food for you."

 He nods, "I'm okay I have a dinner party with the CEO in ten minutes. I just really needed a drink before dealing with idiots." I turn to face Garrick, "Oh the CEO will be here tonight??" He looks at me like he said something wrong, "He's been here, we just haven't gone into the private room yet. He was going to text all of us once he was ready for us to come in." I sigh, "So he is here and will be choosing a random suite? Garrick nods, "MH" I sigh, just what I need is the CEO of the hotel I used to work for and also the CEO of the lounge… I really don't know if he will like me, or what if he doesn't. I don't want to lose my job…. No one else is hiring me. "Skylar, you're needed in your Suite room. Bring a box of cigars that are in the back room behind the bar and a tall glass of Apple cider Bourbon. It is apple cider, bourbon, Lemon juice, maple syrup, fresh mint leaves, crushed ice and then some apple slices on the side with mint for garnish. I nodded and started making the drink, "Did you take any dance tickets?" I looked over at Garrick, "No, I didn't even look at the board…" I finish the drink and head to my suite, before entering I knock on the door just to make sure I can come in. "Come in." I take a deep breath, there is a man in my room. A man who might be expecting me to dance for him, who might want me to dance on him… Oh god. I open the door and walk in, "I have your drink for you sir." He looks up at me, His face is clean and shaped, He has freckles going across his cheeks and over his nose. His beard is short but clean, he was the guy I saw out in the lounge. He was more handsome close up; He could be the devil if he really wanted to be. I walked over and handed him the drink. He takes it with a slight smirk. "Thank you, baby girl." That nickname sends shivers down my spine, I don't know why but it wasn't a bad one. But it didn't feel like a god one either. I look over at him, "Is... is there anything else I can get for you sir?" He takes a sip of his drink and then sets it down on the table next to him. I watch as he gets up and walks over to me, I start backing up till he corners me on the back wall. "Don't worry baby girl, I won't hurt you. I will never hurt you, and that's a promise." We locked eyes, His left hand held him up on the wall where his right hand brushed some of the hair that was falling back behind my ear.

The door beside us opened and the man moves away and takes a sip of the drink and sits down in the back corner. Multiple men are walking in talking amongst each other, they did not notice what was happening in the room. Garrick walks in after a few of them, he looks at me with confusion and pulls me out of the room. "Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost." I look around for a brief moment and try to catch my breath. I have no clue what just happened or who that man is. "I delivered the drink to the man Temperance told me about. But the man was more interested in talking then drinking." Garrick stands back to give me space and sighs, "SO you gave him the drink and he just started talking?" I nod, I don't need him to think I can't handle this job. "Yes, He just started talking to me and then the door opened." He nodded and turned around, "Go grab the food from the kitchen it should be ready. We kind of eat the same things at all of these types of events. Glad I'll be in here to keep some one the grubby hands off you." He smiles and walks back into the room. I head to the kitchen and wait for the rest of the food to be placed on the countertop so I can take it into the room.

Finally, the rest of the food came out and I placed it all on my tray and started taking it to my room. I close the door behind me and pass the tray onto the table and start placing out all of the food, making sure all of the plates are in the right place, the salads at one end of the table to the pastries and breads to the opposite. I was halfway through putting all the plates down when I felt a weird presence, like I was being watched. I looked out of the corner of my eye and there he was the man I had a brief introduction to prior to this meeting. He was watching me, his eyes hungry for something and I really not wanting to find out what he was hungry for. Garrick walks over to me and comes up close, "Are you okay? "I nod, "Yes, I am just trying to make sure everything is where it should be." He sighs, "Uh, so you are not feeling out of place or uncomfortable?" I look him in the eyes, "The man in the far corner who is that?" He looks over there and chuckled, "Our CEO, why is something wrong?" I stood there frozen, the CEO. The CEO was alone with me in this room… Oh god…

"NO, no.. nothing is wrong, we just met in a kind of weird way." I look away and grab my tray. "Skylar I would like you to stay in the room while this meeting happens, in case we need anything." I nod. I move into the far corner and stand there waiting for someone to need something so I can make a run for the kitchen and hide my face in a freezer or the janitor closet. As the meeting goes on I learn a bit about the hotel and also the club. I look around the room, The man sitting three chairs away from me hand gestures to call me over, I walk over with my notebook. "What can I get you sir?" The man looks at me and smiles, I would like to know what else you do other than follow around little Garrick over here and fetch food and drinks. His smile turns into a sinister one, He places his hand on my leg closest to him and has a tight grip, I jump inside my skin. I freeze my face looks like I just watched a ghost go through me. He started moving it up my dress, I try to back up a bit, but his grip is too tight. I am worried if I show too much of a struggle the others will notice. I felt a presence behind me and then all of a sudden there he was pushed up against my body. The man that was sitting down looked up and his face loses its color. "Touch her again and you will be losing that hand. Do you hear me Alessandro?" He nods his head fast and takes his hand off of my inner thigh. I look up behind me and lock eyes with the CEO. "Come with me Skylar." I gulp down the fear that is lingering in my throat, I listen to him and follow. He sits down and pats his lap, "Sit down Skylar." I look back at Garrick and he nods, "Now" I jump a bit and bite my lip I turn around and sit down on his lap, he wraps his arm around my waist and holds on to me. "Relax Skylar, As I said I will not hurt, I could never hurt you." I take a deep breath and try to relax; he rubs my arm a bit and it does help me take the edge off. I calm down and release my muscles. "You will keep this meeting to yourself, after what you hear tonight it can never leave this room. Do you understand?" I look at him and nod, "Yes, sir.."

He sighs, "Xander." I look at him, "Hm?" He puts his arm up on the arm rest and leans his head and body on to his other hand that was free, "My name is Xander Knight. So please call me Xander." I nod, "Yes, Xander"