One Wild Night

"Jamal doesn't know what you do, does he?" Sonia asked Candace after Jamal had left them to be with the men whose company he seemed to enjoy more.

"I doubt I'll be going back to that job now, so there won't be any reason to tell him," Candace said as they all sat down on the balcony, while Lucy looked at them in confusion, wondering what the nature of her job was.

Seeing the confusion on her face, Candace smiled at her, "I was a stripper. That's how we met," she said, knowing that even if she didn't say it now, Sonia was going to tell Lucy later, so there was no point in not saying it herself.

"Oh!" Lucy exclaimed softly. For a moment, she had thought that Candace was an escort or a hooker.

"We met at the club, and she and her sister performed for us privately."

"By us, you mean Bryan or one among your long list of exes?" Lucy asked, and Sonia giggled.

"Bryan, of course," she said before turning to look at Candace, "What if I pay you to teach me some cool moves?" She asked with a wink, and Candace laughed, surprised that neither of both ladies was judging but instead were talking to her like it wasn't a big deal. Not that she thought it was a big deal, she was just used to ladies, especially hard-working ladies like these ones looking down at ladies like her that took what was seemingly the 'easy' way out to make money.

"I could teach you both for free," Candace offered, and Lucy looked at her and then shook her head.

"Me? I don't think I could dance to save my life."

"You won't be dancing to save your life, baby. You'd be dancing to spice up your life. I mean your sex life," Sonia said with a wink, and all three of them giggled.

"The moves are quite easy. Besides, stripteasing is not all about dancing. It's about undressing seductively," Candace assured Lucy, who looked skeptical about it.

"Believe me, if you get it right, Tom would be as hard as a..."

"Oh, please shut it," Lucy pleaded and raised both hands to block her ears, not wanting to hear whatever crazy line Sonia was about to utter.

Sonia rolled her eyes, "You should be grateful that you have someone like me in your life."

"She is just trying to say that it could be very stimulating. Not just for him, but for you too," Candace explained with a small smile.

"Stimulating? Do you feel stimulated every time you perform?" Lucy asked curiously.

"Stripteasing or lap-dancing for someone you are intimate with is entirely different from doing it for strangers," Candace explained, remembering how hot she had felt while performing for Matt. That had been completely different.

"So both are different?" Lucy asked curiously, and Candace gave her a nod.

"I take it you've never been to a strip club?" Candace asked, and Sonia laughed.

"NEVER. Hopefully, now that she has a man, she will be willing to go out and explore the pleasures of the world," Sonia said while Lucy rolled her eyes.

Candace smiled at Lucy, "Lapdancing is as the name implies. It involves dancing on your partner's lap. Not just any kind of dance steps, but erotic moves in order to arouse and excite your partner. Stripteasing, on the other hand, has to do with seductively taking off your clothes layer by layer and piece by painful piece. Unlike Lapdancing, when you striptease, it is mainly visual, and physical contact with your partner isn't required. For both acts, you have to go into them feeling your sexiest," Candace explained while both Sonia and Lucy listened with rapt attention, each imagining how to do so to their man.

After what Tom had done the previous night, Lucy was more than eager to do something to frustrate him sexually.

"The good thing about stripteasing is that you don't need to be a great dancer to striptease. You just need to sway your hips hear and there as you take off your clothes as slowly and sexily as you can."

"Wow!" Lucy exclaimed, feeling her cheeks warm up merely by the thought of it.

Candace smiled, "You get the picture?"

"What are you ladies doing here? I've been looking all over for you," Bryan said as he joined them.

"Didn't Jamal tell you we were with his Candace?" Sonia asked as she turned to look at him.

"He didn't tell me where you were. And maybe if either of you had come out with your phones, it would have been easier to reach you," Bryan complained.

"You don't seem surprised to see her. You knew she was here? Why didn't you mention it to me?" Sonia asked, and Bryan shrugged.

"I don't think we have done much talking since you got here last night, have we?" He asked Sonia in a tone that told Lucy and Candace what he meant, and Sonia giggled.

"We haven't."

"So, at what point could I have mentioned her? Before dinner, while you were on top..."

"Oh, God! You both are a perfect match. I can't deal. Sonia, let's talk about the games when you're done," Lucy cut in as she quickly stood up while the others looked at her in amusement, "And Candace, thanks for the lecture. I will read the rest online," Lucy told Candace before rushing away.

"She is so cute. The exact opposite of you," Bryan said in amusement.

"So I'm not cute?" Sonia asked with a slightly raised brow, and Bryan scowled at her.

"You are not. If you are in need of a compliment, go ask Lucy's dad," Bryan said, and Sonia giggled.

"Alright then. I should go and meet him," she said, walking past Bryan, and he grabbed her arm.

"Sometimes I can't believe you," he said as he glared at her, "You are beautiful, you are sexy, you are cute, and all of that. What else do you want him to tell you that you haven't heard from me?" Bryan asked, and Candace giggled as she also stood up.

"I should go find Jamal," she said as she walked away from there, leaving the lovers alone.

"Say you love me," Sonia said with a grin.

"What? You want him to tell you that he loves you?" Bryan asked with wide eyes, and she giggled.

"I'm asking you to say you love me," she repeated.

"I love you," Bryan said as he leaned forward and kissed her forehead.

"Although it's cute, you should stop being jealous of him. He's just like a father to me," Sonia assured him.

"I don't want him to be like a father to you. I will be a father to you, a lover and a friend, and everything else you need. Just keep your eyes on me, and stop blushing when he teases you," Bryan said, making Sonia laugh.

"You are so jealous and possessive."

"Shouldn't I be?" Bryan asked with a small frown.

"An actor like you who kisses and smooches different ladies on the screen, you shouldn't be this possessive," Sonia pointed out.

"Why? Does it bother you? I could take you with me to every set, and you can pull out the hair of any actress that kisses me too much," Bryan offered.

"Yeah, I'm sure most of your fans will appreciate me doing that." Sonia laughed as she kissed him.

"How long do you plan to be here?" Sonia asked curiously as they both headed inside the house to their bedroom.

"Just until I figure out what I want to do next. Since I don't have anything to do at the moment, thanks to the companies that canceled the endorsement deals, I will be here for a couple of days. Maybe a week. Why do you ask? You want to leave soon?" Bryan asked curiously.

"Nope. Just wanted to know," Sonia said, thinking of a way to bring up his dad's birthday without sounding like she had been asked to do so.

"You said your birthday was April first, right?" Sonia asked thoughtfully as Bryan opened the bedroom door.

"You remember," Bryan said with a grin as he remembered answering her questions the first night they met.

"Of course. Did you expect me to forget that? Are there any other April born in your family?" She asked as they both sat on the bed, and Bryan shook his head as he narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

"No. That reminds me, this month is my dad's birthday," Bryan said, as Sonia had expected he would.

"Really? What date?" She asked curiously.

"Eleventh..."

"Today is tenth! That means his birthday is tomorrow, right?" Sonia asked with false surprise.

"Shit! I can't believe that I almost missed it again. I should talk to Tom about it and see if he remembers," Bryan said as he quickly stood up, and they both walked out of the bedroom to search for Tom.