Chapter 3

The next day shortly after James left for work, Donna called up Lisa. “Lisa, Rachael called me about the job and I went to see her. I got the job and the boss gave me a $250.00 advance to get some dancing outfits. Want to go shopping?” she asked excitedly.

“Hell Yeah!” Lisa yelled over the phone. “I’ll be over in about 20 minutes!” and she hung up the phone.

“Good that will give me time to do a couple things here,” Donna said to herself. She put a load of clothes in the washer, she loaded up and started the dishwasher and she made the bed. She also got out one of their very seldom used suitcases planning to use it to store her clothes when she came home.

It had been ages since they had gone on a trip and she didn’t see them taking one in any future she could see. It would be a good hiding place until she could take them to the club and put them in her locker.

Lisa showed up right as she had finished getting ready herself. Grabbing her purse and the envelope with the money from the club, her and Lisa headed to the 5th Avenue Mall and Candy’s Boutique.

The girls walked into the store where they were greeted by a older, but still drop dead gorgeous woman in her late 40’s or so Donna figured. She was stacked with an amazing figure and had short pixie-style blonde hair.

“Hello ladies can I help you?” the woman asked.

“Yes I am here to see Allison?” Donna said.

“I am Allison, how can I help you?”

“Oh, hello then. My name is Donna and Mr. Hawkins sent me to see you about some...” Donna looked around to see no one nearby “ ... dancing clothes. I am going to start working at The Dollhouse.”

“I see,” Allison touched her arm gently, “Don’t worry honey, a lot of the girls from there come here to get their outfits. I used to dance myself many years ago, so I know what the men like!”

“Yes Mr. Hawkins said you would be a big help,” Donna said.

“He is a sweet man. And he is good to his girls from what I hear. Not many bosses in that line of work like him. You have a good man there, hon. Now what do you want your routine to be about? What is going to be your gimmick?”

“My gimmick?” Donna asked.

“Yeah you know, what’s going to be your hook ... to set you apart from the other girls. A schoolgirl? A cop? A naughty nurse?” Allison asked.

“Oh I have no idea! I never asked about that! What do you think I should be?” Donna asked.

“Well you are brand new to this whole thing I assume? I think you would make a wonderful young girl-next-door type. Being new, young, and pretty, it would work well for you. And we have lots of clothes for that kind of scene.” Allison said. She took Donna and Lisa over and showed them some things that she thought might work for Donna’s dancing routine.

Donna blushed at how skimpy most the things were. Even her starting skirt and top left little to the imagination! They looked at the g-strings and bikini tops, the lingerie and a few other things. They laughed and giggled as they talked about how tiny the clothes were.

“You need to try some of these things on!” Lisa said.

“I agree with your friend. We need to see how you look in some of these things,” Allison said. Donna looked at the two of them, at Allison’s knowing face and at Lisa’s goofy happy excited face.

“Okay I guess I might as well get used to wearing these bitty things!” she relented. Donna picked a few things out and went into the changing rooms. She tried on some of the clothes and lingerie to see how they fit. Looking in the mirror, she couldn’t believe how naked she looked even dressed. But Lisa and Allison’s encouragement calmed her fears and bolstered her confidence. Donna decided on three outfits, a couple lingerie items, and then it was time for shoes.

Donna wasn’t much of a high heel kind of girl. She had only been on heels once in her life and that was to get married. So climbing into six inch stilettos was going to be interesting!

But Allison showed her how to walk in them – and especially how to strut in them, shaking her ass and showing the men that she was worth paying attention to! She also gave Donna some clear adhesive traction pads

“This is the secret to a dancers shoes – put these on the bottoms of your shoes. The guys can’t see them, and you won’t bust your moneymaker!” Allison said.

Donna picked out a couple pairs of sexy heels and they brought all her items to the register to ring them up.

“It comes to $216.00 sweetie,” Allison said as the final item rung up.

“Wow, Mr. Hawkins gave me just enough. I was hoping to take you to lunch, but that might have to wait till next time.” Donna said a bit dejected.

“Tell you what hon, I had a good time helping you and I know you will be back in here to get more clothes as you get to working. Plus Mr. Hawkins and the other girls have done a lot of business with me. So I’m going to knock off $50.00 if you promise to come to me the next time you need any dance wear. Deal?” Allison said.

“Oh Allison yes! Oh thank you! Now I can take you to lunch Lisa!” Donna said happily. “Mr. Hawkins was right, you are wonderful, Allison!” Allison leaned forward and the girls kissed in their cheek to cheek way.

After a very nice lunch, Lisa went home and Donna got started taking the tags off her new clothes. She made sure all the tags and other packaging went into a trash bag and that bag went straight to the dumpster – she didn’t want any telltale evidence! She washed all the items she bought and then put them all into the suitcase. She also put away the makeup she had bought for work as well.

The next day was Thursday – the day of her “orientation”. As soon as James went to work, Donna leapt into action. She showered and while she was in there decided this was the perfect opportunity and excuse to shave.

So she shaved herself baby smooth from the neck down. Then she powdered and perfumed, she got dressed in nice, but regular, street clothes, and put on her makeup. She wasn’t planning on dancing that day but she would be ready just in case they wanted to see her in action.

Donna put all the clothes and makeup she bought into a couple plastic grocery bags then called the cab to take her to the club. Once there she went inside and went straight to the back break room. She located an empty locker and put her things away. Once she had stored her things and locked her locker, she went to look for Rachael.

“Hi Rachael, I’m here!” she said.

“Oh hi, Donna! Ready to learn how we do things around here?” Rachael said.

“Yes ... I guess so,” Donna said.

“Okay to start with, David will announce you when it’s you turn on center stage. He likes to make some smart-aleck statement when doing it – like for me he’ll say ‘Here’s honey, Guys have you ever seen anything as sweet?’ For you, he might say ‘Here’s Lexus, I wouldn’t mind driving her, how about you?’

“Anyway, once he announces you, you come out and do your first song without undressing, just tease the guys some. Your next song is when you begin stripping. This is a topless bar so the men expect to see your boobs, but you have to stop at the g-string ... at least out here. We have some private rooms I’ll tell you about later.

Now once your second song is done, you move to one of the satellite stages, whichever one is active. During the day we only have one or the other going, but at nights they are usually both being worked. If they are both active, you can choose which one you want to work. Once your satellite performance is over, you come out onto the floor.

“Usually you will have been invited to come sit with one of our customers during one of your performances. If that’s the case you go sit with them. If not you can walk around and see if someone wants you to join them.

“You work the floor (or your customer) until it’s time for you to dance again. Remember who you follow and when the DJ calls their name on their first dance, you’ll know you are up next. It’s pretty simple.

“Now when you are asked by a customer to come sit with them, they have to buy you a drink. When they do, Rick will make yours ‘special’ with little or no alcohol in it. Whatever you do, don’t let your customer taste it – they will know it’s been watered down and they will be pissed! Stay with him and finish your drink before you get up to leave the table, even if you have to belt down the last bit.

“I’m sure you are wondering how you make your money here. Well, you get a salary just for working. But your real money comes from drinks and table dances. You want to get your customer to buy you a glass of champagne. You get more of the percentage from the champagne because it costs us less. And then there are table dances ... you keep everything you make there. You also keep everything you make in tips while on any of the stages.

“You remember me telling you about the private rooms? Well in these private rooms – and there are four of them – things are a little more lax. When you convince your customer to go to a private room, what happens in there is between you and them. You decide how far you want to go and how much it will cost him to take the trip. And you keep the money, so going into a private room is very profitable for you.

“The only caveat is that there is no fucking or blow jobs. But truthfully, they do occur, we just don’t want to know about it. You can give your customer a handjob, that’s okay. You just set the price and if they agree, party on! In each of these private rooms there are two large panic buttons on opposite walls. If your customer starts getting out of hand, a slap to either one will bring the boys.

“Finally, pay days are Fridays, and from your pay the house will take its cut. Unlike most clubs though, you don’t have to pay the bartender or the DJ – they get their own pay. Of course if you want to tip them for doing something special for you, I doubt they would object and you might find it a nicer place to work. But that’s up to you.

“I know this is a lot of info really quick but you’ll get the hang of it pretty quick. And either me or one of the other girls or guys here will help you if you have questions. Rick knows the way things work as well as I do so if I’m not here, he is a great help. Do you have any questions for me right now?” Rachael said.

“No, I think I have most of it,” Donna said.

“Good now did you get to go shopping for outfits yet?”

“Yes I did! I got some nice things. Allison was very helpful and she even gave me a break on the prices. I didn’t know she used to dance!” Donna said.

“Yeah. Not here, but she was a dancer in Los Angeles and in Dallas. She is a sweetheart,” Rachael said, “So let’s see what you have to work with.”