Chapter 7: The Next Day

Hearing my phone in the next room, I briefly remember stumbling in last night after one of the worst nights of my life.  Not only did Trinity prevail, but I was booted off the stage by Mr. Knight and now he feels bad for me.  That isn’t something I ever wanted him to do.  Matter of fact, it is the last thing he should be feeling for me after his lips almost touched mine.

If Macy and Trinity hadn’t been there, God knows what might have happened.  I could have ended up on my knees with his dick in my mouth.  Or even bent over the couch in his office, waiting for him to fill me completely and take my virginity.  Possibly, he could have even knocked all his things off his desk with one swipe of his arm.  Like they do in all those seedy romance novels I used to read as a teenager.

Will I become what I am afraid of?  Or somehow will I manage to keep my morals?  It is too early to tell.  Judging by last night though, it makes me wonder if I was a good girl in the beginning.  Or if I was a wolf in sheep’s clothing after all.

Shaking my head, I climb out of bed to find my phone.  “Now where is it?” I murmur under my breath before I find my purse on the floor next to the door.  “Ah ha.  I found it.” I exclaim while I take the phone out and then turn to notice that I had left the door unlocked.

I am so lucky that I don’t live in the city because I probably would have been dead by now.  Stupid things like that get you in trouble and people tend to take advantage of those who don’t watch what they are doing.  That is why my mom always says, “Country folks are trustworthy, but those city folks are not one bit.  I wouldn’t trust them with a nickel, let alone something I cared about.”

Swiping across the screen, I find myself smiling when I see my background.  It’s a picture of me and my mom at her birthday party last year.  My aunt June and cousin Dalilah were at the party last summer when we took the pics.  She was the happiest then, until they began to fight like they always did.

Thinking back to that day, I can still remember the rose garden.  It smelled like freshly cut roses everywhere we turned, and I loved every minute of it.  Of course, If I am ever to have a serious boyfriend, I hope he brings me roses.

“That is if anyone ever gets close enough to become my boyfriend.” I say to an empty room, while checking my phone record. 

Seeing that my mom had called, I hit the redial button quickly and wait for her to answer.

When she doesn’t immediately, I begin to panic.  Then after a few seconds, I hear her familiar voice and it calms me down.  “Hello?” She sounds a little strange on the other end of a phone, but I dismiss it before I let my imagination run wild.

“Mom, it’s me.  What’s going on?” I can’t help it but to sound concerned when I ask her. 

“Oh, honey.  I woke up this morning and my room was full of flowers.  For a minute there, I thought I had died and went to heaven, but then the nurse walked in.  She informed me that a gentleman had paid my hospital bills and left these for me.  Do you have any idea who could have done this?  I wracked my brain for 2 hours and I still haven’t come up with a single soul who would have this kind of money to throw around.”  Her voice wavers and then she grows silent before continuing when I don’t say anything right away.  “Dani, you aren’t having sex with a man to get my hospital bills paid, are you?  Because I can’t let you do that.”

Suddenly, my heart stops for a split second and then starts again as I cry out, “Mom, what the hell!”

“Dani!  Watch your mouth.  That is not becoming of a young woman with your intelligence.  I was merely trying to figure out how these bills have been paid and why.  That is all.  There is no need to get so offended.”

“Mom.” I say softer now and although I am not ready to explain my current position at the strip club, at least I think I know who paid the bills.  “I managed to find a job so I could pay the hospital bills.  Honestly, I don’t know for sure, but my boss may have paid the bills off.  Otherwise, I don’t have a clue who could have done this.”  My voice trails off when I start to think about Mr. Knight and realize that I won’t see him till this weekend. 

“Sweetie, I must go.  The nurse needs to change my bandages.  Will you come visit me later today?” She asks before I say anything else.

“Yeah, of course mom.  You know I will.”

“Well, let me know if you figure out who did this.  I want to express my gratitude and find a way to pay them back over time.” I hear commotion in the background and then she says quickly, “Sweetie, I must go now.  I love you and I will see you later.”

As I notice that she has ended the call, I decide that I am going to go have a little chat with Mr. Knight before visiting my mom.  So, I hurry into the bathroom after placing my phone on the charger and turn the shower on.  Hearing the phone ring again, I dismiss it for the moment and find a sexy outfit to wear for Mr. Knight, before stepping into the shower.