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She narrows her eyes. “How long have you lived in LA?”“I just arrived yesterday… from New York.”“What brings you here?”“A surgeon.”She frowns.“I mean… I’m going to be a top surgeon’s understudy at LA Memorial hospital. I start in two days.”“How exciting for you.” I nod. “How many children do you have?” she asks.I frown, I never get asked that question. People always assume that, because I’m a med student, I won’t have kids. “I have one son.”“What’s his name?”“Owen.” I smile. Even saying his name brings out my pride.She sits back in her chair. “So, you are here for Owen, then?”“Yes,” I breathe.She picks up her pen and writes something in her diary. “What are you looking for?”I frown in question. What does she mean? A job, you fool. “I’m sorry, what do you mean?” I ask.Her eyes flash up to me from her notes. “What position are you here for?”I hesitate. “You have more than one job going? I wasn’t aware.”She puts her pen down and smiles. “Do you know what we do here, Ashle
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I nod. “Okay. I’m just looking, though.”She smiles and shakes my hand. “See you tonight.”I sip my Coke as I sit at the table in the restaurant with Owie and Jenna. My mind has been in overdrive since my job interview this morning. Owen is playing on his iPad and Jenna is sipping her wine.She looks around excitedly. “I love LA. So many gorgeous men everywhere.”I smile and raise a brow. “Me, too.”“You have been very quiet since your interview this morning. Tell me more about it…” she asks. I haven’t had a moment alone with her since I went this morning. Owen has been in ear’s distance the whole time.I blow out a breath and start to stab the ice in my glass with my straw. “It was okay.”“And…?”I frown and gesture to Owie. She shuffles around in her bag and pulls out some coins. “Owie, can you go and try and win us some chocolates from the vending machine in the kids play area?”Owen’s eyes light up in excitement as he snatches the coins from her and runs.Jenna’s eyes fall to my f
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How could you ever explain to your child that you were a prostitute? That you let men fuck you for money. You couldn’t. They would never understand and there is no possible excuse you could ever use, because it’s inexcusable. I shake my head in disgust that I even contemplated working in a place like that. I eat my cake and drink my coffee alone, and even though I’ve made the decision not to go in and check out the club, an annoying little voice inside is telling me it’s the wrong one.I need money. I desperately need money. I moved Jenna all the way here to help with Owen and I have to damn well find a job that pays well.This isn’t a club that offers slap dash women who have slept with every man in the USA. This is a club where men can come and take pleasure in looking at intelligent, untouched women—women who are putting themselves through college and doing this for their precious children. They know that every single woman here is something special.Untouched women. Does that mean
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I feel the air leave my lungs as the door shuts behind me.Uh oh.It looks like something out of a movie. When I was here for my interview, we were taken in the back entrance and didn’t see any of this. There’s dim lighting with deep coffee coloured walls and big fancy metal cut out lights hanging down from the super high ceilings. The floor is tiered to different levels with large carpeted steps running up the center. It could be an old picture theatre or something that has been converted. Spanning the whole back wall is the most exotic looking bar I have ever seen, and the bottom level has table and chairs which are situated around a catwalk stage. Shit, I wonder what shows go on down there?The second level has large, luxurious leather armchairs placed singularly, facing toward the stage. The next level up is full of small round high tables with bar stools. My eyes rise up to the top level—the bar and busiest level of all three. My eyes flicker around nervously as I try to get my b
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“Oh.”She throws me a wink and goes back to her position near the door, and I sit frozen still, hoping nobody will notice the nerdy girl at the end of the bar. Over the next half an hour, I have three more drinks while I watch gorgeous men arrive, one after the other. Some are in groups, others on their own. Although, even the ones who arrive alone seem to know others that are here. How does this work? Do these men come here to socialize? I bet a lot of them are married and this is their dirty little secret. I watch them all standing around the bench tables, down on level two and around the bar. The chatter is loud, and they are all wearing expensive suits and smelling like money. Hmm, it must be expensive to come here. I glance around to make sure nobody is watching and I get out my phone and Google.Club Exotic Membership.I wait for it to load and a webpage comes up.Club Exotic.Gentleman’s Bar.Club exotic is currently not taking new members. However, please feel free to put your
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“Organza,” Eliza purrs.My eyebrows rise. “Oh.” Jeez.“These are the tops our dancers wear with these bottoms.” She pulls out the bottom drawer and it is filled with coffee-colored, short, leather hot pants.I hate to admit it, but with the cream and caramel color palettes mixed with the leather and lace, it really gives off an expensive, sexy feel.“They don’t wear the skirts?” I frown.“No, it’s hard to straddle a seated man, lap dance in a tight leather skirt, and still maintain your dignity.”Not the answer I was expecting, but okay. She leads me through into another room where there is a beauty salon and two European male hairdressers.“Franco and Merrin, meet Vivienne.”They both look me up and down and smile.I nervously pull my woolen dress down. This is all just so… weird.“You get all of your beauty and hair needs looked after free of charge when you work here.” Eliza’s eyes flicker to me. “And the laser hair removal is on the house.”Shit. Well, blow me down. That’s a servi
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I wake to feel small warm arms around my ribs from behind. My bed partner has stuck to his usual routine. Every night, Owen crawls into bed with me. I never know exactly how or when he comes in. I just know that some time between night and morning I will feel his little arms cuddling my back and he stays there until I wake.He kisses my back through my pajamas and I smile with my eyes still closed. “Morning, Owie,” I whisper sleepily.“Hi, Mom,” his husky little voice replies.I roll onto my back and put my arm underneath his head, my eyes are still closed. “I thought we were going to try and sleep in your bed all night. Remember, we were going to buy you a new truck if you did?” I murmur. I’ve stooped to bribery, but at this point I will do whatever it takes.“I just don’t like it in there,” he announces.“Hmm.” I sigh with my eyes still closed. I lean and kiss his forehead. “What’s on today, buddy?”“Cornflakes?”“Yeah. Okay.” I doze for a moment. “Momma’s tired today?”“Rise and sh
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“Hello, I’m here to start today,” I say nervously through the glass window.The receptionist looks at me over the top of her glasses. “What are you here for, dear?”I try to calm the nerves in my stomach. “I have an internship that starts today.” I’m nervous as all hell. God, I hope I get a nice doctor.“What doctor are you with, dear” She smiles kindly.I shuffle around in my bag and pull out the printed email I have. I quickly scan the document for a name. Oh, there it is. “A Dr. Stanton.”“Oh, yes, Dr Stanton is on level three in the cardiology west wing. His PA will be there, along with the other interns.”I smile. “Thank you.”I stuff the email back into my bag and head to the elevators. My heart is somersaulting in my chest as I ride up to level three and make my way down to the cardiology wing. Eventually, down the track I would love to be a cardiologist, and that’s why I applied with Dr. Stanton.Hearts fascinate me.They’re the center of our very existence. Very few cardiolog
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Why should it matter if I’m a married or single mother?Anyway, I lied and said that I don’t have kids. They will never know and I can work without the whole ‘you go first, I know your kid is waiting’ vibe.“You guys ready?” Marci smiles.We all stand and follow her out into the corridor where we loiter around the reception as we wait. This really is exciting.“Oh my God, there he is,” Amber whispers.I turn to look up the corridor and see a male in a navy suit talking to a nurse. His back is to us, and I do have to admit from where I am standing, he does look pretty good. He throws his head back and laughs out loud at something she has said.Jeez.“Holy shit,” she whispers as she grabs my hand in excitement.I bite my bottom lip and drop my head to hide my smirk. This Dr. Barbie chick is kind of funny. I can see us being friends.I glance back up as he turns and my face drops.What?Holy fuck.No… it can’t be.That cheeky smile. I would know it anywhere.Vegas guy.I frown as the flo
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Dr. Stanton turns and smiles in acknowledgment to her before she disappears up the hallway with her screaming kids, then he turns back to his friend. “This is why condoms were the greatest ever invention,” he casually whispers.“Deserves a Nobel prize,” the other doctor replies.What? I frown.Is he kidding? Who the hell does this twat think he is?Condoms are the best thing ever invented. Well, he obviously hates kids.I begin to hear my heart beat in my ears. And to think… I thought he was actually hot. He’s an arrogant fucking asshole.“I’m going to the bathroom,” I whisper to Amber.“Sure thing.”I turn and walk up the hallway.“Ashley?”I turn to see Cameron behind me. “Can I talk to you for a minute?”I swallow my nerves. “Okay.”“In here?” He opens a door into an office.I follow him into the small space and he closes the door behind me.His eyes soften and he appears nervous. “I came looking for you.”I frown.“I came to New York looking for you. I lost my phone with your numb
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