The hibiscus pink sun of the evening added luster to the golden miniature stature of his first hotel. Ollie stretched in his seat, rubbing his eyes. His gaze moved through the numerous wall clock in his office.
After a long day, he needed to go see June. He put his hands over his face. June? After a long day, he wanted to go to a strip club.His phone dinged with a lot of notifications and heaved startled. Who the fuck was that?He groaned as he stretched his hands over the pile of files on his desk. He swept through the desk until his hands met his phone.Hissing at the first message he laid his eyes on. It was the fuckers he called a friend.Logan: I'm back from my trip. Ollie growled. He couldn’t care less.Ollie: what is this group for? He punched into his phone.Ava: To chatOllie: Why?Max: Old man cannot use a GC.Ollie:?Max: what? It’s the truthLogan: I said I'm back.Max: Okay.Logan: Okay? Gone for two months and that is what I receive?Ollie: This is childish.Max: which cave do you live in again?Logan: (laughing emoji)Ollie: The fuck. (Crying emoji?Ava: Stop with the f word. I'm trying to get into character. A Catholic sister and she doesn't curse.Logan: Can I read the script?Ava: no. Ollie, what’s with the crying emoji?Ollie: I’m angry not crying. The fuck.He typed with urgency. Why would he cry?Max: You can't even identify emojis.Ava: (laughing emoji)Max: Ollie, what’s the point of using a phone when you can’t differentiate between emojis?Ollie: I don’t use my phone to chat like fucking teenagers.Max: What era do you live in?Logan: He is a caveman.Son of a bitchOllie: Fuck off.Ava: Don’t use the f-word.Max: Fuck off too.Logan: EnoughLogan: good. Let's hit the club tonight.Ava: I’m busy on set.Max: Can’t. I have a date with my mom.Ava: your mom or your gf?Max: MY MOM.Logan: What about Ollie? In?Ava: It isn't his scene.Nightclubs. Parties. There weren't something Ollie did for fun.Ollie: Busy.Three dots from Max appeared. Ollie knew he would be the first person to sprout shit about him.Max:You still going to the strip club?Logan: I take you once and you are already addicted.Ollie chuckled. Logan was the one that initiated that they went to the strip club.Max: He is obsessed with a girl there.creases formed on his forehead and he rubbed on it. He forgot Max was a telltale.Ava: a girl? For real?Ollie: That is a lie.Max: no it isn’tLogan: oh..who is she?Ava: now I want to meet her. Oli?Logan: To beat her up?Ava: fuck you L.Ollie chuckled at their interaction.Ollie: I’m not obsessed with any girl. I’m just researching about strip clubs.Ava: Oh.Max: Don't believe him.Logan: Nah. I don’t.Ava: I do believe you Oli.Ollie smiled at his phone: Thanks, Ava.Max: Don’t fall for his lies.Ollie: Okay. I’m out.Ollie exited the group chat and took his time strolling through all the unread messages on his phone. Nine out of ten of them were thirst messages. And he had no idea how his number was gottenHe strode out of the office. Waving a hand at his secretary who responded to him by bowing her head. Before he headed to the lobby.Seeing June was like a reward after his busy day. The air was already thick when he reeved into the Vue’s parking lot. Walking into the club was not stressful at all because there was a separate entry for VVIP. For those who wanted to avoid paparazzi and media.He got greeted and ushered to the private room by a woman in a red top and blue skirt. With a tied ribbon around her neck. He wasn’t asked any questions because they knew that he was only there for one dancer. June.His feet drummed on the floor. Thirty minutes had passed. Not the woman nor June was here. He was starting to lose his patience. It never took more than ten minutes.The woman finally strode back into the room. Stopping near the door. She clasped her hands in her front. Stuttering as she said. “She is unavailable.”Ollie's heart sped. Was she hurt? Was it because of the mark on her neck? June didn’t look particularly okay that night.“Why?” He asked. Hoping it wasn’t a serious injury.“she said. She doesn’t want to attend to you.”Ollie cocked his head. Did he hear wrongly?“What did you say?”“She said she doesn’t—.”He held his hands up to her. A pained smile spread on his face. June kept breaking the record of things he hadn’t experienced in his life. Been stood up. He had never been stood up.“I’m sorry sir.”“You can leave.” Ollie waved her off.He glowered. What game was she trying to play? Saying she didn’t want to dance for him. She was his dancer. She was his.He strode out of the room. Mild rage rumbled through his stomach. He found it funny because he had never been in a position where he got rejected by a girl. June was too bold.He skimped down the stairs. Several strippers tried getting his attention. But they weren’t June. June had him in a chokehold. He turned his head sideways. His eyes got a glimpse of June. Surprise siphoned into his blood through his face. What the fuck was he seeing? His feet came to a halt. June!The same June that was unavailable for him was on a pole. Twisting off her sexy body for a bunch of men. Four men.He stifled a humorless laughter that withered as fast as it came. Fury grabbed up his leg. His jaw tightened in anger. But that didn’t stop him from checking her out. She wore a sexy purple thong and a short purple skirt that barely covered her ass.His pants strained. Damnit. He took his time watching her through the ajar door, stealthy striding into the room. The audience didn’t notice him come in. There were too engrossed in her body. He clenched his fist. They shouted and yelled as she skimped on the pole like a snake.Even as anger seeped into his bone. He maintained his blank calm face. One superpower he possessed. Though he doubted it would be a superpower anymore. With the desperate need to punch—Something. Someone— that kept rising in him.He wanted to ride her pretty folds until she knew who she belonged to. Ride her pretty sassy mouth until she choked on his cock. Mark her so that everyone knew that she belonged to him. He wanted to make her his. He shifted uncomfortably. He wasn’t used to feeling like this. He gritted his teeth as they yelled cheering June up. They looked young. Like college boys.Ollie leaned on the wall and dead gazed at June. Twisting. Turning. Sliding. She kept doing all as she danced to the fast-beat song that played. She caught up in his dead gaze and the smile on her face disappeared. She moved uneasily on the pole. Though she didn’t waver. Her face screamed with shock.She kept his gaze as a slight smirk crept into her face. She was messing with him. She seductively carried herself. Her eyes were strained on him. He folded his arm and watched, drinking every bit of June. Until it was over.Volcanic anger clutched him by the throat. She and the boys giggled before they exited the room, giving him a when did you get here look.He bolted the door after the boys.Slowly, he paraded to the chair and reclined into it.June looked up at him.“Go ahead me a show.” He raised his left eyebrow. “Or you don’t want to? Because it’s only me?”She gave him a look over and rolled her eyes. Then proceeded to walk past him. Like he was invisible. He stomped to his feet. June flinched her body in reaction. He slammed her on the wall, trapping her with his body. Her eyes screamed fear and an emotion he couldn’t pinpoint.Her chest rose and fell rapidly under his gaze She swallowed hard before she spoke. “let me go—.” Her voice cracked.He pulled up her chin. “You could have told me you like an audience.” He said unable to hide the rage in his voice. “That it makes you feel fucking hot,” Clenching his jawShe blinked rapidly. “What?"“You could have told me an audience makes you fucking wet.” He pushed in against her. “ I’ll hire a trunk full of men if that is what makes you wet.” His breath was ragged. Unable to control himself. He has never crossed his temper line. Never. Today was a day he did.“Are you done?” She said. Her expression was like she had been struck in the face.He wanted to punch into the wall. “Am I done?” A negative laugh bubbled out of his mouth.Even at the tense moment. He felt her body heat seeping into his skin. Her consuming scent stirred a desire in him. So angry and horny for June. She was driving him nuts. “No. I’m not done.”He rested his hands on her bare inner thigh and caressed it.“What are you doing—.” Her gaze fell on her thigh and then moved to my faceHe clenched a handful. She jerked, stifling a moan. A wicked smile slowly crept into his face.“Tell me does it make you feel so fucking hot when you danced in a room full of fucking men.” He drew a circle with his fingers on her thigh. She sucked in a breath.“What thought do you have huh?” His hand trailed up her thigh. Her face fell apart and her breathing became ragged. She parted her lips when he pinched her spot just below her folds.His head moved to her ear. “Do you imagine them fucking you?” Inhaling her intoxicating scent.He licked her earlobes and she let out a silent moan. He was hard already just by hearing it. “Tell me.”Ollie reared his head back. Looking into her eyes, a Cloud of tears filled them. “It makes me so good. Especially when they pay a great tip. The tears trickled down her face. He could hear the hurt in her voice. “Now fuck off and get off me “Ollie was aback. She sobbed. “I’m a fucking stripper so the more the merrier. Yes, men staring at my fucking body makes me hot you fucking asshole.” Her gaze was full of pain.” You get a boner staring at my ass too so why can’t I?” “Fuck you. Fuvk you assholeAs tears dripped down June’s face. Ollie's hands fell. Startled by June’s words. He reared backward, watching June squirrel away from him. He ran his hands through his hair. Shit.June doubled her step when she footed out of the dancing room to conceal her teary face. She tried to stop herself from crying but she couldn’t help it. Tears flowed down her face like a fountain. I have heard worse. That was what she used to console herself but it wasn’t working. It was as if it only triggered more tears from her eyes. Lola materialized in her line of vision. “What’s the wrong babe?” Oh fuck. This was what she hated. How was she supposed to explain that she was in tears because a douchebag insulted her? “Nothing. I got something in my eyes.” She hurriedly cleaned her face with the back of her hand. Sniffing she turned to Lola. “Something entered my eyes.”“Let me take a look.” Lola brought her hands close to her eyes June tilted her face away from Lola’s touch. “It’s fine. I’ll wash it. And my face is kinda itchy too.” She said, scratching the skin close to her eyes. “Sorry.” Lola pouted. Concern in her voice. “You should have it checked.” “I will.” She mana
June’s jaw plopped as she descended from the taxi. For seconds, she stood star-struck in front of a grand casino. Four-story building of glittering glass walls towered over her. All thanks to the location tracker she had implanted on her brother’s phone for days like this. It wasn’t so hard to track him down. What the hell was he doing in a casino that looked like this? The few times she had to track him. She always found him in a shitty gambling room. Not a place this enormously flattering.She smoothened her hands on her baggy black pants feeling a-teeny intimidated before walking through the queue of expensive cars she had never seen before. Her head blurred. John was here to use her savings to compete with people like this? Anxiety mixed with a trace of anger rode her spine.Her eyes caught the glimpse of the sparkling board that displayed The Echo as she ambled into the magnificent compound of the casino. She doubled her step toward the entrance of the building trying not to pa
The bouncer bowed their heads and parted in front of her. Masculine intoxicating scent preceded Ollie before he aligned with her. She wanted to drown in his redolence. She took a deep breath after a string of shivers passed through her spine. Forgetting momentarily as to why she was here in the first place. Was she this powerless over herself?“Let her in.” Deep and exquisite, he repeated. The bouncers welcomed him. “Mr. Ollie.” She observed him from the corner of her eyes as he waved a hand to the bouncers in a dismissive manner. “Wasn’t that easy?” She frowned even though she wasn’t the one that made them oblige. Now all she had to do was look for John and get Ollie off her back. How easy. June made an effort to not let her mind go wild as she ambled into the casino in a nerve-racking silence with Ollie behind her She felt his gaze boring into her at the tip of her fingers. And his presence looming over her, making her shudder. Her knees were a second away from becoming watery
Ollie finished his meeting twenty minutes earlier to catch up with June but she was already gone when he got there. He knew she wasn’t going to stay after she was done at the casino.He ran through a thousand reasons as to why she was looking for her boyfriend in a casino and it boiled down to one thing. He defrauded her or he is gambling with her money. That was the only logical reason for her to be in a rush to the extent of wearing mismatched slippers and Inside out top. Whoever her boyfriend was. Ollie was already planning his death since the word came out of her mouth. So if he turned out to be an asshole. Even better. He wouldn’t have to harm him for no reason.She having a boyfriend bothered him a lot. He didn’t know the guy but he already hated him. For good reasons. He sighed when he realized he was falling into the trance of overthinking about June. What about June had him this fucked up? What was it about her that had him obsessed? He couldn’t tell. She was beautiful sur
Ollie lifted his head when the door creaked open to reveal Seth. He yanked his glasses and rubbed his eyes. “Did you have it?” “Yes sir.” Seth strode to him, halting in front of the office desk. Bowing his head, he handed over the file to him. Seth had been Ollie’s P. A. for years but he was still the same as he met him years back. Rigid and a small talker . It was one of the reasons he lasted long with Ollie. He was Ollie’s favorite. He loved people that knew what boundaries were and respected them. And don’t try to kiss his ass. Though Ollie was crossing a boundary now. And he didn’t feel guilty about it. He needed to get it off his mind. He didn’t say he wasn’t going to look into it he said he wasn’t going to ask her questions. Ollie took the file from Seth. A crumpled sound filled the air as he ruffled his hands into the file.“Witness says it’s her brother.” Ollie balanced his gaze with Seth. “Her brother?” not her boyfriend. “Yes sir. According to the witness in the casi
June must be out of her mind grinding against Ollie. Every time she was on his radar her boundary just seem to blur. Self-control? There was non-existent when she was around him. The aftermath of what she had done caused a messy buzz in her brain. But, maybe losing self-control was a good the tonight. Because the tip was massive. More than she had ever received. An exciting squeal fell out of her mouth. Money gave her joy she couldn’t explain. And she needed a lot of them. A trunk full of cash. And today was a win for her. She giggled at the check in her hand as she opened the door of the dressing room, and leisured to the locker assigned to her. Pulling the locker door open. She stared at her reflection in the mirror, a gleaming smile was plastered on her face. She had been in a slump after the incident with John. The rent was due. Amy and Aiden were supposed to move to college. She was going crazy. She didn’t know what to do. But, the problem had been solved by one check. L
June spaced out. The dribbling sound of the coffee became a hum in her ear. She hadn’t had a wink of sleep since the last night after the incident. No one in her situation would. Her problems were a series of never-ending strings. She was worn out. Exhausted. There was no way she would have five hundred thousand dollars in two weeks. Even if she worked for two weeks without rest, she wouldn’t make half the amount. She thought hard about what to do. But nothing. There was no light at the end of her tunnel. She hadn’t heard from John. The cause of her misery. His phone couldn’t be tracked this time. The universe constantly dealt with her brutally. There was never a day when she was genuinely happy and relieved. It was a myth to her. Hey! Hey!It came again louder jolting her back to earth. “Hey!” Her eyes veered to the counter. She gasped at the pile of mess on the counter. She grabbed the towel behind her and laid it on the counter. “I’m so sorry.” She apologized, wiping the s
Lola ambled beside her, pulled her up, and gave her a gentle pat on the back before facing the girls. “Being respectful is a basic human thing but you both lack that.” “What?” The doll-faced eyes widened. Then she reclined into the chair. “I see both of you are both in the same class.” She said crudely. “Yes.” Lola deadpanned. “And I also see you both have no class.”“What? You know what? I’m done speaking to both of you. Call me your manager.”“Oh, manager?” Lola tilted her head up as if she was thinking about it. “The manager is not available. And you both should get lost.” “you won’t be able to deal with the consequences when I file a complaint against you. You will lose your job” Lola fake shivered. “I’m so scared. Don’t get me fired.” She mimicked the babyish voice of doll-faced.June stifled a laugh behind her. “You will pay for this,” The doll-faced spat out. “No. The person paying here is you.” Her gaze shifted between the two girls. “And you for the coffee” emphasizi