When she looks back down at me, I know she’s ready. I reach up and lift her off the stage, and into my embrace. I hold her face against my chest and let her shed bittersweet tears. She cries and cries, cherishing her life.
I whisper in her hair. "This isn’t the end. This is just the beginning, Star Thang."
She looks at me with a sweet smile. "I like that! Star Thang."
Chapter Sixteen
Siri:
The smell of coffee wakes me. I roll over and stretch. "Ah! Coffee. The Queen needs coffee."
I hear Aurei chuckle from the couch area. "The Queen is a sleepy head today."
"Does that mean I have to get my own?"
"No, dear. I’m getting it for you."
"Thank you!"
"You’re welcome."
Aurei brings me a nice hot cup of cappuccino complete with a heart on top. "You’re good at everything you do."
He chuckles. "I’m so glad you think so."
I sip the delicious liquid and smile at him. "What time is it?"
"Noon."
"Oh, I thought I had slept late."
His eyebrow cocks, making me giggle. "Well, strippers usually sleep all day and work all night."
He leans in for a kiss. "But you’re not a stripper anymore. You’re going to be the big star of a very successful venue and you have your first rehearsal with your new crew in a few hours."
I smile at him and tell him. "You’re my hero, did you know that?"
He chuckles. "Here. Drink your coffee."
I take a few sips.
"We have an appointment in an hour to pick out your new security system."
I hand him my cup back, then fall back on the bed, bouncing. "Ugh!"
He chuckles again. "If you want to be independent and do your own thing, Brutus and I agree that this is the best option for you."
"But do I have to go? Why can’t Brutus do it?" I fake whine.
"It’s your security. You pick which one you want."
"Fine!" I fuss, then sit up on my knees. "More coffee, please."
He chuckles and hands me the cup again. "You’re so helpless when you first wake up."
I giggle softly, tilt my face, and bat my eyes up at him. "Want to take advantage of my helplessness?"
He smirks and shakes his head. "There’s not enough time."
"An hour is plenty of time!" I fake whine again.
"Be a good girl and go get your shower."
I do as I’m told and while I wait for the water to get warm, I stand in the door and ask. "So, my schedule today is coffee, shower, security purchase, then rehearsal?"
"Yes."
"Is there free time between security purchase and rehearsal?"
"Maybe."
"Can we fuck then?"
"You’re so demanding!" He rolls his eyes.
"Well, can we?"
"You might not want to. You might want to play with your new security purchase instead."
"Ha! That’s funny!"
"Shower!"
"Now who’s being demanding?" I turn and enter the shower. The hot water feels good and I use the soap and the special shower head to massage some knots out of my sore muscles.
"Are you bruised anywhere?"
"Nope."
"Are you sore?"
"A little."
"You were impressive as hell on the mechanical bull."
I giggle. "I made that bull my bitch!"
He laughs out loud.
After the show, James set up the mechanical bull ring on the stage and the bachelor party celebrated to sunrise. I rode it no less than 6 times.
I open the shower door, stick my head out and wink at him. "It’s all in the hips and the hair flips."
"I would agree with that assessment."
"Do I still hold the record for staying on the longest?"
"Affirmative."
I smile, turn the water off and ask. "May I have another cup of delicious cappuccino?"
"Coming right up."
Aurei:
"I will. I promise." I tell Brutus as I walk out with Siri to get into the car. "I’ll shoot a video for you." I hang up and toss her the keys. "You drive."
She slides behind the wheel, cranks her car, and takes us to the street address. "Am I picking a gun or a taser or what?"
"Or what."
She smirks. "Why are you being so evasive?"
I laugh. "It’s new. Only been on the market about 8 weeks."
"Oh! That’s cool." She makes a turn, and once we are heading out of town, she starts asking questions again. "What colors are there to choose from?"
"Basic."
"No pinks?"
"No pinks."
"Black or white?" She curls her lip.
"Black and gold."
She smiles. "I like gold."
"That’s not one of the choices."
She cuts her eyes at me.
"Your choices are all black or black and gold. No solid gold."
"Oh."
When we pull up, she looks confused. "Are we at the right place?"
"Yep."
"The dude works out of his house?"
"Affirmative."
We knock on the door, and a teenager girl opens the door. "Dad, your company is here." She excuses herself and walks out between us. Her dad comes into the room. He shakes our hands and introduces himself as Billy, then says. "You’re a tad early. Give me just a second to finish the dishes. I’ll be right with you. Have a seat."
We sit down and my Curious Thang begins to look at all the pictures on the wall. "He’s a police officer." She smirks. "Your kinda guy."
"Go figure." I tell her.
"I guess he has a shooting range outback."
"I guess."
He comes back in. "Right this way folks."
I take my camera out and turn it on. I film Siri as she follows him out the house and across the lawn, heading to the building in the back. When he opens the door, and she steps through. Her face is priceless! She looks down and squeals, then falls to her knees and giggles hysterically as she gets mobbed my six little German Shepherd puppies. There are two all black and four black and gold. Her laughter is infectious and both Billy and I are laughing with her as she plays with them.
"There are four bitches and two males. The two males are the solid black ones."
"I want a bitch!" She says decisively.
Billy scoops up the boys and takes them out of the room. While he’s gone, a puppy comes over and puts her paw on Siri. She holds her hand out and it sets its paw in it. When Billy comes back, Siri is holding her and getting little puppy kisses.
"I guess you’ve decided."
"I think I got picked actually."
He chuckles. "It happens that way more often than you think."
I settle up with Billy while she plays with the puppies. The same little one keeps coming back and sitting next to her. He gives me the registration papers, extra food, a collar and a training manual, along with a card to bring the puppy for obedience and guard dog training when she reaches the right age. Siri picks our new family member up and carries her to the car. I open the door for them, buckle her up and then shake Billy’s hand again. When I slide in, Siri’s smile is stunning. "You and your fucking secrets, Aurei Moore."
I chuckle. "I still have a few up my sleeve."
She takes her phone out, holds the puppy up between us and snaps a selfie. "I’m sending a picture to everyone I know of you, me and our little Angel."
"Is that her name then? Angel?"
"Absofuckinglutely! She’s my little Angel Thang."
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