The Game is all around us. There are rookies and there are professionals. Both make mistakes. Rookies keep repeating them. Professionals get better.
And the Game always has Rules.
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The club was a local spot. There were more strip clubs in the city but this one was close, well-priced and on certain nights, you would encounter a chance to level up in the Game.
Tonight, I had met up with my buddy Dave. I thought I was cool and I was and am but Dave had knowledge about this place, the dancers and nightlife in general that dwarfed things even I knew. So whenever we could get together, I relished it. It gave a chance to learn.
The doorman greeted me with a fist-bump. He was cool, I had learned his name last time and knew details about his family. We always had cool moments that were sincere and left us both feeling like more than just a door guy and another horny ass fucker entering the club.
I gave a wink to my favorite bartender. She was a blonde who had a husband and a nest of kids. She was sexy and I often joked about her dancing alongside these twenty-somethings.
I made my way to the table where I found Dave and two of his friends. I had never met them before.
Time passed. The bottles stacked.
After a few rounds, I looked up and saw her walking towards us. Having just left stage, I knew from the announcement that her name was Peace. But peaceful was the complete opposite of what I felt.
Peace was sexier than I could have anticipated. She was short but had a lean body with a tight torso and long legs. Her hips were wide enough to show a pronounced, thick ass. Her breasts were obviously enhanced but they were round like melons and rested perfectly on her. Peace had full lips and large oval eyes which spoke of some ethnicity not common to this part of town. Her hair was dark brown and fell straight and down to her waist. Her eyes had heavy liner and lashes that batted hypnotically.
She was the perfect blend of muscle and bounce, strength and jiggle. She stood at our table with her long-nails tapping on her luscious hips.
"Hi guys," and her voice has a slight raspy seductive quality to it. I was mesmerized and Dave smiled knowing I was lost already. I tried to compose myself.
One of the guys at the table had asked about her dances.
"Damn, Peace I bet it is," he continued, eye-fucking her up and down, "I'd like to get a 'piece!' How much for a dance? And are you naked back there?"
"Sorry, hon, topless only. And it's $100 to start." She quoted the price and he scoffed.
"Fucking shit, girl, that much for a dance? And I have to stay in the seat and I can't touch your pussy?"
He continued on. I thought that was bad form. If you don't like the prices, just say no thanks or say maybe another time. There are enough dicks in the room without adding to the number.
Peace held up her smile and sex appeal but it was easy to tell she was offended. This guy was a bully.
I don't like bullies.
"Hey man, easy," I interjected. "It's all good. Those aren't her rules and prices, it's the house's. Chill. Next round is on me." He cooled out.
Alcohol could easily escalate a situation. But the offer of buying someone a drink tends to de-escalate egos, bro moments and other bullshit guys bring about.
Peace made eye contact with me. I casually slid her a bill for her trouble.
She smiled with a quizzical look on her face. She walked away.