My mouth fell open. Really? Unless she had some kind of trust fund, I didn't see how any eighteen year-old could afford this school.
But Lauren just shook her head.
"I dance, Mel," she stated. Seeing my look of confusion, she clarified. "I'm a stripper at the Donkey Club in the City."
Donkey Club? Which city? What was she talking about?
Sighing, she began to explain.
"You know how I disappear every weekend to see my boyfriend up at NYU? Well, I go up to New York City … but it's not because I have a boyfriend," she said. "I'm a stripper at a joint up there called the Donkey Club. It's not one of the high-end places, but there's a niche for "school girl cream," as they like to call it."
"In fact, I often bring a lot of Trinity gear up with me, and that's my routine," she said. "My spiel is that I'm a Trinity co-ed, wearing a Trinity bikini and skirt, and it all comes off over the course of a few minutes."
My mouth hung open. It was true that Lauren owned a ton of Trinity gear but I'd never suspected that it was a costume and props. I'd just figured she had a lot of school spirit.
But I could kind of see it. Lauren was blonde and gorgeous with a worldly, experienced air. Guys would love seeing her on-stage, parading that perfect bod.
Plus, she could pull it off. I'd never questioned that she had a long-term boyfriend in New York whom she visited every weekend. It fit in perfectly with her mature demeanor, the sophisticated way she smoked cigarettes and seemed to know everything already, despite the fact we were both freshmen.
I took a deep breath and decided not to beat around the bush.
"Do you think the Donkey Club would have room for someone like me?" I'd asked, trying to be brave.
Lauren looked me up and down, taking in my riotous brown hair, curvy shape and alabaster skin.
"I know they do," she replied confidently. "Come with me next weekend, and you'll pull in the big bucks, I promise."
CHAPTER FOUR
Melanie
This was turning out to be a bad idea. When we'd arrived at the club, the bouncer had eyed us skeptically.
"IDs," he ground out.
"Please," said Lauren haughtily, tilting her perfect ski-slope nose. "Don't you remember me from last weekend? I dance here, I've already been vetted by management."
"I don't care if you're fucking Mother Teresa," said the big black guy. "So long as you're twenty-one."
But he seemed to recognize her and with a sigh, pulled the velveteen curtain back. We sashayed in, Lauren with the air of a queen, me like a mouse trying to find my bearings.
"Stand up straight!" she hissed. "Arch your back! Look glamorous!"
I did as she asked, trying not to feel self-conscious and shy. But of course, that was impossible. The Donkey Club itself was not a vote of confidence. A dirty low-slung bar took up most of the space, with three poles in the center, spotlights of gold highlighting the dancers wriggling and twisting. Peanut shells littered the floor and the clientele weren't exactly the cream of the crop. I could see a couple missing teeth, some sunburns, steel-toed boots and cowboys hats all around.
"Where do these guys come from?" I asked with wonderment. We were on the west side of Manhattan, in the middle of a concrete jungle, surrounded by skyscrapers and guys in thousand-dollar suits. Where did they find these rednecks?
But Lauren just shrugged. "Listen, the customers pay and that's what we're here for right? We can't dance at the bigger clubs because they want girls to work three or four nights a week and we're not local." That was true. We'd taken the bus up from Virginia and it'd been a hellish eight-hour ride, cramped and stuffy.
Plus, I needed the money and was willing to do what it took. I followed Lauren to the back room, where she knocked before opening the door with a proprietary air. A seedy looking dude in an ill-fitting suit looked up, his hand stilling suspiciously beneath his desk, hastily switching off his computer. No doubt he'd been stroking himself to some porn.
"Ralph," said Lauren silkily. "This is my friend Melanie. You know how Renata quit last week? Well, I figured Mel could fill in on the ‘Dirty Co-eds' video."
What video? Lauren had explained that we'd be stripping, but not that we'd be filmed. What the hell?
"You know that new video Jack Strike is filming?" continued Lauren. "Mel would be perfect for Girl 2, you know the one that gets taken for the first time."
Now I definitely had to interrupt. This didn't sound like stripping at all, it sounded more like porn. But Lauren glared at me and made a subtle gesture with her hand, rubbing her forefingers against her thumb. Oh right, I needed money and didn't want to ruin my chances before we'd even begun. Grinding my teeth, I vowed to confront her about this unexpected development as soon as we left New York.
But Ralph leaned back in his chair, so much I thought he might fall over backwards. He gave us a sleazy smile and looked me up and down.
"Strike's in LA, but he told me to collect audition videos from girls who came in," he said. "You got one?" he nodded my way.
"Um," I stuttered. Of course I didn't have an audition tape, I wasn't looking to be a professional in the adult entertainment industry.
"No, she doesn't," cut in Lauren quickly. "But let's film one now, it'll be easy," she said.
"Sure," replied Ralph, swiveling his laptop around to face us. "I got a camera embedded here, just start taking it off when you're ready."
I turned to Lauren, my mouth open, shocked eyes wide. What was I supposed to do? But she merely pressed a dildo into my hand and whispered out of the corner of her mouth, "Fuck yourself with it, don't worry, no one's going to see except the producer."
And I turned back to the camera. Ralph leered and gave me a go sign, indicating that he was already recording. Shit, shit! I didn't want to do this, but I needed the tuition money so badly that I started to dance. My face flushed and I looked at Lauren pleadingly for guidance, but she just nodded and gestured frantically with her hands.
"Keep going!" she mouthed. "Waggle your hips, bounce your butt a little," she said, miming the actions.
And I closed my eyes, utterly humiliated, but with no choice. Slowly, I edged the trench coat off my shoulders. Per my roomie's instructions, I'd worn a tiny black bra and panties with high, high heels, showing off my curvy hips, big boobs, the stilettos lengthening my legs.
Ralph gave a wolf whistle, calling out, "Show some tit, work it baby!"
Oh fuck, I knew I was going to be bad at this, but kept my eyes closed and pretended that I was alone on a desert island with a handsome, dark stranger. Make that two handsome, dark strangers with penetrating blue eyes. They were licking me here, licking me there, touching my breasts … and I pinched my nipple, pretending it was them. Ohhh! That felt good.
Getting into it, I lifted my tits out of my bra cups and suckled one, pushing the puffy nipple in my mouth. Goddamn if I didn't hear Ralph unzip his fly, no doubt starting up the hand job again.
But I ignored him and kept suckling, swaying my hips sensually for the camera. Turning around, I bent over and pushed my ass back, my cheeks barely covered by the wisp of lace. Tantalizingly, I ran a finger up and down the rim of my underwear, pulling it to the side for a flash of my cunny, a glimpse of that steamy pink flesh. Teasingly, I dropped the cloth back in place, looking over my shoulder at the camera and letting out a low moan of arousal.
"Ohhhh," I murmured, licking my lips, the pink plushness enticing.
Slowly, I picked up the dildo Lauren had given me and took a long, slow lick before forming a perfect "O" and delicately inserting the tip in my mouth. I let my tongue trail around the bulbous head, kissing and massaging the soft rubber, before sliding it down my throat, taking it deep.
I thought I heard Lauren squeal with shock from my dirtiness. Yeah, I know I come across as a nice, conservative brunette, but I'm pretty slutty on the inside and have practiced a lot on cucumbers, zucchini and squash … pickles are my personal favorite.
Slowly, I fucked my throat with the dildo, getting the toy massively wet, the soft rubber head visibly running down my throat as Ralph and Lauren watched with amazement. Then with a wet sucking sound, I pulled it out, and sat myself down on the couch facing the camera, knees spread, this time hooking a finger around my panties to sweep the crotch aside.
"Like it big boy?" I asked, addressing the screen. Of course, the screen was black but I knew how these things worked. Bring the customer into the scene, right? Make them feel like they're right there with you.
Pulling my knees up so that my pussy was fully exposed, I reached down with two fingers and held my labia apart, pulling the soft flesh so that the lens could zoom into my pink pussy. My vulva was steamy and moist, my inner channel a hot pink, dripping with fluid and even pulsing a bit, beating with my arousal.