Episode 4

"I need a minute"

that was all I said, he let my chin go and I sprinted out of the booth and into the locker room. Grace seen me run away and so she got the only person she knew could help me.

there was a light knock on the door, I opened it slightly and saw it was Georgie, "you okay kiddo" he said softly. my eyes began to water and I let him in, and he engulfed me into a hug as we fell to the floor together. "what did he do, I swear ill kill him!" he said.

"no, he didn't do anything I promise. who is he?" I asked

he relaxed a little after that. "he is Nikolai Udinov, the head of the Russian Mob."

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I just sat there wide eyed not sure what to say. "why did he ask for me when he could of had anyone?"

"he said you intrigued him, he saw you dance earlier and he said the way you danced was something he hasn't seen in a strip club before. You danced like it wasn't for others but for yourself."

He sighed " you know he has a point right, not only are you like my sister but it's the main reason why let you dance and only dance." I gave a small smile. " now why are you in here/" he asked

"He made me feel safe to be myself, I haven't felt like that since I moved here and met you. it scared me to feel that way again especially now that you tell me he's a Mob leader. what if he finds out about my past? what if he wants to see me again?" I start to panic at this point, he can't find out. he just can't.

"shhhh its okay" Georgie soothingly rubs my back. " you don't have to tell him anything and he's probably just here for a few days or so. if he made you feel comfortable then there has to be something about him that you can trust... maybe. I honestly don't know right now but you don't have to got back out to the booths. what do you want me to tell him?"

I take a deep breath " I can go back out, I'm okay. can you stay close by though, just in case?"

"of course, as long as you need me." we hug one last time and I get up to fix my clothes and hair. I don't wear makeup really, sometimes some mascara and eyeshadow. once I'm all set again I head back out.

the bouncer lets me back in, "Hi sir" I say quietly.

"are you feeling okay?" he says as he lights his cigar.

"yeah sorry about that. I just needed a moment."

He nods his head, so I proceed to the pole in the center of the booth. he sits up in his seat as I set the speakers to my playlist. The music starts and I began to dance, feeling nervous as I begin he says "relax' I close my eyes and fell the music and space out. not a care in the world can mess me up when I dance. I open my eyes and see that he is now standing, the cloud of smoke clears and I see now that his gaze is fixed on me watching every move I make.

"чертовски сексуально" ( so fućking sexy) he says so quiet but loud enough for me to hear though I have no idea what he said.

I've never heard Russian before, I could hear him speak it all day. three songs later, he asks me to come to him. I turn the music down and walk over to him. he grabs my hand and pulls me into his lap again, I don't argue this time considering with out a doubt he gets what he wants.

"where did you learn to dance?" he asks me, my breathing gets heavy thinking of my childhood. how do I tell him things without revealing too much I ask myself.

"I took dance as a child and then it just stuck with me as I got older." I answer

he nods and rests back leaning me more into his chest. he rests his chin on my head and says "you captivate me, I wanna learn more about you. when do you work next?"

My eyes widen, "damń it" I say quietly. "umm todays Wednesday so I work Friday next" I say, he hums in response and reaches in his pockets and pulls out a stack of cash and hands it to me. completely shocked I shake my head and say "that's too much I didn't even do anything.

"He looks at me disapprovingly. " она что-то еще." (she's something else's) he chuckles "don't get me wrong I love a good lap dance but I haven't seen someone dance the way you do in a very long time. you remind me of my mom when she use to dance. not in a weird way, she danced for herself and no one else, she didn't let others dictate the way she felt when she moved across the floor. and that's how you dance. carefree."

I smile at his confession "but that's still too much" I laugh " okay Ill take a stack away" he says. I roll my eyes and say fine, I go to take the money out his hands and he stops me. "you wanna try that again принцесса" (princess).

I look at him confused "what does that mean?"

"don't roll your eyes at me, and it means princess" his voice now deep

" sorry sir, thank you" I say quietly "princess"

"yeah, well for now" he says amused

He walks me out of the booth and says he'll see me Friday. I nod and give him a smile. he shakes Georgies hand and whispers something to him before he walks out the doors. I release a breath I didn't know I was holding and walk back to the lockers. Bunny and Kris look at me when I enter. "what's wrong?" I ask.

"how did he want a nobody like you, what did you give him something extra?" bunny asks

"bìtch stfu" Kris says, she's my only other friend here besides Georgie and grace.

I walk past her and put my money away and change my clothes. all the other girls come in and Georgie talks to us to close the night out. "everyone did a great job out there, make sure you give your payment to Riley and anyone that needs a ride let me, Riley or Grace know I don't want anyone walking home this late. everyone says thank you and we head to Rileys office to hand in our money. they only ask for 50 dollars each night we work.

I tell Kris and Grace bye and made sure kris had a ride before I left with Georgie. we live together since i came here when I was sixteen. I was sleeping anywhere it was warm at first for about a month and one day he saw me behind the school curled up so he gave me a sandwich and left the side door. open for me after his gym class so I can come in, I stayed behind the bleachers since they never checked them after class. when school was over he found me and brought me back to his place, we talked as we walked to his home, I didn't know why but I felt safe when I met him, all he did was made sure I ate and was warm. I told him how I got here but not why I left. he told his mom what I told him and she took me in without a second thought. she was amazing. she got me into the same school as Georgie and he became my best friend and my protector. a year later I told them what happened to me and they just hugged me. I felt like I finally have a family that cares for me, I started calling her mom then. sadly she died from a drunk driver accident last year. so its just me and him now.

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A/N : Hey lovelies, tell me what you think of this chapter. Also if I get any of the Russian wrong I apologize. I'm using google translate, I'm gonna download this app too. But vote and comment what you guys think.

How do you feel about Nikolai?

What do you think happened to Nina?

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