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Chapter One

Autumn Deluca

This is so not how I i Having drunk fucks trying to touchto be thankful for I should be getting ready for turkey and puhts themed strip club My “unifor-sleeved, sheer top and extremely short but billowy shorts Think Princess Jas, lady of the night

It’s just too much

My big boobs hang out and with the looseness of the shorts, you can see my whole neorld

I just turned eighteen last ot a third job I am now the not-so-proud hostess at The Harem It’s not a terrible strip club, thankfully The Harem boasts strippers of all shapes and sizes It’s clean and there is a strict no touching policy, plus they have a with my life, but I have no choice I help s

Living in Brooklyn isn’t cheap, and ht now Between her two jobs and my three, we barely make ends meet I have three little brothers, and all are still in diapers My h school My father was out of the picture before I was born, then he died in Afghanistan in 2003, so for the longest time, it was justfor her happily ever after

Five years ago, she ot nant three times in rapid succession He’s abusive to o, he up and left with all of her savings as well as e on hold, not that I ever thought I could afford it, and added a second job My first job is part-tirocery store on Flatbush Avenue I do everything fro The Garcia’s need all the help they can get too They are getting older and never had children of their own I’ve worked there since I was fourteen and I am pretty sure I alill

My second job is also part-time at a car dealership as a receptionist I only work Saturdays and the pay isn’t great, but Ipeople This third job lets ht while my mom is at home with the kids It just isn’t exactlyas a hostess until I can bartend seeo, at the time Every day I’m here, I hate it more than the last

Because this place is in Manhattan, we are surprisingly high tech The iPad at my station by the door tells ht, but they are staggered One at seven and the other at ten Since I work fro, e close, this is going to be a long freaking night

By eight, I’ with the first bachelor party They are driving me nuts They are loud and obnoxious and very clearly violating the rules The club owner, Clyde, isn’t doing shit about it because they are very room is Joey Santucci’s little brother, Richey Joey Santucci is the head of the Santucci crime family, and everyone knows you don’thigh ranking officials of the police depart mayor Well, the old mayor No one has seen him in months, so there was a special election for the current mayor

Despite knowing that, I’room He has asked me three times in the last hour to do a private dance for him I’ve told him I don’t do that Clyde has askedto think that if I don’t do it, I won’t have a job tomorrow Or worse

I a for hiuys and the one girl with thehtly at theratis sy at one , actually praying, that he isn’t the groom