Page 29 of Blind Spot
I laughed and nodded. “You’re right. I sooo would. I just hate the way the customers in VIP feel entitled to grab our asses.”
“And yet, you know all you have to do is complain to Frost one time, and their asses would be banned.”
“Right. And word would get around, and that would be the end of anyone wanting to fuck with me. The tips are great though.”
“Precisely. You’re not getting that at the bar.”
“I’m not getting the same type of tips, but I get tips. In some ways, it balances out. All I have to deal with at the bar is flirting.”
“With broke bustas. The men with the money ain’t visiting the bar,” she declared, sucking her teeth.
We stepped into the area with our latest patrons and busied ourselves with chatting with them and serving them before we moved to the next area.
The club was hopping all night long, and Reanna and I were constantly on our feet. I was able to manage a fifteen-minute break to grab a snack and a drink. I didn’t even get a chance to take a piss until another hour later. An hour before my shift ended, Ramon showed up with a few of his business constituents. I had not met them before, but that didn’t matter to Ramon. He made it his business to show his ass from the minute that I was assigned to his area.
“Say, beautiful. Can we get a lap dance?” Ramon asked as though we were strangers.
“This isn’t that type of club,” I replied sassily.
“Oh yeah? I couldn’t tell. You’re walking around here in that skimpy costume with your ass out,” he replied.
“Listen, I’ll be back with your orders momentarily.”
I turned to walk away, but Ramon smacked me on the ass and gripped my ass cheek before releasing it. I turned around with fire in my eyes, and he smirked at me.
“I’m sure you’ll need the tip, ma. You might not want to bite the hand that feeds you.”
His friends snickered, and one of them had the nerve to say, “You shouldn’t be out here teasing men like that. That peach is sitting fat and high, sweetheart.”
I rolled my eyes at him, and I hated that Reanna wasn’t assigned to this section. Because there were only four of them, two servers weren’t necessary, especially when we were already short-staffed.
“And if either one of you puts your hands on it again, then I promise I’ll break your jaw and sue you for sexual assault.”
“Whoa! She’s a feisty one,” another man added, causing them all to laugh.
Ramon’s eyes darkened, and he pulled his fingers through his beard. “Nah. She’s all talk and no bite. I promise you I know how to tame feisty little bitches.”
“I’ll get you someone else to serve you.” I turned to walk away because the last thing that I wanted was for my temper to get me in trouble. I’d already been in enough trouble over my temper and my mouth. I couldn’t afford to lose my job too.
Ramon stood and grabbed me around the waist. He glared at me with his teeth bared. “No. I think that I’ll keep your ass right here serving me and my friends tonight. Run and tell some shit if you want to, and I swear that tonight will be your last one onthis job. And when I’m finished with you, you won’t be able to get another job in this city,” he threatened in a whisper against my ear.
“Why are you doing this?”
“Because I’m tired of playing with you. Now pack your bags and come back home.”
I shook my head and tried to pull away. “I’m not coming back home.”
“Yes, you are. Don’t make me show my ass up in here and drag you back,” he warned in a low growl as he gripped my ass and rubbed it.
I was so humiliated and so angry. I tried jerking away and pushing him off me, but he only tightened his hold. Lowering his head, he tugged the shell of my ear into his mouth and whispered, “It always did turn me on whenever you became feisty. We’ve got a lot of making up to do.”
When he finally released me, I raised my hand to slap him, but he grabbed it and squeezed my wrist tightly. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”
“You’re going to regret this,” I warned.
“Why? You gon’ get my brother to come and try to whup my ass again? Too late for that. After our recent show of affection, I seriously doubt he’s got any words to say to you.”
Ramon spun me around and held me against his chest. With one arm wrapped around my midsection, he slid his hand up my abdomen and fingered my nipples. All I could see was Dominic’s retreat as he made his way angrily away from the section we were in.
