Wrong then Right (A Love Happens Novel Book 2) by Jodi Watters

Author:Jodi Watters [Watters, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: A LOVE HAPPENS NOVEL
Publisher: Jodi Watters
Published: 2015-05-14T23:00:00+00:00

Hope had made plenty of bad decisions in twenty-five years of living. Like when she was eight and decided to run away from the vineyard with nothing more than the clothes on her back and her pink Huffy, the back tire flat. And the time she was fourteen and thought it was a good idea to get her belly button pierced during an outdoor Nine Inch Nails concert. Or when she was nineteen and decided she could make it to Palm Springs on a quarter tank of gas, as long as she kept the air conditioner off and the cruise control on.

There were other examples, too, but she didn’t have time to review them all. Not when a blue velvet curtain was about to open on another one.

Telling herself this was no different than when she’d played an extra in her high school’s musical version of Footloose, she took her place on the stage next to Bridget, her hand on the back of a black Windsor chair—standard strip club issue. Kiki was on Bridget’s other side, hopping in place and shaking her arms out like a boxer anticipating the bell. Waiting with feverish anxiety, Hope felt genuine regret that she hadn’t listened to Rosa years ago and gone to beauty school. Risking asphyxiation and extreme boredom to give cotton topped old ladies cuts, colors, and perms six days a week had to be easier on the blood pressure.

The curtain opened with a clicking swoosh, and even with her head down and her back to the hushed crowd, she knew the lights were dimmed, soft streaks of smoky blue neon catching random fragments floating in the air. On the third snap of Bridget’s fingers, a brassy jazz beat began, along with the thump of full percussion, and Hope’s hips moved in time. Christina Aguilera and a top of the line audio system provided the suggestive music, setting a sultry mood for the three song burlesque show, while a redhead, a blonde, and a brunette provided the erotic visual feast, the variety sure to suit any gentleman’s taste for the evening. Standing nearly shoulder to shoulder, their choreography was professional quality, thanks to Marcia’s unverified and highly disputed go-round as a Rockette back in the day, and all of their practiced moves were perfectly synchronized.

The first song, I’m a Good Girl, was distinctly feminine but flirty, and the medium tempo and cheeky lyrics made hitting every sexually seductive move easy. Methodically counting the steps in her mind, the buzzing energy of the crowd pumped through her, and Hope found herself in some kind of altered state. The booming thump of the music overwhelmed her senses. The zinging heat from the spotlights baked her skin. The rapt attention of every person in the club made her feel like a lone goldfish swimming tricks in a big, clear bowl.

And then she saw a certain shark, standing at the bar with a drink in his hand and a scowl on his face, capable of swallowing her whole.

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