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was still too nervous to count the money I made, so I shoved it all in my bag and then put the bag under my table.
     
    Roxie was by the door, waving me to hurry, so I went after her and we stopped at the end of the bar.
     
    “Just go around and get drink orders. Then come back and tell the bar. Deliver and repeat.”
     
    I nodded. I used to waitress, so this at least wasn’t completely foreign to me.
     
    Roxie disappeared into the crowd so I took a deep breath and picked up a tray. I felt like I was being stared at so I turned my head. Hottie bartender watched me from the other end of the bar.
     
    I gave him a little wave, grabbed a tray, and started to take orders.
     
    It didn’t take long to figure out I wasn’t really out here to take drink orders. I was actually out here to give the people something to look at, to flirt with, and to generally keep the customers happy.
     
    I relaxed into that role because at least this was something I could wear a shirt for.
     
    Just when I was starting to get nervous about my next “routine,” Adam waved to me from the edge of the crowd. I slipped through and followed him into his office.
     
    He was going to fire me.
     
    I fell like a klutz, spilled beer on paying customers, and didn’t even take off my shirt.
     
    I was the worst stripper in the history of strippers.
     
    “What the hell was that out there earlier?” he said, standing beside his desk.
     
    “I’m so sorry, I—”
     
    “You’re sorry?” He cut in. “That was brilliant!”
     
    “It was?” I asked, shock lacing my tone.
     
    “Every guy in this place had his eyes glued to your chest.”
     
    I didn’t know how to respond.
     
    “I think you’re exactly what this place needs.” He went on.
     
    “What is that, exactly?”
     
    “A mystery, a girl who whips the crowd into a frenzy just to get a peek.”
     
    Is that what I did?
     
    “Since you didn’t bring anything else to wear, you can just serve the rest of the night. But tomorrow you’ll be dancing every hour.”
     
    “Tomorrow?”
     
    “You got the job, Violet. Welcome to the Mad Hatter.”
     
    “I wasn’t expecting this.”
     
    “Frankly, neither was I. I thought you were going to bomb miserably.”
     
    “Um, thank you?” I said sarcastically.
     
    He flashed me a smile. “Who knew underneath that good girl exterior you were hiding the inner workings of a sexy bitch?”
     
    “I’m pretty sure that could be considered harassment.”
     
    “Probably. Now get back to work. Before you leave tonight, you can fill out the forms I need you to sign.”
     
    Roxie was waiting outside the office when I left. “Well?” she asked.
     
    “I got the job.”
     
    She bounced around on her four-inch heels. “It was the water… men and wet T-shirts… gets ‘em every time.”
     
    “So you think I should add that to my routine, then?” Wait a minute. I was now thinking about my routine? So I was actually going to do this. Somewhere along the way of being scared silly and shaking in my daisy dukes to pouring water all over myself, I decided this was going to happen.
     
    “If you don’t, I will.”
     
    “I guess I need to figure out what to wear.”
     
    “We can go shopping. I know a great place.”
     
    “I don’t have a lot of money.”
     
    She grinned. “Good thing the clothes you need are tiny.”
     
    I giggled. “Sure, why not?”
     
    Adam opened his office door and pinned us with a stare. “I don’t pay you ladies to stand around gossiping all night.”
     
    Roxie rolled her eyes, then blew Adam a kiss. I felt my eyes widen as she yanked me away toward the bar.
     
    “That’s our boss!” I hissed.
     
    “He’s a big ol’ teddy bear.”
     
    “He looks more like a grizzly bear,” I noted. He was tall, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and hair buzzed close to his head. He looked to be in his late twenties, but I couldn’t be sure.
     
    “His bark is worse than his bite.”
     
    “I wonder