The Dark Knight

5: Escort Girl

Lucy tossed and turned in her bedroom that night unable to sleep. Jerry had long slept off but she found it hard to go to sleep, their dining table conversation still playing in her mind. She turned to her side and watched him as he slept, he looked so peaceful as he slept

Jerry was lying flat on his back with lips slightly parted and snoring slightly. She smiled as she reached out to remove some tussled hair from his face. Her shining knight, she leaned in and kissed him lightly on his lips, not enough to wake him

He mumbled in his sleep and turned to his side facing her, with his eyes still closed and a hint of a smirk on his face, reaching out his hand and drawing her to him, still fast asleep

Lucy smiled and snuggled closer to him, trying to sleep back but with Jerry’s words still replaying in her mind ‘I have been getting funny threat letters for a while now but had traced it to no one, so we have to keep our guard up’

Lucy sighed, she didn’t sign up for this kind of life. A life where she would always be looking over her shoulders and wondering who wants to harm her. She shrugged off the thoughts as she reminisced on her life before she met Jerry, before he rescued her from Big Joe’s evil plans, her exotic dancing and escort service jobs

Nothing gave her joy in that old life, it was just a means to an end, a way to make quick bucks and the life she lived then was so addictive. She played the wild temptress but her nature did not match up to her lifestyle. She was so glad she was now living a changed better life but then again it seemed her past wanted to catch up with her and she shuddered thinking of what may lie ahead in their future

As she thought about her old job with Madam Ronnie, the escort service owner, she found herself drifting off to sleep and taken back to those years ago when she walked the stages of night clubs and danced for the entertainment of the men who booked her company

‘Hey Roxy’ Lucy called out to the red-haired serving the tables in the front line of the bar she danced in

‘Hey sugar…what’s up?’ Roxy came up to her on the side staircase as she waited in line to go up the stage. The other exotic dancers were doing their thing and she was next in line

‘I need help tying these laces, please help’ Lucy said, pointing to the tight bodice she wore

‘Sure thing girl, turn around’ Roxy said, coming closer to her

Lucy did so and she helped fix her up

‘Whats’s the point though?, it’s gonna come right off again up there’ Roxy teased

‘Yeah well…all in the fun’ Lucy giggled, flipping her off as they hear her name being called

‘Showtime’ Roxy remarked and Lucy winked at her, climbing up the stairs to the stage and Roxy laughed as she left to go continue what she was doing

Lucy climbed up the platform and began wiggling, strutting, climbing and twisting in her dance to the cheers and leers of the guys all huddled up there with lustful eyes and touchy hands

Into the night she saw one of the guys slip a note to Roxy and point to her, Roxy smirked and looked toward her winking, Lucy looked away from them and continued dancing

During her break she went backstage to cool off when Roxy came close to her smiling mischievously

‘What’s that look Roxy? Bad girl you’ Lucy said laughing

‘The guy there seated in front asked for you, wants a private dance, this is his number.’ She said, pointing to the guy through the curtain She slipped the paper to her and Lucy smiled, tucking in the paper into her underwear

She walked back out a minute later, smiling seductively and sauntering toward the guy that requested her service. It was going to be one of those nights again

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‘Lucy girl, you have a request for a dance and an Escort tonight, you haven’t clicked on the accept button yet’ Ronnie said over the phone

‘Oh yeah I saw it Madam Ronnie, but no I am not working for that guy’ Lucy said, spitting out the last part

‘Why ever not?’ Ronnie laughed in reply

‘He’s a bully and just wants to have fun with his guys, can’t do that anymore’ Lucy said, grimacing as she recalled the callous and lecherous ways of the client she was talking about

Ronnie sighed. ‘You know this is the business’ Ronnie said, trying to appease her best girl on the job

‘Yeah but this guy isn’t paying for all his worth’ Lucy stated firmly, not in the mood to do this particular job and wondering why the guy keeps asking for her after that night in the club when Roxy brought his request to her

‘Okay just this one time Lucy, he is an important client and we can’t let him down’ Ronnie pleaded

‘So send one of the others’ Lucy exclaimed in exasperation

‘Specifically asked for you baby girl’ Ronnie said, teasing her, she had a way with her workers and they knew when she wanted them to obey. She didn’t have to be authoritative, she just knew how to tease them

Lucy huffed. ‘You owe me more cuts Madam Ronnie’ Lucy said, giving in

‘I will increase the bonus I promise’ Ronnie said, tongue in cheek

‘Okay’ Lucy breathed out, wanting the conversation to be over already

‘Alright now girl, go do your stuff’ Ronnie said, cutting the call, Lucy rolled her eyes and prepared for the gig, the guy had weird requests each time. Tonight she was to be dressed like a high school girl, she grimaced

Lucy walked into the Luxurious Bar that evening dressed in the special requested uniform, she looked around for the man that ordered her, Joe and his thug Bosco and saw them approaching her from the distance. She rolled her eyes as she walked toward them, getting into her role play immediately

‘Well well see who we have here Bosco, sweet Lucy has arrived’ Big Joe leered at her

Bosco snickered and had a burning look in his eyes as they trailed her exposed legs and short outfit

Lucy was immediately repulsed, as always, Bosco was always a leach when she danced and she thwarted his advances each time but with this job, you almost have no say at all, you are paid to entertain and give pleasure

‘You still owe me for the last gigs…pay up or I won’t dance’ Lucy said to Joe as she stood in front of him, her eyes defiant and hands akimbo

Joe snorted ‘You will dance for me girl’ he said harshly, coming close to her to grab her roughly but she stepped back

She took a quick look around observing his loud friends sitting at the middle of the bar, obviously waiting for their entertainment and right there she decided she won’t do this again, not tonight, not for free. She walked out on them and was heading out by the back door when she heard heavy footsteps behind her and she quickened her steps

‘You walk away from this and you won’t live long enough to regret it Lucy’ Big Joe threatened in a cold voice

She spun around and faced him, they were now standing by the street lamp outside and he held out his hand to lay it roughly on her shoulder when she was rescued….by her dark knight….

Lucy jolted up in bed, sweating and chest heaving, her dreams again plaguing her as she remembered the night Jerry rescued her and the events that followed, she had an odd feeling that danger was coming, Jerry woke up soon after, once he saw how terrified she looked, he pulled her in, hugging her and trying to get her to calm down

‘Baby…what’s up?’ Jerry was holding her close, patting her back. He had been deep in sleep when he heard her thrashing about, it couldn’t be good he thought, her nightmares were back. Probably because of what he said to her earlier? He wasn’t sure

Lucy was sobbing now ‘I dreamt of Big Joe again honey. Why did I ever live that kind of life that keeps coming to hunt us? And who is writing us the threat letters?’ she sobbed

‘Shh..hush now babe, this is nothing I can’t handle. Come on now, please stop crying baby, it’s just 3 am in the morning, don’t wake the kids with your cries’ Jerry chided gently, still rubbing his hand on her back, helping her calm down

Lucy quietened down after a while and turned her face up toward Jerry and stared at him with sad eyes ‘Why us?’ she asked in a low voice

Jerry smiled sadly as he linked his fingers through hers holding her close to his chest ‘We will get to the bottom of this darling don’t worry’ he said, kissing her on the head

‘It’s your life of crime Jerry that is also hunting us' Lucy whispered, looking down at the sheets, twiddling her thumbs in them

Jerry stiffened, blowing out a breath ‘Baby we have been through this several times, I have cleaned up good I swear to you’ he said, trying not to sound irritated

‘Yeah but how about the robin hood stories?’ Lucy said, narrowing her eyes at him

‘Robin hood’ Jerry chuckled, hugging her closer

‘Yeah. Your vigilante work. That’s what they call it isn’t it?’ Lucy asked, looking at him intently, no way he could dodge this now with the way she was looking at him

Jerry rubbed the back of his neck nervously with his free hand, he didn’t think she knew about that. He had kept it private but then again this was Lucy, the woman could sense anything when she prayed

‘Honey you get into fights and killings doing that don’t you?’ She asked him, still scrunching up her face at him. Jerry merely nodded

‘Then how is it different from the king of streets?’ Lucy asked gently

Jerry chuckled ‘King of streets?’ he asked corking his brow, a playful smirk forming on his face

She untangled herself from his arm and turned fully to face him, placing a hand on his chest and he cupped her chin, leaning in and placing his lips over hers, kissing softly

‘Yes Baby...street gangs have a rep you know and you were famous for it’ Lucy answered breathlessly trying not to be distracted by what he was doing

‘The key word there is ‘were’ baby. I was. Not now… not anymore. We’ve got kids and we gotta be careful of how they grow up’ Jerry said, still holding her gaze

‘Exactly honey, he who lives by the sword dies by the sword. I can’t have my kids brought up in such a lifestyle’ Lucy warned

‘Your kids? Jerry said pouting ‘You mean…our kids baby.’ He pecked her lips softy as he said that, hushing her further words

He knew how to distract her from meddling in his business, she soon forgot her nightmare and her complaints as he wrapped his arms around her again, kissing her passionately,

They settled back to sleep after some minutes of intimacy, Lucy knocked out almost immediately

Jerry however stayed awake a little longer, thinking about his life on the streets, his past and all he was known for. What a roll it’s been, shrugging, he soon slept off, the woman in his arms, enough reason for him to get his cleaned up life going