The Billionaire's Contract With A Stripper

Jiggle club room, 8:30am

TINA

I stretched my tired bones and yawned tiredly on the comfy bed. The sunlight reared its head through the half-opened window and I squinted my eyes to obstruct the rays. I made to stand up and felt a sharp pain below my tummy and also on my head.

"Crazy hangover" I muttered in pain.

"This is not my room" I mumbled in realization and jerked up on the bed.

It was when I sat up that I noticed the man beside me, sleeping soundly like a baby. He has broad shoulders, and bulky arms and his six packs were sultry. His face was like a flawless sculpture made by God himself on His off day. This man is a Demigod and If perfection is to be human, he'd surely be one.

"He looks so handsome" I screamed mentally.

"Shut up. Is that what you're supposed to be thinking about?" My subconscious yelled at me.

I pulled the blanket and realized I was naked. A bell rang in my head immediately. "What just. . happened?" I found myself stuttering uncontrollably. "Ahhhh" I screamed when the realization dawned on me.

"You're a whore anyway" My subconscious mocked.

"Shut the hell up" I yelled while grabbing my head that was banging.

"Who are you?" The man beside me asked suddenly.

I flinched in fear. I didn't realize he had woken up and was staring at me.

"Who are you to ask me who I am?" I fired back at him. Tears were already clouding my sight.

I held my head in my hands and managed to stand up and started wearing my gown.

He stared at me endlessly without saying anything.

"He's stunned" I reasoned.

"Who are you? What's your name?" He asked again.

"I thought I was quite popular. I was your muse for the night" I whispered into his ear courageously.

"You don't get to talk to me like that" His voice sent chills down my spine. He sounded like those Mafia bosses that I do watch in movies and write in my stories. My heart further jumped into my mouth when I realized he could be a Mafia boss for all I thought.

"Please, I want to leave" My voice came out in a tiny pleading and vulnerable tone. He creased his brows and stared at me in confusion. He was probably wondering where all that feisty attitude went.

"Answer my question" He bellowed which shook my insides.

"I am . . ." I was talking when his phone rang. He grabbed it harshly and placed it on his ear. Discreetly, I grabbed my panties which were lying carelessly on the floor and squeezed them into my bag. I packed my high-heeled shoes and stormed out of the room.

"Why" that was all I could chant in my head gloomily.

I wiped the stubborn tears that got its way out of my eyes.

"How did I end up in bed with someone I don't even know? Can my life get any worse?"

My phone rang and I ransacked my bag to get it out.

"Brenda" I muttered as I saw the caller.

I picked up the call and I immediately got the phone out of my ear.

"Tina, where are you?" She yelled like she would always do.

"Please, stop shouting. I'm on my way" I said slowly.

I don't have the energy to banter right now. The call ended and I flagged down a taxi, heading to my bungalow, my house, my sweet comfort zone.

"Gosh," I muttered dejectedly and the tears I've been trying to keep at bay came down in torrents as the driver sped off.

.........................

"Boss" Brad was running after Jake in a hurry.

He was trying to keep up with his pace. Jake's brow was furrowed. His arms stood fixated by his side as he took a bossy stride towards the R&B's club parking lot. The tattoo of an eagle on his bulky right arm glistened and shone beautifully and his tie dangled helplessly in his hand.

"Get into the car and drive" He ordered sternly.

Brad entered the driver's seat quickly. Jake also entered the back seat stiffly and rested his head backward.

"Who is she?" He asked vaguely.

"Who is who, boss?" Brad was confused.

"The lady that was with me last night" He snapped impatiently.

"Oh... I looked into her and she's a popular stripper in the club" Brad explained.

"A stripper?" Jake repeated as if unsure of the word.

"What's her name?" He asked again.

"I don't know yet but she has been working as a stripper for approximately six years now. She has no family record whatsoever but she has a friend who sometimes follows her to the club" Brad recounted.

Jake nodded slowly and looked out of the window seeming to be deep in thought. "How did you know all these when you don't even know her name?" He scoffed and looked out the window.

"It is based on popular opinion sir" Brad noted apologetically and looked in the rearview mirror.

"I want real facts, Brad" Jake said sternly.

"Yes boss. I will work on it"

"And where were you last night?" Jake queried.

Brad gulped down his saliva and his Adam's apple moved wearingly. He gripped the steering too hard and concentrated on the road as he drove.

"I got a call, boss" He explained in a guilty tone.

"This your little girlfriend better be worth your time" Jake blurted.

"I don't have a girlfriend boss" Brad squirmed embarrassingly.

Jake didn't respond and the silence in the car was longing for a break. Brad looked into the rearview mirror intermittently while driving, not like he could read his ever-serious facial expression. Jake's phone rang.

"Boss, your phone" Brad pointed out.

"Put the phone on flight mode," He said simply and dabbed his eyes with his palm.

"Boss, I have deleted and destroyed the CCTV footage and I made sure that there is no copy elsewhere" Brad relayed.

"Good" Jake muttered under his breath.

"To Tee's office"

"When," Brad asked.

"Now" Jake thundered.

Soon, Brad drove into the hospital parking lot. He had barely parked well when Jake got out of the car and rushed into the building.

"Jake, my man" A man hailed when he sighted him.

He is wearing a medical shrub and walking towards Jake in the hospital corridor. He was smiling wildly, the kind of smile that will heal a patient right on a hospital bed or deliver bad news with ease. The badge on his shrub read "Dr. Tee". He is Jake's family doctor and his friend too.

"Tee, we need to talk," Jake said with urgency.

"Okay! Let's talk in my office" He responded and led the way to his office. They entered his suite-like office and Jake walked towards the couch and plopped on it.

"Coffee?" Tee offered.

"Yes," Jake replied in the affirmative.

Tee brewed the coffee and served it in two coffee cups. He took one and gave the other to Jake and sat opposite him.

"Thanks" Jake muttered and gulped the coffee in a go and slammed the cup on the glass table.

Tee watched him with keen interest but said nothing. For a moment, no one said anything until Tee spoke.

"Man, I have patients to attend to. What's the matter?" Tee inquired.

"I had sex" Jake blurted.

The silence stretched longer as Jake and Tee stared at each other with an expressionless face.

"You did what?" Tee asked to be sure he heard right.

"I said I had sex," Jake said louder this time.

"That sounds cringe coming from you. Am I like your go-to report man?" Tee made a disgusting face.

"Gosh, can you be professional for once? Why did I make you my doctor?" Jake squirmed uneasily on his seat.

"Okay okay. Let's be serious now. You had sex, okay? What am I supposed to do? Pop a champagne?" Tee laughed hysterically and reached out to hit him on the shoulder jokingly.

"I penetrated. I mean the real sex. Gosh, how do I explain this? Why are you laughing? What's funny?" Jake face palmed himself in frustration.

"No way" Tee yelled as realization dawned on him.

"How the hell did that happen? There was no improvement when you came for a test two days ago. Are you sure you're not imagining things? It might be hallucination, it happens sometimes in this type of situation if you're thinking about it too much and..." Tee trailed off and was cut short by Jake.

"I'm as surprised as you are. Did the new medicine you recommended work already?" Jake clasped his hands in earnest as different thoughts crossed his mind in a go.

"That medicine is not supposed to work till the next three months. That is if it is even going to work. Your erectile dysfunction condition has not been heard nor seen in the entire field of medicine. No medical cause or cure" Tee relayed.

"Is this a miracle beyond science?" Tee wondered aloud. Jake bowed his head and sighed. His head was all messed up. He was happy and sad. Happy that he's finally cured of his ailment and sad that it might just be a spur of the moment or even a teasing dream.

"We will have to carry out another test to check the situation but I'm happy for you man" Tee shook his shoulder and stood up.

"By the way, Who is the lucky chick you lost your innocence to?" Tee questioned.

"Stop it" Jake glared at him.

"Fine. I concur that you're not innocent but you know what I mean" Tee raised his hands mockingly. "But who is she though?"

"A stripper" Jake murmured.

"Holy shit" Tee exclaimed in exasperation.

JAKE

"Holy shit" Tee exclaimed.

"How did you go about that?" His eyes widened.

"I was at the club and one thing led to another. I don't even know how it happened, okay? I just found myself with her the next day" I recounted and sighed.

"Wow. That's some story there man" Tee chuckled and walked to sit behind his gigantic desk filled with medical books.

"That's not the issue" I continued.

He looked up from his desk and stared at me, urging me to spill it.

"I saw blood on the bed after she left" I muttered.

"What the hell! You saw what?" Tee's eyes widened in surprise.

"Do you think she hurt me somewhere that I don't know? I checked myself, and there was no wound opening or some sort or did she hurt herself?" Jake asked naively.

Tee gaped at him unbelievably.

"Oh, I forgot you're a virgin. Fair enough that you bagged a virgin too" Tee murmured.

"So, the thing is" Tee adjusted himself on his chair and faced me squarely. " It is her first time, that means she's a virgin" Tee clarified.

"Stop joking. How can a stripper be a virgin? I heard those girls are as loose as anything down there" I waved him off.

"I'm shocked too. Well, don't let us jump to a conclusion. She might have hurt herself with a sharp object before she left. You know how these strippers always have their own pathetic story" Tee shrugged and continued ransacking through files on his desk.

"When are you going to carry out the test?" I relaxed on the couch.

"Now" He said and brought out a needle and syringe.

I rolled my sleeves up in anticipation.

"A virgin? The stripper is a Virgin? That better be a joke" I thought.

★★

TINA

"Thank you" I muttered to the cab driver and watched his car speed off.

I sighed again while dabbing my teary eyes with the back of my hand.

I walked towards the entrance of my apartment. It's situated in a good environment and that's what I can afford for the meantime with the proceeds from writing the story anonymously. It's a two-bedroom apartment and I live with Brenda. More like she lives with me just for some time before she gets her apartment.

I knocked tiredly on the door and Brenda opened it almost immediately.

"Where the hell have you been?" Brenda yelled and ushered me in.

"Where did you go after your performance last night?" She asked more calmly.

"The club" I muttered and slumped on the comfy couch.

"What happened to your face? Have you been crying? Did someone hurt you?" She rushed her questions and checked my body for any sign of beating.

"I wasn't beaten" I said as tears gushed out of my eyes again.

"Calm down"

She came closer to me and pulled me into a hug. She tapped my back gently to soothe me.

"Tell me, what happened to you?" She questioned softly.

I sniffed in my tears and wiped it with my handkerchief.

"I slept with someone at the club" I told her.

"Okay?" She said with eyebrows raised, urging me to go on.

I looked at her blankly and her eyes widened slowly in realization.

"No f*cking way" She shouted in disbelief.

"I said the same thing too" I mumbled.

"How did it happen? With whom? I left you at the club yesterday because I was having these bad cramps" She rushed her words.

"I don't even know how it happened. I can't remember anything. I only remember drinking and waking up in the arms of a man with blood stains on the bed and a nerve-cracking pain in my vagina" I relayed tiredly.

"With whom exactly?" She pressed on.

"That's the problem" I face palmed myself.

"What is?" She asked in confusion.

"I don't know him. I don't even know his name"

"What the heck!" Brenda shrieked in disbelief.

"That's not the problem. I need to use a drug that won't make me pregnant" I told her.

"You mean after pills?" She asked.

"Yes yes. How did you know that? I thought you're mother Mary" I chuckled.

"Oh please! I'm educated enough to know that" She waved me off.

"I will need to go to the pharmacy" I muttered and stood up abruptly.

"Like this?" She pointed at me.

I look insane with scattered hair and a ruffled dress.

"I'm broken, not mad. Of course, I have to shower and change. I feel disgusting already" I marched towards my room and rushed inside.

"Be fast and come and have breakfast" I heard Brenda yell from the sitting room.

"Okay ma'am" I yelled to her hearing.

★

Tina draped a scarf around her head and wore dark sunglasses. She was trying to disguise herself and enter the pharmacy to buy after pills. As a stripper, she feared that many people would recognize her and be lewd in their responses to her.

This is her first time going to the pharmacy to buy after pills. She had been a Virgin until last night when she had sex with a stranger.

"Oh gosh!" She muttered while hiding behind a wall. She was trying to enter the Pharmacy but it seemed the crowd inside was getting much.

She stood outside and paced for a while. She tried to stall time and wanted the crowd at the pharmacy to lessen a bit before entering.

"Is everyone sick? Why is it so crowded?" She soliloquized and scoffed in annoyance.

"You standing here, are you sick?" She replied to herself. She had mastered the act of talking to herself. That's one of the perks of being a writer. Dialogue within oneself.

Her eyes strayed to the billboard just across the pharmacy and she started admiring it in boredom. An advertisement was on for JakAL company. She has heard of the company and how it's making waves in the business world. Her eyes burst open in surprise when her eyes caught an image.

On the large screen is Jake Alfredo, the billionaire CEO of JakAL company and he turns out to be the man she was with last night. No wonder he looked familiar.

"OMG! I'm doomed" She panicked and paced wildly while fumbling with her phone to call Brenda but she wasn't picking up.

She entered the pharmacy finally and walked towards the counter briskly. The blonde-haired lady behind the counter smiled at her.

"Hi, what can I get you?" The lady asked.

"After pills" She muttered inaudibly and shyly. She was still jittery from her find out.

"Here ma'am" The lady wrapped it into a nylon and gave it to her.

Just beside Tina, people were checking their phones hurriedly and muttering among themselves.

👥Is she not a stripper? That's what they do!

👥Shameless sl*t!

👥She's seriously trending

👥Wait, who's the guy with her?

👥Is he seriously the one?

👥She obviously seduced him with a charm

The people there intoned with hatred. The lady on the counter took her phone and gasped too.

"What's that?" Tina was forced to inquire.

"A stripper's video with a billionaire just got released" The lady exclaimed with her hand over her mouth in shock.

Tina peered to look into the phone and was shocked to see her face vividly in the video. Jake was on top and she was moaning in ecstasy and screaming in pleasure. Her body shook as soon as she saw it. She held the counter for support as her legs wobbled and her eyes watered behind the dark glasses. She hurriedly brought out money from her bag to pay. She left it on the counter and proceeded to run when she was stopped by a menacing voice.

"Hey" The voice yelled at her and she froze thinking she had finally been caught.

"Hey" A voice yelled behind her and she froze.

"Has her cover been blown? Did they see through her disguise?" Different thoughts ran through her mind in a rush. She turned slowly like a drenched chicken.

"You overpaid" The lady at the counter gestured to the money on the counter.

Tina sighed in relief and quickly grabbed the money, mumbled a thank you, and left hurriedly. When she got outside, she tilted her glasses upward and wiped the tears on her face while making sure her scarf was still intact. She flagged down a cab in a rush and boarded it. The driver made matters worse by talking about the news that has gone trending.

"These girls of nowadays are shameless" The driver started and she nodded but said nothing. She was not in the mood for random talks.

"How could she seduce a billionaire and record it to tarnish his image? She's wicked and inconsiderate" The driver raged lividly.

"I didn't seduce him. We were both drunk" Tina yelled in her head but said nothing. She looked out of the window and practiced the breathing technique to calm herself.

"Ma'am, she is.." Her ringing phone cut the cab driver off and she was glad. She checked the caller and it was Brenda. She picked it up dreadfully.

"Tina, where are you? Are you okay?" Brenda bombarded her with questions. No doubt, she was concerned.

"I'm fine" She answered simply.

"Where are you? Are you still at the pharmacy?" Brenda was agitated.

"I'm on my way home" She responded unenthusiastically.

"You've seen it right?" Brenda mumbled over the phone.

"Yes" She replied and glared at the driver who was peeping at her through the rearview mirror. He muttered a sorry and focused on driving.

"I will be home soon" She muttered in response and quickly cut the call. She realized that the driver was eavesdropping on her call.

"Ma'am, as I was saying..."

"Can you please drive quietly?" Tina's tone was harsh. She was done putting up with his loquaciousness.

"Sorry" The driver muttered and the rest of the drive was silent.

★

JAKE'S MANSION

"Boss" Brad called in an alarming tone as he entered his boss's bedroom. Jake was just coming out of the bathroom with a towel in hand. He was already dressed and he was drying his hair.

"What happened to knocking?" He glared at Brad.

"Sorry boss" Brad bowed in apology. Jake ignored him and threw the towel in the trash can. He walked to the couch in his room and sat down gently on the sofa.

"Speak" He said to Brad without looking up.

"You need to see this boss" Brad intoned and brought his phone forward so he could show him.

"Is it about the unsolicited promotion by the blogs? I've seen it several times and I'm tired of it. Don't bother me" Jake groaned, crossed his legs and reached for his phone.

"This is more than an unsolicited promotion boss, see" Brad shoved the phone into his hand. Jake watched the leaked sex video silently but his facial expression remained blank. One thing about him is the ability to remain composure even in the face of chaos.

"Okay" He returned the phone and Brad's eyes widened at his response.

"You said you deleted it" He muttered.

"I did. I don't know how it got out. Unless someone got to it before me" Brad responded.

Jake said nothing again and scrolled through his phone. The news was already everywhere and on every blog. What baffled him was how the public kept criticizing the lady and cursing her. The comments were brutal and the blame was heaped on her for seducing him and recording the clip so she could promote her stripping business.

"Who posted it?" He questioned simply.

"The person is anonymous sir. I tried tracking down his IP address but it kept bringing it back to me. It's a clean job sir" Brad replied.

"I deleted it on the web but it's on people's phones and they keep reposting and sharing it. It's impossible to bring it down permanently sir" Brad added dreadfully.

"Why are they heaping all the blame on her" Jake blurted.

"Your public opinion is strong and good sir and it's a good thing" Brad replied and he nodded in understanding.

"Your business partners and some clients called but I let them know that there's no cause for alarm and that the news that she seduced you was true. They extended their sympathy and offered to help in case you want to sue her for leaking the clip" Brad relayed and Jake scoffed at his statement.

"Do you think she's the one who leaked the clip?" He asked curiously.

"From what I've seen, I don't think she's the one. This is done by a very experienced tech expert, not something a stripper can do" Brad replied.

"I want to be alone" He muttered and relaxed on the couch while resting his head on the armchair.

"Okay boss" Brad bowed gently and walked out.

Immediately the door was shut, Jake stood up abruptly and ruffled his hair. He was trying to remain calm but his head was messed up. How could his sex tape be everywhere on the Internet? How did he even get erect and display so much energy which is unlike him? He was disturbed. He also felt pity for the stripper girl. He knew they were both drunk. The charm and seduction part of the story wasn't true.

His phone dinged to signify that a message had been sent to him. It was a text message from Tee. He opened it abruptly and he nodded slowly.

"Just as I thought" He locked the phone and threw it on the chair.

★

"It's okay. We will find something to do about this" Brenda rubbed Tina's back soothingly.

Tina was sitting on the floor and wailing silently. Her eyes were red and puffy from too much crying. She took her phone beside her and continued checking the hate comments online. She burst into fresh tears again.

"Give that to me. It will only make you overthink" Brenda collected the phone from her.

"I didn't seduce him. Why won't they listen to me? Should I make a post? I didn't post the clip. We were both drunk" She wailed bitterly.

"It will only complicate things if you make a post. I trust you and I believe you" Brenda pulled her into a hug.

"But why me? Why is all this happening to me?" She muttered in agony and sniffed in her tears.

"Everything will be over someday. In a few days, the news will die down" Brenda assured.

"Should I just go to the man and beg him to make a statement to vindicate me?" She was agitated. Brenda looked at her pitifully.

"That won't solve the problem. The public will still see you as a stripper. Just let this die down quietly" Brenda replied.

"I'm a stripper" She muttered and nodded slowly as if saying that would make her realize what she really is.

"I didn't mean to say that. I'm sorry" Brenda felt guilty and apologized.

"You only said the truth" She muttered and wiped the tears traces on her face.

"I'm going in. I need to finish a manuscript and send it to the client" She muttered, stood up, and headed to her room.

"She still wants to write in this situation" Brenda mumbled to herself and sighed as she heard the door closed.

Brenda's phone rang and as she checked the caller, her body vibrated in panic. She looked around vigilantly and hurried into her room. She made sure she locked the door before she picked up the call.

"You've done what you wanted, what is it again?" Brenda meant to yell into the phone but she was trying to keep her voice low.

Silence on the other end. Her eyes widened in horror as she shook her head vehemently at what the person on the other end was saying.

"No no... I can't do that to her" She shook her head more and her fear was written on her face.

Her hand shook more and tears trickled down her face as she listened to what the person was saying on the other end again.

"I will do it" She mumbled in response and the call ended.

"I'm sorry" She muttered and went to her bed while shaking like a drenched chicken and held her Bible to her chest.

"Lord, please forgive me" She shut her eyes and repeated the statement.