Alpha's Revelation

Chapter 16

The drive to Greenwoods was very quiet. Blake occasionally said things here and there, but I just wasn’t in the mood to talk. I used the scenery to keep my mind occupied and not think of all the things that had happened today.

Once we got off the highway, Blake pulled over at a gas station and turned off the car.

“Okay, so now which way?” He asked.

I punched in the address in his car's GPS and looked at him.

“Follow her,” I said and sat back.

Blake started the car again and turned the way the GPS asked. It was a nerve-wracking 15 minutes. The closer we got, the more nervous I got. Blake was going to kick me out as well. It was all easy to say you can stay for as long as you need, until you find out why they got kicked out to begin with.

Blake pulled up to the nightclub on the other end of town. The bar was adjacent to a run-down apartment building that looked like it was going to topple over any minute. Blake parked his car in a spot in the middle. He turned off the car and looked at me again.

“Which one are we going to?”

I looked at my watch, and it was 4 pm now. “The club. Come on,” I said and got out of the car. The smell of wet mud and rust filled the air. This part of town wasn’t very flashy like where the Callums lived. I walked towards the entrance of the building, and I could feel Blake walking close behind. Was he scared, or was he trying to protect me? Because I was neither of those things.

As we got closer to the entrance, there were 2 huge guys standing at the door. One had a black leather jacket on with black pants and black shoes. The other had a white blazer on with black pants and shoes. They were both facing each other, talking while puffing on a smoke.

They must have heard us because they both turned to look at us.

“Well, well, well, look who’s decided to grace us with her presence. Look, Jimmy, she even brought a bodyguard,” said the first one.

“Bodyguard? Why do you need one of those, baby girl? We not enough security for ya?” Jimmy said and stepped forward.

“Jimmy, Carlos. Nice to see you boys again,” was all I said, and crossed my arms. “This is Blake, his Ugh.. his my boyfriend.” I looked up at Blake, and he arched his eyebrow.

“Boyfriend, huh? You think bringing him here is a good idea?” Carlos was looking Blake up and down.

“Well, I thought I’d introduce him to the family. Let him get to know everyone better,” I laughed, and Jimmy joined me. Blake looked very confused but just stayed quiet.

“Baby girl, I’m sure your mother will be pleased to meet this fine young man,” Jimmy said and walked over and opened the bar doors, “welcome home.”

I grabbed Blake’s hand and pulled him in. He didn’t let go; instead, he tightened his fingers around mine.

“Welcome home? What the f**k does that mean?” Blake asked as we walked down a dimly lit hallway. We got to the end, and there was another door. The door was vibrating from the loud music playing inside, and the edges of the door had lights flickering through.

I sighed, “Just keep an open mind, okay,” I said, and opened the door, letting the loud music engulf us. I pulled Blake in with me and walked over to the bar. Blake’s mouth had dropped open, and he was looking around, shocked.

“This is a strip club, Rose. You brought me to a strip club?!” He had pressed himself to my back and talked loudly over the music.

There were half-naked girls everywhere. Some on the stage on poles, some on men’s laps, some on tables, some on chairs, and some walking around with trays serving drinks.

I dragged Blake to a table in the corner. I motioned for him to sit down.

“I’ll get us a drink, stay here and don’t move,” I yelled in his ear and walked to the bar. I tried keeping an eye on him as girls started to walk over to him. I grabbed 2 beers and walked back to the table.

As I got closer, I saw that a lady was sitting on his lap. You could tell she was older than the other girls. She had a forest green lacy bra and thong on with suspenders and black platform heels. Her blonde hair, which matched mine, was open, and she had her hands on Blake’s chest. She had heavy makeup on and kept rubbing her thighs against Blake’s. Blake looked very uncomfortable.

As I got to the table, the music died down, and I put a beer bottle in front of Blake and sat down across from him.

“Rosy, this is not what it looks like,” he said and put his hands up in the air like he was surrendering.

“Oh, I know. She has a reputation for just doing whatever the f**k she wants.” I pointed at the lady who was now staring at me.

“That’s not how you should be talking to your mother, young lady! I have taught you better than that,” she replied.

“You’ve taught me nothing besides how to count your $1 bills.” I spat at her and looked at Blake; his face was filled with shock. “Blake, I’d like you to meet my mother, Bethany. Mum, this is Blake, my boyfriend.”

Blake looked at my mother and then back at me. “Your mother?!”

“Oh, darling, I know I look young enough to be her sister,” Mum said and dragged her finger over Blake’s cheek.

I took a long sip of my beer and looked away.

“Please get off me. Please,” Blake said, and was gently pushing her.

“This is no way to treat your to-be mother-in-law, boy,” she said to him, but got up and sat in another chair.

“You really think he will marry me after witnessing this?” I drew a circle around her face in the air.

“Well, then maybe he will marry me. I can make all your dreams come true, darling,” she winked at Blake, and he picked up his beer and chucked it down.

Mum laughed, “So what brings you back here? I just saw you last week. I didn’t expect to see you again so quickly. Did you bring me more money?” She asked.

“No, ma, I didn’t. Thanks to whoever the f**k you told, Taylor’s family now knows about all this s**t, and I’ve been kicked out and cut off from them! What did you do?!” I was angry.

“But...” she started, but I cut her off.

“Never mind! Don’t tell me what you did because it’s just gonna piss me off more.” I looked at Blake, who was staring at me with a what the f**k look.

“This is the big secret. My mother. She’s a stripper here at the club, and out there on the streets, she’s a prostitute.” Blake put his bottle down and looked between my mum and me.

“You need to chill out, hunny. When was the last time you got laid? You seem very stressed. Blake, no good in bed?! ” Mum said and looked back at Blake and winked at him again.

“Seriously, ma ?”

Either it was the lighting in this place or Blake had gone red. He cleared his throat and looked back at me.

Before I could say anything more, a girl came from out back and whispered something in Mum's ear.

“Ahh, right. Hunn,y I think it’s time for you to go. It was really nice seeing you again, and next time please bring me some more money,” she said and got up. “Blake, it was a pleasure meeting you. Finally got to meet my daughter's boyfriend, something I never thought I’d get to see. Please treat her well. She’s an amazing person,” Mum looked at me, her eyes filled with love. She kissed my forehead, winked at Blake, and walked towards that back door.

“Come on, let’s get out of here,” I said to Blake and got up. As I went to walk towards the entrance door, Blake grabbed my arm. He pulled me close to him and tangled his fingers with mine.

“I gotta play the boyfriend role right,” he said and started leading the way.

We walked out of the building, and Jimmy and Carlos were gone, but 2 other guys were standing there. Blake pulled me towards the car and opened the door for me to get in. He walked around and got into his seat.

“Okay then, lady, you have 4 hours, let’s hear your story because something tells me it’s very interesting,” he said and started the car.