50 More Sexcapades novel Chapter 43

I hit the lock button on my key to lock the car doors but didn't hear the little 'click' sound.

God freaking damnit! Work, you damn thing! I muttered, furiously pressing the button to no avail. The car's a piece of shit anyway.

My heels clicked along the pavement of my daughter's school parking lot and I just hoped I didn't break a heel on this damn street. The shoes are rentals from Tina.

I narrowed my eyes at a group of high school boys who stood in a group nearly drooling on themselves as they watched me walk by.

Checking my watch, I saw it was only a half-hour till my next shift at the strip club. This meeting better pass by quickly and easily.

"Hi, I'm here to see Principal Ford. Tell him it's Crystal. He called me in to talk about my daughter Ally" I said to the snooty looking receptionist. She gave me a one-over before carefully phoning in her boss, talking in a hushed voice to him. I tapped my acrylics impatiently on the counter and mussed my hair, ready to snap at the bitch if she looked me up and done one more time.

Snooty miss put down the phone and told me to follow her, please. "Took long enough," I said under my breath, loud enough for her to hear.

She gestured me to enter the half-closed door with a fake, tight smile. I gave her a mockingly fake smile back and pushed open the door.

"Ah, you must be Crystal Hendricks," a tall, average looking man said reaching his hand out to me. "Just Crystal actually. I'm no longer married to Ally's father."

"I see. Well, thank you Crystal for coming in on such short notice. You can call me Lee by the way" he said with a charming smile, gesturing for me to have a seat.

I crossed my legs all lady-like and looked up at him. "So, what's going on?" I said after noticing he had lost his train of thought and was just staring at me.

He blinked and cleared his throat, perching himself on the edge of the desk. "Right, my apologies Crystal. It's just that you uh look quite familiar and I can't put my finger on it. And excuse my candor, but it's not every day I get to say such a pretty face like yours is familiar to me."

I smiled, nodding in understanding. "You must be familiar with Licky's? The strip club downtown?"

He paused and then turned beet red, at being caught. "Aha. Well, now I feel embarrassed. I hope I haven't come across as too toward."