Re Della Notte

Katherine Port

I will not let something so unconventional as not having money stop me from getting what want. I want it all!!! my shift ended at 10pm at 7-Eleven, I got off of work at 11pm because my co-worker was late coming in so I couldn't clock out until he showed up. I hated being in the store alone at night but it was quiet until it wasn't.

It was so inconvenient since I had to get a Lyft that late if I missed the last bus. Plus I had to count 3 draws well 1 since I did the others earlier, I cleaned the coffee and fountain area and restock everything, emptied the food station and wash dishes, so I clocked out late. I could have left the work for Tyler but hell an extra hour on the clock wouldn't hurt. I decided to take a look at this club, it was almost 11:40 pm when I got there, living in New York City was life but when I moved to Virginia things changed, slowed down if you will. I didn't think I would adjust to the change but I love it here, I moved around a bit before I settled in Staunton, Virginia.

It's considered a small town in Virginia. So this new club was looking for workers and I needed another source of income, maybe I can talk them into giving me something else besides dancing. I was not prepared for how classy this place looked, the architecture was amazingly done the metal structured decor, the arch entrances, marble floors, and the walls painted A blueish grey. Walking in you pass the bouncers, they have a Velvet rope a door man that has a iPad for VIPs, you have a pay station for admission and ATM machine on the side, then as you walk past the beautiful nude art on the walls if I'm not mistaken albert aublet the moon goddess, wow.

Walking passed an arch entrance.with gold splashes, there is a metal detector discreetly hidden in the Arch entrance. The stage is crazy, glass floors and polls, cages hanging on opposite sides of the stage barely 5 feet off the ground, two long bar areas on both sidesof the room, one longer than the other, and two swing doors that leads to the kitchen area. On the left side of the bar there is a staircase marked above is VIP and a freakishly large man standing in front of velvet rope with dark eyes that must be contacts. The stairs are covered with a red carpet at the top is a balcony that goes around but the screen or glass that covers it is opaque. Music is playing but it's like it's coming from every direction, including the floor.

Woman are dancing and removing their clothes, money is flowing and drinks are being served rapidly by these servers if you blink you miss them if you weren't paying attention, I guess enough drinks in you and you would be fast doing anything. Walking further in a guy grabs one of the girls and she spills her drinks, the bouncer came out of nowhere literally and removes the man, I walked over and help her out.

"Thanks for your help. What can I get you!" She shouts over the Music.

"Looks like you guys need more

server's not dancers."

She looks behind me then looks at me."You here for a job?"

She starts walking back to the bar.

"Hey Billy! I need two remakes of gimlets and a Manhattan baby!" She turned to

look at me." Yeah, I could help out at the bar, I

worked at one on 27th street in New York when I was in college." I lied of course I just remembered that bar from passing it to get pizza, but I had a fake ID for a few years, and I will technically be 21 in a few months. I learned from dad that if you believe the lie others will believe it too, he could bluff anyone and I got that skill of control, slow pulse, study breathing and confidence. I'm pretty sure all she heard was bar in NYC I bet.

"Okay..." before she could reply another girl dressed in a sexy corset and heels yelled."fuck June we need more help up in VIP, I have a few big consumers, if you kown what I mean" She rushes behind the bar grabbed a bucket ½ filled it with ice chips and champagne, she got wine glasses. I see the opportunity, I make my way foward.

"I can start now by making the drinks, help serving and in between if I get the bonus now 16 an hour and keep all my tips." I walk over grab the order slip and start making all the drinks 3 tom Collins, 2 Manhattans, 3 palomas "2 oz tequila, 5 oz lime juice, top salt on the glass at the rim and top with grapefruit soda!" She was impressed as was Bill or Bob something. I loved mixing so I may have played around making drinks that were popular, like secret potions, I was really good at mixing drinks and multitasking.

"That was fast thanks, I'm Billy, say yes June we are swamped we need the help!" He takes the drinks and start to hand them out along with VIP food orders. They are in need of a lot of help. I so got this job.