The Exchanges
As Lilly opened up JARVIS, Laia noticed the big grin on her face
"What are you so happy about?"
"Well, I felt like the club needed a little more variety so I caught up with some of the managers I met in Vegas and they're sending some of their boys down. Eventually I'll send some of mine up to them but tonight's just a trial run."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Let's see... I've got Ms. Munroe coming from Cerebro with one of their boys and I talked with Mrs. Richards who manages her husband at The Fantastics and she said that they're sending someone down. Apparently, he's a bit of an upstart but he's really good. I think Sue mentioned it was her brother or something... anyway, I guess we'll know more when they get here," Lilly shrugged. There was something about those last names that rang familiar in Laia's head.
...
Later, Lilly met with Ororo Munroe from Cerebro.
"Lilly, it's so nice to meet you again," she said, shaking her hand. "This is Logan Howlett, AKA, The Wolverine. He's one of our best."
"Well it's nice to meet both of you. Why don't I introduce you to everyone and we can get started." Logan grunted and nodded. A few moments later, Lilly was tapped on the shoulder. She turned around to see a tall, well-built man with dark hair.
"Hi. I was told you were expecting me? Name's Johnny Storm."
"Yes, that's right. I'm Lilly Willow, manager here. What was your stage name again?"
"Hot Stuff."
"'Hot Stuff', right. Come on, I'll introduce you to everyone." Lilly introduced Johnny, Ororo and Logan to everyone. Just as she was about to introduce Laia, to her surprise, she went up and hugged Johnny.
"Johnny! It's good to see you!"
"Laia! It's been a long time," he smiled.
"Wait, you know each other?"
"Of course. Lilly, Johnny is my ex-boyfriend," Laia explained. Lilly looked him over and suddenly remembered seeing a picture of with his arm around Laia.
"Oh..."
"So what're you doing here?"
"I'm a physiotherapist for JARVIS. What about you?"
"I'm a stripper now. I saw how good my brother-in-law was doing and I wanted a piece of the action. Plus I get to meet all the babes," he winked. Seeing them, Clint walked up to them and wrapped a protective arm around Laia's waist.
"Hi, I'm Clint. Laia's boyfriend." Johnny gave him the once over.
"You're dating him?"
"Uh, Clint can I talk to you for a moment?" Lilly asked, seeing Clint's face turn sour. Lilly put her arm around Clint and practically had to drag him away while he glared at Johnny.
"I don't like that guy. Who does he think he is? Not to mention he's a stripper," Clint grumbled.
"Darl, need I remind you what it is that you do?" Lilly said in an amused tone of voice.
"Yeah but-"
"'Yeah but' nothing. Listen, you're up here shaking your money-maker every night; don't you think Laia gets jealous?"
"I guess..." he pouted.
"And don't you always come back to her at the end of the night?"
"Yeah..."
"So don't you think you should give him a chance? I'm not saying you have to like the guy, I'm just saying... you know, play nice."
"Fine, for Laia's sake," he muttered.
"Good boy," Lilly praised, patting his shoulder. Meanwhile, Sam was staring intently at Johnny.
"What're you gawking at?" Tony asked, seeing Sam's focused expression.
"Doesn't that guy kind of look like Steve?" Tony carefully looked at Johnny.
"He does, now that you mention it." They continued stare for a moment before shrugging it off. Sam went to get changed and Tony went to Bri for her to get him ready.
...
After the main dancers had completed their acts, Lilly stepped up on stage.
"Ladies, remain where you are for I have not one, but two new gentlemen for your entertainment tonight." An excited buzz rippled through the anticipating crowd.
"This first man I can only describe as wild and animalistic. He'll tear you apart as soon as he'll look at you. Please welcome to the stage; The Wolverine!" There was a scream as Logan walked onto the stage. His performance could only be described as raw and almost feral. Logan literally shredded his costume off his body, causing the women to squeal. As Lilly stood back to watch, she could certainly understand why he was one of the best at Cerebro. Once he had finished Lilly got back up to introduce Johnny.
"Now... this last guy, is smoking hot. I should warn you though ladies, get too close and you'll melt into a little puddle of hormones. Give it up for Hot stuff!" Johnny strutted out on stage smirking. His act had the combined cockiness of Tony and Pietro. Throughout his performance he gave flirtatious little winks, making the women swoon and throw their money on the stage. For a guy that had only been stripping for a few months, he certainly knew what he was doing. At the end of the night, Lilly definitely knew that she would be inviting entertainers from Cerebro and The Fantastics again. In the mean-time, she would have to decide who to send to those clubs in return.
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