Chapter 21:

"Beep-Beep!"
"Beep-Beep!"
"Beep-Beep!"
It was a few days later, we were waking up. Me and Hayley were snuggled up together, only;
"Beep-Beep!"
Only to have our peace disturbed.
"Lilly, can't you get that alarm fixed" Hayley groaned.
"It's not broken" Lilly replied. (Beep-Beep!) "Someone was probably checking out the van and set it off."
It's true the extravagant decoration of the Wild Cats van had got a lot of notice now we were away from the carnival, and quite a few people were up and about on the campsite at this time of mourning.
"Beep-Beep!"
"Mathew could you turn it off?" Lilly asked.
"Why me?" I asked.
"Beep-Beep!"
"Because you're the man" Lilly replied.
"Remind me to take a photo of you later Lilly" I said as I got up with a groan.
"Why?" Lilly asked.
"Beep-Be" That was better.
"So I can show people what a feminist looks like" I replied.
"Uuhc ooo" was the response I got from under the blankets where Lilly and Kelly where lying.
"Lilly, are you training Kelly with that ball gag again?" I asked.
"I might be" she smiled. "Your almost used to it now aren't you" I heard her purr at Kelly.
"Don't you two ever just cuddle?" I asked as I rejoined Hayley.
"That's coming from you?" Lilly exclaimed.
"What?" I asked.
"I've fitted custom suspension on this van" Lilly said. "The way you two are rocking it your going to break it before the end of the trip."
"At least we're not breaking out the toys every mourning" I said.
"You should see us back home" replied Lilly. "There I like to imprison Kelly and make love to her over the course of several hours."
"Really" I asked.
"Really, Really" Lilly replied. "Hey Hayley, are you sure you don't want to give our side a go. If he thinks lasting that long is so unusual I reckon your missing out."
"Captain here does more than enough to satisfy me thank you" she said. I blushed a little as she put her arms around me. "We just have different styles of expressing our love, that's all. I like comparing are love lives to famous water features."
"How?" I asked.
"Well I compare Lilly and Kelly's love life to a Versailles fountain, an continuous, ongoing, beautiful spectacle." she explained.
"So what are you then" asked Lilly.
"Well you know one of those geysers you get at Yellowstone National Park" she replied.
"Ai-eee" replied Kelly.
"I get the picture" said Lilly.
"Speaking of which" she said snuggling up to me. "How is old faithful feeling this mourning Captain."

That was a brief sample from my life on the road. It was a few days since the end of the Verona Carnival and we were back on the road. I'll give you a quick run down of we've been up to since then.
The first day after the carnival was notable because we did absolutely nothing. The first such day in 4 weeks. After dedicating so much energy to the shows, and a long journey on the road between Brighton and Verona we were glad for the chance of a day where we could just be as lazy as we wanted.
The next day we had to dismantle the tent and pack up the van. With that done in the mourning it was suggested we drive over to Venice for the afternoon. A city that even beat Verona for historic beauty and romance, including one the most spectacular view I've ever seen from the top of the bell tower in St Mark's Square.
The day after that we headed down to another Italian theme park called Mirabilandia. I was shocked by how this park had 3 major roller coasters that rivaled anything I'd done in the UK, as well as some good dark and water rides. I couldn't believe I'd never heard of this place before?

That brings you up to date with life on the road, and to this mourning, where the van's alarm going off was the first incident of note today. After a few days of both rest and relaxation we had a long drive in the direction of Vienna where our next big run of shows was to start very soon. Little did I know it would also be the start of a big change in my role in the team. Things came to fruition when we pulled into a service area for lunch, where we took advantage of the free WiFi to hold an informal meeting.

Chapter 22:

"Well we can now have a quick look at the results from are time in Verona" said Kelly. "The good news is we're up by almost 200 tickets on our usual amount."
"That's good" said Lilly. "Do you think you know why?"
"Well it looks like having Mathew along has paid off" Kelly replied. "From what I gathered speaking to some of our customers having an extra person giving out pamphlets did help draw more people in."
"That's good" replied Lilly.
"This brings us on to our next booking" continued Kelly. "You'll find things a little different to what you've experienced so far Mathew."
"How's that?" I asked.
"Well there are no big fairs or carnivals for a few weeks so most showmen are making do with the smaller weekend events during that time" explained Kelly. "We though, thanks to some of Hayley's family contacts, are setting up during a special event week at the Weiner Prater. Have you ever heard of the Prater in Vienna?"
"It means nothing to me" I smiled.
"You couldn't resist that could you" said Kelly. "Well Ultravox references aside the Prater is a large fairground permanently set up in a public park in Vienna. They have a huge number of rides and restaurants, as well as a few attractions set up in permanent buildings like nightclubs, casinos and a waxworks."
"So if they've already got lots of attractions why are we being brought in for the week?" I asked.
"They have a special event on called showgirls week" answered Hayley. "It's a week of different variety shows they put on around the park, with the emphasis on female performers, although quite a few male ones are involved in the shows as well. A few years ago I managed to convince the organizers to include us in the line up. A big selling point being we have our own travelling theater, so they could expand their line up without much additional hassle."
"Being part of an organised week of shows means there will be a few changes" said Kelly. "Remember how you said the shows were longer in Verona. Well here they're even longer, lasting almost 2 hours."
"That long" I said.
"That's why we only do one or two shows a day" said Kelly. "Of course for a show that long we make a good amount of money for each ticket we sell, even after the organizers have taken their commission."
"It's also a nice chance to do some personal favorite songs and dances, which we don't normally have time to do" said Lilly.
"Another big plus is the organizers will be doing most of the promotional work for us, meaning we'll have all of our days free." said Kelly.
"Ah good" said Hayley. "I'm definitely taking a bit of time out for a bit of retail therapy, and maybe a spa afternoon. I don't think you can say we haven't earned it."
"Don't forget the zoos" said Lilly. "There's no way I'm missing them."
"Are they good then" I asked.
"Well Vienna Zoo claims to be the oldest zoo in the world" replied Lilly. "It is one of the most beautiful zoo's I've been to."
"And believe me she's been to quite a few" interrupted Kelly.
"It also has a lot of good animals, including one of the few places in Europe you can see Giant Pandas" Lilly continued.
"I'm sure we'll manage a day at the zoo Lilly" said Kelly.
"Don't forget the Haus Du Meeres" Lilly replied.
"What's that?" I asked.
"It's an multi floor indoor zoo and aquarium. They've got sea turtles, and a walk through rain forest area with little monkeys and birds roaming free" Lilly replied.
"As fun as that sounds Lilly, I'm only going to do more than the main zoo if it rains a lot" replied Kelly.
"Well I can always pay a visit while you and Hayley are shopping for clothes or getting your hair done" replied Lilly. "What about you Mathew? Do you want to come?"
"Well I don't think there'll be much for me to do if those two are out shopping together. As long as I get enough time to see the Prater and some of Vienna's other sites as well I guess I'll come" I replied.
"You've got plenty of time" said Hayley. "We'll be based their for nine days."
"Are we?" I asked. "Kelly's computer is only showing seven."
"That's the report from the organizers of showgirl week that runs from Monday to Sunday" explained Kelly. "So far they've already sold a little over half the tickets. With them selling more to visitors, and passing trade that should go up to around two-thirds to three-quarters. The extra 2 days are the weekend before the official start. We've not pre-sold any tickets for that, but we'll put on a couple of shows, selling tickets at a discount to passing trade. We probably won't make much money from those shows, but it's a chance to run through the 2 hour show, and work out any kinks, before doing the big money making shows."
"It's also a chance to see how our new member does on stage" smiled Hayley.
"What new member" I asked.
"We mean you" relied Lilly.
"Me" I exclaimed. "I've never performed on stage before."
"Well neither had any of us when we first started" said Hayley.
"Yeah, but what can I do out there?" I asked.
"Well your actually a pretty good singer" said Kelly. "We're thinking you could go out and do a few songs to give us three a few breaks between routines. Doing a full two hour show with just the 3 of us is really tough going"
"What if I'm no good on stage?" I asked.
"That's why we're going to try you out on these dry runs first" replied Kelly.
"Go on. It'll be fun" said Hayley. "What's the worst that can happen."
"I could really screw up in front of a large audience" I replied.
"Oh people aren't that bad" said Hayley. "As long as you look like your having fun up there people will want to join in with you."
"Plus we can teach you to some of the cool things we do on stage" said Lilly.
"Like what?" I asked.
"We can teach you how to breath fire, so you can take part in the big routine at the end of the show" replied Lilly.

Chapter 23:

That's how I ended up backstage on Saturday evening, waiting to go on for the first time. Over the last 36 hours quite a bit of preparation had been done. We'd gone over various songs, and chosen some that fit in with the show I was familiar with. Just to make sure Kelly had gone to an internet café and printed out the lyrics, which we'd taped to the floor of the stage.
I'd also been out with Hayley to a vintage cloths shop to buy an outfit to wear on stage. We'd gone with dark dress shoes and trousers with a dark blue shirt. To jazz things up a little we'd also picked out a black waistcoat decorated with a floral design with black sequins and a maroon scarf.
I took a chance to peak through the curtains as the audience came in. We'd sold about 70 tickets by virtue of the work done on the outside stage before the show. I took a sip of water to counter where my throat was a little dry with nerves.
"Are you O.K?" Hayley came up to ask me, dressed up in the flamboyant costume used in the opening dance routine.
"Just about" I replied.
"Don't worry" she said. "You'll be great, and I'll be out there to get you through your first song."
It had been decided that I'd introduce myself after the first dance number, at which point me and Hayley would do a duet for the first song, before I did a solo song while she got changed in to her next costume. After that I'd be going out three more times during the show to sing a couple more songs to give the other 3 a break. I saw Lilly give the signal from the control console, the lights over the audience dimmed and the murmur coming from them stopped. The music started and the other 3 stepped out for the opening dance routine while I nervously waited backstage. All to soon the first song was over, Lilly and Kelly brushed past me as the applause died down, which was my cue to join Hayley out on stage.

"So how do you think you did?"
It was a couple of hours later, and we'd all gathered at the Schweizerhaus, The Prater's biggest beer garden for post show food and drink. That last question came from Kelly.
"Not too badly" I said. "I know I fumbled over the words once or twice, but I didn't loose it completely at any point."
"Yeah your nerves did come across a little" replied Kelly, "but once you've had a few more goes and are able to put a bit more personality into your performance you have the potential to be pretty good."
"I think your being a bit harsh" said Hayley. "Considering you'd never done anything like this before and had less than 48 hours to plan." She then put her arm around me and gave me an affectionate kiss on the cheek.
"Your good enough for us to keep you as an on stage performer" said Lilly. "Which raises one question, what's your stage name going to be? We can't keep calling you Mathew when we're using the names Tigress, Panther and Jaguar."
"There's a few other big cat names we can't really use, mainly cheetah and cougar" said Hayley.
"Hang on" said Kelly opening her laptop. "There's a website where all the big cat names are listed." There was a brief pause as she typed a few things in, and started reading the list. "There's Lion and Leopard, although they're not particularly catchy names. You've got Puma, that's a possibility. There's Lynx, Serval, Ocelot or Bobcat."
"I think Ocelot's the one I'd choose from that list" I said.
"What about a name related to big cats" suggested Hayley.
"Like Simba or Mufasa" asked Lilly.
"Or linked to my Tigress name, like how a Panther is a type of Jaguar" replied Hayley.
"Is it?" I asked.
"Yes, a Black Panther is either a Melanistic Leopard or Jaguar" explained Kelly.
"How about Bengal as a name then?" I asked. "That's a type of Tiger."
"That could work" said Lilly.
"Well take a bit of time to think about it" said Kelly.
"In the meantime" grinned Hayley "I think you did well enough to earn a little bonus. Why don't we head back to the tent and I can show you what it is."

We left Lilly and Kelly to enjoy the charms of the Schweizerhaus for a bit longer. About 10 minutes later I was waiting a little nervously in the backstage area Hayley had grabbed a few things she insisted stayed as a surprised and headed into the van. I got the feeling I was having to wait a little longer than necessary, but resisted the temptation to take a sneak peak into the van.
"Oh I'm ready Captain" she cheerfully called out. "Why don't you come and get me."
Needless to say I didn't need any more encouragement. I nervously stepped in the van. For a second I wondered where she was, until I looked down and saw her seductively reclined in one corner. She'd clearly made an effort with her looks and the sight was delectable. She'd applied shocking pink lipstick, and had put on a pair of high platform stilettos. Both things she new would drive me wild. She'd also put on a pair of the cat ears she used in the show, and a leopard skin top. Unlike in the show where she wore a short skirt, hot pants or leggings with that top, all she wore was a pair of black knickers along with a sexy pair of stockings and suspenders. That wasn't the most alluring thing she wore though, that was 2 pairs of handcuffs. She'd clicked one around each wrist, and secured those wrists to a fixture above her head, leaving her totally at the mercy of my will. I wasted little time closing in on her, exchanging alluring smiles as we did. As I mounted my body on top of hers I noticed she'd arranged 3 cans of shaving foam within easy reach.
"Hoping for some real fun" I smiled, while taking the chance to fondle one of her defenseless breasts.
"Yes" she grinned back. Pulling on the handcuffs to emphasize things.
I kept my right hand on her breast, but placed my left hand on her cheek as I leaned in for a long lingering kiss, savoring the taste of that pink lipstick. We didn't break eye contact as I drew back. I reached for the first can of foam, gave it a quick shake, and let Hayley watch as I sprayed a large handful onto my left hand.
"So where shall I put this" I teased, holding the foam inches in front of Hayley's face. "You've made such an effort to look beautiful, it would be a shame to ruin that by shoving this in your face."
Hayley giggled nervously in response, fully aware there was no way she could avoid what was coming.
"On the other hand" I smiled.
Hayley closed her eyes as I teasingly made her wait for the inevitable. "Come on" she said.
It was a few seconds later, when I firmly foamed her face. She let out a stifled giggle as I wiped my left hand across. I took the can in my right hand, and continued to empty the contents over her head, wiping it across her face, and in to her hair, until a minute later when the first cans contents spluttered to a halt, and she was left with her whole head covered in a layer of thick white foam. I wiped her eyes so we could make eye contact, a huge smile was on her face.
"Enjoying yourself?" I asked.
"Yes" she replied.
"Do you dare me to kiss you?" I asked.
"Go on then" she said.
I leaned in. This time we both opened our mouth as we kissed, our lips pulsated against each others, as our tongues flicked out, tantalizingly exploring each others mouths.

Chapter 24:

I reached down, and slowly slid her top up her body, revealing the tantalizing sites underneath, including her beautiful breasts, a site that would never loose it's allure. I tore my eyes away briefly to look at the equally beautiful site of her smiling foam covered face.
I took a second to access my options as I reached for the second can. I sprayed a large handful on to my left hand, and slowly massaged it on to her breasts. Encouraged by the ecstatic smile on her face I slowly teased her nipples with my fingers, before gently caressing my hands across the surface of her breasts, before giving them both a gentle squeeze. I paused to lustfully look her in the eye, before leaning in to kiss her on the stomach. I took the can, and she let out a short high pitched laugh as the cool foam formed a thick pile on her stomach. Encouraged by her joy I emptied the rest of the can over her stomach and breasts, that provided a large pile, but not quite large enough, so I took the last can, and added about half the contents, leaving a large pile of foam over her whole torso.
"So what shall I do with all that foam?" I asked.
I reached up to her top again, and slowly pulled it slowly down over the foam, leaving it sandwiched between her body and top. I placed both my hands on her chest, allowing the foam to slide around between her top and her skin. She closed her eyes, and quietly moaned in response to my touch as every part of her torso was caressed with a foamy embrace.
"I bet you wish you could get out those cuffs now" I smiled. "And I've not even filled up your knickers yet."
"Oh my God" was the only reply she could muster. With a teasing smile I pulled the elastic of her knickers out, and started to spray foam inside them. She started giggling, as they started to fill, until I'd emptied all the remaining foam into them. I let the elastic close, and playfully fondled her crotch, swishing around the large lump of foam that was compressed in them.
As I was doing this I heard some familiar footsteps outside in the backstage area, soon accompanied by a familiar voice.
"I thought you'd two would be making a lot more noise by now" I heard Kelly call out.
Lilly couldn't hold back her curiosity and quickly had her head through the door.
"I wondered exactly what you had planned when you brought that foam earlier" Lilly said.
Lilly came over to lie besides us to have a closer look.
"What's happening with her top there?" she asked.
She reached over and slid her hand across her stomach, causing Hayley to quietly gasp.
"He's filled my top with foam" Hayley squealed.
I couldn't resist rubbing my hand across her breasts, causing her to moan even more.
"What does that feel like?" Lilly asked.
"It's like the most insane massage ever" she said.
"I'm definitely going to have to try this out on Kelly at some point" smiled Lilly. "Speaking of which shall we get her in and give you a six hand massage?"
"Oh my God" grimaced Haley.
"Kelly" Lilly called out. "Come in here, looks like we can have some fun."
"What?" Kelly asked.
Kelly came in before we had a chance to answer. Once she saw how we were positioned she worked things out pretty quickly, and positioned herself opposite Lilly. As they both teased their hands across Hayley's body I continued to caress her breasts. Even through the foam mask the ecstasy on her face was plain to see. Her breath became deep and more labored. As I sensed she was coming close to climax I leaned in, and squeezed her tongue with my lips one last time, before reaching down to her crotch with my right hand, and firmly rubbing her foam filled knickers. She let out uncontrolled moans as she was completely overwhelmed by the overload of sensations she now felt, until after a final firm squeeze from my right hand she let out one last moan as her body tensed with orgasmic intensity.
As her muscles finally relaxed she gasped desperately for air, overcome by the shock of what she'd just felt.
"Where did you put the keys?" I asked, realizing I needed to get her out as soon as I could.
"Under the pillow" she gasped in reply.
I felt around and quickly found the keys. I quickly unlocked her left wrist, as soon as it was free she immediately reached for and squeezed me on my right shoulder. I handed the keys to Lilly so she could unlock her right wrist. With that free she threw both her arms around me, embracing me in a loving hug. I rolled to my side a little so Hayley could rest her head on my chest while she regained her composure. I saw Kelly quickly motion at Lilly, at which point they headed backstage to give us a little time alone.

Chapter 25:

A couple of minutes later and Hayley almost had her breath back, we were still arm in arm, locked in a euphoric embrace. She nervously looked up, meeting my eyes, we both exchanged nervous giggles. She took a handful of foam in her right hand and teasingly rubbed it across my face, in response I gave her a short sweet kiss on the lips.
"I love you" she whispered.
"I love you too" I whispered back.

As tempting as an eternity in the euphoria of Hayley's arms was, we both had to eventually acknowledge the outside world. It was late by then, so we just grabbed a couple of towels to clean up (which earned us a trip to a laundrette, but that was a small price to pay) and settled down, falling asleep in each others arms.
Come the mourning I was still thinking about the night before, but I had other things to consider, like what was I going to call myself. In the end I did go with Bengal, which apart from the Mr Benn joke was a name I liked.
I still had a few reservations, this being my first ever time performing in public, other than a few goes at Karaoke the last month or so, but I have to admit it was a lot more interesting than being backstage the whole performance. Towards the end of the week I found I was growing in confidence when on stage, and starting to enjoy the response and appreciation I was getting from the audience. After a while going out on stage started to created a euphoric sense of enjoyment.

Of course being located in a huge fairground that wasn't the only adrenaline rush I was getting. The Weiner Prater was an amazing find, another place I couldn't believe I'd not heard of before. The most famous attraction was the Reisenrad, a 100 plus year old observation wheel, that was a major landmark in it's own right. There was also over 10 different roller coasters for us to try, including a historic wooden one, and an amazingly thrilling boomerang coaster.
The real fun though came from exploring the park more thoroughly. I'd never seen so many different chances to spend money concentrated this much in an area. There were loads of thrill rides, including many on some insanely intense ride settings. Also prevalent were lots of dark rides like fun houses, ghost trains and walk through ghost houses and a really fun fairy tale themed ride full of Christmas lights. Even after several days to explore the place I was still discovering new things to try.
Of course we also spent some time exploring the rest of Vienna. The zoo's Lilly had been so excited about were both very good. Vienna zoo was a beautiful place and the Haus Du Meeres was pretty fun as well. There were some other nice sites throughout Vienna as well, although the more modern and less laid back feel, along with the temptation of the Prater and the zoo's meant we spent less time exploring it than some of the other places we visited.

Chapter 26:

Fast forward and it's Friday evening, again. All 4 off us are on stage, accepting a final round of applause from what has to be the largest audience I've played so far. I'm standing next to Hayley, or tigress as she's called on stage, and Lilly and Kelly are a little further away, both being covered in red slime from their turn in the blood bath. They opted to keep a little distance, not that they wouldn't try to give me or Hayley a hug in that state, but after having to pay for my suit to be dry cleaned earlier in the week they'd learnt their lesson.
"Another successful performance" said Kelly as we met backstage.
"Well lets get cleaned up for the annual performers party" said Lilly.
"You took the words right out of my mouth" replied Kelly.
A quick explanation. I'd been introduced to a few of the other performers, male and female, by the Wild Cats as we ran into them, and they met a few old friends during the week. This evening though their was a big get together in an alpine lodge themed bar at the Praterdome venue. This did sound like a lot of fun, even though it meant a change from our usual Friday routine.
"Oh, your not going to miss out completely" Lilly continued.
"Don't tell him" said Kelly.
"Tell me what?" I asked.
"There's a little something they do to initiate new performers" said Lilly. "I best not tell you any more details, it's supposed to be a surprise Lilly. Don't worry, compared to some of the stuff you've done it's nothing that's going to phase you."
"Why would he be initiated anyway?" asked Hayley. "He's only been performing a week."
"Are you worried about some of the other girls and what they'll do?" asked Lilly.
"Don't Worry" said Kelly. "Nothing bad's going to happen."

I had a bit of a wait before we were ready to go. I was already wearing my stage outfit, which I'd been told would be appropriate for the party, so only really needed a quick freshen up. The other 3 though all needed to shower due to a combination of sweaty dance routines and red slime. For those wondering Hayley had offered to teach me how to dance, but we all agreed there would be no way I'd be ready to do that on stage before the end of the trip.
Surprisingly, despite having a load of red slime to clean off, Lilly and Kelly joined me first. Lilly was wearing a short black skirt and a fashionable white blouse, while Kelly was wearing a more traditional black cocktail dress. We chatted for about 5 minutes before I glanced at the door and did a double take. I was stunned by the site of Hayley in a hot outfit she'd chosen for the evening. It was a stunning red leather dress. It was strapless, had a very short skirt and clung to her body like a second skin. Adding to the allure was a zip down the front, and a pair of matching red strappy high platform heels. She'd also styled her flame red hair to give it a lot of extra volume, and enhanced her already beautiful features with striking red lipstick and make up defining the shape of her eyes. She strutted over and held on to my right arm with both hands, which gave me a tantalizing view of the back, where every contour of her arse was on display. I realized I was going to have to be very careful where I put my hands. At least when people were watching.

There's no doubting the 3 of us made quite a site walking through the Prater to our final destination. I'd already been to the Dome a few times, and knew it was a large entertainment venue, based around a large club and a number of adjoining bars, one of which had been set aside for the showgirl gathering. I was a little curious about meeting some of the other performers. I'd been introduced to a few, but our own work had stopped us seeing any of their shows.
We got to the bar, and after giving our names to the man on the door we were in. It was a mid sized bar with about 70 people in it. Looking around I reckon a third were men, the rest women. We were among the younger end of the crowd with a large cross section of ages going all the way up to some people in their early sixties. All were dressed up smartly, many including some flamboyant touches to their outfits.
"Hi Hayley."
"Hi" she replied.
"Is this the Mathew I've heard so much about?"
"It is" she replied.
"Hi, let me introduce myself. I'm Jimmy Bell, of Like a Rose productions."
Greeting us as we came in, and reaching out to shake my hand was the man I recognized as the leading man in the top billed show of the week. He was about my height, in his late 50's with a handsome face and short blonde hair with a slight hint of grey. He was wearing a well tailored tuxedo, although he'd already taken his tie off and undone his collar.
"Good to meet you" I replied, as he confidently shook my hand.
"So you're the new Wild Cat" he continued. "How have they been treating you?"
"It's all been good so far" I replied.
"I can imagine" he smiled. "Believe me, lots of men would like to swap places with you right now. By the looks of things though the position won't be open again."
He was looking at Hayley as he said that. While Lilly and Kelly had made their way over to greet some old friends, Hayley was still holding on to my arm.
"It's good to finally see you've met someone Hayley" he said, greeting her with a kiss on the hand. "How long have I known you now?"
"It's hard to keep track, it seems like forever" answered Hayley.
"It's good to see you've found someone to join you on the road." he continued. "Of course I call my wife every day, but I still miss her when I don't see her that often for a couple of months of the year."
"I'm not interrupting am I?"
Joining us was the woman I recognized as Jimmy's co star. She looked to be in her late 30's. Even by the standards of the party she was dolled up, wearing an expensive designer dress and shoes, accessorized with a fur scarf and gold and diamond jewelry. I immediately got the impression she was dressed to deliberately show of her wealth to other people.
"You must be the Bengal I've heard so much about. I'm Jessica White" she continued. She stepped in close to greet me, pressing her body against mine as she kissed me on each cheek. I glanced aside at Hayley, who I noticed glaring a little as Jessica lingered slightly longer than she needed to.
"I prefer just Mathew" I said.
"So Hayley" Jessica continued. "How's your little side show going. Still able to pay the bills?"
"It's going very well actually" Hayley replied. "None of us have any money worries."
"It's so sweet you all go to all that effort to play in front of a hundred or so people" Jessica replied.
"I think setting up and running your own in your mid twenties is pretty good going" replied Jimmy. "I know some people who were still just unknown backing dancers at that age, weren't they Jessica."
In response to that comment Jessica just pursed her lips then walked off. We all shared a quick laugh at that response.
"That's what happens if you let success get to you" said Jimmy. "Don't you two ever forget what it's supposed to be about. Going out every night and having a great time putting on a show."

Chapter 27:

With that advice still ringing in our ears it was time to mingle. There was a time where I would have found such a prospect daunting, having to integrate myself into a room mostly containing strangers. The last month hanging with the Wild Cats, and the last week performing on stage had done a lot to boost my confidence, and having Hayley their to back me up and introduce me to some of the people she knew helped a lot as well. I still took a bit of a back seat in the conversations after the initial introductions, being the least experienced performer in the room I had the fewest stories and experiences to share. I was still having fun going around the room though listening to various stories of life on the road.
Things were going well until just before midnight, when the music dimmed, and the sound of someone hitting a glass with a spoon repeatedly to gain attention was heard. We all looked over to the far end of the room where a small stage was located. On it I spotted Jessica White and 2 other ladies. Jessica started projecting her voice over the room before the murmur had even died down.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen" she said. "I'm sure you all know who I am. I'm here to say a big welcome to everyone who's joined us for what you'll all agree has been an amazing and successful showgirl week."
There was a polite round of applause before she continued.
"I'm glad to report my show has been a sell out."
"84% of tickets sold actually." I looked to my right and saw it was Jimmy Bell who had quietly murmured that. Jessica hadn't heard so continued:
"And the organizers tell me almost everyone in attendance has had a successful run. Of course for some of you it would have your first time performing at showgirl week, and it's become a tradition we invite you up on stage at this point to welcome you officially to our gang. I believe we have Doctor Blue Sky of the Emergency Sirens, Pricilla Stone from my own Like a Rose Productions and Bengal from the Wild Cats."
There was a slightly more enthusiastic round of applause than the one Jessica had got for herself previously as I walked up on stage. As I got on stage Jessica took me by the hand.
"Now we have a special treat for our 3 newbies" she said. "Why don't you all take a seat."
We were led to a table on the stage, where 3 chairs had been set up behind it so we could face the audience. Me and the other 2 looked on nervously as 3 serving plates, covered by a silver dome were brought out. Jessica stood behind me and placed a plate in front of me, and slowly lifted the lid, before placing her hands on my shoulders. The domes were lifted to reveal 3 giant gateaux. On my right Dr Blue Sky had one covered in caramel colored icing, decorated with a ring of cream covered in coffee beans. On my left Pricilla had one made of a thick chocolate mouse decorated with a ring of strawberries. I had a taller cake, topped with chocolate icing, with the sides encased in a layer of flaked almonds. On the top a ring of chocolate truffle balls had been used to decorate it.
"Now to be inducted into our league of showgirls, and show-gents" said Jessica, squeezing me on the shoulder as she said the last word "you'll need to complete a little task for us" she continued. "In each of the cakes in front of you we've hidden 5 precious stones from the gift shop here. Your task is to find them. Of course we're not going to make it that easy for you. We're going to tie your hands behind your back, meaning you'll have to use your face to search for and pick up the stones."
The 2 girls to my left and right had their wrists tied by scarves that had been brought on stage. Jessica though opted to put her arms round me and slowly remove the scarf I was wearing with my outfit and tie that around my wrists, wrapping it around and tying it several times to ensure my wrists were held securely.
"I've got you now" she whispered in my ear, before stepping back slightly to talk to the audience and give the signal to start.
Both Dr Blue Sky and Pricilla were hesitant to stick their faces in. I on the other hand paused only briefly, to glance over at the other Wild Cats in the crowd before sticking my face in. After the initial thin gel like chocolate layer I hit a cream like layer, colored a light brown with a delicate nutty flavor. A little more digging took me down to a layer of cake sponge. I raised my head up slightly to catch a breath, my face now covered in a thin layer of the gateaux. I plunged my head in again, and this time rooted around in the sponge a little, my efforts were soon rewarded as I felt a cool solid item amongst the sponge. I reached over to grab it with my lips, there was a cheer from the crowd as I dropped if by the side of the cake. Now I'd broken the cake up a little searching for things was much easier, it wasn't too long before I'd found all 5 stones. While the other two newbies continued to search Jessica came forward to again put her arms around me and whisper in my ear.
"Well done handsome" she said. "I like a man who's not afraid to get stuck in."
I shifted uncomfortably in my chair, my hands still tied behind my back.
"Why don't I help you clean yourself up" she continued.
I shifted away as best I could as Jessica leaned in trying to lick the cream off my face.
"Jessica, my girlfriend is watching" I said, deliberately raising my voice to make sure I was heard.
"Oh what can she do?" she asked. "Why not let me show you what I can really... argh!
"Get your filthy hands off my man you whore."
I looked up and my immediate assumption was confirmed, Hayley had jumped up on stage, grabbed a handful of Pricilla's chocolate cake and forcefully shoved it in Jessica's face.
"What do you think you're doing?" spluttered Jessica.
"Giving you just what you deserve for taking advantage like that" Hayley snarled back.
"What" exclaimed Jessica. "You think you can treat me like this. Your just some nobody from some 2 bit sideshow."
It looked liked Hayley was prepared to go at this point, using more than just handfuls of cake. Luckily I wasn't the only one to spot this and several people stepped in. Jimmy Bell came up to help the other 2 girls who'd been on stage hold on to Jessica. Kelly and a few other friends jumped on stage and were just about holding Hayley back. Lilly came over to first untie me, and then Dr Blue Sky and Pricilla Stone who took the opportunity to get off stage and distance themselves from the chaos.
"Right, Everyone Calm Down!" shouted out Jimmy.
Thanks to the commanding tone of his voice this subdued things slightly, as everyone focused on him.
"Hayley. Why don't you head backstage to powder your nose, or whatever while I have a talk with Jessica here" he said.
"Why can't I deal with her myself?" Hayley replied.
"Hayley, go back there and calm down a little" said Kelly. "I know your mad, and I don't blame you, but lets at least try to sort things without someone ending up getting hurt first."

Chapter 28:

As Hayley stormed off stage no-one objected as I went after her. I almost has to run to keep up with her she was going at such a pace.
"Hayley" I called out. "I'm sorry about that, I wouldn't have gone up on stage if I'd known that was going to happen."
"I know" said Hayley. "It wasn't you, it was that fucking woman."
I nodded in agreement.
"I bet if you'd been single and shown an attraction towards her she'd have been playing hard to get, and waited for you to splash the cash before showing any interest. Because we're a couple she feels she has to put some moves in, just to show who's in charge. She doesn't want to accept that there are men who are off limits to her."
"I guess some people don't out grow their teenage persona's and grow up" I said.
"Too right" she replied
"I remember I was at a wedding last year. The groom went out of his way to make out it wasn't a big thing, he was just looking forward to the honeymoon. Hell, when the guests arrived he didn't even know the seating plan. He left it to his mum to scramble up a plan before the bride arrived. I was thinking come on, it's supposed to be the biggest day of your life. Surely you can let the facade crack a little."
"What about you?" Asked Hayley. "Were you much different as a teenager?"
"Me" I said, pausing slightly before continuing. "Well I was never one of the more popular kids, so I developed a bit of a superiority complex, believing I was better than those around me. As I grew older though I became more accepting and more open though."
"Well hopefully Jimmy can talk some sense into Jessica, and teach her just because she's the most successful she doesn't have to always parade that superiority over everyone else. You know I think she's always disliked us Wild Cats because of this" she said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Well because we're part of the fairground circuit, and don't work for a theater company, she can't use her influence to effect our futures or anything like that. You should have seen how annoyed she got when we included her in a cake fight after our initiation ceremony a few years ago."
"Whatever it is it's not worth getting upset over" I said. "With someone like that all it does is reinforce the sense of power she's looking for."
"I guess your right" she said, putting her hands on my shoulders. "And I've got one good thing she's never going to have" she smiled.
"Do you think they'll be much longer?" I asked.
"If I know Jessica we've got a while yet. Why? Do you want a bit of fun while we've got the place to ourselves?" she smiled.
I gave a nervous smile in return.
"Come on" she said, taking me by the hand. "I know the perfect place."

Hayley led me by the hand, emitting a child like giggle which got more pronounced as I gave into the temptation of love pinching her with my free hand. It didn't take her that long for her to find the door she was looking for. She nervously opened the door and peaked inside. Once she'd checked the coast was clear we went in. I gave out a quiet gasp of anticipation as I realized where we were. We were in the big patisserie located on the big entrance plaza. This late it was closed, and blinds were pulled down over the window, but the occasional silhouette of someone walking past was still occasionally cast over the window. Hayley didn't waste any time in heading over to behind the counter to check out the selection of cream cakes and gateaux on offer.
"What do you think? she asked.
"Some of those cream cakes look very tempting" I said.
"I'm thinking we can have some fun with that giant strawberry cake" she replied.
The one she picked up was a large strawberry gateaux, about 8 inches across. It had a biscuit base, with an inch thick layer consisting of a pink strawberry mouse and was topped with numerous strawberries. She looked at me playfully as she came round the counter, picking of a strawberry off the cake and eating it seductively slowly, before taking another one and teasingly feeding it to me. I could feel the tension build as she stepped in close and ate the next one. She then took a fourth one, and teased feeding it to me again, but at the last second pulled it away and placed it down her cleavage, inviting me to take it with her eyes. I started out to reach, but she cut me off with her free hand.
"Your not allowed to use your hands, remember" she grinned.
I opted to place both my hands on her arse, that felt great coated in a skin of tight red leather, and leaned in with my mouth. I caressed my tongue across her breasts, enjoying the quiet noises of pleasure Hayley made, before hooking up the strawberry, and slowly biting into it, letting some of the juice from it trickle down on to her breasts.
"Why don't we put that skilled tongue of yours to good use?" she smiled.
She went to one of the tables and perched herself on the edge. She placed the cake by her side, and slowly unzipped the front of her dress, revealing her wonderful breasts in full, including her fully erect nipples. She reached over and took a handful of the strawberry mouse, and slowly rubbed it across both her breasts, before looking up at me with lust filled eyes. First I leaned in and placed a lingering passionate kiss on her lips, allowing our tongues to caress each other. I then knelt down so my head was level with her breasts, leaning in so my lips formed a seal around her left nipple, and used my tongue to caress it multiple times. As I did this I felt her hands slip under my jacket, and take a firm grip on my shoulders. I felt her hands slowly caress and massage them, and involuntarily squeeze them as I continued to caress her breasts with my tongue.
A couple of minutes later with all the mouse licked off she pushed me back a little so she could stand up. She playfully chewed on my bottom lip as she slipped my jacket of and undid the buttons on my shirt. She took a handful of the mouse, along with a couple of the strawberries and teasingly rubbed everything across my chest, using the strawberries to spread the mouse across. She then put her arms on my hips and squeezed her nipples up against my chest. She kissed me around my face 4 or 5 times, before slowly gyrating her body up and down, left and right, using her breasts to spread the mouse around my torso. Giving me a playful look she crouched down a little and teasingly caressed her tongue across my chest, stopping to teasingly circle her tongue over my nipples. She then took a hold of my head to firmly hold me close as she placed an intense, passionate, open mouth kiss on my lips.

Chapter 29:

We embraced for several minutes, until she slowly stepped back. She reached for her dress, and slowly unzipped it completely and let it slip off her shoulders. I looked on, stunned by the site of her in nothing but her high red stilettos.
"Lets have some real fun" she smiled.
She sat back down on the table, and reached over to the gateaux. She took a large handful of the mouse, and slowly smeared it across her crotch, until it was covered in a pink, strawberry flavored layer. As a finishing touch she took two of the strawberries, and positioned them on there as a cheeky decoration. I looked with a nervous smile on my face. I'd never put my mouth near a girls crotch before so I was a little nervous, but at the same time it was a tempting site.
"Come on" she smiled, reaching out to me with her legs. "Just you wait until what I've got planned for you next."
"What?" I asked.
"I'm going to pop a couple of strawberries in my mouth" she grinned. "Then I'm going to wrap my lips around your cock. You'll have my lips, my tongue and those strawberries rubbing against it all at once. How do you think that's going to feel?"
I shuddered, my cheeks flushing profusely as that mental image came into my mind. I opened my eyes slowly focusing on the here and now. I slowly knelt down on to one knee, and slowly licked around the edge of where the strawberry mouse was smeared.
"Go on" Hayley gasped in response.
I continued to slowly caress my tongue across my crotch. Starting with longer strait streaks, but as I grew more confident I wiggled my tongue left and right more in order to create more stimulation. In response Hayley lay back completely, moaning in response to my actions. My heart beat quickened as I realized she was surrendering full emotional control to me. I eyed the two strawberries she'd put in place. I teased one with my tongue, letting the cool soft texture rub across her crotch, before delicately picking it up between my lips and savoring the sweet taste. I started the same way with the other one, but this time I caressed the strawberry over to the entrance of her pussy, and slowly pushed it in with my tongue. I heard her gasp sharply, but the sensation of the strawberry along with my tongue caressing the sides of her pussy was more than enough to quell any objections. I moved back a little, this time reaching in to her pussy with my middle and index fingers. I took the strawberry and slowly pressed it against her clit, she quietly gasped as I crushed it into a squidgy mess that I slowly caressed around her insides, causing her to breath deeply. She lifted her head up as I removed my fingers, and shook her head a little as she saw me reaching for my wallet where she knew I'd started keeping a condom. A sign of how my sex life had become more unpredictable and spontaneous since I started dating her. I removed my trousers and underpants, and slipped a latex sheaf over my now throbbing cock. She squealed loudly with pleasure as my cock entered her pussy, eagerly rocking her hips, driven wild as the crushed strawberry squelched between the walls of her pussy and my cock. I reached over and pinned her wrists to the table, knowing that would increase the excitement she felt. She rocked her hips repeatedly, moaning with every thrust, until her fists clenched, and I felt her arms struggle to contract against where I'd pinned them down. She let out a prolonged moan of pleasure, before her body finally relaxed.
I only gave her a quick chance to catch her breath before thrusting my cock into her again.
"Oh my God" she gasped, as I realized I wasn't going to let her come down emotionally just yet.
I continued to thrust my cock in and out of her. Both our breathing got deeper and deeper, both breathing in unison in response to my actions. Soon she started to thrust her hips again, matching my ever quickening rhythm, until we both let out simultaneous moans, both overcome by an intense powerful orgasm.

It was a couple of minutes later. We were gazing into each others eyes, slowly catching our breath when: "Knock-Knock-Knock."
We exchanged looks of shock as we heard knocking on the same door we'd entered the shop by. As we heard the handle turn we slid of the table, hiding behind it. As the door opened the light switch was turned on, and we heard the sound of slow deliberate footsteps we both reached for our cloths as quietly as we could.
"Come on you two. I know where you are. I can see the mess you've made."
We recognized that as Lilly's voice. Normally we're more than glad of her presence, but on this occasion;
"Go Away!" Hayley called out.
"Yeah, I guessed right, they're here" Lilly called out to someone unseen. "Come on you two, we want to get things sorted so we can go back to partying."
"Oh Alright" sighed Hayley. "Give us 5 minutes."
"You've not got that" a voice I recognized as Kelly's called. "Jimmy and Jessica have seen us and are coming this way."

Chapter 30:

We threw on our cloths, and wiped off any excess mouse as quickly as we could. Even so there was the mess on the table, and our cloths and hair were obviously disheveled. This earned us a raised eyebrow from he so far unflappable Jimmy, and a look of disbelief from Jessica.
"What on earth do you think you two are doing?" Jessica asked.
I reached out to put a calming hand on Hayley's shoulder, before she responded too aggressively. Thankfully Jimmy was there to intervene.
"They've been doing the sort of thing I'm sure lots of young and in love couples get up to" he said. "I'm sure they're planning to leave a twenty behind each to pay for the cake and the clean up."
I nodded in agreement. In all honesty it wasn't something I'd stopped to think about until now, but it was a fare point.
"Now Jessica" Jimmy continued. "Why don't you say what you were going to say, so we can all go back to enjoying the party."
Jessica clenched her hands together in front of her and looked down at the floor before continuing.
"I'm sorry I took advantage of you during your initiation Mathew, and sorry I tried it on with your boyfriend Hayley." Jessica said. It didn't sound that heartfelt or sincere. In fact I kind of got the impression she hoped Hayley would respond negatively. Thankfully Hayley was now thinking a little clearer.
"Thank you. It's good of you to say that" Hayley said.
There was a brief pause in conversation before things continued.
"Right" said Jimmy. "If that's all been dealt with, and no ones going to hold a grudge, lets get back to that party we're missing."
"You guys go ahead" said Hayley. "We'll catch up later."
"No Hayley" said Kelly. "We've dealt with enough trouble already, without having to explain your further absence away."
"Oh come on" said Hayley.
"Sorry but people will ask if you don't get back soon" said Lilly.
"Fine" sighed Hayley. She reached over for a couple of strawberries. "I'll guess we'll have to finish our fun with these when we get back to the van" she smiled at me. "At least I'll have my handcuffs there. I'm sure that'll make things worth the wait."
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"Mathew" called Kelly. "Mathew."
"Sorry" I blushed. "I got a little lost there."
"My god Kelly" exclaimed Jessica. "How do you and Lilly put up with these two carrying on like horny teenagers all the time?" With that last word Jessica walked out, presumably back to the main party.
"Oooo, lets tell her the answer" said Lilly. "Imagine the look on her face when she finds out."
"No, I think I've had as much excitement as I can handle for one night" said Jimmy.
"Lilly, why don't you take Hayley so she can clean up some of that mess I can still see on her" said Kelly. "It'd be nice if you could clean her dirty mind a little as well, but I suspect that's a lost cause."
Hayley stuck her tongue out at Kelly, before giving me a quick kiss on the cheek, before leaving with Lilly, not forgetting to leave 20 behind to pay for her half of the cake.
"While we're in private how are you and Lilly doing?" asked Jimmy.
"As amazing as ever. She's such a special girl" replied Kelly. "This little summer of love we're all having on the road together has been especially wonderful."
"That's good to hear" replied Jimmy. "By the way Mathew well done for calming Hayley down. I wasn't sure we could avoid things coming to blows she was so angry earlier."
"Thanks" I said. "On the same subject what happened after we left?"
"Well Jessica was demanding an apology, and making a load of threats, saying she'd refuse to work until our show had been shut down" said Kelly.
"Not something she could really do" said Jimmy. "She might think she's a big star, but she's not big enough that she'd keep getting work if it got out that she refused to perform over a personal grudge. She can't get a reputation for causing too much trouble either. Once I'd explained this, and pointed out everyone in the room had seen her try to take advantage of another performers boyfriend she had no choice really other than to accept she took things a little too far."
"Why was I invited up on stage in the first place?" I asked. "Surely you must have known something like this would happen."
"We'd thought there would be some teasing and attempts to embarrass you, but nothing you couldn't handle" said Kelly. "We'd have made sure you got to get your own back afterwards."
"Hayley said Jessica had some kind of grudge against you." I said.
"Well she might not be too fond of us, but we're hardly the only ones who aren't afraid to stand up to her. I think things are a little more personal than Hayley might like to admit" said Kelly.
"How's that?" I asked.
"Well it's not obvious now, but Hayley was a late bloomer. She didn't really find her confidence until near the end of her teens. She spent a lot of her early teens being overlooked, seeing boys she liked ending up with more popular girls" said Kelly. "I think Jessica's habit of lording her success over people does bring up some of those old insecurities sometimes."
"Hopefully after tonight everyone will have learnt their lesson" said Jimmy.
"After saying that about Hayley you and her make a lot more sense" smiled Kelly.
"Thanks, I think" I replied.
"We'll you've changed quite a bit from the quiet shy man you were 6 weeks ago. Your now performing on stage, joining the mix at parties, and you've got women fighting over you. That's not that bad going."
"Just try not to cause any more fights I have to deal with" said Jimmy.