It Was All Just Too Delicious

"And we expect the Full Monty too, that's what we stipulated in the contract !" Sonia was gleeful. She didn't have any particular personal animus towards Debbi but she did have a sadistic streak and this was just too good an opportunity to pass up with which to humiliate a rival. Plus, they had hired a stripper after all. And Debbi had seemingly volunteered willingly to help out this friend of hers. It was all just too delicious.

Seeing the look on Debbi's face, Sonia did decide to relent just a little. "Look, I'll cut you some slack" she told her. "I won't tell anyone who you are. They'll just think of you as the stripper. It'll only be me and Kemal that'll know."

"But you told those two guys when I came in" Debbi pointed out, indicating the other managers sitting nearby, who had been observing with great interest her unequal battle to stop the mini skirt bunching up completely around her waist. "Oh yeah" Sonia admitted. "But they're not really here for Kemal's leaving. They just came for a spot of lunch and will probably go as soon as they finish eating. You stay over here at the bar and I'll call you over when we're ready for you."

Debbi could hear snatches of the speeches from across the room. The usual mix of anecdotes recalling amusing incidents, thanks for all the hard work Kemal had put in and best wishes for success in his future career. The card that everyone had signed was produced and the DAB radio that had been bought as a gift handed over. Debbi then heard Sonia raise her voice. "That leaves just one final gift for Kemal before we all head on back to work. Cue the music" she called.

Sonia looked over to the bar and beckoned Debbi forward, just as someone pulled up the file from their phone and the brassy sound of the traditional stripper theme began to blare out. Debbi tried her best to paint a fixed smile onto her face as she climbed down off of the bar stool and tugged at her inadequate skirt. Slowly she started walking over to the expectant group.