00:14My name is Lila, a destitute stripper who suffers from bills.
00:21Three months ago, I'd been planning to audition for the New York Ballet Company.
00:25Now I was applying glitter to my skin for men who would tuck dollar bills into my G-string.
00:29Three months ago, the wedding day of me and a man I had never met, Ethan Pacheco, a marriage
00:34I wanted no part of.
00:36I had slipped away while the guests were arriving, needing a moment to breathe, to think.
00:40I had wandered aimlessly until I heard sounds coming from one of the guest bedrooms.
00:44Although the man had his back to me, I knew he must be my fiancé who I had never met.
00:49Without twice thought, I drived away from the estate, away from Ethan Pacheco and the future
00:53that had been decided for me.
00:55I ended up at a bar downtown in the late night, drowning my sorrows in tequila shots.
00:59That's when he appeared beside me.
01:10Bad day?
01:13The worst.
01:19I'm Ethan.
01:22Of course you are.
01:24I uh...
01:26I'm running away from one Ethan tonight, I don't need another.
01:30I had laughed then, a bitter, hollow sound
01:33The funny thing was, with all the drama going on, I still didn't know what my fucking fiancé looked like
01:38But this guy had been charming, attentive, and I'd been vulnerable, hurt, and increasingly drunk
01:44When he suggested we get a room at the hotel next door, I hadn't said no
02:19I'd woken, alone, with nothing but a lingering hangover
02:22And the crushing realization that I couldn't go home again
02:25Not to face my father's disappointment
02:27Not to marry a man who had already betrayed me
02:29So I disappeared, cutting off contact with everyone from my old life
02:33My savings hadn't lasted long
02:35Now I had to dance in a bar to earn money
02:37The bar had been booked out by the owner tonight
02:39He was going to hold an important party in the VIP room
02:45Those eyes, almond-shaped, hazel with flecks of gold
02:49Exactly like, no, oh god no, this can't be happening
02:52That night at the bar, my one-night stand as my boss and ex-fiancé
02:56His eyes met mine, and the world stopped spinning
03:03Stop staring at the boss, are you crazy?
03:08I immediately dropped my gaze
03:10The tiny sequined outfit left little to the imagination
03:13But it was better than being completely naked
03:15I needed this job
03:16Rent wasn't going to pay itself
03:18Did he recognize me?
03:20Shouldn't your older brother be running this meeting?
03:23I can't imagine your father Henry's crazy enough
03:26To let a 23-year-old handle business this magnitude
03:32Everyone turned to gauge Ethan's reaction
03:34The tension thick enough to cut with a knife
03:38Care to guess why I'm the heir while my big brother works under me?
03:42You're not in any position to question my capabilities
03:44The man's face reddened
03:46He wisely kept his mouth shut
03:48The meeting dragged on
03:49Numbers and threats mixing with the heavy beat of the music
03:52I felt increasingly light-headed
03:54The room started to spin
03:56Or was I the one spinning?
04:00I landed hard on the floor
04:02Right in front of the gathered crime family bosses
04:05Is this how you dance, you worthless slit?
04:08Ruining our evening with your amateur bullshit?
04:10I looked up to see an ugly older man in the corner
04:13He pulled out a thick wad of cash
04:15Throwing it on the ground
04:17Bills scattered across the floor like fallen lead
04:19If you don't want to lose those pretty legs of yours
04:22Crawl over here and give me a proper lap dance
04:27And don't stop until every piece of that costume is on the floor
04:31The other men watched with varying degrees of interest
04:34Some looking uncomfortable
04:36Others openly leering
04:37My eyes darted instinctively to Ethan
04:40But his expression remained carefully neutral
04:43As if he didn't know me
04:45I couldn't afford to lose this job
04:47And I couldn't afford to make enemies of people like him
04:51That won't be necessary
04:53Lucas, Ethan's childhood friend, I knew
04:55Like Ethan, his family's business standing
04:58Did not allow anyone to challenge him, too
05:02The lady can make it up to us
05:03By joining me for a drink instead
05:07What do you say, beautiful?
05:24She's mine
05:26Who dares to touch her
05:29Just seconds ago, he seemed to be uninterested in this matter
05:32But now he's so possessive
05:34He didn't offer much explanation after the kiss
05:37In the mafia world, powerful mafia bosses can have any woman they want
05:41You want to keep living?
05:43Nobody threatens my strippers
05:44Get out
05:45And consider any future business arrangements with the Pacheco family permanently terminated
05:50The older man's face flushed a deep shade of crimson
05:53He scurried from the private room like a whipped dog
05:55Why would the Ethan defend an insignificant stripper?
05:59You
06:01Come here
06:01You'll be sitting on my legs, serving my drinks for the rest of the evening
06:04Lucas wisely held his tongue
06:06My head was still spinning
06:07Don't mess this up
06:08I repeated to myself like a mantra
06:10My legs felt like they were made of jelly
06:12I stumbled
06:13My balance completely gone
06:15God, that made me so wet
06:16I wanted him
06:17Pour me some champagne
06:18My stomach lurched violently
06:20A wave of nausea washing over me
06:22Don't throw up
06:24Don't throw up
06:25Don't throw up
06:25I had just ruined what was probably a $10,000 suit
06:29Good
06:30He would kill me
06:31To everyone's utter shock
06:33He threw his head back
06:34And laughed
06:39I'm taking you home, little troublemaker
06:41Oh no
06:42He knew exactly who I am
06:44Why was I feeling strangely sick today?
06:47No, I was not pregnant
06:48Was I?
06:53This was the worst
06:55I didn't want to get involved with this terrible man anymore
07:02Instead of heading toward the exit as I'd expected
07:05Ethan carried me into what appeared to be an office
07:08Without ceremony he threw me on a leather sofa
07:11His phone rang
07:13Hey
07:14His voice suddenly warm and gentle
07:16A woman
07:18No, I can handle it
07:20You know I always do
07:23Who is he talking to?
07:25Is it her?
07:26The woman from the engagement party
07:51He frowned
07:52He is disgusted by me
07:53Of course he is
07:55What man like Ethan Pacheco would want a cheap stripper like me?
07:59For a brief moment I thought maybe there was something beyond our one night stand
08:04But now here he was
08:06Talking intimately with another woman
08:08While I lay sick on his couch
08:11I couldn't take it anymore
08:12Despite my dizziness
08:14I pushed myself up from the sofa
08:22Where do you think you're going?
08:24His voice was low and cold again
08:26No warmth
08:28Home
08:33I'll take you home
08:35That's not a request
08:36It's a decision
08:39I can get home by myself
08:41I don't need your help
08:42You can barely stand
08:44Don't be stubborn Lila
08:48I'm fine
08:50I just need some fresh air
08:56Let me take you home
09:00Who's the woman you're talking to?
09:03The question burst from my lips
09:11How much did you hear?
09:31Knowledge can be dangerous, sweetheart
09:38Especially information you shouldn't have
09:44I will not let you humiliate me like this
09:51You have another woman
09:53Yet you're here trying to
09:54What?
09:55Get a quick folk from the stripper?
10:01He stared at me
10:02He looked genuinely confused
10:05I am not the kind of woman
10:07You can use whenever you want
10:08And discard when you're done
10:12I never was
10:14And I never will be
10:33How could I be so stupid?
10:36I'd known something was wrong for weeks
10:38The constant nausea
10:39The missed period
10:41The tenderness in my breasts
10:43That made even wearing a bra painful
10:48Asshole
10:50Complete and total asshole
10:51He doesn't get to treat me like that
10:53Just because I dance at Eclipse
10:54Doesn't mean I'm his for the taking
10:59Please be negative
11:01Please, please, please be negative
11:09Pregnant?
11:11I'm pregnant with Ethan Pacheco's baby
11:14I could barely afford to feed myself
11:16And what would I tell the baby
11:18When it asked about its father?
11:19Sorry, kid
11:20Daddy's a rich asshole
11:21Who doesn't even know you exist
11:23Oh, and by the way
11:24He owns the strip club where mommy works
11:26Neat, huh?
11:27That night, I couldn't sleep
11:29I found myself hunched over my laptop
11:31At 3am
11:32Scrolling through websites
11:33About abortion procedures
11:34I even watched a video
11:36That made me bolt to the bathroom
11:37The fourth time that day
11:39I'd found myself hugging the toilet
11:40As I rinsed my mouth
11:42I caught my reflection in the mirror
11:45My eyes were red-rimmed and haunted
11:48The next morning
11:50Leo
11:51Ethan's personal bodyguard or assistant
11:53Did you do it?
11:58Do what?
12:02The abortion
12:03Did you go through with it?
12:07How the hell did you
12:08Answer the question
12:11How the hell did Ethan know I was pregnant?
12:13And why was his personal watchdog stalking me outside an abortion clinic?
12:19Does he know?
12:21About the baby?
12:24How long has he known?
12:25Did he send you to make sure I get rid of it?
12:31Wait
12:32You're pregnant with Ethan's child?
12:35Shit
12:35I just royally fucked up
12:37Leo hadn't known the baby was Ethan's
12:39He'd only known I was pregnant
12:42I-I didn't
12:47Sir, we have a situation
12:49Double shit
12:50I was worried he was gonna tell Ethan
12:51So I ran
12:52Hey, wait!
12:54You must come back with me now
12:56To see Mr. Pacheco
12:57You're gonna fuck
12:59No fucking way
13:01I'm not going anywhere with you
13:02Miss Bravo
13:03Please be reasonable
13:06Was it reasonable to stalk me to a clinic?
13:09Was it reasonable to try to drag me to see your boss
13:11Like I'm some kind of runaway pet?
13:13Don't tell your boss about this
13:15Or I'll kill you for real
13:23Don't make this more difficult than it needs to be
13:25I jammed my key into the ignition
13:27Praying my piece of shit car would actually start
13:30The engine sputtered once, twice
13:32Then roared to life
13:34Thank God for small mercies
13:35Tell your boss to go himself!
13:42I hate this terrible situation
13:44Should I keep the baby?
13:45Maybe I should keep the child
13:47Maybe I should let Ethan know
13:50I signaled and changed lanes
13:52Heading toward the Eclipse nightclub
13:54Instead of my apartment
13:55Better to confront him directly
13:56Than wait for him to come to me
13:59This is my baby too
14:01I practiced in the rearview mirror
14:03And I'm keeping it
14:04Whether you like it or not
14:08My heart pounded harder
14:09With each step toward the elevator
14:11I clutched my purse
14:12Where I'd tucked the pregnancy test
14:16Come on, Lila, you got this
14:19Come on, Lila, you got this
14:21My stomach dropped to my feet
14:22As another moan reached my ears
14:24Ethan
14:26Ethan
14:27Ethan
14:28We shouldn't
14:29Not here
14:34Ethan
14:34We shouldn't
14:37Not here
14:42No one's going to interrupt us
14:45I've made sure of it
14:48What if someone comes in?
14:51Then they'll get quite a show, won't they?
14:53Besides, I locked the door
14:54You didn't lock it at all
14:55You're so bad
14:56That's why I've always loved you
14:58Even when we were kids
15:00Always breaking the rules
15:02Only for you, Sofia
15:04Always for you
15:06Sofia, the name hit me like a slap
15:09His childhood friend
15:10The one person his mother approved of
15:13The woman she had always hoped he would marry
15:15Instead of me
15:26What the fuck are you doing?
15:28My voice sounded strange to my own ears
15:33Sofia nearly falling off in her haste to cover herself
15:36Ethan's eyes widened as they locked on mine
15:39Shock quickly replaced by something unreadable
15:42Lila
15:43I could hear my own breathing
15:45Ragged and uneven
15:47Sofia was frantically smoothing down a skirt
15:49Her face flushed with embarrassment and anger
15:53Who is she?
15:54One of your dancers?
15:58Oh, I'm so much more than that, sweetheart
16:01I'm the mother of his child
16:05You're pregnant?
16:06You unbelievable piece of shit!
16:08Lila, you need to calm down and let me explain
16:10Explain?
16:11What is there to explain?
16:13This is the second time I've caught you with her
16:15The second time!
16:17I was an idiot to think you'd changed
16:19Wait, is this...
16:21Is she the one you were supposed to marry?
16:23The one who ran away from our engagement
16:25Because I caught him with you the first time
16:28Congratulations, you're fucking a father-to-be!
16:31Lila, that's enough
16:32You're upset
16:33And we need to discuss this privately
16:34We're not discussing anything!
16:36Not now!
16:37Not ever!
16:38Ever!
16:42I knew that look
16:44As though I was the inconvenient complication
16:50The baby?
16:52Get rid of it
16:56What?
16:57Get rid of
16:59The baby
17:02Are you serious right now?
17:04Was this some kind of sick joke to you?
17:09What's not lying carry you in a right now?
17:12Get rid of it or disappear
17:13I don't care which
17:15I want nothing to do with it
17:19The smoke drifted toward me
17:21You're smoking?
17:22Near a pregnant woman?
17:23Are you kidding me?
17:24You want a check?
17:25I'll give you a check
17:26Just don't bother me with this mistake
17:29The only mistake here is you?
17:31The only mistake was me trusting you!
17:34I want nothing to do with you or this baby!
17:36I don't even know if it's mine!
17:37I never asked for a child from some stripper whore!
17:40Now get out of my sight!
17:43You bastard!
17:47A car was slowing at the curb
17:49I didn't think
17:50I stepped off the sidewalk
17:51And yanked the back door open
17:52And threw myself inside
17:53And slammed it shut
17:55Long time no see little sweetness
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