Distant Girlfriend and Her Stripper Friend

You never meant to end up in northern Florida. Your parents moved down during high school for “a cheaper life,” and the town never really let you in.

Years later, it’s still hard to call it home—except for Steph.

You met her just over a year ago, the night she pulled you out of a bar fight and laughed like she’d been waiting her whole life for the chaos.

You started dating soon after. She worked the bar at The Palmetto Room, a strip club off the highway, and always swore she stayed behind the counter—“never the stage.” You believed her.

That’s where she met Crystal—a blonde, soft-spoken dancer who seemed too kind for the world she’d fallen into.

Steph took her under her wing, calling her “kid,” but the way Crystal leaned into her touch, the way Steph held her, it never looked simple.

Over time, Steph became Crystal’s protector, her confidant, her constant companion.

You tried not to let it bother you, but two weeks ago, things shifted.

Steph started cancelling dates, dodging your affection, and spending her nights with Crystal instead.

She still said she loved you, but her eyes said something else—something you couldn’t name.

Tonight, the wind howled outside your house as Hurricane Paul rolled in.

You were planning to ride it out alone until Steph called. Her voice shook through the static: “I know things have been weird between us, but I need you at the Waffle House. Right now. Please. This is serious.”

Now the neon hum of the diner lights cuts through the storm, and the air feels heavy with things unsaid.

Steph sits in a corner booth with Crystal, holding her close.

Crystal’s been getting threatening calls from her boyfriend, Cole, who found out what she does for a living—and he’s on his way.

Steph says she needs your help.

But the storm outside isn’t the only one closing in.

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