Jinger in Stripperland

By Jason Gabriel Kondrath

Jinger wants children, but David loses his job. Now he wanted his beautiful wife to strip. It was to save their house. She could quit when the mortgage was caught up. But she refused. So he gave her an ultimatum: she either does it, or he's leaving. They need fast money -not easy money. She begs him to find another way, but he doesn't see any. After he's gone she finds no other choice but to strip. Stripperland, the swanky club, is always hiring. There, she met an older man who reminded her of her father. He is rich, powerful, mature... and single. Now he has set her eyes on her. She is vulnerable and alone, and she starts to weaken after several rebukes. Finally, after getting very drunk, she gives herself to him. And she loves it! Then she finds out she's pregnant. She hadn't been on birth control since her husband left -there was no need! That's when her husband comes back telling her that he made a mistake, has found a job, and she doesn't have to work. Does Jinger, spelled with a "J," give her husband another chance? Will he leave her again after she finds out she is pregnant with another man's baby? Or does she divorce Michael, and marry the man who loved her so good she got pregnant after the first time?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Independent
• Release date: Jan 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224670994

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Chapter 1: Changes 

Jinger was about to do laundry when she heard David, her husband, come in through the front door, calling her name. He was three hours early, so it surprised her; she was almost on the other side of the house. 

She had been cleaning all day but had not decided what to make for dinner yet. She needed to go shopping. So, she hoped that David had not brought people home with him. 

It was rare, but he had done so before without calling her first. He would tell her to answer the door naked when he came home from work.

And she always did, until one day, he brought home his boss and wife without bothering to call her first.  

She was so embarrassed that she ran into the bedroom to get dressed and would not come out until the other wife, Tracie, walked in with a drink for her. 

They had met each other before, so they talked and gossiped until Jinger had finally calmed down, and after about twenty minutes, she was able to leave the bedroom. Her husband seemed to love embarrassing her. 

Then she started to worry; maybe something was wrong at the office.

Maybe he got fired, which was why he was home early. David took off his shoes and locked the door behind him. Then he continued calling her name as he walked through the house. Jinger, his wife's name, was spelled with J but pronounced with a G, so its pronunciation was traditional even if its spelling was not. They even monogrammed their towels D + J in descending letters that angled attractively.  

A flawlessly beautiful woman, Jinger had been the perfect wife for the past five years. She had pale, white skin and brilliant red hair that glowed like fire. Her natural beauty blended two nationalities, Scotch and Irish. 

David was English and Italian and appeared white but was nowhere near as pale as Jinger. 

David was tall, handsome, and very thin. He might have weighed 170 pounds right now and could have used twenty pounds, but he had always been skinny. He could eat anything but never gained weight. Jinger envied him for that. 

He tried to sound pleasant as he called her name, but his voice had a slight undercurrent of fear. Jinger had just thrown her clothes in the washer, and when he was not home, it was not uncommon for her to walk through the house naked with the shades drawn.  

She put on a thin robe and slippers that David had bought her this past Christmas and hoped he did not bring home any unexpected guests. It was rare, but it still happened no matter how often he promised her he wouldn't.

Jinger put on her robe before she answered him; she was not taking any chances. Then she peeked out from the laundry room to make sure that he was alone, and finding him as such, she ran out to meet him in the kitchen. 

He kissed her, sat down, and while standing before him, he took off her robe and had her straddle him on the chair.

Jinger tried not to cry as she wore a smile and nothing else. But she resisted until he removed his belt; the buckle hurt her. She did not want to get caught in it. It had happened before and in a very sensitive area.

She knew something was wrong. 

What's going on, David? she asked, trying not to sound worried. 

The business is closing, he said, "and Michael is going to sell it off and cut his losses.

Closing? she asked, stunned.

I guess he’s going to move to Florida like he always wanted to.

Why closing? she asked, Why failing? The last time I spoke to Michael, he told me the business was doing great! And that was only three months ago. Why have things turned so badly in such a short period???

Everything has changed with the Internet, competition overseas, and the new tariff laws. Now Michael doesn't want to do it anymore.

But Mike started the company, Jinger said, "And from the ground up. I can't believe he would sell it. I thought he would die trying to save it first.

He started it by himself from almost nothing and built it up to what it is today with his two hands." 

Well, now he's bankrupt and wants to do something else instead. 

Jinger couldn't believe what she was hearing. Like what???

I don't know, David said, he didn't tell me.

What about you and the rest of the employees? Jinger asked, You've been with him for years?"

Now we all have to fend for ourselves, David said. 

Michael's 45; that's only ten years older than you, Jinger said, "He's too young to retire. Way too young!

Even if he did nothing because he saved enough money to last until he was eligible for Social Security, he still wouldn't be qualified for that for another twenty-five years."  

David was 35, and Jinger was 27; she had come from a family with money. But her parents were far from the same financial success that Michael, David's boss, had achieved.   

I don't think it's just business, David said. It's Tracie, his wife; they've been having marital problems, and I hear she's planning on leaving him.

They divorcing? Jinger asked, stunned. Why? 

Because he's in trouble, he shrugged, maybe he'll even have to file for bankruptcy: Chapter 7 or 11 -whatever the law will allow to his creditors.

Chapter 7, she said, That's Liquidation! I can't believe Mike got that deep in such a short time. It's very sudden.  

Yeah, well, that's the state of the world today, David said, we live in a global economy, not a national one, and international sites like Safari dominate. I tried to tell him that, but he wouldn't listen to me. 

Have you talked to Tracie? Jinger asked. 

No, not really, David said, but I know she wasn't happy. She only married him for the money, and now that it's gone... well, you know that adage about women jumping off a sinking ship.

Poor Mike, Jinger said, I can't believe he's losing everything, and he has almost a hundred employees. 

Yeah, well, that's the way it goes, David said, unconcerned. 

His reaction shocked Jinger, How long have you known? 

Almost a month now, he said. 

A month? she asked, Why didn't you tell me sooner?

Because I didn't want you to worry, he said, That's why. What would you do except nag me daily about how things were going? And then cry yourself to sleep at night. I was only thinking of you, Jinger. 

What did Tracie say when she found out? Jinger asked. 

I don't know, David said, As I mentioned earlier, I haven't talked to her. Why don't you worry about us instead?

I am, Jinger said, What are we going to do?

Well, he said, I already have something else lined up, but I didn't want to say anything until after it was confirmed. 

What do you have lined up?  

Another job, he said, doing the same thing.  

Really, she replied.

Yes.  

Where? she asked.

Hendrix and Associates, he answered.  

The competition!!! Jinger was shocked.

Of course, he said, it makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

Oh, David, I don't know, Jinger said, "Isn't there another job? Any job? Even if it's in a different field, can you work instead? Not Hendrix;