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Kathy handed her an abbreviated black tuxedo jacket with tails and black satin lapels, which gave it a classy look. A black body suit with a deep v-neck and black fishnet stockings completed the ensemble.
    “Where’s the rest of the uniform?” Dani jokingly asked.
    Kathy laughed. “Try it on and let’s see how it looks.”
    After putting on the uniform, Dani studied herself in the mirror and became self-conscious as she saw that her breasts were spilling out of the top of the body suit. As she scanned lower, she noticed that the uniform didn’t leave much to the imagination. Cut high on the sides almost all the way to her waist, it made her long, slender legs look even longer than they actually were. Rotating to see the back, she discovered it barely covered her butt.
    As she scrutinized the amount of flesh the uniform exposed, she self-consciously tried to cover herself with her hands, as her thoughts plunged into her past. With an inner strength she didn’t even know she possessed, she tamped down the panic and forced herself to return to the present.
    She walked out of the dressing room and managed to stand still as Kathy scrutinized her with a critical eye.
    “Turn around.” Kathy twirled her hand in a circular motion. “It fits you well.” She paused, tapping her finger on her chin. “Your makeup looks good, but I intend to have you working the high-stakes area, and we generally like more of a dramatic look for our waitresses who work that area. Let’s see if we can enhance those gorgeous green eyes of yours.”
    A few minutes later, Kathy swept a variety of colored shadows across her lids and extended the eyeliner out to the side, giving her eyes a more feline look. Examining herself in the mirror, Dani couldn’t believe the difference. “Wow, it really changed my eyes. I like it.”
    “Great.” Kathy removed the pins in Dani’s hair, making it flow over her shoulders in soft waves. “We usually like our girls to wear their hair up, but in your case, wear it down. You have beautiful hair, and the color really makes the uniform pop.”
    Reaching over to the counter, Kathy picked up the badge and pinned it on the uniform. She gave Dani a locker for her things before they went back to Kathy’s office.
    At the office, Kathy gave her a little more information about the job. “As I told you, you’ll be working the high-stakes area. If you smile and give them fast and friendly service, you’ll make excellent tips. Some casinos like to pool the tips together, and have the employees share them, but here at the Diamond, we believe that the tips you receive are because of the service you provide, so our policy is for you to keep your own tips.”
    Kathy escorted her to the high-stakes tables and introduced her to the dealers explaining that this was Dani’s first day and she wanted them to be patient with her.
    Kathy patted her shoulder. “You’re on your own. Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.”
    Dani forced her lips to curve upward, despite the nerves tap dancing in her belly. She had experience as a waitress, so this couldn’t be that much different.
    Throughout her shift, Dani made sure her customers received fast, courteous service, and as a result made a fair amount in tips. She wasn’t real comfortable with the prurient looks she’d received, but she’d have to learn to ignore them and smile pleasantly. As she was heading over to the employee’s locker room at the end of her shift, she ran into Julie.
    “Hey, Dani, how did it go today?”
    “Not too bad. I thought I was going to mess it all up, being my first day and all, but I still made great tips, so I guess I did all right.”
    Julie put her arm around Dani’s shoulder as they headed to the locker room. “I knew you were going to do great. With that face and bod’, I knew the customers were going to love you. A few of us are going out for drinks right now. Why don’t you join us?”
    Her feet were killing her. She’d waited all day to