The Loverboy
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to his business. In the phonebook she found the pages for
limousine services. She called a few but none would make a
reservation without a credit card. Then she tore a few pages
from the book and put them in her pocket and called a cab. The
cab arrived twenty minutes later and she directed it to the
first limousine service on the list. There they gave her a weird
look when she requested a limo for two nights from now. They showed her the options and Kim opted for a black stretch Hummer
H2 limo. She also made sure that there were no markings like the
name of the limo company on it. The rental for four hours would
come to a little over eight hundred dollars. She paid and
requested a pickup a few blocks from the hotel she was staying
at. She didn"t want to be seen being picked up in that thing
leaving a hotel like that.
Then she returned to the taxi and had him drop her off by
her old apartment. There was the Honda. She got in and moved it
a little and then just sat there keeping an eye on the
apartment. She sat there for a few hours and was getting hungry,
but she didn"t want to leave until she was sure Ally would be
ok. A few minutes later the passenger door to the Honda opened
and Kim just about jumped out of her skin and she started
looking for the gun. Before she knew it, Annie slid into the
passenger seat with a big bag of very good smelling Chinese
food.
“What are you doing here?” Kim asked still recovering from
the shock.
“I thought you might like some company” Annie said with a
smile. “You shouldn"t be here” Kim snapped but then calmed down,
smiled and continued “But I"m glad you are.”
“I brought some food” Annie said.
“Great, I"m starving” Kim said with her mouth watering.
They ate and Annie asked what she was planning.
“Tomorrow I"m going to visit Jake” Kim said.
Annie gave her a wide eyed look.
“Is that a good idea?” Annie asked with a mouth full of
rice.
“I have to, I"m going to pay him to leave Ally alone” Kim
responded.
“But what will stop him from hurting you after you give him
the money” Annie asked concerned.
“I have a plan, but I could use your help tomorrow” Kim
said with a smile.
“What do you need?” Annie asked.
“I need to hang out with my best friend, go shopping, get
our hair and nails done. You know stuff we should have been
doing for the last four years but couldn"t” Kim said. Annie looked confused and perplexed but said “Ok, I can call in sick tomorrow.”
Chapter 36:
The night was uneventful and the next morning Annie picked
Kim up at her hotel. When Kim got into the car Annie gave her a
look.
“What?!?” Kim asked.
“You"d rather stay here than with me” Annie scolded her.
“Yes, when I"m here you won"t get hurt!” Kim shot back.
“Where to?” Annie asked, “You are the girl with the plan.”
“I told you, shopping. I need to look fabulous for my date
with Jake” Kim said with a devious smile.
“You know, last time I helped you get ready for a date with
that slime it didn"t go too well” Annie said.
“This time the roles are reversed and I know his little
secrets and he doesn"t know mine” Kim said with the same devious
smile.
“Just promise me to be careful” Annie begged her. Kim nodded. They arrived at the mall and Annie asked what
look they were going for.
“In control, rich and sophisticated, almost a business like
look but still sexy as hell. I want him to know what he is
missing out on” Kim said.
They shopped for about two hours and finally settled on a
tight black skirt that came to a few inches above the knees with
a matching blazer, a black leather belt and a bright red silk
blouse. They bought some stockings and black leather high heels
to match. And to make it all complete an expensive leather
oversize purse.
“Ok, that should do it” said Annie, “It looks great.”
“I need some jewelry” Kim said, “I need to ooze money.”
They went to a jeweler and bought a matching set of diamond
earrings, bracelet and necklace. Then Kim asked to see diamond
engagement and wedding bands.
Annie gave her a puzzled look and as the clerk walked away
to get the bands Kim whispered to her “I married rich. How else
can I afford to buy Ally from him?”
Kim picked out an engagement band and matching wedding band
that fit so she wouldn"t have to wait for alterations. The total came to almost twenty thousand dollars which made Annie"s jaw
hit the floor. Kim didn"t even blink. She was shocked by the
amount but she needed to pull off a great performance later so
she might as well start practicing now.
She dropped a stack of the bills on the counter and said
“This should be twenty thousand” as coolly as she could manage.
The clerk gave her a shocked look and stared at the money
for a moment.
“I don"t trust banks” Kim defended quickly.
The clerk showed the money to a colleague and they checked
the bills to make sure they were real. Then they checked her
out. The stack of twenty thousand dollars netted fifty two
dollars and twenty five cents in change. They picked it up and
left. Next they drove downtown and found a salon. In the salon
they both got their hair styled and their nails done. Annie
protested for a minute but Kim insisted that she get her hair
and nails done too. Kim had her hair straightened and colored a
darker shade. She showed the stylist the picture in Gabriella"s
passport and said she wanted it the same way. When the stylist
was done it was a perfect match. The only difference with her
and the picture was her nose and the skin tone. For her nails she chose a blood red to match the silk
blouse she had bought. Then she had her makeup done and several
hours and five hundred dollars later they were outside again.
They had a late lunch and found their way back to the car.
“Are we done now?” Annie asked jokingly.
“Almost, we just need to go to the gym first” Kim said.
Annie started the car and was about to ask Kim if she was
serious but though better of it, by now she had figured out that
Kim was on a mission and she had it all worked out to the last
details but for the life of her she couldn"t figure out what
they needed at the gym.
“Any gym in particular?” Annie asked.
“This one” Kim said as she handed Annie a page from the
phone book.
“What do you want there? It"s a total muscle fest. Plus,
shouldn"t we have gone to the gym before we had our hair, nails
and makeup done?” Annie said getting slightly annoyed with Kim"s
secrecy.
Kim was smiling; she was playing with Annie and loving
every minute of it. When they got to the gym Kim went to the reception where a tall blonde that was way too muscular to still
look feminine greeted her.
> “I need some personal trainers” Kim said.
“More than one?” the girl asked.
“Yes, two” Kim said, “And they need to be bodybuilding
experts.”
The girl looked Kim over with a doubting glare then asked
“When?”
“Tonight, I"ll pick them up at seven and drop them off at
ten at the latest” Kim said.
“The trainers work here and don"t travel” the girl said
annoyed.
“I only need them to take a ride with me. I"m planning a
prank on a friend and I need some muscular company. I"ll make it
worth their while” Kim explained.
The girl went into the office and two very muscular men
walked out. Kim would have guessed their necks were larger than
her waist.
“What do you want?” asked one of the men slightly annoyed
thinking he was having his chain yanked. Kim explained that they were planning a prank on a friend
and she needed a muscular escort to pull it off. They would be
picked up a little after seven and would be back before ten,
probably much earlier.
One of the men started turning around and walking away when
the other asked “What"s it worth to you?”
“Double your rate if you dress up” Kim said with a
confident smile.
“Our rate is seventy five an hour” the other man said.
“Three hours that"s two hundred twenty five dollars, double
that is four fifty. Let"s even it out to five hundred each and
you can keep it all even if we get back early” Kim said as she
did some quick math and dropped a thousand dollars on the
counter.
“What do you want us to wear?” they asked.
“Black suit with a t-shirt underneath and dress shoes, is
that a problem?” Kim asked.
The men looked at each other still surprised and then both
shook their heads.
“We aren"t going to get in trouble over this, are we?” one
man asked. “Nope, all you do is take a ride and stand by the car while
I visit a friend” Kim said.
Both men shrugged and took the money.
“See you at seven” Kim said as she left the stunned trio
behind.
“You are nuts” Annie scolded Kim, “I"d never have the guts
to do what you are doing.”
Kim shrugged and said “After some of the things I"ve been
through this is easy, but I am nervous about meeting Jake. I
hope I can stop myself from beating the crap out of him.”
But she knew she had to control herself for Ally. They went
back to the hotel and Annie got the laptop out of the trunk of
the car and gave it to Kim. At six thirty she headed to the
corner where Kim had agreed to meet the limo. She was still
wearing her normal clothes as the new clothes might attract
unwanted attention in this neighborhood and the jewelry
definitely would. The new clothes were in the backpack along
with the laptop and the purse.
At seven sharp the limo pulled up. It was a huge Hummer H2
that had been adjusted to seat at least fifteen. Kim thought it
was vile and ugly but she needed to ooze wealth and this thing
certainly fit the bill. She was just glad Annie didn"t see it or it would send her into a tirade of environmentally irresponsible
vehicles. The driver opened the door for her and she got in. In
the limo she instructed the driver to head for the gym and she
pushed the button to raise the divider that separated the driver
and passenger area. Then she took out the new clothes and got
dressed. She put on the jewelry and shoes and finally she put
the old clothes in the backpack and the laptop in the large
purse. When she was done she noticed the car stop and the driver
came out to open the door. She stepped out of the limo and into
the gym.
The two trainers were standing there waiting for her and
they looked perfect. Their massive postures straining every
fiber in their t-shirts and black suit hung loosely on their
frames. She nodded in approval and motioned them to follow her.
They looked surprised when they saw her. She looked nothing like
the girl that had come by to hire them and they looked even more
surprised when they saw the car she was coming to pick them up
with. They all got in and Kim dropped the divider. She called
out to the driver and gave him the address where Ally"s
boyfriend had met Jake after the rape had gone wrong and she
prayed he would be there.
“What do you want us to do?” one of the trainers asked her
a little uncertain. It was a little exhilarating she had to admit. Here she was
in this massive vehicle with these massive men and she was
calling the shots. They would do what she said.
“When we get to our next stop I want you two to get out
ahead of me. Then look around for a few seconds and then help me
out. While I am inside I want you to stand by the car and
pretend like you"re my bodyguards. Then when I come out, help me
in and get in yourself. Then we are done” she told them.
“That"s it?” the other man asked.
Kim nodded.
“What"s the prank?” he inquired.
“It"s complicated and will take a while to come together”
Kim answered and left it at that making it clear she didn"t want to explain it.
Chapter 37:
Soon they arrived at the address she had given and to Kim"s
relief the silver Porsche was parked outside. This was going to
be hard but she had to play it cool. The men got out of the limo
and looked around. It was an impressive sight. Any Hollywood
director would be happy to introduce the crime lord of their
movie this way. After looking around for a few seconds
pretending to check if the coast was clear, one of them extended
a hand into the limo and Kim swallowed as she took it and got
out of the car. Several people gawked at the scene and didn"t
know what to make of it. Kim looked around and then walked to
the front door of the house she had seen Jake leave from while
signaling the men to stay with the car.
When she got to the front door she rang the door bell and a
minute later the door opened. It was a young girl. Maybe
seventeen and she looked dazed as if she was drunk or high.
“Yes?” the girl inquired with an attitude while struggling
not to fall over. “I"m here to see Jake” Kim answered in a cool demeanor
while nervous as hell but determined not to show it.
“He"s busy” the girl responded and tried to close the door.
Kim blocked the door and pushed it back open.
“He"ll see me!” she said.
“What"s going on out there?” Kim heard coming from the
living room in a familiar voice.
The girl turned her head toward the living room and yelled
“Some crazy bitch here wants to see you.”
“Who?” came back from the living room.
“Kim Brown from Mexico” Kim yelled before the wobbling girl
could say anything.
It was quiet for a few seconds, then he said “Let her in.”
Irritated the girl opened the door completely and walked
to
ward the living room as if to lead Kim there. On the girl"s
shoulder Kim noticed the same butterfly tattoo and immediately
she went from being annoyed by the girl to feeling sorry for her
which strengthened her resolve. She had to push through to
prevent more girls like that falling into the hands of these
animals. She followed the girl into the living room and there
she saw Jake sitting on the couch. “Kim! How good to see you!” he said as he got up.
He looked very much the same as when she had last seen him
except for a few years older. She could see how she had fallen
for him. He was handsome but now that she knew his true nature
he was the ugliest man she had ever seen. He got up to hug her
but she made it clear that she would not have any of that so he
kept his distance not sure what to make of her visit. She should
have still been in prison in Mexico. He invited her to sit down
and she did.
“You look great” he complimented her.
“Thanks” she said.
“What can I do for you?” he asked when he realized by her
coolness that she wasn"t there to talk about the good old times.
Kim looked at the girl who looked back and asked “What?”
“Please leave us alone Cindy” Jake said to the girl.
She looked at him in shock then huffed and got up and left
the living room slamming the door behind her.
“Nice one you got there Jake” Kim said sarcastically, “Are
you getting too old to tame the young ones?” “I"ve got others to do that for me now” he defended, “so
what are you here for? I don"t suppose you are looking to pick
up where we left off.”
“Not really” Kim responded, “What you did was despicable.”
“It"s nothing personal, just business”, Jake justified.
“Wow, that makes me feel a lot better” Kim sneered, “But
you are right that is in the past now. Ironically I am here to
talk business.”
He gave her a suspicious look, then said “If you are here
about the money that I set aside for you, you are too late. It"s
all gone. But if you want I am sure you could still make some
money. You aren"t as young anymore but you are still hot looking
and could make a decent amount”.
He had this evil grin on his face and Kim wanted nothing
more than to take the purse with the laptop in it and beat him
with it but she kept it together managing to keep an icy cool