Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:06:19 +0000 (UTC)
From: Mike Simmons <illuminati12353@yahoo.com>
Subject: It was always about the bets 333

I was running early and Rocco was never on time but I simply went the
club sat in the lounge with a real iced tea and was hoping to have a few
minutes of quiet. I accomplished that by sitting looking out at the
snowed covered golf course. A few minutes later I heard "Wow, look at
this it seems that Simmons and his kid are at it again." It was the lead
story on the news and there I was telling the media it was a routine
closing and that we would be shoveling snow and cutting grass. Then the
reporter said and then there was this. The Mayor saying how pleased he
was to be able to finally push through this important deal and that
construction would be starting right after the first of the year. Behind
the Mayor stood Kirkpatrick and his smiling princess Heather. The
reporter then looked into the camera and said, well I guess the
relationship with the Mayor and MJS Technologies and their young Chairman
hasn't improved. It will be interesting to see which version is
accurate. With that just burst out laughing. That was exactly the wrong
thing to do as I was immediately mobbed. I smiled and said shoveling snow
and cutting grass. Just then I was saved my the club manager who said
Mike, your guest is here and I have him seated in the dining room.


I found Rocco seated at a quiet table and as there was no TV in the
dining room no one was aware of the news or the drama in the other room.
Rocco and I shook hands and a waiter appeared and I asked where Jake was
and was told that it was his day off. Rocco ordered a Martini and I asked
for an iced tea. When the drinks came mine wasn't iced tea and I smile
and asked the waiter his name and was told he was Owen. I said thanks and
he said well Jake has told us all how to take care of you. I smiled and
said thanks. With that Rocco ordered a T-bone and baked potato and told
Owen no vegetables and I ordered Shrimp Scampi and a salad. As soon as we
were alone Rocco asked Mike, whose estimate of a start date is correct,
yours or the Mayor's? Rocco, we need to do a lot of prep and build
roads, there are no plans for the building and no idea what it will look
like. Then there is the smaller industrial building and no idea what that
will look like other than it won't be a rusting hulk. Rocco, then there
is the financing which can't be started until all the stuff I mentioned
is completed. Rocco was quiet for a bit and was sipping his drink then
asked what's with the Mayor and why does he need to pick this fight and
say things that simply can't happen? I simply shrugged and took a sip of
my drink.


Dinner was good and we chatted about his new offices and how well the
location and free parking worked for the training. Then as the dinner
plates were cleared Rocco moved to the terms for the next project. I
smiled as I knew that was the reason for the meeting. Mike, we would like
some increases from our last deal? Rocco, our last deal was 5% over your
typical hourly rate, we feed them a midday meal once a week, there was no
forced overtime and yet overtime was available. When there was a shutdown
they were paid and most of the people got a bonus for finishing ahead of
schedule. The project was 100% union. Rocco, it's the same deal or I'll
simply bid the project and we will see how that goes. At that point Own
appeared asking if there was anything lose and Rocco ordered another
drink and I asked for a cappuccino. Rocco was quiet and I knew that the
next person who spoke would lose the discussion. The drinks came and
Rocco took a sip and said well Mike, I need a win and am hoping you could
help. I laughed and said Rocco, you have a bit more that three years on
your term so you don't need a win and this deal you have with me is by
far the best deal you have going right now. Rocco laughed and said, well
there is this saying "if you don't ask you don't get." I smiled and
said well I'll have to remember that, but the deal doesn't change.
Rocco then said we'll have you legal people send the agreement over and
I'll sign it. Rocco, you'll have it right after the first of the year.
I signed the check for dinner and I drover to my place.


Once at home I stripped and put on a sweatsuit, going commando, poured a
scotch and called JJ. He answered laughing about my complicated day and
when I told him about Heather he laughed so hard he dropped the phone.
Once things settled down I asked if would be free to workout tomorrow. He
said sure and asked if 10:00 would work? I agreed and said that I would
meet him there as I needed to drop some things off at the mall and find a
Christmas gift for Winnie. Then I asked if he wanted to visit Chuck at
the Winery. We discussed January 2,3 or 4 and JJ reminded me we had
school on the 6th. Other than that he was good and I told him I was
hoping to take the Jet and we would stay over one night. Then I told him
I would check with Charlie and we would firm thing up. Then JJ asked if I
had plans for tomorrow evening and I said that I hadn't thought about it
and he said well we all have and it would be great if the 4 of us could
just hang out at your place. I wondered what was up but said sure that
would be great. With that he said I'll see you tomorrow at the gym and
we hung up.


I immediately called Winnie and she answered saying, I'm surprised you
are home as you had a wild and very public day. I laughed and said babe,
it was 30 seconds of public shit and the media did the rest. The closing
was interesting as Heather was given a percentage and she refused to
sign. That cost her dad $325 before he forced her to cooperate. Then I
had dinner with the Union President and we negotiated terms for paying
the workers to build the project, whenever it starts. So babe, I hear you
and Mia and JJ are visiting tomorrow night. She laughed and said Mick, we
are all spending the night and my rents know. I have no idea how Mia is
pulling it off and I don't care. There are two bedrooms so it will be
fine and I'm just looking for a fun time, so relax. I didn't say
anything and she said Mick, you and I most likely will have sex if you
gain get it hard while your drunk. Ok, babe what you drinking and she
said gin and tonic and please find a way to make that available. I said
no problem and I'll stock up on condoms. She laughed and asked, will you
need more than one? I said yes and she said well that fine for the baby
making hole but it's raw for the other two. I laughed and said, what the
fuck you expecting? She said a Mike Simmons with no armor who is a drunk
high school jock. Mick, Mia and I came up with this idea as you two have
worked so hard with football and been perfect gentlemen, we both want to
see if there is a secret side to you two. We are pretty sure JJ has
another side but wonder what it will take to get you to unwind. I laughed
and said well bring it the fuck on and let's find out if you can keep
up. With that we said good night and hung up. I went to refill my drink
and laughed out loud when I realized that I was as hard as a rock.


Just as I sat down there was a knock on the door and it opened there was
dad. I smiled and asked, so what did I do that brings you here? I can't
remember when that happened last. Dad saw what I was drinking and he
asked if I minded if he had some of his scotch. I laughed and asked if he
had another bottle as I was running low. He said well obviously you know
where it is stored. I smiled and asked if there was any gin stored there
as well? Ok Mike, what's up? Well dad, Winnie is spending the night
tomorrow and she asked for gin. Dad shook his head and said, yes there is
gin but teenage hormones, sex and booze never make for anything but
problems. I smiled and said well JJ and Mia will be here as well. Dad
smiled and said Mike, that doesn't make me feel any better. Dad, I'm
not the ordinary hormone driven teen. Dad laughed and said well until
Winnie appeared you seemed to me to be fucking your way through the girls
in the senior class. Today's closing was part of that, but at least you
stayed out of it. Dad, Winnie is different and becoming very special and
it's not like Carrie as my eyes are really open and I'm sure I'm not
being used. Dad looked at me and said well I bet you break up before you
leave for VT. I laughed and said well, I'm not betting with you as the
results of that could be really disgusting. Dad laughed and said well
son, not every bet is paid off in a sexual way. Anyway, I came up here to
congratulate you on the land deal as it was tough and you managed it
well. I said thanks, I appreciate that. Mike, there is also this and it
came just after dinner and Megan signed for it. She used here status as a
Federal Judge to do that as it is a from the Legislative Oversight
Committee for Interscholastic sports. I opened the sealed envelope and it
was a request for my presence in Harrisburg on January 6, 1992 in
conference room 3B at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. I or my legal
representative was to make Senator Costa aware of my voluntary
cooperation by Noon, December 27, 1991. Dad asked Mike are you ready for
this? Dad there is all kinds of things floating in my head and they
simply need to be pulled together. I need to simply present facts and let
the legislators form their own conclusions. Dad, shook his head and said
well son, that's a very tall order. Dad at this point all I can say is
that it will be what it becomes. Dad, I'll be flying up the day before
and I will have Tim with me but I'm hoping you and Megan can be there as
well. Dad got serious and said well I'll be there and I'm sure Megan
will clear her schedule. Dad had another drink and we chatted about Cole
and Jessica, then Ashley and then back to Cole. Dad said his grades were
really good and he was practicing every day and that he seemed to be in a
great place. Dad fo Christmas I am trying to take him to Pinehurst for
golf, just leave early, play golf, grab a bite to eat and be back home by
9:00. Dad smiled and said Mike, Cole would love that. With that dad put
his glass in the dishwasher and said please use the 6" between your ears
tomorrow night with the girls tomorrow night. I smiled and said, no
worries you are too young to be a granddad. Dad left shaking his head. I
finished my drink and piled clothes for the laundry and for the cleaners.
Then I prepped the coffee and turned on the dishwasher and pulled off my
sweatsuit and covered up and was fast asleep.


I was up at the usual time and it was strange as I felt really good and
then I laughed realizing that I didn't have the shit kicked out of me
the night before. I was amazed at how much better I felt. I dressed in
jeans and a hoodie and poured a mug of coffee and went looking for the
paper. Someone had already grabbed the paper and it turned out to be
Megan. She was drinking coffee, reading the paper and feeding Ashley.
Megan smiled and asked, so do you you want the sports or business section
as you are in both? I shrugged and said well whichever you are finished
with and I was handed the business section. It was a short article and a
simple rehash of what was on TV last night. The article that was about me
really wasn't it was about a press conference the school called for 3:00
Monday afternoon at the administrative building and speculation was about
the football coaching position. That was not a surprise well except for
the timing.


Ashley was finished eating so I picked her up and was surprised that she
could actually sit up. It was fun spending some time with her but wasn't
being too rough as I didn't want to clean up her breakfast. Cole
appeared in sweats and Megan said well this is perfect as I want to talk
about Christmas. Megan looked at me and asked so how long has it been
since you had a family Christmas? I thought for a minute and said well,
I'm not sure ever but to be honest the rents quit truing when I was 12.
Mike, I'm sorry to hear that and I hope your dad nd I can start
something of a tradition. Monday night we will trim a tree and Tuesday,
I'm hoping you will agree to dinner at the club, church at 9 and then we
open gifts and finally dinner here on Christmas. I smiled and said well
that sounds great and Cole said well I was hoping you would push back on
church. I looked at Cole and said well if you behave I have a special
gift for you. Cole laughed and asked, how special? Asshole we have a
12:30 tee time at Pinehurst on the 26th. He smiled and said wow, hod did
you pull that off? I shrugged and said I'm a member at Oakmont and that
opens a lot of doors and by the way we are playing #2. Cole was amazed
and he he said damn that's fucking awesome as it is one of the toughest
coursed in the world nd a Donald Ross design and last updated by Ben
Crenshaw and Robert Trent Jones. MJ are you serious? Cole, it's a very
casual round with caddies and possibly an assistant pro, nothing special.
Then I got a giant hug. I laughed nd said well at almost 7.600 yards we
will see how much the practice you have been doing helps. With that I
left for my place.


I was in sweats and grabbed a change of clothes for the mall and another
set for the workouts,

filled my coffee mug and grabbed the medals and was off to the gym. JJ
was already there and we stretched and completed our routines and damn
that felt really good. Once we were in the sauna and thankfully alone I
told him that I had issues with tonight and that while I was more than
ready for a lot of sex it would only involve Winnie. He laughed and said
well dude, if you get drunk enough who knows what will happen. I smiled
and said JJ, I'm serious and he laughed and said, I agree and this
isn't Texas and I'm not that guy anymore. I smiled and said, that's
good to know. We showered and went our separate ways. At the mall I went
right to the frame shop and gave him the medals and the picture of Jim
and I and asked it be reduced to an 8 by 10 and that to hold off on the
medals as I was looking for other pictures and definitely didn't like
the PAAA logo. He laughed and said Mike, I knew that. The mall was packed
but it was holiday music and everyone was in a good mood and eventually
that improved my mood and I was looking forward to the family time. I
looked in a few stores and found nothing for Winnie. I needed a break and
went to the food court and waited in line for a burger and iced tea and
skipped the fries. While eating, I realized I needed help and decided to
go back to the jewelry store and see if there was a young salesperson who
would help.


I finished eating and continued to look around but ended up at the
jewelry store. I started to look around and there were all kind of
possibilities. Eventually I was approached by a salesperson that around
Megan's age and she asked if I needed help? I laughed and said
definitely. I'm a high school senior and I need a gift for my
girlfriend. Then I said she is becoming very special and money isn't an
issue but I need something a high school jock would be able to afford.
Just then I heard, let me help Mike out and this girl a bit older than me
was there. Then she said Mike, you don't know me but I graduated when
you were a freshman and you were the cock of the walk then, I can only
imagine what your status is now. So besides a box of condoms you want
something special but not too special as your not sure this isn't
anything more than a senior fling, correct? I smiled and said well that
was crudely put but accurate. She smiled and said well let's start with
this and she laid out a 14k gold chain. Then there were a number charms
put on the counter. I laughed at the friendship charm and said well we
are last that and I pointed to the infinity charm and said nowhere near
that. Those charms were removed and there was a gold charm with
interlocking hearts. I found that interesting but I picked up a simple
heart. The salesperson laughed and said dude you have it worse for this
chick than you realize. I laughed and said, oh I'm becoming aware. Then
I said, I'll take it. I was asked if I wanted a box and I said
absolutely and definitely not a box that looks like it might contain a
ring. That brought laughter and I was told $80.00 and I handed he my
card.


 Once that was done I was in a fantastic mood and headed for the car.
Outside the mall there was a Salvation Army lady ringing a bell and a red
kettle. I stopped and took $10 out of my wallet and put it in the kettle
and the lady said God Bless you son. I just smiled and found the car.  On
the way to my place I passed a place selling Christmas trees and simply
stopped and bought the first 5' tree I saw. That complicated my life as
now I needed a stand, lights and decorations. That was easily done at
Meders Nursery. It was a fun place as they has a Santa in a great
display. I spent about 20 minutes watching kids ask Santa for toys and
the reaction when a kid asked for something that surprised the parents.
At my place I dragged the tree inside and fixed it in the stand. All was
set and tonight we would deck the halls, drink, have sex and keep all
that sane. Well that was my plan. With that I went to the house and
grabbed another bottle of scotch and gin, thankfully there was a bottle
of tonic water. All that was felt to do was wait for the gang.


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