Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 23:23:18 +0000 (UTC) From: Mike Simmons Subject: It was always about the bets 356 When I got to my place I went right to the desk and wrote a check to JJ for $440.00 I would simply expense that and let the financial people deal with the taxes and that other shit. I figured if he was the company pilot he would make about $70,000.00 so this would cover the two days. I wasn't telling anyone he barely flew home but he did the takeoff and flight plan. I smiled when I realized that I would know a whole lot more about taxes and finances once I met with Jordan on Monday. I took the check and set it on the counter and looked at the large pile of clothes, I went to the closet and grabbed 4 pair of dress pants and added them to the pile. I was actually funny how much clothes were there but I shrugged and figured I would deal with that on Monday. All there was to do now was to wait for JJ to show up as I knew he would want to talk about the past couple of days. I hadn't had a drink in days as I never opened the beer Cole threw at me and I wanted to relax so I decided on Scotch. I found the bottle of 12 year old Glenlivet. I filled the glass I use when drinking Scotch with ice and filled it with water. I dumped that out and filled the glass half way with the Scotch. This would get me buzzed and I would have to drink 4 beers to do that. I knew I could walk after 3 of these but after that I knew I would be kicked in the ass. It has been a long time since that happened and it was by accident. Tonight Could be a different story and I was very aware that I was drinking alone. Then I laughed as a song appeared in my head "Cats in the Cradle" and I thought I might be growing up just like dad. I put that out of my head as there was developing some empty space there and I didn't want to add any baggage. I turned on some current rock and was halfway through that first drink when JJ came busting in and said fuck dude you better be alone. I asked, what the fuck does that mean JJ went to the refrigerator and grabbed a beer. Then he said MJ, I'm not sure there is enough beer in there. I laughed and said well I don't give a shit I'm drinking something else. JJ sat beside grabbed my glass and took a sip. I laughed at the face he made and it was even funnier when he asked MJ, how in the fuck do you drink that shit? JJ, it's a acquired taste and it gets you buzzed faster than that shit you are you drinking. MJ, is this a race? I laughed and said, well I won't be hung over in the morning and you won't be able to run. MJ, you have no idea who you are dealing with. I laughed and said well JJ I bet that you won't run in the morning of that you puke before we get to the elementary school street down the road, but you have to be as drunk as me tonight. MJ, I'm good with that as long as you have enough beer. I laughed and said, asshole there is a case by the back door. So JJ what's the story with you and Mia. Well MJ, you knew this was coming but I never told you why. MJ, you live a very public life and have things and do things that people much older than you. If you have a trip that is longer than an hour by car you typically fly there. Then there are the three Country Clubs and a bunch of other shit. I don't care about any of that but as we are best buds I benefit from it. There are many time when I pay for things and I manage to keep up with you. I never expect anything but that means the girl's in both our lives experience all that. I know it has happened to you that it became expected by the girls and you have reacted. Mia, began to expect me and yes you to spend money on her and she liked the upscale restaurants and all of it. As she became more and more entitled I liked to be around her less and less. She became so entitled that she wanted to play with you sexually. MJ, that's why I was done with her. JJ, speaking of doing your part, thanks for making the trip and helping with the jerks at the meeting, it was excellent but all I could do not to laugh. JJ, laughed and said well, one of those guys will graduate and be married within a few week and start a family within a year nd raise a Navy brat. I hope they understand what that means for the kid. I got up and make another Scotch and grabbed another beer of JJ and said dude, keep up. JJ just shrugged and took a drink. So JJ, I want you to know if you were unavailable for the trip it would have cost me $400.00 and a room for a pilot. Someone I would have not known so here is a check for $440.00 and I already paid for the room. I will expense that and get the money back. JJ, I submit a detailed report and all the receipts and the bean counters do their thing and I either get money back or a bill. Well I don't get a bill as it is simply deducted. This relates to you as you will get a 1099 tax form. That's why I added $40.00, for income tax. JJ laughed and said MJ, finish that drink and let's get naked. I decided to move the beer to the refrigerator and while I was doing that JJ grabbed another beer and made me another Scotch. I laughed and asked, so what happened to getting naked? MJ, neither of us should be sloppy drunk but having a buzz on would be fun. He finished his beer and took my drink and dumped it saying you are getting too far ahead of me and we went to my room. We quickly stripped and we grabbed each other and started to kiss and it was hard and intense as we both seemed to want it rough. We pulled each other towards and we just fell into the bed with a thud. We were still kissing and it was more like a tongue fight than making out and we rolled around with each of us trying to get an advantage. Finally I had JJ on his back and was sitting on his stomach and I leaned down and gently kissed his and asked, so we both want to top? He smiled and said for sure and it looks like you are going first but trust me second on a flip fuck is also intense. I laughed and said, fuck I hope so. I didn't waste any time and got up grabbed JJ's legs and pulled him so his ass was on the side of the bed. While I held his legs I reached for some lube and squirted some on his hole and my cock. I raised and spread his legs, lined my very hard cock at his hole and leaned forward till my balls were hitting his ass. I stayed in that position and slowly pulled back and before my cock slid out of his ass I drove it in hard and JJ grunted. Then I started slowly fucking his ass and I was trying to make it last. At times I would just hold it in his ass and then start again. Finally I felt my load building and simply went at it hard. JJ yelled, fuck MJ shoot that load. Finally I couldn't hold off any longer and I pushed my cock in as far as possible and shot a giant load. Once we were recovered JJ said, ass up on the edge of the bed and face down. Keep you hands by your head and away from you cock. I was quickly in position and JJ grabbed the lube and put a bunch on my hole. Then I felt 2 fingers easily enter and he moved them around and slowly slid a third finger in. He took that out and slid his hand in but stopped just short of the knuckles. Once he was don playing around his cock easily slid in and I knew he loosened me up so he could fuck me for a long time as I wouldn't tight. Fuck me he did, I was so loose that I was begging for him to do it harder and faster. This went on for a long time and I was begging for his load and he finally leaned in hard and forced his load very deep in my ass. JJ, collapsed on top of e and his softening cock eventually slid out of my ass. When that happened I pushed him off me and we laid in bed a sweaty mess but as we laid together I wanted more and I got up and laid on top of him and took his cock in my mouth and JJ started to do my as it was right by his life. It was an interesting taste with the lube, ass juice and cum but as he got har again I knew I Gould get one more load out of him. JJ had me hard as well and at the same time we filled each other's mouth. I was pulled towards him and we kissed and shared the loads. It was hot as fuck and we pulled the covers up and fell asleep in each other's arms. We were both up for the run and Cole was there to join us and give us a hard time as JJ was wearing one of my sweatsuits for the run. JJ went to his place and we agreed to workout at noon. On the way to our house I told Cole, I wanted to talk about his meeting and I wasn't buying the shit story he told us last night. MJ, we can talk after dinner, will you be around? I smiled and said definitely. I went to my place and took a very long and very hot shower. Then I stripped the bed and put on new sheets and went to the basement of the house and did a ton of laundry. As that took some time I went upstairs and played with Ashley and gave Megan a break. I finally had to get ready for the gym and Megan, as I was leaving, thanked me for the break and them said so the bed linens were too disgusting for Colleen to do? I just shrugged and said, I'll see you tomorrow. I stopped to pick up JJ and it was a quick trip to the gym. That was good as all he did was bitch about the Wrangler. He told me if I wanted a rough ride, I should have bought a real truck. I laughed and said when the weather is nice and the top is off you will look at things differently. He finally shut up with that. The workouts were typically intense and we settled the weight increase issue by increasing the reps. We were a sweaty mess and quickly stripped, wrapped a towel around our waist and went in the sauna. JJ asked about Winnie and I told him that I was pretty much all in. Then he laughed when I said well that's all in after you. Then I asked about his new girl Kathy Scott as I was wondering how that happened so quickly. MJ, it was like you and Winnie, we have three classes together and simply started flirting and then as Mia was in a different lunch, Kathy and I started eating together. MJ, I wanted it over with Mia but the location where it happened wasn't good. Soon enough we reached our time limit and as we wrapped the towels around ourselves, I grabbed JJ and we kissed. He was surprised but as we were alone he smiled and asked what was that all about? Dude, just so you know you are more important to me that Winnie. He smiled and said I know. With that it was a quick shower and lunch at Eat n Park where we both had the salad bar. JJ jumped out at his place and at my place, I grabbed a bottle of water, turned on some classical music and dis school work for an hour. When I had exhausted that need I grabbed my bank statements and there was a stack going back three months that were unopened. I simply grabbed the most recent ones and started to look them over. There was a checking account and 2 savings accounts. When I looked at the numbers I was astounded as one savings account was at the FDIC insured amount and the other was approaching the halfway point. Then I laughed at the checking account as it had 25k in it and the only outstanding check was the one I wrote to JJ for the trip. I looked closer at the checking and saw my salary was different each month and realized that my credit card and Country Club bills were being paid by someone at work. I grabbed a tablet and started to jot down the numbers so that they were in one place. When I saw that I threw the pencil down and got up and paced around. That didn't help so I went to the house looking for dad. What I found however was Megan feeding Ashley. Megan looked at me and asked so Mike, who stole you cake? Megan seriously, I and I need an honest answer to a question? She smiled and said ok, I'll try. Megan am I an entitled, spoiled, rich kid? She laughed and said well Michael, you are one of those as you are rich. So what brought that on? I sat down and said well tomorrow I have a meeting with our CFO to go over finances for the companies and I wanted to see where or if I had the money to build a hanger in Blacksburg. Whatever I have there will need to be inside and maintained. Megan, I open a couple of bank statements and realized I had no idea how much "casual " money is sitting around doing nothing and earning very little. Then I realize someone is paying my bills. What's worse is that I'm paying that person and I have no idea how all this happened or who they are. Mike, your dad has a similar arrangement as neither of us pay a bill, well except me as I pay my card bill. I also have a separate bank account which is pretty much where Cole's child support payment goes as well as my salary. I have no idea what your dad has worked out. I'm not telling you what to do but I would know the arrangement and the people and figure out how much I wanted to leave for others to deal with. Remember you are in Virginia with a lot on your plate. Last thing Mike, how often do you hear from your financial advisor? I shrugged and said well whenever I call a meeting. Mike, as soon as you get to the office tomorrow have Tim hand deliver a letter firing him and have the the person request for your file and papers. Then find a young guy who will realize that if he pays attention to you and your accounts he will have his or her career made. Mike, I'm serious about that. I'm sure your CFO or Tim will help you find an acceptable replacement. Megan, I do a lot of expense reports and indicate which is business and which isn't. Somehow I get reimbursed for some and I'm am aware how complicated this process is. Then Megan said Mike, your dad set this all up as I works the same way for him. Remember you don't have to grow up and be like him. I laughed at the song reference from "Cats in the Cradle". I said thanks and went to my place. I sat at my desk and sent emails to Tim and instructed him to fire my financial advisor and collect any necessary documents. The next email went to Jordan asking him to have anyone connected to my finances and or bank accounts to be with him for the start of the meeting. As I turned off the laptop Cole appeared. He went right to the refrigerator and to my amazement he grabbed a bottle of water. He sat down and asked MJ, we still playing in that event at Pebble Beach in 2 weeks? Well Cole we are leaving after school on Thursday and it's 2 days Saturday and Sunday but you knew that. What happened in Latrobe? MJ, Arnie call and said the the PGA Tour Commissioner wanted to talk and meet me. He said I could have you or mom along but he was sure it was simply that. I decided to trust him and knew he would have my back. Mike it started as just that a meet and greet. It was fun and pleasant until I was asked to consider playing more. MJ, I explained how expensive these events were and the pressure was intense. Then it was suggested that I turn pro. I laughed and said thats not on my radar yet. Well what if we found a way to assist with the money. I laughed out loud at that and Arnie said Deane, Cole has said no and to be honest I find this unethical. Now that it is late, I'll walk you to the van to the hotel. Then he asked me to stay put at the table. There was a terse conversation as they walked to the van. When AP returned he ordered me an AP and he had one that was more that tea and lemonade. He apologized and assured me that we wouldn't have any further issues and that my current schedule was good. I said thanks and he said that he has a compound across the road and that it is late and I needed to call mom and tell her I was staying. So MJ, I didn't lie yesterday I just left the shit and drama out. Cole, is there a difference? You should talk with you mom and we need to get you help for some of this extra crap. You did well but it's unfair and AP won't always be there. Cole looked at me and said Mister USGA don't get involved. I smiled and said Cole, I promise. With that out of the way we talked about the trip and I said that I promised Mr. Fay a ride so that leaves 7 seats. Cole there is you and Liam so now 5. So will mom and dad be going? MJ, I don't know but will ask. Cole, figure it out but the limit is 8. JJ and I don't count as we are flying. I will need that list next Sunday. MJ, no problem. Heck you have a busy week with the new jet and letter of intent day Saturday. I laughed and said well those are only two things of many. So how would you like to go to the cabin. We can go up early Saturday and come back late Sunday. MJ, can I bring Jessica? I laughed and asked dude, do I have a choice. Then I said if JJ wants to come we can take the new Jet. I'll have the cleaning company get the places ready. Cole, I need to see Jace and Charlie so it's a business trip. Cole laughed and said good night, I guess I need to talk with mom. Once Cole was gone I called Winnie and we talked for a while and then jumped into bed. It was too cold to run and at school I was immediately called to Dr. Johnson's office. There he asked about Friday to celebrate the upcoming letter of intent party. I explained my Press event with Cessna and that it was noon at the county airport and if things went as scheduled I could be back at 2:30. I suggested that they schedule it for 2:30 and I'll make it as soon as I can and to put me up last. The other option was to do it Monday. After a lengthy discussion it was agreed that it would be on Friday at 2:30. I managed half of History and Science. That was fun as Winnie and I finished up a lab assignment. I signed out and drove to the dry cleaners. The guy laughed and said that with this amount he could close for the day. I was promised the stuff on Wednesday, I thanked the guy and drove to the office. When I got to my office Tim was there as was a pile of papers. Tim pointed and asked so what was this all about? Tim did you look at any of that stuff? Mike, I did not. Well if you had you would be wondering why I never heard from this guy. Then you would wonder why there is massive amounts of cash in these accounts and in my two savings accounts. Finally you would wonder why I had to call him and schedule an appointment. Tim, I need to look at all this stuff and I'm hoping you and Jordan can help me find a new financial advisor. Just then Jordan appeared with two young ladies and Tim looked at them and said good luck. Jordan s said Tim, I'm aware. Once the 4 of us were alone I said that I simply wanted to know how my bills are paid and who has access to my accounts. I am guessing that dad set all this up and I am kicking myself for not paying attention. Jordan said that these young ladies do all the work and he simply transfers money into my checking account and that there is an internal bank transfer into savings and that was set so any amount in checking over 25k on the 15th of each month. My initial thought were that I needed to man up and do most of this myself. Then I would undo the bank moving money. I looked at Mary and Beth and said thanks for doing all this and any changes will be because I'm growing up and not a negative reflection on what you do. Jordan thanked the two and sent them on their way. Once we were lone Jordan said Mike, I know you will make changes but let's do it slowly. Well not like the way the financial advisor was fired this morning. Jordan, Judge Simmons recommended it be done that way. Mike, let's leave that mess for later. Recently you restructured everything and everyone and I spent an hour jumping for joy as my job got easier, well easier to track. Enterprises as a whole grew at 12.3% last year. So if we look at the components of the corporation we can see who is under performing and who is over preforming. Standard property grew at a 19% rate but I thing that had a lot to do with the Highmark project. Don't look for that to continue. Much smaller growth was at legal which was a 2% growth. I don't think that means anything except that your needs have been down and I know that is changing. The bulk of things represents the 11% growth of Technologies which in this economy is excellent. Basically you have nothing to worry about, unless you lose Kyle. I am aware that he isn't looking and is under contract, just keep him happy. The market research we have done on Dillon's program is outstanding and I look for a lot of growth there. Then there is the winery and they are exceeding previous numbers. Growth is limited because of the large reinvestment in the business and the purchase of new equipment. Mike, things are very good and financing the new building will not be an issue. Mike, your personal finances are a mess and I know this because I send you pay to the bank every month. There is way too much sitting in shitty saving accounts earning next to nothing. Then in looking at the shit that came over today you bae the most conservative portfolio I have ever seen. All big companies solid and paying small dividends. That investment account totals $4,256,900 and earns you about 3%. The one question I have is the 50,000 shares of Apple. What the duck is that and it is selling at 22 cents a share. I laughed and said well that's about $11,000 and I'm going to double that ASAP. Mike, answer the question, please. Jordan it is a small technology company that will eventually fucking explode with all kind of shit. That won't happen for a while but the day it does, I'll be one of the richest people on earth. Jordan asked, and if it doesn't? I'll be out a 100k and that won't mean shit. I actually want a seat on that Board. I fired them because they don't pay attention to me. Find me a young guy who is hungry, smart and just a bit more aggressive. Jordan smiled and said well, I have a guy you should meet. I'll give the information to Liam and he can fit him in your schedule. Mike, what else? Jordan I want to personally build a hanger in Blacksburg and will take the money out of savings. Ok, that's nuts but why? Because, I will then donate it to my foundation. They can hire a management group to manage it and maintain whatever aircraft I have there and have it ready for departure in 2 hours. Mike, let me look into the tax situation about all that and I'll need a few days. That resulted in me being handed a folder with financials records for all the parts of Enterprises. I thanks Jordan and said I'm taking over all my personal shit and make sure you don't lose those two young ladies. I was just sitting there reading all the stuff I had collected today when Liam came in and said Mike, I'm sorry to bother you but the Bishop is on the phone for you. Please if possible consider a donation to NIFTY. It is important and keeps these stories coming. Thanks everyone for the comments and messages and that is greatly appreciated.