Ellie ran into Sandy's office, her cheeks were flushed and she seemed visibly upset.
"Miss Sandy, there's a man here to see you."
Sandy didn't see anyone without an appointment and Ellie knew this well, all her staff did. She was about to say something, but Ellie anticipated her protest.
"Miss Sandy, this man said he wouldn't take NO for an answer. You'd better see him, Miss Sandy. He scares me."
"All right Ellie, send him in."
When the man entered her office, Sandy could see why Ellie had been terrified. He had to be at least 6'5" and close to 300 pounds, he was build like a linebacker. With short-cropped dark hair and dark, nearly black eyes, this man, whoever he was, was very intimidating.
"Miss Sandy? Tanks fer seeing me."
"I don't usually see men without an appointment, Mr ...?"
"Youse can call me Lenny. I'll get right to da point. One a yer girls, she owes my boss, Mr. Stevens, 50 Grand."
Sandy sighed. The "girl" was her mother, Lucia. She was irritated as she had thought that was all done and over with.
"I am aware of that ... Lenny ... and I have been paying your boss on a weekly basis and Lucia has been working to pay ME back."
Lenny nodded. "Da boss ... he says dat ain't good enough. He wants some interest; he wants anudder tousand as a show of good faith."
Sandy wasn't thrilled to hear this. She had made her arrangements with Stevens and Lucia both, how dare he send this ...
thug
... to intimidate them. She knew if she refused, he'd likely do some kind of damage to her premises or intimidate the customers. Sandy had to think fast and as she was used to doing that in her line of work, she came up with a solution.
"Lenny? Did you notice some of my girls on your way in here?"
Lenny nodded. "Yes. Youse has got some lovely women workin' here."
"How would you like to have a night with one of them?"
"Dat's awfully nice of youse, Miss Sandy, but I ..."
"Lenny ... listen carefully. I am sure you probably have a thousand dollars stashed somewhere. IF you give your ... employer ... the thousand he wants from me, I'll let you have TWO of my girls for the night and believe me, it will be a night you won't soon forget."
"Dat's awfully genrous of youse, Miss Sandy. Only a fool would turn an offer like dat down and my Mom din't raise no fools. Youse has a deal."
Sandy called Ellie back in, who still seemed visibly nervous around the large man. "Ellie, take our guest upstairs." Taking Ellie aside, she whispered quietly "Take him to Room 4."
Ellie nodded and did as she was told. She called in two of her girls, Simone and Monique.
"Ladies, there is a very large, very intimidating looking man in ... Room 4. I want you both to relax him, let him talk about himself. I'm interested in what he might have to say when ... relaxed. Simone, I know you can handle things if it gets out of control." Simone was a Martial Arts Black Belt; Sandy had hired her not just for her beauty, but for the fact that she could handle any customer who tried to get rough with the girls, despite their size.
As Ellie took him upstairs. Leonard "Lenny" Henry felt that familiar knot in his gut. He hated scaring people like this, he hated his job. He was a CPA, for God's Sakes, not a thug. But when you looked like him and were massive, people didn't take you seriously or believe you could be educated and intelligent. They didn't look beyond his size and muscles; no one hired a 290 pound CPA. So he took the only jobs he could get, as a bouncer in the various Vegas Night Clubs. That's where Mr. Stevens had found him and offered him a job as a "Collections Agent". He wanted to tell the man to get lost, but the money was amazing and he needed it badly. So far, all he'd had to do was act as Mr. Stevens' bodyguard when the man was making "business deals" and he had to "remind" people to pay their debts. It had been all bluff up until this point. Leonard hadn't had to hurt anyone ... yet. Talk tough and slightly stupid, everyone bought into the act.
He had to admit as he scanned the room Ellie let him into; Miss Sandy had a pretty nice set up. If the girls he was going to be with were as nice to look at as strawberry-blonde Ellie, it would be a thousand dollars well spent. His appearance also intimidated a lot of women; it had been a while since he'd had a night of lovemaking.
The two women walked into the room and Leonard's eyes almost bugged out. These were two of the most beautiful women he'd ever seen in his life.
They introduced themselves. "Hello, I'm Simone," The first girl said. Simone was a lovely, suntanned blonde with very wavy blonde hair that went mid-way down her back. She had a lovely body and appeared to be about 5'6", a bit taller in the heels she was wearing. She was in a pretty white embroidered corset and stockings. She had the kind of smile that made men melt.
"I'm Monique, hello," the other girl spoke. She had the slightest trace of an accent and appeared to be a bit more alluring. Her hair was a darker shade of blonde than Simone's, it was straight and shoulder length. She was also lovely and clad in a sheer dress that had silver brocade all over it. She wore no underwear.