Golf Foursome, et al. II -- ch.2 - EDITED
Readers: if you haven't read G.F, et al. II -- chapter 1 - Edited, I recommend that you do.
Previously in chapter 1, Mark had become aware of his wife Eva's cheating. He and Billy installed "spy" apps on their wives' phones. Eva had been blackmailed for sex by Nelson and as she attempted to have intimate time with Mark, he was aloof, which concerned her, but her new friend Wendy assured her that all was OK.
**** Mark finalizes a plan for Eva's destruction ****
Billy called Mark on Tuesday of the second week of planning Eva's enlightenment. He had arranged for his nephew, Paulie to meet them for drinks Wednesday. When they met with Paulie, he indicated that he knew more than he had told his uncle and had some evidence, however he was worried about losing his job. Mark and Billy assured Paulie his that his job was safe because they had friends on the club's board of directors. Paulie had a couple of videos that a few of the staff were sharing. Paulie also said that the number of people that actually knew was small, and everyone involved was worried about repercussions sharing damaging info on rich people.
Mark then offered Paulie $1000 to share his videos and to keep them informed. He quickly agreed, took the cash and then said he had something else for them.
Paulie looked at Billy and said "Something else happened two Thursdays ago, the day Nelson showed you the sex-some in action." He then turned toward Mark "Nelson used video to blackmail your wife for sex."
Mark asked "Billy did you have any idea that he was going to pull something like that?"
"Not a clue man, as soon as I saw that it was Eva, I beat it out of there. I didn't even tell Nelson that I knew her, I went straight to Sid's Pub. I needed a drink and come up with a way to tell you. Nelson never let on anything, before or after he took me out to watch."
A worried Paulie said "I had no idea who she was at first, with dark glasses and the pony tail. She looked so different that I didn't recognize her right away and she seemed to not know me. Plus, as soon as I found out who she was, I stayed out of her sight. Like I said, all of us were worried about blabbing gossip about rich people so when Uncle Billy asked who the woman was, I pretended not to know. Sorry, but you can get into a load of shit running your mouth."
"Ok guys, relax. What my wife did is on her, nobody else. Paulie, how do you know about the blackmail?"
"The day Nelson showed Uncle Billy what was happening Nelson stayed later than normal. Sending all but one guy home. He thought everyone else had left that day, but I was still there. I saw Nelson sneaking around so I thought something was up. I followed him downstairs to the locker rooms and saw Nelson go into the lady's locker room. As Nelson went in, I could hear the shower running so I snuck closer and listened at the door."
"The gist of it was Nelson threatened to reveal a video if your wife refused having sex. I really hate to say this man, but she didn't require much pressure and they went hard at it for some time."
Mark slipped Paulie another $200 and said that he really needed for all of this to stay confidential between the three of them. Paulie said that he totally understood, then got up and left.
Mark then said "Well Billy, now that we're alone, shall we discuss the rest?"
He was referring to text and phone conversation that was intercepted between Eva and Rita. Rita had brought up the episode of the girl's night out and more.
"Yeah, let's go over it, but please don't play it in here, someone might be listening."
"Don't have to play it Billy, I made written transcripts at the office earlier this morning."
Mark slid a copy over to Billy and the two of them went through the conversations line by line. The first couple were Rita trying to get Eva on the phone, but was unsuccessful. Rita did leave voice messages and sent her a text saying the same thing:
"We need to talk."
**** The following is the written transcript which Mark and Billy were reviewing ****
Finally, Eva did text back
"Talk about what?"
The flippant response must have sent Rita off, she texted back
"You know God damn well what!"
Within the hour, the delay because Eva was arriving at Wendy's house, she called Rita to calm her down and re-emphasize the importance of silence. Eva allowed Wendy to listen in on her half of the conversation without telling Rita, a major foul on Eva's part.
Wendy began "Calm down Rita, everything is alright, neither of our guys know anything."
"I'm not so sure, Billy was asking some peculiar questions about our girl's night activities. I won't lie to him Eva, I just won't."
"First of all, you didn't really do anything. Period. You were drugged, so you're not responsible for any of it."
"I know I didn't go as far as you did, but I still did things I'm ashamed of. Things I couldn't bear for Billy to know. I can't remember for sure how far I let that guy go before that spiked drink kicked in, but I am sure it was too far. I shouldn't have been drinking so much and using being mad at Billy for an excuse. I shouldn't have been there dancing with those men, especially without my husband there."
"Chill Rita, for Christ's sake, you only let him feel you up a little bit. No big deal, just a little fun, that's all."