Chapter 24 -- Gary and Yu Yan
I left work and started the twenty-mile drive home. It was Friday and I had promised to take Linda dancing in Dallas this evening. I was running a little late because I had stayed on the phone with a client in Florida. Alice had taken care of motel reservations for Linda and me. That saved some time so we wouldn't be late enough for it to make any difference.
Time marches on. It's early November of '88. The weather had been unusually warm for this time of year. I was hoping for a cold snap to kill some of the insects but the weatherman said there was no chance until after Thanksgiving. It got up to eighty-four degrees today.
Linda and I had returned from Scotland in September. Linda and Michelin had exchanged letters several times and Bobby and I had inserted notes and comments in their correspondence. Uncle Artair had called once to inform me he had purchased an old hulk of a TR3A that would be perfect for our purpose. He thought he had pulled off a real coup when he acquired it. The progress on our project was on schedule.
We had been to the club once since our return from Scotland but nothing beyond some racy conversation had happened. I was ready for something extracurricular. I think Linda was ready too. Our visit with Bobby and Michelin had cured her mental doldrums. When I talked to her earlier, she seemed upbeat and looking forward to this evening. It was nice to have my old Linda back.
I made it home and entered through the kitchen door. Linda was dressed casually in shorts and a tank top. Her hair was done up. Michelin had taught her how to do a quick do that was quite appealing to me. She built it up high on her head but let her temple locks hang and frame her face. Michelin's hair was done up this way the first time I met her. I always think of her when Linda fixes her hair this way.
I kissed Linda and held her for an extra few seconds. She felt my semi-hard cock move and made a comment. She said, "I think the monster is looking forward to this evening."
I answered, "He is. He knows that something good is going to happen. If it doesn't happen at the club, it will happen at the motel between you and me."
She kissed me softly and replied, "If we had the time it would happen right here and now."
I knew that was bullshit. She always wants me to be horny at the club.
She stepped away and said, "I made us some quick sandwiches. We won't have time for dinner when we get to Dallas." She commanded me, "Eat and dress casually. Our clothes for tonight are in the car. We can shower and dress at the motel. Hurry we need to be gone."
I thought, "I'm looking forward to the shower." I hurried and we were gone. We drove on state 82 headed toward Interstate 35, which would take us south to Dallas.
I started a conversation to help pass the time. I said, "I had a call from Walt Zimmerman today. He gave me a big order. The contracts haven't been signed yet but he did give me a purchase order. It came to over a million dollars today and he guaranteed another five million over the next year and a half. We have done similar deals in the past but not this large. He has been a good customer."
Linda said, "I remember Walt and his wife, Elizabeth. We took them to Las Vegas for a quick weekend after he gave you the last big order."
I said, "Yeah, and this order is almost twice as big. I offered to take them on a Caribbean cruise this time. He laughed and said that they lived in Florida and did sand and sea, all the time. He said they would rather take another quickie trip to Vegas and that was really all they had time for anyway."
Linda said, "Great, we had a lot of fun with them the last time."
I had Alice call your favorite travel agent and make the arrangements. We will meet them for breakfast Saturday morning at nine, two weeks from now. The hotel hasn't been booked yet. Alice said they were looking for the best deal.
Linda said, "I will look forward to it. Vegas is always fun."
I said, "I am so glad that fun has become part of you again. I was very worried about you."
She leaned over and kissed my cheek. She laid her head on my shoulder and said, "I'm sorry I was such a pain in the ass. I think I was depressed and I was very disappointed in Karl. I won't let myself act that way again." She hesitated and continued. "I will let you have anything you want to make up for it."
I said, "Wow. I certainly don't want to waste a promise like that. You'll have to let me think about it."
She giggled. The console was between us but she came closer to me and held my arm in both of hers. She said, "We are going to the club cold tonight. Neither of us has anything planned. Usually, that means we are going to wind up sleeping with each other. That is always special after a night at the club but It might be a good evening for you to take advantage of that promise."
I asked, "What do you mean?"
She replied, "If nothing happens on its own and it looks as if we are going to the motel alone, I will give you a hall pass to be with any girl at the club that you want to make a deal with."
I asked, "Would you fuck some prick just so I could be with his wife?"
She thought for a minute before she answered, "Yes. Tonight, I will do that if you ask it of me."
I looked into her green eyes and said, "You know I would never ask you to do that, don't you?"
She giggled as she kissed my cheek and said, "Yes." She laid her head back on my shoulder.
I said, "Well then, that makes your promise a little hollow, doesn't it?"
She answered, "No it doesn't. I will give you a pass to be with any girl you choose and I will sleep with her husband or boyfriend if I like him. If I don't choose to be with him, you can drop me at the motel and I will sleep by myself. I will wait until you pick me up tomorrow morning." She paused and then said, "You will have to rent another room."
We were both quiet for a couple minutes. Linda knew that I was thinking about her proposition.
Finally, she asked, "Do you have someone in mind?"
Whenever we talk about extracurricular sex, it is always a truth time. I answered, "Caroline Bixby."
Linda giggled and said, "She would be a good choice. She would be easy to make a deal with. She wants to sleep with you." In another moment she continued, "Your choice doesn't surprise me either. I have seen you flirt with her and I noticed that you dance with her quite often. I will tell you up-front though, I'm not going to sleep with her husband. I don't like him." After a pause, she asked, "Did I let myself be caught in a trap here? To keep my promise, I would have to fuck him if you asked me."
I said, "I would never ask you to do that. I don't like him either." I got another kiss on the cheek.
We arrived at our destination and checked into the motel. I really enjoyed the shower but I didn't get laid. She wants us to be horny when we go to the club.
We walked into the club at nine, thirty. That is about a half hour late for us but we like to get there in time to watch people as they arrive. It gives us a couple hours to dance with each other and have a few drinks before the party livens up around eleven.
Linda and I settled into our favorite conversation pit. The barman noticed our arrival and brought us drinks without being told to. He arrived with white wine for Linda and two fingers of Crown with two cubes of ice for me.
Linda was soft and cuddly. She was full of giggles. We danced together several times and spoke briefly with people that we knew. Linda danced with two other guys. One was a complete stranger. I asked, "Are you interested in him?"
She answered, "Maybe. Let's watch him for a while. We can see which lady he is with and how he acts.
We continued to people-watch. At straight up eleven, Linda said, "Pick the couple that interests you the most. I will have them here, buying drinks for us in five minutes."
I laughed. I have seen her do this trick before. It always works. I said, "What about the guy that you danced with? You said you wanted to observe him for a few minutes and you might be interested in him."
She replied, "I watched him, I am not interested. He treats his wife poorly. You get to pick. I will entrap."
I laughed and said, "Okay. Are you willing to go interracial?"
She giggled and replied, "I'm willing to talk to them but I probably won't want to jump into bed with them." She paused and said, "But that would apply to most of the white couples here too."
I said, "I take that to be a yes."
She giggled.
I said, "I choose that oriental girl that appears to be way too tall and her companion."
Linda giggled again. She said, "Oh Luke. Does she remind you of some Yokohama whore you used to play with?"