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“So” Sydney mused “I have been asked to recover something from myself and I am expendable but there will be someone out there watching for the pick up to kill me. A very strange state of affairs, I must say.” He sent a message back saying that no jobs were being taken at the moment.

He was now absolutely certain that Gonzales was the man behind his recent troubles. He tried to see what he could find out about the mans’ancestry. All he could find was that the Gonzales name came from the man his mother had married when Antonio was three. That made Antonio a real bastard. His mother came from a family which was truly working class, mainly in service. Sydney thought that Antonio may have been fathered by a man she had worked for and so the search came up to a dead end.

The next line of investigation was finding out all he could about Gonzales; his likes and dislikes, his hates and preferences, his friends and enemies, even his living arrangements, the houses and apartments. The last came up with the fact that Gonzales lived at the casino, in an apartment that included his lounge, dining, sleeping and office quarters. What made Sydney smile was just how easy the information was to put together. There was even an article in one of the womens’ magazines which showed him and his woman of the time photographed in the various rooms. From this he could work out a floor plan and some dimensions. One of the pictures showed the happy couple sitting on a settee and, there on the coffee table, was a bowl with Maltesers in it.

One of the things that struck Sydney when looking at the pictures was just how ‘butch’ the wife looked. When he delved deeper he discovered that no marriage had ever been registered and going deeper he found that the ‘wife’ was a transgender who had worked as a croupier in the casino. She was, he found, the third ‘woman’ to grace the Gonzales apartment but there was none in residence at the moment. That, he thought, was the crack in the armour; Bobbie was set for an outing and it needed to be well planned.

That evening he rang Rocky and put on the Bobbie voice. She asked Rocky if he would take her to the casino on Front Street for a night out, she would pick up the tab for a meal. She told Rocky she was thinking about his proposal but they needed to do more together than get drunk and have sex. Rocky was happy to go along with the idea and a date was made for the following Saturday evening with them meeting at the entrance to the railway station. Bobbie knew that she would be good on the underground early but would need a cab home, as long as everything went well.

All the week Sydney was busy getting ready for the next stage of the plan. He dressed as Bobbie and went into the city centre to a good dress shop where she bought a mid-length red dress that looked like it had been poured over her. She decided that things would go well and bought another one, similar, but in black with shimmering gold ribbons all over. At VS she got the sexiest sets to suit the two dresses that she could. It would need all her fire-power if it was to work.

Saturday afternoon was spent getting totally into her character and she looked like a film star when she left the basement apartment; still thinking that she just had to do a bit of dusting and cleaning before long. A couple of guys tried to chat her up on the way to the main station but she was a dab hand and leaving them with the idea that, maybe later, they may be lucky.

She met Rocky by the main entrance as planned and he told her she looked fabulous and she had to tell him that just an air-kiss was all that was needed but he may be able to mess up her make-up later. They walked the couple of blocks to Front Street and up to the door of the casino. She had made a reservation in the dining room and it did not take them long before they were seated and looking at the menu. Rocky wanted to know the limits and she told him just to order what he wanted as she could handle it. They enjoyed the meal and chatted. Rocky told her that he had been here several times, sometimes with his sergeant, and had been quite successful at the tables, even though he wasn’t on the list. She asked him if he was unhappy at that and he said that he would never go on the take as it led to poor policing.

When they had finished their meal Bobbie gave Rocky a credit card and told him to settle up for her. They then moved to the gaming floor where Rocky bought fifty in chips and Bobbie did the same. Together, they played frugally, doing reasonably well; at least, not getting wiped out. After about an hour there was a voice behind them that said “Rocky, glad to see you here enjoying yourself. Who is this wonderful thing? “They turned to see Antonio Gonzales smiling at them. Rocky said “Mr Gonzales, it is not often I am in a place like this and not armed to the teeth with a warrant and a squad. This is Bobbie, love of my life but she won’t move in with me. I suspect that her accommodation is much grander than mine.” Gonzales laughed and said “Rocky, dear boy, you know that all you need to move up in the world is to join my merry band of tame policemen. Now, knowing what the sergeant has told me about you, I must say that I am surprised to see you out with such a beautiful, and real, woman.”

Bobbie decided it was time to get her word in so said “Thank you, kind sir. Rocky has not gone straight just yet; I can assure you of that.” The smile broadened as Gonzales took her hand and said “My apologies, dear lady, I am Antonio Gonzales, the owner of this little establishment and I am sorry that I have been remiss. I have known Rocky for a while now and, although we don’t see eye to eye, I do admire his willingness to be upstanding, if it also means he remains poor.” “That’s all right” said Bobbie “he is a very nice guy and we have had a lot of fun together that didn’t cost any more than a few beads of sweat. I wouldn’t have him any other way.”

“Look” said Gonzales “how about you both join me at the bar when you have finished here. I do believe that there may be a run of blacks coming up.” As he walked past the croupier he whispered something and, for the next half an hour, black outnumbered red three to one and the two of them had a wad of cash each once they had passed the chips in. Rocky said “I am not happy at this but there is a credible reason I won; it beats getting a paper sack with notes in.” Bobbie said “Don’t worry, Rocky, it is purely for my sake, I think. Gonzales wants to impress me with his power and control. I think I see him at the bar. Just a couple of drinks to be nice and then you can take me home and show me how much you appreciate me.”

At the bar the chat was light. Gonzales wanted to know if they had had a good time and, when Rocky had gone to the toilet, he asked Bobbie what she was doing the following evening. When she said she didn’t have any set plans he asked her if she would grace the establishment with her presence and also have dinner with him. She smiled and said that she thought that would be good. She then went off to powder her nose and when she got back Rocky and Gonzales were laughing over something and she said “Rocky, darling, I think it may be time we left. We do have another appointment, don’t we?” Rocky shook hands with Gonzales and Bobbie gave him a kiss on the cheek before they left. Rocky said, as they walked out “Bobbie, with these winnings I think I can cover a hotel room and you can stay the night, how about it?” She just put her arms around his neck, kissed him and whispered “Where-ever you want, Rocky dear, I’m all yours.”

And she was. In the hotel room they undressed each other and when Rocky saw her in her new underwear he whispered “You are so beautiful, Bobbie. Why is it I think this may be our last night together? You are out to get Gonzales, aren’t you?” She took him by the penis and led him to the bed, saying “Rocky, you know me too well. When this is over I will come back to you but not quite as you see me now. You will know when you see me but, tonight, I want you so bad.” That night they did not get a lot of sleep and, for the first time in his life, Sydney had another man give him a blow-job. After breakfast they parted with a kiss.

Bobbie was back in character and her final act was to give Rocky a burner phone. “Rocky” she said “the only time this phone will activate will be when I send a text. The text will be an address and a name. I want you to take some of your trusted friends and go to that address and retrieve a package. Hopefully, that package will have everything you need to bypass his tame coppers and take Gonzales down forever. Destroy this phone as soon as you have the package.”

That day Bobbie set to make herself irresistible as well as preparing a few little items for tonight. She had worn the red dress last night and tonight it would be the black. She slept a while, ate well and did some exercise routines to burn off any toxins from the previous evening. She realised that Bobbie rather loved Rocky and it would be a shame to lose the connection but, after tonight, Bobbie would either have to disappear altogether or, with the worst case scenario, she may even be dead. That was truly the sort of thing that Sydney had loved about the life he followed.

That afternoon Bobbie became the femme fatale in her black underwear and shimmering dress. Her bag was a little bigger than one would think considering the lady was only going out to dinner but it did contain a few extra items, as well as a change of outer clothes should the need arise. Just after six she exited the basement apartment and made her way to the underground station and then on to the main station. Climbing to street level she took her time walking to the door of the casino. As she expected, sometime last night there had been photos taken because the doorman glanced beside him as she approached him and then smiled brightly, saying “Welcome to Luckies, Miss Bobbie. Mr Gonzales is in the dining room. Enjoy yourself.”

Marianne G © 2021