Jimmy's Game (Ruthless) (40 page)

“Jimmy go steady I don’t want you tearing it,” she said as he yanked at the straps so he could pull the top down to expose her breasts.” “I’ll buy you another one. Christ I want to fuck you so bad!”  Moments later he was ripping her knickers off, leaving just the basque and stockings. Kissing her passionately he held her hair and thrust himself into her. She knew he wasn’t going to last long from the sheer
eagerness and passion at which he’d entered her.  They made love which was hot and passionate, until finally falling asleep.

The following morning when she woke up; she was still wearing the basque and stockings, all that was missing were her knickers.

Later that morning he was sitting at the table with his tea mug in his hand, he looked so tired. She had let him lay in until nine o’clock, only calling him then because Mickey was due round just before ten. “You don’t look too good Jimmy, your eyes are bloodshot,” she said with compassion. “I feel like I’ve been dug up babe.” Laughing she replied, “I’ve got no sympathy, it’s your own fault for wanting sex half the night!” “Me! It was your fault, seducing me with your womanly charms!” “Go and take a shower while I scramble you some eggs.” Too tired to argue with her, he moved towards the bathroom. Emerging some twenty minutes later, looking much more human.

Finishing his breakfast only minutes before Mickey pulled up; he asked her if she was ready. Jokingly she replied, “I’ve been ready for the last hour, remember some of us have great stamina and still get up early, even after having sex half the night!” “Very funny madam, just you wait!” “Come on lightweight, we don’t want to keep Mickey waiting.” Grabbing her arse as they made their way out of the door he said, “I’ll deal with you later and then we’ll see who’s a fucking lightweight!” “Promises, promises, maybe you had better have a sleep this afternoon then if you’re serious?” “Get in that lift before I give you a good seeing too before we go!” They both laughed.

“Morning Mickey,” she said as he got out of the car. They would have to take Jimmy’s car because Mickey’s only had two seats. “Sorry about this Mickey,” she said. “It’s no problem babe, I like being chauffeured about.”

Shane was waiting for them as they arrived at the club; he was surprised to see Maria, although happy to see her. If she wasn’t Jimmy’s girl he would have hit on her long ago. Smiling at them as they approached he said, “Hi Maria it’s nice to see you babe.” “Thanks Shane, nice to see you to, but I’ve only been invited so Jimmy doesn’t need to get me a baby sitter;” she replied with a giggle. Shane frowned from curiosity as Jimmy joked back and said, “If you don’t behave yourself, I won’t let you work at the restaurant tonight.” “Yes boss,” she giggled.

Sitting at a table inside the club Jimmy said, “So Shane, what was so important you needed to see us?” “It’s fucking weird Jimmy, last night when me and Max were at the restaurant Samuels spoke to her as if he knew her? When I questioned her about it, she was too afraid to talk to me.” “Sounds suspicious,” said Mickey. “My thoughts exactly, that’s why I wouldn’t let it drop; eventually she gave in and said if Samuels found out she’d said anything he’d kill her. It was when we left; I finally got her to open up, in the car she told me her ex boyfriend owed Samuels money, when he didn’t pay up Samuels threatened him.” Mickey interrupted and said, “Why did her boyfriend owe Samuels money?” “This is the good part Mick, which is why I asked you to come today; according to Max; he sold drugs for Samuels, but a big deal had gone wrong; the buyers had taken the drugs and the money, Two hundred and fifty grand in total.” “Do you reckon Max is kosher?” “Yeah I reckon she’s telling the truth, she was petrified; she begged me not to tell Samuels where she worked and for me to say she only knows me through a friend.” “Sounds like we should have a little chat with her.” “I thought you might say that, she’s already on her way over here.” Maria had sat silently and listened to what had been said before looking at Jimmy and saying, “I’ve known what it’s like to live in fear of someone, if Max is telling the truth then we should feel sorry for her. Go easy on her; it’s not easy to open up to people.” “Don’t worry babe, we won’t upset her.”

Ten minutes later, Max walked in, they all noticed how embarrassed she looked. Although she had never met Maria, she knew it was her from the way Shane had described her, there was also the fact that Jimmy was sitting next to her with his arm around the back of her chair.

“Thanks for coming babe, sit down,” said Mickey. Shane poured her a drink. After they reassured her that she was safe to talk, she repeated the same story she had told Shane. “Don’t mind me asking Max, but where is your boyfriend now?” said Mickey. “I don’t know and more to the point I don’t care, I want him as far away from me and my son as possible.” “Are you certain Samuels was the dealer?” “I’m positive, he turned up at my flat, threatened to take my son if I didn’t tell him where my boyfriend was; that’s why I needed the job. I’m trying to pay off some of the money my boyfriend owes him.” “When do you pay Samuels?” Looking nervous and tearful she replied, “He calls round for it on Thursday mornings, my mum picks my son up before they get there.” “They” said Mickey. “Yes, at first it was just Samuels then four weeks ago, he brought some Jamaican blokes with him; they smashed my flat up and threatened me, after that I never allow my son to be there. If Samuels’s finds out I’ve said anything to you, he’ll kill me and take my son!” Jimmy interrupted and said, “Why hasn’t the boy’s father dealt with it?” “Because he’s a fucking coward that’s why, he’s a cheat a liar and a coward, how could he put our son in this situation?” Mickey reassuringly patted her arm as he said, “Don’t worry babe, we’ll look after you, but we’ll need proof that Samuels is dirty. Just out of curiosity Max, how did your boyfriend get mixed up with Samuels in the first place?” “It was through some bloke called Maurice, I never met him; I only spoke to him over the phone. I had no idea my boy’s father was a drug dealer; he told me he worked at the airport and I had no reason to question it.” Maria could see that Max was getting tearful so she said, “Everything will be alright Max, I don’t like Samuels either.” They talked about Samuels and his extra income as a drug dealer, Mickey said, “I always knew he was dirty. Monica’s always said he’s bent, she was right; so let’s deal with him. Max has just given us an angle so let’s use it. In the meantime Max, it’s probably not a good idea for you to work at any of our clubs, Samuels could walk in at any time, as could the Jamaicans which brings me to ask, did Samuels ever call any of the Jamaicans by name?”  Max thought about it for a moment then said, “Yes, I remember last week when he called for his money, I think he called him Damien or something like that.” Noticeably trembling she added, “Please let me work at the club, if I don’t pay he’ll hurt my son.” “Let me assure you babe we won’t let anyone hurt you or your son.” “But if I can’t work, I can’t pay, please Shane tell them!” Mickey replied, “We’ll continue to pay you what you give to Samuels every week, once it’s sorted out you can come back to work.” “I only took the pole dancing job to pay off Samuels; if he leaves me alone I won’t be doing it, I’ll find a regular job.” Maria smiled at her and said, “I’m sure there will always be a job for you at one of the restaurants if you need it.” “Thanks Maria I appreciate that.” Mickey waited for the two women to stop talking before he said, “Right then Max. I’ll arrange for someone to bug your flat so we can listen to what Samuels has to say and make sure he doesn’t hurt you.” “He will if I can’t pay.” “You have my word; Shane will bring the money round each week.” Looking confused she replied, “Why are you helping me? You don’t know really me and I’ve only worked for you for a short time.” “Let’s just say we have something in common, like you we hate Samuels and just to see him take a fall would be worth it, so unless you want to tell us anything else, Shane can take you home.” “There’s nothing else, except I’ll never be able to repay you.” “Let’s not worry about that, like I said, it’ll be worth it.” Ten minutes later she left with Shane.

The three friends talked about Max. Mickey said, “What do you reckon then Jimmy?” “Like Shane I believe her.” “What about you Maria?” “I think she’s genuine, did you notice how she reacted every time she spoke of the danger to her son?” “I did babe and at least now we know who’s behind the Jamaicans.” Jimmy interrupted, “Samuels has got it coming, who the fuck does he think he is! Fucking little shit house, well the bastard’s going to pay for all the trouble he’s caused, not to mention almost killing Monica! Thinking about it Mick, it makes sense why she took the bullet and not you, Samuels knows what a good detective she is, so it would make sense to get rid of her.” “My thoughts exactly Jimmy and you’re right, he’s going to pay big time, but firstly we need to find out exactly how corrupt he is and if it was him who ordered Hudson’s execution, and how he came to work with the Jamaicans, who are obviously members of Maurice’s family. I know from Monica that Samuels had contacted Maurice’s family after his death; maybe he saw it as an opportunity to broaden his own business interests, bringing in new people not locals to do his dirty work for him. I’ll speak to Monica at the hospital maybe she can help; she’s got some good friends in the department; perhaps they could find out a few things for her?” “One thing we do know is Samuels is a slimy bastard, he won’t leave anything to chance, no doubt he works it so he’ll never be implicated. If he finds out Max has talked to us he won’t hesitate to kill her, so we really need to play along with fact that she didn’t know Shane had a connection with the club.” “It might be in Max’s best interest to play it down a bit with Shane, let Samuels believe she wasn’t really interested in furthering the romance.” “You’re right; I’ll bell Lenny and get him to bug her flat, I’ll try and arrange it for this afternoon.”

When Shane returned from taking her home, they filled him in on the details of their discussion. Shane said, “Thanks for helping her; she was absolutely terrified of Samuels. I even suggested she might be safer staying at her parents for a while, but she’s afraid he’ll hurt them. Of course the other option is Samuels could meet with a nasty accident; I’ll volunteer my services for free!” Jimmy joked and replied, “If it does come to that Shane you’ll have to join a fucking queue; there’ll be no shortage of people who would pay to see Samuels taken out!” After more debate about just how corrupt Samuels might be, Mickey said, “I don’t think taking him out is the best way. I want to see him go down if possible; although a midnight dip is attractive, there are dozens of people in prison because of him, let’s face it, he’s well known for planting evidence. Samuels doesn’t care how he gets the conviction; he just needs to look good.” “Trouble with the Samuels of the world is they can always get people to get them off the hook, I wonder just how many dirty cops there are. It would be hard to bring them all to justice,” said Jimmy. “That’s why we keep Quinton, he does come in useful.”

Several times in the past two years Quinton the QC had helped a couple of their boys walk away from a potential prison sentence; although a high ranking detective was different to a petty criminal. Mickey continued and said, “We need to tell the others about Samuels, we should do that this afternoon. We only need to visit a couple of places; word will soon get round.” “Ok Mick, I’ll take Maria with me.” Maria was quick to say, “Don’t forget I need to be back home by four o’clock. I don’t want to be late going to the restaurant this evening.” “Ok babe, I promise we’ll be back by three.” “Do you think we’ll have time to pop in to see Monica?”  “Can’t promise that babe, but I’ll do my best, if not I promise we’ll visit her tomorrow.” Mickey interrupted and said, “I’ll tell Monica she’ll understand, one thing I can
guarantee, she’d want to see Samuels get his just desserts even if it means having no visitors.” Before they left everyone agreed to meet back at the club later that night.

It was almost four o’clock when Jimmy finally took Maria home after making several business stops. They didn’t have time to see Monica.

No sooner had they entered the apartment when she said, “What would you like to eat; only I’m already running late so it’ll be a snack at best.”  Feeling bad about being late home, he replied, “Don’t worry babe, I’ll get something later with Mickey.”

As she was getting ready to go to the restaurant he said, “What time will you be home tonight?” Shrugging her shoulders she replied, “Probably around midnight, I’m not really sure.” “If I’m not here when you get back ask Shaun to wait with you, actually I’ll bell him, I need to tell him I’ll be running you to the restaurant so he’ll only have to pick you up later.”

Five minutes later she was standing in front of him dressed for work. “Does this look ok?” With a grin he replied, “You look great babe, a regular maitre de!” She was wearing a black skirt suit, with a crisp white blouse, heeled shoes and her hair pulled back at the sides. Smiling he said, “You look very professional, did I ever tell you I’ve got a thing for woman in suits?” “No, but I can tell what you’re thinking by the look on your face, sorry but you’ll have to fantasise until I get home later, I don’t want to crease my clothes.” “Take them off then,” he said with a cheeky grin. “Forget it, I’m already late.” After making the last few adjustments to her hair, she was ready.

Closing his phone from the call he’d made to Shaun, he said, “Best get going then.”

Arriving at the restaurant, Leon apologised for bringing her in at such short notice. When they asked after Jeremy’s mum, he said, “I spoke to him earlier, she’s doing slightly better, but Jeremy will be off for a few days.” Maria was the first to reply, “That’s good news about his mum, but have you managed to get cover for those days?” “I have, all except Thursday.” Without thinking she said, “I could do it for you.” Jimmy glared at her; sensing that he would prefer her not to, she joked and said, “Don’t look like that darling, it’ll save you having to get me a babysitter!” Leon looked confused. Jimmy enlightened and said, “It’s a private joke Leon; one which Maria obviously thinks is funny. Do you think Jeremy will be back by the following week?” “Yes I believe so.” “Ok then, she can do Thursday, but I don’t want her making a habit of it.” A couple of minutes later when he was leaving she kissed him and whispered, “Shall I keep my suit on ‘til you get home tonight?” “Definitely,” he replied with a grin.