The Loverboy (31 page)

unwanted attention in this neighborhood and the jewelry
definitely would. The new clothes were in the backpack along
with the laptop and the purse.
At seven sharp the limo pulled up. It was a huge Hummer H2
that had been adjusted to seat at least fifteen. Kim thought it
was vile and ugly but she needed to ooze wealth and this thing
certainly fit the bill. She was just glad Annie didn‟t see it or
it would send her into a tirade of environmentally irresponsible
vehicles. The driver opened the door for her and she got in. In
the limo she instructed the driver to head for the gym and she
pushed the button to raise the divider that separated the driver
and passenger area. Then she took out the new clothes and got
dressed. She put on the jewelry and shoes and finally she put
the old clothes in the backpack and the laptop in the large
purse. When she was done she noticed the car stop and the driver
came out to open the door. She stepped out of the limo and into
the gym.
The two trainers were standing there waiting for her and
they looked perfect. Their massive postures straining every
fiber in their t-shirts and black suit hung loosely on their
frames. She nodded in approval and motioned them to follow her.
They looked surprised when they saw her. She looked nothing like
the girl that had come by to hire them and they looked even more
surprised when they saw the car she was coming to pick them up
with. They all got in and Kim dropped the divider. She called
out to the driver and gave him the address where Ally‟s
boyfriend had met Jake after the rape had gone wrong and she
prayed he would be there.
“What do you want us to do?” one of the trainers asked her
a little uncertain.
It was a little exhilarating she had to admit. Here she was
in this massive vehicle with these massive men and she was
calling the shots. They would do what she said.
“When we get to our next stop I want you two to get out
ahead of me. Then look around for a few seconds and then help me
out. While I am inside I want you to stand by the car and
pretend like you‟re my bodyguards. Then when I come out, help me
in and get in yourself. Then we are done” she told them.
“That‟s it?” the other man asked.
Kim nodded.
“What‟s the prank?” he inquired.
“It‟s complicated and will take a while to come together”
Kim answered and left it at that making it clear she didn‟t want
to explain it.
Chapter 37:
Soon they arrived at the address she had given and to Kim‟s
relief the silver Porsche was parked outside. This was going to
be hard but she had to play it cool. The men got out of the limo
and looked around. It was an impressive sight. Any Hollywood
director would be happy to introduce the crime lord of their
movie this way. After looking around for a few seconds
pretending to check if the coast was clear, one of them extended
a hand into the limo and Kim swallowed as she took it and got
out of the car. Several people gawked at the scene and didn‟t
know what to make of it. Kim looked around and then walked to
the front door of the house she had seen Jake leave from while
signaling the men to stay with the car.
When she got to the front door she rang the door bell and a
minute later the door opened. It was a young girl. Maybe
seventeen and she looked dazed as if she was drunk or high.
“Yes?” the girl inquired with an attitude while struggling
not to fall over.
“I‟m here to see Jake” Kim answered in a cool demeanor
while nervous as hell but determined not to show it.
“He‟s busy” the girl responded and tried to close the door.
Kim blocked the door and pushed it back open.
“He‟ll see me!” she said.
“What‟s going on out there?” Kim heard coming from the
living room in a familiar voice.
The girl turned her head toward the living room and yelled
“Some crazy bitch here wants to see you.”
“Who?” came back from the living room.
“Kim Brown from Mexico” Kim yelled before the wobbling girl
could say anything.
It was quiet for a few seconds, then he said “Let her in.”
Irritated the girl opened the door completely and walked
toward the living room as if to lead Kim there. On the girl‟s
shoulder Kim noticed the same butterfly tattoo and immediately
she went from being annoyed by the girl to feeling sorry for her
which strengthened her resolve. She had to push through to
prevent more girls like that falling into the hands of these
animals. She followed the girl into the living room and there
she saw Jake sitting on the couch.
“Kim! How good to see you!” he said as he got up.
He looked very much the same as when she had last seen him
except for a few years older. She could see how she had fallen
for him. He was handsome but now that she knew his true nature
he was the ugliest man she had ever seen. He got up to hug her
but she made it clear that she would not have any of that so he
kept his distance not sure what to make of her visit. She should
have still been in prison in Mexico. He invited her to sit down
and she did.
“You look great” he complimented her.
“Thanks” she said.
“What can I do for you?” he asked when he realized by her
coolness that she wasn‟t there to talk about the good old times.
Kim looked at the girl who looked back and asked “What?”
“Please leave us alone Cindy” Jake said to the girl.
She looked at him in shock then huffed and got up and left
the living room slamming the door behind her.
“Nice one you got there Jake” Kim said sarcastically, “Are
you getting too old to tame the young ones?”
“I‟ve got others to do that for me now” he defended, “so
what are you here for? I don‟t suppose you are looking to pick
up where we left off.”
“Not really” Kim responded, “What you did was despicable.”
“It‟s nothing personal, just business”, Jake justified.
“Wow, that makes me feel a lot better” Kim sneered, “But
you are right that is in the past now. Ironically I am here to
talk business.”
He gave her a suspicious look, then said “If you are here
about the money that I set aside for you, you are too late. It‟s
all gone. But if you want I am sure you could still make some
money. You aren‟t as young anymore but you are still hot looking
and could make a decent amount”.
He had this evil grin on his face and Kim wanted nothing
more than to take the purse with the laptop in it and beat him
with it but she kept it together managing to keep an icy cool
appearance.
“I don‟t want your money and I sure as hell don‟t ever want
to work for you again” Kim sneered, “I have plenty of money of
my own now. My husband is very wealthy and I don‟t care for what
you do” and she showed him her rings.
He looked at them mesmerized as if he was trying to figure
out how much they were worth.
“Then what do you want?” Jake asked still staring at her
jewelry.
“I want Ally, my sister. I want your goon to cut her loose
before she gets sucked in like me” Kim said.
Jake looked up from the jewelry and into Kim‟s eyes.
“My goon? Oh, my brother Max. Sorry, I can‟t do that. We
have invested in her and she is not like you. She is not as
stubborn as you. Sure, she will never be the high grade you were
but she will be with us forever. That‟s a lot of money and I
can‟t just let that go” he said smugly.
“I‟ll pay you” Kim said as she pulled fifty thousand
dollars from her large purse and threw it on the table.
Jake gave her a look then said “Sorry, she is not for sale.
She can easily bring me a hundred grand a year for four, maybe
five, years then she is still good for another fifteen years at
least for about fifty thousand a year. She‟s not like you; she
doesn‟t ask questions and demand answers. She is a lifer and a
cash cow. She‟ll easily make me twenty times that” he said with
a cool look in his eyes waiting for Kim‟s reaction. Kim kept
cool and paused a moment.
“That‟s not the offer” she said, “That‟s an advance to let
you know I am serious. I am planning to offer a lot more.”
“And where did you get that kind of money?” he asked.
“I told you I married rich and I don‟t care about the
money. I have plenty. However I only have one sister and I want
to keep her safe” Kim responded.
“What stops me from taking your money, still taking Ally
and holding you hostage until your rich hubby pays up? And until
he pays up you and I can have some fun” he said in a threatening
tone again awaiting Kim‟s reaction.
To his surprise this didn‟t seem to move Kim one bit.
She just sat there very composed and said “You could do
that, but I wouldn‟t advise that course of action. You see when
I was busted out of prison I was chained to the daughter of the
leader of a powerful and ruthless cartel. Her daddy was in
between wives and he fancied me. I‟ve been helping him grow his
business and together we are very successful. So he married me.
We run the business together and when I mentioned my sister‟s
predicament he just suggested to have you and Max killed and the
problem would be solved. I actually considered that option but
figured it would be too traumatic for Ally and the last thing
she needs is a dead boyfriend. So I opted to buy you out”.
Then she paused a few seconds and continued with a sly
smile “But if my plan proves ineffective we can always revert to
Fernando‟s plan”.
“You are bluffing”, Jake yelled.
“Am I?” Kim asked, “Look outside. All I have to do is push
this button and those two will be over you like flies on shit”
and she held up a garage door opener she had borrowed from
Annie.
Jake got up and looked out the window through the blinds.
There he saw the large Hummer limo and the driver along with two
very muscular gentlemen well dressed in suits. He swallowed and
returned to his seat.
“What‟s it worth to you?” he asked.
“Five million dollars and you can keep the fifty thousand.
Consider it a tip” Kim said without flinching.
Jake‟s eyes grew twice their size. He tried to compose
himself but failed miserably.
“I can do that” he said as cool as he could muster which
came out more like a kid that had just been offered a trip to
Disneyland.
“How does this work?” he asked hesitantly, “Is there a
contract or something?”
Kim laughed “No, it‟s all verbal. The deal is simple. I
give you five million and Max dumps Ally tomorrow. Have him be
gentle about it, please. After that neither he nor any of your
crew will ever contact her again. If anyone of your crew does, I
will have them killed and you too. It‟s that simple.”
Jake swallowed hard then said “When do I get the money?”
“Right now, if you want. Do you have WIFI?” Kim said and
pulled the laptop out of her purse. She opened it up and turned
it on.
“Yes, the password is „Jake‟” he said.
She gave him a smile as if to say “You arrogant bastard”
and then connected to the WIFI. Then she ran Matt‟s program. It
took a few seconds and then a screen popped up. The screen
showed a five million transfer setup to a yet to be entered
account number. She put the laptop on the table and turned the
screen toward Jake.
He looked at it with large eye and Kim said “You need to
enter your bank account number and it will be deposited in five
minutes.”
Eagerly he entered the account number. She moved the laptop
back to her and clicked the submit button. The transaction
completed and almost simultaneously a dozen windows opened that
started making hundreds of transactions each in various small
amounts except for the ones that were going into the fake
accounts of the rapists and Jake that Matt had setup. The flurry
of transactions lasted about five minutes. During these five
minutes they just sat in silence and Kim hoped that Jake
wouldn‟t get impatient and look at what was going on with the
laptop.
He didn‟t though; he was too preoccupied spending his new
found wealth in his head. The flurry of transactions stopped and
the laptop starting deleting all the files that Matt had created
automatically then it created new ones which were deleted again
and it kept doing this for about thirty seconds. The screen came
back to the windows screen and all evidence of the transactions
was gone.
She looked up and said “The money is there. You are a
wealthy man now.”
Jake pulled out his smart phone and began checking his
account online. A large smile grew on his face when he saw his
new account balance.
“I trust by tomorrow Ally and Max are history? I hate
having to arrange follow-up visits” Kim said as she got up and
started for the door.
“Oh and don‟t ever contact me or my family again” she added
sternly.
Jake nodded then said “Wait, you forgot your laptop.”
“I don‟t need it anymore. You keep it or trash it,
whatever” she said as she walked out the door.
Outside with her back towards Jake she finally let a smile
come to her face as she walked back to the limo. She couldn‟t
believe she had pulled it off. She had gotten her revenge and
saved her sister at the same time.
Chapter 38:
The bodybuilders helped her into the limo and she resisted
the urge to look back. There was nothing there for her. The past
had been a nightmare and it was finally over. When the men got
into the limo with her and the door was closed she looked at the
house as they drove away. Jake wasn‟t even looking. He was still
too busy thinking what to do with his newfound wealth. This was
the man she had done everything for and in return he had
arranged to have her raped, trick her into prostitution and
finally sold her to a drug crime family as a decoy or bride for
the officials. She had been a commodity to him and he had
planned the same for her sister and god knows how many others.
She felt a little bad about what she had done but that soon
passed. There was no way she could let this go on and now Ally
was safe.
One of the men asked “How did it go?” She looked at him
dazed and confused still lost in thoughts.
“The prank, did he go for it?” he explained.
Kim snapped out of it and nodded “Hook, line and sinker”
she said.
The man thought about asking more about the „prank‟ but Kim
was already off in her own little world again and he left it at
that. They got to the gym and said their goodbyes. She thanked