THURSDAY:
… After yesterdays debacle I wasn’t looking forward to meeting a Congressman’s wife, Dania I think her name is. After calling J & J‘s security to get ‘Jackie’ a 24 hour security detail I received a couple of phone calls. Willie called to find out what the score was; and, to my surprise, Gino called to check up on me. The call from Gino has me meeting this woman tonight. I guess I will have to pay for Jackie’s security personally.
There is a rally tonight at Janet’s Hotel. I’m to meet this Dania babe for dinner and keep her company until her political husband is though his bullshit. If ever anything looked like a set up, this is it.
Not only have I never met this woman, I’ve never even heard of her. Maybe I will get lucky and see Janet. I haven’t seen her for a long time. It would be nice to renew old acquaintances.
I arrive at the Hotel via one of Gino’ Limos’. I have two security people with me tonight. This is a surprise to me and registers as a minor shock
It appears I am early as Dania is not here yet. I go looking for Janet, hoping she is working tonight. I locate her office, and walk in: “Hello is Janet working tonight?” I ask the secretary.
“Yes, may I ask whose calling sir?”
“Bob Smithe, and old acquaintance.”
“Just s minute please.”…
I wait as she calls Janet. Soon Janet appears. “Hello Bobby, what a surprise this is, come to collect have you.”
I smile as we walk into her office. Janet closes the door behind us.
“Collect?” I ask.
“Yes, collect. …, you know; for saving my life a couple of years ago.”
“Oh. …, right, sex. No Janet, I decided a long time ago to forgo sex as payment for saving your ass.” [ I smile ] “I enjoy having your friendship. I don’t want to risk that by offending you.”
Janet looks at me. She smiles. Her smile grows into perhaps the warmest smile I have ever received. “Thank you Bob.” She steps toward me and gives me a huge hug, and a shy little peck on my cheek. I smile back at her and return the hug.
“So, how is my friend Janet these days?” … She smiles, “Fine.”… “Come and sit, let’s catch up Bobby.”…
Janet and I talk and laugh the time away. I sit in Janet’s office with her for nearly an hour before we are interrupted by my security team. It seems Mrs. Congressman has arrived and is unhappy that I am not waiting for her. …,’uh huh’, I think to myself; ‘a bitch’.
I take my time bidding Janet good bye, feeling a little pissed off that I have to give up a nice visit to go baby sit a congressman’s wife. ‘Fuck!’
“Thanks’ for the visit Bobby, and the gift.” Janet squeezes my hand as we bid adieu.
I walk up three flights of stairs to the third floor, burning off some energy and getting my temper under control. The banquet hall / theatre has boxes, suites, so one can eat and enjoy the entertainment in privacy. It really is an upscale Hotel. The congressman’s wife is in one of these dinner suites. Her security is at the entrance to her suite, I go to enter and he stops me. My security detail moves in and we discuss the options.
I’m hoping her security won’t let me in so I can go home, knowing full well I can’t do that. Gino would be choked; I would pay for it later. So it is decided that her security would go in first and get her approval for me to enter. ‘ Whoopee fuck’n doo!’… I say to myself; still in a black mood.
A couple of minutes later her security returns, and I move to enter her booth.
“Mr. Smithe.”
“Yes”, I reply to the head of my security team.
“We’ve got to check before you enter that room sir.”
Another discussion takes place, finally Jeff, the head of my team, goes in and returns in less than a minute giving me the go ahead.