marauder13
a lecherous old bastard
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I finally dragged myself out of bed 2 hours after I woke up. Even then only because my bladder was screaming it was full and my stomach growling that it was empty. I dealt with them in order and sat down on the sofa in front of the TV, watching some World War 2 doco.
That pretty much summed up the last few weeks of my life. My parents had been killed in a car accident. Some drunk couldn't tell the difference between red and green when his blood alcohol level was nearing 0.2%. He came out without a scratch on him. Their deaths and all the associated matters had dragged me into a slump that I found hard to get out off.
But there was a bright side to it.
I was hating my job. I got shunted into leading the IT help desk for a major telecommunications company, and it was giving me grief, boring me to tears and was pretty much a dead end position. Unknown to me, my parents had managed to accumulate a small fortune in investments, coupled with some major assets that I didn't want, I found myself with sufficient money to live off very comfortably for the rest of my days. So, I gave notice and decided I'd have a long holiday for a few months then see what I would do with my life after that.
But my entire routine had been shot to hell, and I dropped off the face of the earth. 40 years old, the last partner I had was 6 months ago and that didn't work out. We wanted different things from life. I was looking at settling down, and she was wanting to do more with her career. So, we called it a day. I owned my own place, had a car, a job that paid well, now "comfortably well off". I had friends, when I got off my arse to see them. I just didn't care enough.
But my friends did. Troy, Roy, Sara, Allison and the rest of my social circle decided that I needed a night out. I got the call from Troy around the middle of that afternoon.
"Hey, James."
"Oh, hi, Troy. What's up?"
"I'm dropping by at eight tonight to take you to meet the gang for some drinks. Dress smart, otherwise I'll dress you."
"God forbid," I laughed. Troy had the ability to match the most clashing articles of clothing that could be found in a wardrobe. And he was a man to carry through with a threat. "OK. You've managed to convince me. Eight o'clock, right?"
"Eight o'clock or I'm raiding the wardrobe."
"See you then." I hung up feeling better. Maybe that's what I needed. To get out and see my friends, have a good time. That would get help get me out of the slump, and give me the chance to get some routine established again.
As I got myself ready, I took a hard look at myself. 6'2" tall, with a bit of a middle aged spread happening, but with a decent build apart from that. But at 250 pounds, I didn't look that fat. I had a heavy build to start with, so I was a little lucky. Brown hair shot with gray, same with the beard. The blue eyes still had their shine and I had enough lines about my face to say that was was still young enough, but I was also mature enough. Since the weather was nice and warm, I went for a polo shirt, jeans and good leather shoes. Then the necessary trio - keys, wallet and cellphone and I was ready for my chauffeur to arrive.
Bang on 8, Troy pulled up out front. The joys of being high up in a car dealership was the chance to get them a little cheaper. The navy blue Jag was off as soon as I was buckled in.
"Thanks, Troy."
"That's what friends are for. And don't worry. I'll be sitting beside you in the cell tomorrow morning, OK?" That got us both laughing good and hard. The night out was already started to succeed.
Troy ushered me into the club, and we found the rest of them clustered around a table. A chorus of greetings met me, numerous hands shook mine, as well as a few hugs and kisses on the cheeks too. Troy was going to be sporting a hell of a bruise for that one. But soon it like old times. We were sitting around, drinking, eating unhealthy food, telling stories and bitching about our lives.
And that's when another surprise literally walked into my life.
I finally dragged myself out of bed 2 hours after I woke up. Even then only because my bladder was screaming it was full and my stomach growling that it was empty. I dealt with them in order and sat down on the sofa in front of the TV, watching some World War 2 doco.
That pretty much summed up the last few weeks of my life. My parents had been killed in a car accident. Some drunk couldn't tell the difference between red and green when his blood alcohol level was nearing 0.2%. He came out without a scratch on him. Their deaths and all the associated matters had dragged me into a slump that I found hard to get out off.
But there was a bright side to it.
I was hating my job. I got shunted into leading the IT help desk for a major telecommunications company, and it was giving me grief, boring me to tears and was pretty much a dead end position. Unknown to me, my parents had managed to accumulate a small fortune in investments, coupled with some major assets that I didn't want, I found myself with sufficient money to live off very comfortably for the rest of my days. So, I gave notice and decided I'd have a long holiday for a few months then see what I would do with my life after that.
But my entire routine had been shot to hell, and I dropped off the face of the earth. 40 years old, the last partner I had was 6 months ago and that didn't work out. We wanted different things from life. I was looking at settling down, and she was wanting to do more with her career. So, we called it a day. I owned my own place, had a car, a job that paid well, now "comfortably well off". I had friends, when I got off my arse to see them. I just didn't care enough.
But my friends did. Troy, Roy, Sara, Allison and the rest of my social circle decided that I needed a night out. I got the call from Troy around the middle of that afternoon.
"Hey, James."
"Oh, hi, Troy. What's up?"
"I'm dropping by at eight tonight to take you to meet the gang for some drinks. Dress smart, otherwise I'll dress you."
"God forbid," I laughed. Troy had the ability to match the most clashing articles of clothing that could be found in a wardrobe. And he was a man to carry through with a threat. "OK. You've managed to convince me. Eight o'clock, right?"
"Eight o'clock or I'm raiding the wardrobe."
"See you then." I hung up feeling better. Maybe that's what I needed. To get out and see my friends, have a good time. That would get help get me out of the slump, and give me the chance to get some routine established again.
As I got myself ready, I took a hard look at myself. 6'2" tall, with a bit of a middle aged spread happening, but with a decent build apart from that. But at 250 pounds, I didn't look that fat. I had a heavy build to start with, so I was a little lucky. Brown hair shot with gray, same with the beard. The blue eyes still had their shine and I had enough lines about my face to say that was was still young enough, but I was also mature enough. Since the weather was nice and warm, I went for a polo shirt, jeans and good leather shoes. Then the necessary trio - keys, wallet and cellphone and I was ready for my chauffeur to arrive.
Bang on 8, Troy pulled up out front. The joys of being high up in a car dealership was the chance to get them a little cheaper. The navy blue Jag was off as soon as I was buckled in.
"Thanks, Troy."
"That's what friends are for. And don't worry. I'll be sitting beside you in the cell tomorrow morning, OK?" That got us both laughing good and hard. The night out was already started to succeed.
Troy ushered me into the club, and we found the rest of them clustered around a table. A chorus of greetings met me, numerous hands shook mine, as well as a few hugs and kisses on the cheeks too. Troy was going to be sporting a hell of a bruise for that one. But soon it like old times. We were sitting around, drinking, eating unhealthy food, telling stories and bitching about our lives.
And that's when another surprise literally walked into my life.
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