Tom smiled and then he came across a property site by accident for Soho, there was a property for sale, a rundown burned out hotel in the back streets of Soho, just round the corner from where Tom was now,
Tom sat there looking of the pictures of the hotel, it said owners wanted a quick sale, the selling price was: £150,000, or nearest offer,
He sat there and thought, something was telling him to check it out, he never ever thought about running a hotel but ideas were already running through his mind,
He made a phone call and spoke to the estate agents, they gave him a number to ring to speak to the owners and arranged a viewing of the hotel the next day in the afternoon, Tom thought he would probably change his mind, he decided to go and have a look at the place right now, he had the address from the internet so off he went out to investigate,
He bought a newspaper as he walked down the street to check the news and stuff,
It didn’t take too long and he found the hotel, it looked like it was squashed between two larger but shorter buildings, one was a butchers with flats above by the look and the other side there was an old cinema, also in need of a refurb, the front of the hotel was clearly scarred by fire damage and the windows and front door was boarded up, there was a thin alley Tom found after he pulled a piece of board back, he looked around, it was quiet so he squeezed in and walked down the alley, there was a lot of rubbish around, Tom smelt rotting meat he guessed was from the butchers place, there was empty cans of lager everywhere, it was quite dark when Tom got to the end, he looked over a wall and saw the back of the hotel, Tom climbed over and looked around,
A bottle fell over somewhere and Tom froze, a cat scampered past,
“shooo, you beast” Tom whispered!
It looked like the hotel was being used by druggies and drunks for a place to get their heads down, there was a sign on the wall telling people that there was a security company looking after these premises and bla bla bla trespasses would be prosecuted and stuff, Tom smiled to himself and pulled the wood off a rear door he had found, it was hard work, it had really been nailed down, it looked like the drunks just used the rear area to do their stuff, there was a mattress on the floor covered in crap, he used the torch from his phone as he went inside, he took a load of photos of the place,
There was no sign of any beer cans around or signs of abuse inside, just the fire damage, he continued to look around, Tom saw the reception area and there was a bar area through another open doorway, there was still some bottles of booze on the shelves, Tom felt a lot safer to see the booze around, proved a point that no bums had been in here otherwise they would have had the booze away, he looked around and found a bottle of beer and opened it, there didn’t seem to be too much damage just smoke stained damage, Tom found a small kitchen and saw that this is where the fire was from the damage here, he went back to the main reception area and walked upstairs, it looked like there was four floors but no lift for some reason, he heard someone cough from one of the rooms so he crept forward, Tom’s heart was pounding, he thought he should get out of there before he found himself in a lot of bother, another cough was heard and then someone giggled,
Tom looked around to see what he could protect himself with, there was nothing, he touched his back pocket and took out his hair dressing scissors, he always kept them razor sharp, he walked forward and the floor creaked underneath him, he kept still,
Tom stood there and listened,
The place was in silence, he was anticipating someone coming out of the room the worse for wear and not too happy to seeing Tom stood there, Tom found an open door and looked inside, the light from the window was coming in, the upper part of the hotel windows hadn’t been boarded up,
Tom heard a giggle again and another cough, he started to smell pot too, it looked like this room had an adjoining door to the room next door, there was key hole, Tom peeped through,
To his astonishment he could see two young ladies on the bed half-dressed smoking a joint and messing with each other, Tom continued to peep through the keyhole,
The girls looked very happy with each other, very very close friends indeed, Tom could see a good part of the room, and there was posters on the wall and clothes hanging up,
Tom continued to peep at the girls, they looked as though they were in their late twenties a little bit on the chubby side though, Tom liked a lass with meat on her and was getting aroused peeping at the girls,
They sat on the bed giggling and sharing the joint, one of the girls put some music on and danced around, she only had her underwear on, the other girl pulled her back onto the bed and they started to kiss,
Tom continued to peep and was getting very turned on, he leant on the door then suddenly he fell forward as the door swung open, Tom fell flat on his face, the two girls screamed! Tom felt a whack to his back and turned over quickly, one of the girls had a gardening spade in her hands, she swung at Tom again, he dodged it and fell backwards, the other girl pulled a sword from under the bed and pocked towards Tom,
“easy ladies easy now, its not what you think I tell you” Tom said nervously, “fucking pervert, how long you been watching us through the key hole then” the girl with the spade announced and swung at Tom, he moved out of the way again, “a right peeping tom are you” the other girl exclaimed!
“my name is Tom by the way, I am going to buy this place, just come round to have quick look see, I heard suspicious noises and was investigating, I promise” Tom announced,
The girl with the sword slapped Tom on the leg with the side of the sword, Tom yelled out!
“Come on girls, I’m gay, give me a break, you sacred the shit out of me” Tom put to them,
The girls looked at Tom and looked at each other,
“any more of the joint left” Tom asked?
One of the girls re-lit it and passed it to Tom, Tom took in a lot and blew out the smoke, “oh yes that hit the spot” Tom said and smiled,
“so talk to us then, what are your plans then, you really going to buy this dump, we been here for a good few months now, we keep the drunks out and the other crap on the street the best we can” the girl with the spade told him, “ye we even befriended the security guard that comes round every other night, he helps us re-board up the back secure the place, he lets us stay, we promised to call him if anyone broke in and not to cause any hassle, had to blow him though, the fat knacker, thought he was going to have a heart attack, two cute girls all over him like we did” she announced,
“Nice one girls” Tom replied,
The three of them started to laugh,
“So come on tell us your story” the other girl asked?
Tom told them both half of his life, bumming around and now he come into a lot of money from a long lost relative, this place was up for a quick sale so he was looking into it,
“we could help you get this place back up and running if you want, we could be your security guards, better than the fat knacker that comes around here” the girl who had the sword asked Tom,
The other girl pulled from under the bed a bottle of rum and poured big measures into some plastic cups, Tom took a cup and drank some, the three of them chatted and smoked some more dope, they got pretty friendly, tom told them stories about when he was on the streets and what he got up to, the girls told him they had both gone AWOL from Navy, tom took a call on his mobile, it was from the managing agent, Tom explained he had looked at the property from outside and was very interested, he wanted to drop the price a bit as the re-furbishment would cost a lot on top, the agent said he would get back to him once he had spoken to the owner, Tom hung up, he had had his phone on loud speaker, so the girls could hear the conversation and trust him some more,
“fancy a Chinese girls, on me” Tom announced, “sure” one of the girls replied,
The three of them had more to drink and Tom rang for the Chinese meal, it came quite quickly, the girls showed Tom an easier way out, they had a spare key to a steel side door, the security gua
rd had given it to them rather than them breaking in and out all the time,
They took the meal back upstairs and shared it all out,
They smoked and drank some more, the music was playing and Tom danced with the girls,
They messed around and played some card games.
Tom opened his eyes, the two girls were asleep either side of him, they had their arms around him, Tom looked under the quilt, he had no clothes on and started to think, he remembered smoking and drinking and then it was blank, the room was lit quite well from the outside street light that was on in the street,
One of the girls started to snore and she moved closer to Tom, her naked bottom was tight against Tom’s crotch, Tom was getting aroused and he twitched, “easy tiger, get some sleep peeping Tom” one of the girls whispered, the other girl snuggled up to Toms back and they all went back to sleep,
Tom woke in the early hours, he needed a pee, he went to the toilet and had a pee and went back to bed, he watched the two girls snuggle up together, Tom watched them both, he had bad thoughts going through his head again, he wanted to hurt them both and enjoy himself over their fresh bloodied bodies, he lit a cigarette, one of the girls woke up, “save us some on that” she asked, she turned around and snuggled up to Tom, he felt her breasts against his back, “it’s cold ye” she said and put her arm around him,
Tom passed her the second half of the cigarette and she enjoyed the smoke,
They laid down and fell asleep.
The birds were singing as Tom opened his eyes, the girls were snuggled up against him, he smiled and sat up, one of the girls sat up too, her naked breasts were on display, she wasn’t bothered as she knew Tom was gay, that’s what he had told them anyway, but he did mention he had gone both ways in the past too, this had amused the girls, “what happened last night” Tom asked, “we played strip poker and it went further than planned, you don’t remember Tom” the other girl put in and slapped Toms bum under the quilt, she giggled and lit a cigarette,
Tom got out of bed and put his jeans on and his shirt, “ok girls I need to go and sort some business out, I’ll be back later, you can both stay with me tonight, thanks for looking after me last night, naughty girls” Tom announced putting his shoes on, he lent over the girls and kissed them both on the mouths, “don’t burn the place down, look after it for me, see you later” Tom said to them both, he passed one of the girls fifty quid or so, “lunch is on me, let me out will ya” Tom added, one of the girls got out of bed naked, she quickly threw on some clothes and followed Tom to the steel side door, Tom kissed her again and walked off, the girl blew out a wolf whistle at him, he waved back and walked off,
Tom got to his hotel and had a quick shower and shave, he put on some fresh clothes just in time as his phone rang, the taxi was outside waiting to take him to Lotto’s head office,
Tom jumped in and sat back, the driver knew where to go and drove off in silence.
It took a good hour, the office was in Sutton, Tom walked into the reception and spoke to the girl on the desk, he said who he was and she smiled, she got on the phone and told someone he had arrived,
A gentleman in a smart suit came down the stairs with a lady dressed the same, they introduced themselves to Tom, he was one of the directors and she was also another chief executive, the head boss was out of them country but was well aware about Toms win, he wanted it to go public but respected Toms decision to keep it not public, he told them a bluff story about his bad family would hound him for a share,
Tom was offered some champagne and there was small talk, he had to fill in a few forms for the records, they talked about no CCTV coverage that is expected to be viewed when these big wins occur, to make sure the whole thing is done properly and that Tom was the person to purchase the winning scratch card, Tom was told that the shop could not sell lotto cards until it could prove it had working and recording CCTV coverage of the Lotto machine in the shop,
Tom was asked if he wanted a cheque or have it paid directly into his bank account, they would warn the bank of the transfer not to arouse suspicion on a very large amount of money being transferred to Toms account, Tom excepted the bank transfer, the man in the suit went off to call his bank, the lady in the suit poured some more champagne, “can I smoke around here” Tom asked, “sure, follow me, she got up and went to the other end of the room, she opened the fire escape, “smoke enjoy, could I have one too please” she asked, Tom nodded and lit one for her, they smoked, the lady was flirting with Tom and the champagne didn’t help much either,
Tom kissed her on the cheek, she giggled.
“Sorry gorgeous, I’m gay” Tom whispered to her as he touched her breast, she stepped back, “you git, you rich git, just my luck” she growled,
They finished their cigarettes and went back inside just as the man with the suit came back in, he showed Tom a receipt of £250,000 transferred to Toms bank account,
Tom shook hands with them both and said his good byes, he winked at the lady as he went out and jumped into the taxi, “back to Soho sir, the driver asked?
“Nearest cashpoint please” Tom exclaimed, the taxi pulled off.
Tom got out of the taxi and put his bank card into the machine, he pushed the button to show his balance, £251,600 was in the account, £1600 was available, he could see that it would take more time to clear, he drew out as much as he could and printed off a receipt, he got in the taxi with a smile, “Soho please driver” Tom asked and the taxi drove off, Tom dozed off and awoke as the taxi stopped outside his hotel, Tom thanked the driver and tipped him thirty quid, the driver thanked Tom and drove off,
He went inside his hotel, “you seem happy again lad” the landlord announced as he was cleaning the reception area, “well you know when luck is on your side and then more luck come and keeps coming at you” Tom exclaimed, “throw some luck t me lad” the old man asked? “I will do when I leave sir, don’t you worry” Tom replied and walked off whistling away, his mobile buzzed in his pocket and he answered it, it was the owner of the hotel that was for sale, they chatted for a while and arranged to meet in the hour in a Starbucks close to the hotel,
Tom sat down and had a coffee, he waited in the Starbucks restaurant,
A good half hour went by, Tom was on his second coffee when a large fat man walked in looking around, he looked at his phone, Toms mobile buzzed and he answered it, “over here” he said and waved at the man,
The large man walked over, he was tanned and looked foreign,
Tom stood up, “you Mr Stienlin” Tom asked?
The man nodded, Tom put his hand out to shake his, the man nodded and sat down, he waved at a waitress and ordered a large black coffee,
Tom sat there and stared at him, he wanted to walk right out of there after telling this fat git to piss off,
The fat man opened his folder and knocked the flower vase over on the table, he spoke in his own language, “so you want to buy hotel, agent call me and say you want to meet, I do not usually meet the buyer, it is the agents job to buy and sell my properties, I make exception as I want to sell it soon,
I move over seas and need the sale from this to buy another property” he said in a deep voice,
“ok, sir, I am interested but the price is a bit too high for me considering the internal and external damage, I have seen the place and done some estimates, the re-furbishment alone will cost a good hundred thousand to bring it up to standard for the Soho area” Tom said in a professional voice,
The big man stared at Tom hard,
“Ok then let’s talk money” he said
He stood up, “come we go to bar, I need stronger drink to sort this deal out” he said and walked off,
Tom followed him out,
The big man walked across the road and straight into a pub that Tom knew, Tom went past him quickly and went to the bar, “what you drinking then” Tom asked?
“Double Jack Daniels” the man said,
“Ok fine” Me too Tom exclaimed, Tom ordered
the drinks and they sat on stools next to the window in the quieter part of the bar,
The big man answered his phone and spoke in a language Tom had no idea what he was talking about,
The fat man put his phone in his jacket,
He drank his drink down in one and looked at Tom, Tom drank his down too, and the big man looked at Tom, “yes ok, another, why not” Tom announced and got up and went back to the bar,
He got two more drinks and took them back to where they were both sitting,
Tom sat down and passed he glass to the man,
“Ok now we talk a deal ok young man” he growled.
The big man looked better after his drink, he had a bit of a smirk on his face,
“so you want to sell for £150,000, I think it is far too much considering the state of the place sir” Tom said, “you can call me Marco Mr Tom” the large man announced,
Tom smiled, “ok Marco, the property has squatters and drunks in there, the back of the property is in a bad state, the butcher next door has dumped rotting meat there and the smell is bad, I saw the fire in the kitchen, it’s not too bad but the smoke damage to the inside is bad, there is no lift and you have four floors” the big man stopped Tom talking with his hand, “ok what you want to pay for it” he said, Tom looked at him and took a drink, “do you smoke Marco” Tom asked?
“Yes I do” he answered Tom,
“Let’s go and smoke and talk some more” Tom said and stood up,
They both walked out to the smoking area.
The large man took out a pack of cigars, “you smoke these things” he asked? Tom nodded and took one out of the packet, Tom offered the man a light and they smoked, Tom coughed, “strong” Tom commented,
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