Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:00:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Mike Simmons Subject: It was always about the bets 221 I was up before the alarm and was joined by Jace and JJ and damn Jace was keeping up. Once the run was over, Jace and I stood in the driveway and were catching up. As we were going in our different directions, I stopped and asked if he wanted to go watch Cole play golf Sunday. It would be a long day but could be fun. He got a big smile and said, fucking awesome. I told him I would let him know the details later and that Cole's girl might be along. He shrugged and said, cool. In the house, I put coffee on and took a long hot shower and again it was a shirt and tie. At the office, Ruth was surprised to see me and I told here I had a few thing to do but would be gone by noon. She said Mike, everyone knows how to get in contact with you, it's about time you enjoy the summer. I said thanks and went into my office and started working on my presentation to the investors. Once that was done I called Mary Ann and asked her to put a brother on. She said, they are still sleeping. I laughed and asked for one of the assholes to call me sooner than later. She asked, what's going on? I said they wanted to see AP and I might do that for them? She asked if she could come and I said sorry, I need JJ as a copilot. MA, I'll fix it so we have dinner with him and his wife at Oakmont. Once we hung up, I called Latrobe and set a tee time for Saturday at 8:30 and called JJ and asked for his help. He was more that pleased. Before we hung up, I asked if he was free to hang out tonight, after dinner. I thought he was going to jump through the phone. I also told him I would be working out around 1:00 and he said that's perfect as you can watch Jim pretend to play QB. I said be nice and hung up. I finished up in the office and found Tim and got the papers for the meeting with the investors. I drove home and remembered my somewhat rank clothes in the trunk. I carried them inside and ran right into Mrs. McGuire. She shook her hard and said, that stinky mess in unacceptable and I bet the sheets in your room are not much better, put them all in the basement and I'll deal with both. I went upstairs and stripped the bed, thankful that there were no pecker tracks visible and threw them and the gym clothes in front of the washer. I put together two sets of workout clothes and put them in the trunk and drove to school. It was a quick change of clothes and I went to the stadium to do 2 sets of steps and saw, Jim, JJ and a couple of receivers and a couple of D backs. I saw Jim complete a long pass to JJ and then JJ said, you loose as this one if full speed? He tossed the ball back to Jim, lined up and was flying down the field, the poor D back was left in his wake and Jim's pass was 4 yards short of JJ. JJ picked up the ball and I could tell he was furious. He tossed the ball back to Jim and said, AGAIN. It was the same result and this time JJ yelled, WE HAVE BEEN OVER AND OVER THIS, THROW THE FUCKING BALL SOONER AND I'LL ADJUST. IM SIMPLY NOT SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T DONE SHIT ALL SUMMER. Again, and try harder. Jim slammed the ball to the turf and walked to the locker room. As for me I simply did two sets of steps and went inside and worked out. As I was leaving the shower coach asked for a minute before I left. I said sure but was chatting with some guys and generally talking my time. Eventually I knocked on coaches door and was asked to close the door and have a seat. Coach simply asked Mike, what did you think of the drama on the field? Coach, I was running steps and was concentrating on that. Coach slammed his hands on the desk and said, please don't fuck with me. I smile and said, JJ is right but his bedside manner needs work. Coach actually laughed. Coach, Jim knows the score and he no longer has an offer from ND. Coach B is right, D2 or hold a clipboard at Pitt. Then I said coach, we have all gotten bigger and stronger and have worked a good bit this summer, where does Jim fit in? Coach, JJ is as fast as hell and in the 40, I would finish a yard behind him and I'm fast. Not only that, get the ball within a couple of feet of him he will catch it. Coach we have this year, no matter what. My question is are you finishing with us or building a program. Once you come to terms with that everything falls into place. Get your staff together and figure that out. My guess is that Jim will get hurt early in the season or even the scrimmage and he will provide the answer. As for his arm, have the medical people look at it, might be something that can be fixed, it was stronger last year and I'm thinking it isn't because he doesn't work hard. I said, have a good day and I'll try to tone JJ down. I looked at my phone and saw 4 calls and messages and when I listened it was 2 each from the twins. I randomly call one back and TJ said, damn you want a call back sooner than later and we can't get to you? I laughed and said, I'm a busy boy. How well do you two play golf? The reply was high 70's low 80's. Then I asked if they were free to play Latrobe Country Club on Saturday. It's a early tee time and we are flying. He said that works but why there? TJ I'm a member and they are on my ass about not being there enough. JJ will be along as he is my copilot. TJ said, fuck you are flying us, can we just meet you there? I said county airport and wheels up at 6:30 and bring your clubs. I simply hung up. With Friday and Saturday set I put the roof down and drove home. I went straight to my room and in front of the door was a pile of clean laundry. I thought, damn I could get used to this. I opened the door and immediately yelled Colleen, please come here. The fucking room was spotless. A minute later she appeared in the door with her hands on her hips and said, I don't appreciate being summoned that way. I said well I don't appreciate you being in my damn room. Why put the laundry outside, did you think I wouldn't notice. Well lad, I was hoping as I simply forgot. I laughed and asked so you expect me to fall for that lame excuse. Were the expectations about my room not made clear to you? She was silent. I looked at her and said so there is no misunderstanding and I am perfectly clear, STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MY ROOM. if it happens again one of two things will happen, either I move out or you are fired. She said lad, you have an adult vocabulary please use it around me. I simply said, then stay out of my room. Enjoy the rest of your day and I closed the door. About 15 minutes later there was a knock on the door and Megan came in and sat in one of the chairs. Ok Mike, what happened between you and Colleen? I said she cleaned my room. Megan said, that resulted in a profanity laced response from you? I said, yup right after she offered a ridiculous excuse. Mike, you don't usually treat people who work for you in a rude manner. I laughed and said, well I actually do when they screw up and then lie about it. I thought for a minute and said let's look in Cole's room and if she wasn't in there I'll apologize. We went to Cole's room and as soon as we opened the door Megan said, ok Mike you win. I'll deal with her. Megan, she stays as I actually like her. That is, unless she fucks up again. This was starting to get old quickly. I thought JJ will be here tonight and I bet there will be more than a few pecker tracks. I guess we will see how she deal with that. I looked at the time and threw on casual clothes and went to South Hills and as I was a little late everyone was eating. I grabbed a plate, mostly salad but a slice of roast beef and sat down. Once everyone was finished eating I handed out the papers. I explained that I was taking 20% and that Charlie had 10%. Shares would cost $25.00 and they could have up to 20%. That I would need a tentative response by Monday morning and a signed document by noon time Wednesday. There is a tentative closing date set for 10 days. I answered questions for 15 minutes and when everyone was finished with the questions, I simply went on the patio and sat looking at the course and the sunset, simply sat waiting. About 30 minutes later Major Jim appeared and asked me to come back in. Once in the room I was told that everyone was in to varying degrees based on their finances. There were a few more questions and they were easily answered, well until the last one. That question was who will be running this and I laughed and said anyone whose name isn't Mike. Enterprises would be dealing with the accounting, payroll, HR and any legal issues. It would be a group vote on most major things. I told them that a business plan would be developed and that we should be moving forward once we had grapes to turn into wine. Then I was told that Major Jim and Megan each wanted 15%, so that was 60%. Jack and Riley were taking 10% as was Dillon and Kathy so that was 80% so that meant I would need $240,000 between me and Enterprises. I was sure that would work especially with the money from the beach house, if I ever got around to that. That would cover more than what was needed. Then I explained that once things were settled, there would be an election for an administrator. Just then Jake appeared and there was a glass of white wine for everyone and a additional bottle of C & J wine left in ice. We all lifted a glass to the new adventure. Other drinks were ordered and finally JJ and I headed home. I asked him to get clothes for golf and I reminded him we would not be drinking as we had a flight tomorrow. Mike, let's drive it might be easier. JJ that's not the message. Ok what is the message? Well that you don't have to be an Ivy League snob to be successful. AP will get that across, nicely. Once we parked, JJ jumped out and said he would be right back. He stopped and quietly said, since we can't drink be naked, I won't be wasting any time and it will be more than once. He was off before I could comment so I went inside and directly to my room. While waiting for JJ, I called Cole and Liam answered saying we just got back and he is in the shower. Mike, it was another wild day as he was 4 under after 5 holes and on 9 I screamed at him because no matter what I said he hit the middle of the green and it was a bunch of pars. On the 10th tee he looked at me and said game fucking on and he had 3 birdies in a row and there was another talk and he finished 8 under and is tied for the lead. So he is in the final group and the crowds are huge and tomorrow will be worse. Ok, Liam how is he? Mike, totally calm and seems to be having a blast but is exhausted. Mike, do you know what happens if he wins? I said yes but I'm betting he doesn't want that. Mike he does as it is a Masters invite. I said Liam, I'm playing Latrobe in the morning, I'll see what happens when I get a chance to talk with the King. Then I said, just tell him I called and to get a good night rest. Oh, Liam a bunch of us are flying down and I'll be brining you home. He said wow, that will be fun. Just as I hung up JJ appeared and immediately stripped and jumped into bed with me. I laughed and said dude, relax we have all night. He said well let's fuck first and then talk and he kissed me and damn I kissed him back and was immediately hard. Before I knew it he was sitting on my cock and I was all the way in. He leaned over and kissed me and started pinching my nips, I pulled his hands away and he grabbed both my hands and put them over my Jean and leaned over and was sucking my nip and I shot a massive load. Almost immediately I was flipped on my stomach and a pillow was shoved under me and JJ simply shoved his cock in my hole and pounded me hard. Once he was finished he started to kiss me and I stopped him asking, so Dee not giving you enough? He smiled and said actually, when your in your business mode you are fucking hot. I got real serious and said JJ, please don't ever use me like that again. You simply took what you wanted. He started to say something and I put one finger on his lips so he would be quiet. Then I simply gave him a skis which turned into a massive make out session. Once we settled down I said JJ, if you want to be in control win a bet, otherwise it is mutually beneficial and don't apologize, we are still figuring this out. I climbed over JJ and went to the night stand and got a pack of cigarettes lit one tossed the pack to JJ and sat nude in one of the leather chairs. JJ joined me in the other chair and I looked over and said dude, I need a favor. Ok MJ, what do you need? JJ please take it easier on Jim. I have been thinking about it a lot and I feel it's a medical condition. Lots of pitchers and QB's are not great athletes or in great shape, they are blessed with a great arm. Jim's arm was stronger last year and he has worked out some. I asked coach to look into that with Jim and his doctor. JJ laughed and said, so while you were running the damn stadium steps you were paying attention? I laughed and said JJ, always. I changed the subject to the twins and the golf tomorrow saying, I like these guys and they just wanted to see AP so I simply upped the anti. Every time I make a tee time there they let him know and he always shows up. Ok MJ what's the point? Well they went to GW and now Harvard Law. As I like them, I want to send a message that fancy schools don't always mean that much. Hell AP never graduated from college, he was in the Coast Guard and look at what he has become, a fantastic business man. JJ stood up went behind me and started to massage my neck and then he leaned over and said so, that's why CMU on the DL? I laughed and said yes why did you stop the massage? He started again and it felt so good I started to get hard again. JJ noticed that and knelt in front of me and started sucking my cock. Eventually I grabbed his ears and pulled him up and kissed him and without breaking the kiss, I stood up and led him to the bed. Once we were in bed we continued with the making out and I whispered in his ear, please make love to me and take my ass again, this time like you care about me. He didn't say a word and started to kiss my neck and slowly worked to my nips and down my happy trail to my cock and swallowed the whole thing and I moaned. He stopped for a second and said no noise. The he started working the tip of my cock and it was awesome and I covered my mouth with my arm and shot in his mouth. Damn, he wasn't done as the next thing I knew my hole was covered with my cum and JJ slowly entered my ass and very slowly started to breed my ass, yet again. He was gentle and it was awesome and he kept it up and I was quietly asking him not to stop but all of a sudden he went balls need and kept it there as he unloaded again in my ass. He collapsed on top of me and we kissed again and eventually fell asleep in each other's arms and neither of us stirred until it was time for the run and I woke up. JJ wanted no part of the run but I needed to be there for Jace. I quietly dressed and Jace was there and we started out and when JJ didn't join us he asked, so where is JJ? I simply said my place. Jace laughed and said, so there was a bet? I smile and replied, something like that. I pushed the pace and Jace kept up. Inside after the run JJ had coffee ready and I jumped into the shower and dressed in shorts and a VT shirt and joined JJ and Megan for coffee. We didn't have much time so JJ put his clubs in the car and we were off to the airport. At the airport the Twins were looking around and I introduced JJ, went inside and said, no flight plan, quick trip to Latrobe for golf. Back outside I went directly to the plane and started the check and clubs were loaded and everyone got situated inside and while I was finishing the pre-flight checks, JJ goth the clubs safely stored away and sat beside me. Once I was ready, I started the engines and got on the intercom saying, welcome to MJS Air flight 008, pleas fasten you seatbelts. Flight time will be 30 minutes and the weather in Latrobe is a comfortable 76 degrees. Enjoy the flight. Next I contacted ATIS and then ground control and finally the tower and we were quickly in the air. Then JJ got on the intercom saying please feel free to unfasten the seatbelts and enjoy the flight. This was fun but I was very serious about the flying and was paying close attention to every detail. It was actually a very pleasant day for flying and a longer flight would have been fun. Once we reached Arnold Palmer airport I was instructed to enter the pattern as we were third for landing. I acknowledged the instructions and JJ had the guys buckle up. Once we were on the ground we unloaded the clubs and there was a van waiting for us. The twins were very quiet on the 10 minutes to the club. In the van I told the guys that there was one very strict rule and that was if you are inside you hat needs to be off your head. Once at the club the clubs were loaded into carts with the twins in different carts. I went inside the Pro Shop and simply laughed when I got a big hug from AP. He said well it's good to see you and at lunch we need to talk about the tour kid who is breaking all my records. I laughed and said, I was hoping you knew about all that. Outside, JJ just laughed when he saw the identical expressions on the twin's faces. I went right up to them and said TJ and JT this is AP and if you don't mind he will be playing a few holes with us today and when we are finished we will be having lunch together. They were so nervous on the first tee they were permitted a second tee shot and that helped their nerves. TJ almost shit when AP got in the cart with him and I took a cart by myself. By the third hole everyone was reasonably comfortable and AP told the story about Cole's tee shot on three. When they were showed where the ball had landed, JT asked how was that even possible. AP replied the same way a 16 year old is tie for the lead in a PGA Tour event. After nine AP said he would see us for lunch and that he had an appointment. I walked him to the cart and thanked him. He said well after you but the US Open people in their place, a lot of us owe you. Besides your idea have ticket sales through the roof for the woman's Open. I'll see you guys for lunch and Winnie with be with me. We finished the round with me shooting even par and JJ 79, the twins were both mid 80's. We cleaned up and went into the men's grill and I laughed when there was a reserved table for 6. We were seated at the reserved table and the guys asked if beer was appropriate and I said sure but JJ and I as pilots would not be drinking. Shortly AP and his wife appeared and introductions were made. Lunch was fun as AP told stories and then with everyone present he said Mike, I made a number of calls and should Cole win he gets invited to the Masters and the one year exemption can be deferred till he is 18. No body wants a 16/17 year old on the Tour every week, but attendance is up over the weekend and those are new ticket requests. He is very popular. Lunch continued and Winnie was fun and pleasant. The flight back was uneventful and once we landed, I spent a few minutes on my log book and scheduled the plane for tomorrow morning for 6:30. Thinking I needed a nap. JJ laughed the whole way home about the day and the reactions from JT and TJ. I laughed and said, well it wasn't all that different from your reaction or for that matter mine. At home JJ picked up some things in my room and left for home and I went to the game room and turned on the golf. What I saw simply floored me, Cole had just finished hitting his second shot on a par 5 and it was on the green 15 feet from the hole. Cole calmly handed his club back to Liam and tipped his hat to the gallery. The announcer said, absolute nothing phases this kid and the people can't get enough of him. At the end of the round he had a two shot lead. One of the commentators said, well in reality this isn't a top field. The other guy said, really he is still 15 under. That's more that more than enough every weekend. They went to a commercial and when they came back there was Liam and Cole. Knowing Cole I didn't think it odd but the first question went to Liam. So Liam how do you manage this young wonder? Well actually he is pretty easy and when we disagree and I think he is dead wrong I threaten to brake the club he want to use. There was laughter and then Liam was asked has that ever happened? Liam smiled and said, well once I snapped a driver. There were a few raised eyebrows and attention turned to Cole. You are having a great tournament and seem to be having fun, how do you manage that? Well, this fun for me and I don't get paid so there is no pressure. Ok, what's with the outfits? Well those of us playing are like monkeys at the zoo. People pay money to watch us do what we do and I want to stand out and be different. Well the way you interact with the spectators is different? Like I said they pay to be here and they should have fun, while I interact with them I never let that bother my playing partners, I make sure they get that. Well what about the players on other holes? That shouldn't matter and it never matters when the fans erupt to cheer a good shot. They went back to the course to watch the last group finish. When they came back Cole was asked, so what's next? Cole actually laughed out loud and said that all depends. A couple of weeks ago I played really well and got a number of sponsor exemptions. I decide to scale down my activities and try to be a normal teen. It's looking like that ship has sailed, but I'm guessing a 16 year old shouldn't be a regular on the Tour. A lot depends on tomorrow but to be honest only a Masters invite matters to me. In any even I won't be playing in the Amateur but would like very much to be selected to the US Eisenhower Cup team. There will be a lot of conversations with Mom, Dad and my brother and most importantly with Liam. He has a life as well and I would rather not do this without him on my bag. We are a team and yes he snapped that driver right on the 18th tee. It turned out that he was right. Then Cole said thanks for your time and hi Mom and MJ. I need to work on a few things. The announcer said, I guess that's why he is so good, last night he stayed 2 hours working on something. I really wanted a drink and decide it was too close to the 12 hour limit so I got an iced tea and was watching the network news when Megan appeared. I said Megan you just missed your son. She smiled and said, I watched all day and I'm so proud. I know you are going tomorrow I really wish I could manage that but I don't think you can get near him and I'm in no position to do all that walking. His groupies are so many. I laughed and said, just call him tonight and explain. You got this by now and just level with him. I am taking JJ, Jace, Dee and Mary Ann with me tomorrow and I'll bring him and Liam home. She said thanks and I went to my room and called Cole. Liam answered and said we just finished and things are good. Cole asked, MJ you picking me up tomorrow? I said yup and JJ, Dee, Mary Ann are coming do you want Jace or Michele or both? He laughed and said just Jace. I said as you wish. Are you about to have an ex? He found that funny and said that's correct. Ok, so how you doing, things seem to be going in a different direction. Look MJ, all I know is I want to win tomorrow and I'm in a great place. As for the rest it will be what it becomes. I laughed and said, I'll see you tomorrow. With that I checked with Jace and took a shower, set the alarm and jumped into bed. THANKS FOR READING AND FOR THE COMMENTS. PLEASE, IF POSSIBLE, REMEMBER TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO NIFTY. MIKE