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Cockatoo Part 4

Return From Bangkok

It was late afternoon by the time my flight left Bangkok and dusk began
to fall about halfway back to Koh Samui. Lights from the fishing boats
in the Gulf of Thailand began to glitter like tiny jewels in the
gathering darkness. I could make out the dark shape of Koh Tao, and I
shivered at the memory of what had happened down there only a few weeks
ago. How close I had come to death in the cold, dark water, and how,
given a second chance at life, I was determined to make the most of it.

I spent half the flight worrying if I had made the right decision to buy
out Kritsada, and the other half trying to come up with a plan of what
to say to Alex and Areeya when I arrived in Samui. I managed to convince
myself I was doing the right thing, but by the time the seat belt signs
came on, I still had no idea how I would share the news with them that I
had become their new business partner. I hoped Areeya would come round
to it, but I had no idea about how Alex would react. Kritsada had agreed
to let me share the news of my investment in their business with them
myself, and I hoped he would keep his word. He had also given me a
couple of days cooling off period in case I changed my mind. I didn’t
intend to, but it was a generous gesture from him.

It was dark by the time we landed at Samui's one runway airport, and I
joined a throng of excited tourists as we headed towards the small
terminal. I had texted Alex my flight details and she had replied that
they would be there at the airport to meet me. Looking around the
arrivals area I couldn’t see anyone waiting for me, when someone jumped
onto my back from behind, wrapping their arms around my shoulders and
legs around my waist.

‘Surprise! Guess who?’

I could smell Alex’s favourite scent as she nuzzled my neck from behind.

I staggered a little and I heard Areeya say, ‘Alex, that's enough, you
will kill the poor boy.’

I heard Alex giggle, ‘No, that comes later, in bed.’

I turned to face Areeya with Alex still clinging like a monkey to my
back. Areeya stood there smiling. ‘Sawasdee Ka, James.’

I grinned broadly, ‘Sawasdee Khap, Areeya. Where’s Alex? Is she here
somewhere?’

That got me a punch in the ribs and Alex dropped from my back, spun me
round, wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me.

‘Mmm, that’s nice,’ I said as she finally broke the kiss and stepped
back to look at me.

Areeya stepped forward and also kissed me, albeit less extravagantly
than Alex.

‘She's been impossible all day, James. She hasn't been able to sit still
for a moment and she made us come out here far too early.’

Alex gave Areeya a light punch on the arm. ‘Nag, nag, nag. Let's get
going, I’m starving and I need a drink.’

She put one arm through mine and the other through Areeya’s and pulled
us both over to the car park. Her mention of food reminded me that other
than a quick sandwich at the airport before my return flight I had not
eaten all day. I expected us to get a taxi, but Alex led us across the
car park towards a large Mercedes 4x4. I hadn't seen this before and I
looked quizzically at Areeya.

‘My father’s. He lets us borrow it for special occasions, I guess this
qualifies. Alex, should I drive?’

‘Noooo, I like driving this big boy.’

Areeya looked doubtful, but shrugged her shoulders and went straight to
the rear seat and I climbed in next to Alex. I heard Areeya buckle her
seat belt and something told me I should do the same. I had quietly
rejoiced at the thought of avoiding the dubious pleasures of a Thai
taxi, but that was only until Alex put the car into gear and pulled
away. She floored the accelerator and I was pushed back into my seat. I
heard Areeya suck in her breath and I realised why she had claimed the
back seat.

‘Alex, can you slow down a little, please?’ Areeya beseeched her from
the back.

‘What? Oh, don’t be such a baby.’ Alex said, turning round to look at
Areeya and nearly rear ending a car in front. She stabbed the brakes and
I was glad I had already fastened the seat belt.

Alex wasn't only a bad driver, she was a fast bad driver. She would
accelerate fiercely and then stand on the brake. I grabbed the door
handle and held on for dear life. Alex didn't stop talking all the way,
although I can't remember a word she said, as I was trying to anticipate
when we might next get killed. Thai drivers are pretty wild, but Alex
was up there with the best, or worst, of them.

She would overtake on blind corners whilst looking at me or turning
round to talk to Areeya, who I thought had gone very pale. Alex was
oblivious to the effect her driving was having on her passengers, and I
promised myself to fight, if necessary, for the back seat next time.
That is, if there were to be another time. It didn't seem likely at one
point as she overtook a truck which was already overtaking a motorbike
and then had to swerve sharply to avoid a car coming the other way.

By some miracle we arrived back at Koh Samui Blue in one piece, and as
we climbed out of the car I looked at Areeya and she shuddered.

Alex bounced in front of me, grabbed both my hands, ‘Well, did you tell
Kritsada? What did he say? Was he angry? Will he do it? Tell me, tell
me, please? I can’t wait.’

I frowned and paused, ‘Well, he said…., no, I think we should wait until
we've had a drink at least.’

‘You bastard, James, I will be really nice to you tonight if you tell me
now.’

‘How nice?’ I said, as innocently as I could manage.

Alex punched me on the arm and said, ‘I won’t hurt you as much as I was
going to, that's how nice I will be.’

Areeya, smiling, said, ‘James, if you don't tell her now, she won’t
stop, I promise you.’

I grinned and said, ‘Yes, I told him and he accepted your decision. No,
I don’t think he was angry and I am sure he will stick to his word.'
Before I got the last words out there were shrieks from both of them and
they pulled me in for a big threeway hug.

We were all laughing by now and I managed to say, ‘What about that
drink?’

We decided to head off to Cockatoo 2 first and then come back for
something to eat. We walked down the strip to the bar, still arm in arm,
and I couldn't stop smiling at the happiness my news had brought. I
could only hope the other news I was holding back would be as well
received.

Pau was working behind the bar and she gave me a big smile and a wave as
we sat down. She quickly served us a Leo beer each and we clinked
bottles in celebration. Areeya said she had to sort out a couple of
things in the bar and she would catch up with us back at the restaurant.
I think it was just to give Alex and myself some time together and I
loved her for the gesture.

Alex turned to look at me, smiled and said, ‘Thank you. I think it's
only just beginning to sink in. It will take a while for me to fully
appreciate what you've done for me.’

'Alex, I'm sure you'll find a way to show your gratitude,'

'Do you have anything particular in mind, bad boy?'

'I've written down a list of things. Now, where did I put it?' I frowned
and patted my pockets.

That earned me a punch on the arm.

'Mmm, comedian. How about this for a starter?'

Alex leant forward and kissed me on the lips as her hand slipped below
the bar and began massaging the front of my trousers. I began to respond
and she kissed me harder, her other hand snaking behind my head and
pulling me closer into the kiss.

She suddenly broke off the kiss, looked me in the eyes and said, ‘Fuck
this, I want you now.’

She slid off the bar stool, grabbed my hand and pulled me to the back of
the bar and through the curtain into where the short time rooms were.
Behind the curtain lay a corridor with rooms on both sides. There was a
light outside each room and two were glowing red, which I took to mean
they were occupied. Alex opened one of the unlit doors and dragged me
inside. It was very basic, a bed and a small cupboard by the side. She
flicked a switch and a light lit the room in a pale red glow. I opened
my mouth to say something but Alex shoved me hard in the chest and I
fell backwards onto the bed.

She was wearing a loose sun dress which, in one movement, she pulled off
over her head. Seemingly, almost simultaneously, she unhooked her bra
and dropped it on the floor, tugged off her panties and stood there
naked, her blonde hair tumbling over her shoulders with her cock erect
and pointing straight at me. She put her hands up and ran her fingers
through her hair and shook it loose; a gesture that gets my juices
running every time. Her breasts were beautiful in the dim red light and
my heart did a somersault. She slid onto the bed and straddled my chest,
her cock right in front of my mouth. I looked up and saw her smiling
down at me, and as she edged forwards her cock bounced against my lips.
My tongue flicked out and brushed the tip of her cock before sliding
underneath the glistening head. I lightly touched the underneath with my
tongue and I heard Alex gasp. Sucking the head into my mouth and
swirling my tongue around it, I felt her move her hips as her cock slid
deeper and deeper into my mouth.

Reaching behind her she unzipped my shorts and began to play with my
cock which was already hard and sensitive to her touch. I felt her
fingers slide up and down my shaft, and she began to rotate them around
the head of my cock and I felt myself harden even more. I took her as
deep as I could into my mouth and I almost gagged but managed to control
my reflex.

‘For God's sake, I need you to fuck me now, James.'

She wiggled backwards and her cock slid out of my mouth. I was sorry to
feel it go, but mine was now was begging for attention. Alex leaned over
to the bedside cupboard pulled open the drawer, opened a bottle, and
smiling down at me, she lubed herself and my cock. I was desperate now
to get inside her and she locked her eyes with me, raised her hips,
paused a moment, and then impaled herself on my cock. I grunted as her
weight drove her down onto me and she arched her back and began to rock
up and down.

My hips started to come up to meet her downward thrusts and we began to
fuck each other fast and hard. I reached up to her breasts and twisted
her nipples in my fingers. She moaned and her eyes blazed and she
started to move up and down even faster. I was pummelling into her by
this time and I could feel myself swelling as the tempo kept getting
faster and faster.

I was sweating now and grunting as she drove down onto me. I was so
turned on by this time, I knew I couldn't hold myself back for long.
Alex was grinding herself down onto me and moving her hips from side to
to side which built even more pressure on my cock. I raised my hips to
meet her downward thrusts and she threw her head back.

'Fuuuuuuuuuuck,' she screamed as we hammered into each other.

‘I’m cumming,’ I shouted, as I felt my cock spasm, and I pumped my cum
into her.

‘Me too,’ she gasped and long strings of cum erupted from her cock onto
my chest and face.

We both kept moving for a while before Alex flopped forwards onto my
chest and I put my arms around her and drew her close to me. I licked
the corner of my mouth where some of her cum had landed, kissed her and
pushed it into her mouth.

She smiled, ‘Yummy, tastes nice.’

She rose a fraction, licked the remainder of the cum from my face before
pushing it into my mouth. I savoured the taste and then swallowed.

‘Mmm,’ I said, ‘I think you must have had Pad Thai for lunch.’

Alex looked astonished before realising I was grinning.

‘b**st,’ she said and twisted my nipple hard.

‘Oww.’

‘Serves you right, you monster. I told you I would hurt you tonight.’

I laughed and said, ‘That was the best sex I’ve had since...ever.’

‘Mmm,’ she kissed me then whispered, ‘The best is yet to come. Come on.
let's get cleaned up. There's a shower out the back.’

She slid off me and my softening cock slipped out of her. Pulling me up,
she dragged my shorts down and off and yanked my t-shirt over my head
before dragging me out of the door and down the corridor. My Englishness
kicked in and I covered my groin with my hand.

‘God, you are such a baby, nobody cares about your little thing.’

I must have pouted, because she laughed and said, ‘Well, maybe I do, a
little bit.’

She leant down and gave my cock a kiss and said, ‘Come on, I need a
shower.’

Pushing open a door at the end of the corridor, she shoved me inside.
It was a large shower room, open to the night sky, with four shower
heads along one wall, and I was startled to see we weren't alone. Two of
the bar girls wear already in there, presumably cleaning themselves up
after their short time sessions. I started to back out of the room but
Alex pushed me back in.

‘Don't be silly, it's May and Joy. You’ve seen them before and, trust
me, they’ve seen much worse than you.’

True, I had seen them before, but then they hadn't been naked, and
neither had I.

May was one of the girls at the bar and Joy one of the ladyboys there.
They both giggled at the sight of me and Alex but otherwise didn't bat
an eyelid and calmly went on showering. Alex pushed me under a shower
head and grabbed a bottle of gel. She squeezed some into her hand and
began to wash me. There is nothing like being washed by someone else and
Alex's hands and fingers were soft and gentle as the warm water from the
shower seemed to ease away all the stress and tension from the past few
days.

Alex stood under the shower with me and we kissed, the water running
down us both. She broke away and moved behind me to wash my back and I
caught sight of Joy and May. My eyes widened as I saw May on her knees
in front of Joy giving her an energetic blow job. Joy’s back was against
the shower wall, her eyes closed and her hands around May’s head. I
stood transfixed watching the two of them.

Alex was also watching and she squeezed my cock, ‘It’s simply their way
to relax. Finding someone to be tender with.’

There was a faraway note in her voice and I thought she was thinking
back to her own days in the Bangkok bars. I nodded, almost scared to
speak, as I watched the scene in front of me. Two beautiful brown
bodies locked with each other. May was using her hand on Joy’s cock as
well as her mouth and Joy didn't look too far from climaxing.

Alex squeezed again and whispered in my ear, ‘Hot, isn't it? Want to
join in?’

I didn't speak but Alex took my hand and led me across to Joy and May.
It was if I was in a dream and powerless to resist. May was still
working on Joy’s cock as we reached them and I saw Joy’s eyes open and
she smiled at me as she saw me there.

Alex pushed down on my shoulders and I dropped to my knees next to May.
She stopped, looked up at Alex who nodded and May turned to kiss me and
her tongue snaked into my mouth. I responded and we kissed, our tongues
intertwined. May broke the kiss and moved slightly to one side so that
Joy’s cock was now between the two of us. I felt Alex gently move my
head forwards and my nose bumped into Joy’s cock. I heard her giggle and
looked up to see she was smiling in encouragement. May reached down and
took my cock in her hand and began to stroke it. Joy wiggled her hips so
that her cock slid across my lips and I kissed the side closest to me.
May kissed the other side and our tongues slid across the head and we
kissed again, this time with Joy’s cock in between.

Alex again moved my head forward so that Joy’s cock pressed on my lips.
I opened them and her small but very erect member slid into my mouth.
Compared to Alex, it almost felt like I had a thumb inside my mouth, and
as my tongue began to flick at the head, I heard Joy moan above me. Her
cock might have been small but it was hard as iron. and Joy began to
move her hips, edging it in and out of my mouth.

I felt a movement to my side and I saw from the corner of my eye that
Alex had taken May’s place and was watching me as I sucked on Joy’s
cock. She motioned me to stop and she took over slipping Joy gently into
her mouth whilst her hand sought out my cock which was by now hard
again.

I felt pressure on my shoulder and I turned to find May had moved to my
side, and her glistening, naked pussy was right in front of my eyes. She
moved in closer and I buried my face in her and my tongue got to work.
She tasted very sweet as I lapped up and down her slit and I could feel
her grinding into my face as she got more and more excited. I stole a
glance upwards and May was now kissing Joy as Alex worked on her cock.

I heard Joy squeak, ‘I cumming.’

Alex grabbed me away from May just as Joy climaxed, her cum spraying
across my face and I rocked back on my heels. Alex immediately moved my
head back to May’s pussy and I continued to tongue her as hard as I
could. I felt her tense up and her hands went round my head as she
ground her groin into my face. Alex was now also standing and grinning
down at me with Joy’s mouth wrapped around her cock. I looked down to
see May on her knees in front of me and she looked up, smiled and took
me into her mouth. My knees almost gave way as I felt her tongue curl
around my shaft and begin to suck. I was already on the edge and it did
not take more than a few seconds of May’s sucking to get me to my second
climax of the evening, and I came right into May’s mouth.

I looked across to Alex and she had her eyes closed, and I saw her
stagger as she came into Joy’s mouth. May and Joy kept sucking for a
while and then, almost as if at a signal, they stood up and first Joy
and then May kissed me, pushing cum from their mouths into mine. I had
lost all sense of time and place by this time and I flopped back against
the wall, spent and overwhelmed by what had just happened.

Alex slid next to me and said, ‘Told you the best was yet to come.’

We finally made it back to the restaurant where Areeya was chatting to
some of the customers. Areeya excused herself and came across to where
Alex and I had sat down at one of the tables.

'You two took your time.'

'Something came up,' said Alex. I stifled a laugh and Areeya looked from
me to Alex.

'I can imagine what it might have been.'

'Sorry, Areeya, it was my fault.' I offered.

'Hmm, somehow I doubt that, James.'

'Anyway,' Alex jumped in, 'let's eat and James can tell us what happened
with your father.'

Whilst we waited for the food to arrive, I told them about the meeting
with Kritsada and how going there in person had the right decision. He
respected me for coming to talk to him face to face, and that he hadn't
been surprised at Alex's decision. Alex wanted to know if he had been
upset by her decision. I told her there was no way I could tell; he had
not shown any reaction at all. She seemed a little put out by that, but
I think it was just her pride at work.

I asked them, 'Have either of you spoken to Kritsada since I met him
today?'

Areeya looked at Alex who shook her head, and Areeya said, 'No, why?'

'That's good, he said he would let me share the news with you first.'

Something in my voice must have alerted Alex because she went very
still, and fixed her eyes on mine.

'James, is there something you're holding back?'

Areeya caught the tone in Alex's voice and turned to stare at me too.
Two pairs of eyes were now focused in on me like laser beams.

Here goes nothing, I thought.

'There was something else that Kritsada and I discussed.'


Alex rocked back in her chair, her eyes glinting now as a falcon's must
when it sights its prey.

'Fuck, what have you done, James?'

'Look, it's nothing bad, and really it's very good, at least I’m sure it
is.'

I was starting to lose control of this and would have to get it back on
track. Areeya was looking worried and Alex was relentless.

'James, tell us now, what have you done?'

'I have been thinking for a while that I need to make more of a
contribution here. I can't scrounge off the two of you forever. I
haven't paid for anything since I've been here and if I am to stay here,
I need to make much more of a contribution.'

Areeya jumped in, 'James, it's not a problem, you are going to make a
contribution. You're going to update our IT for us and then there's the
new club, you're really going to help there.'

'I know, Areeya, and both of you have been so generous to me so far, but
I need something more for myself. I need to make a commitment. I guess I
mean to say I need to have more of a personal stake in my new life.'

Alex’s eyes were still locked on mine. ‘Yeah, but what does that have to
do with Kritsada?’

I took a deep breath and said, ‘I have bought Kritsada out of his share
in the club. I'm your new partner in the business.’

There was a stunned silence. For a moment neither of them looked as if
they had fully understood what I had said.

‘I needed to make a commitment to my new life and this is it. I asked
Kritsada if I could buy his share in the club. We agreed a price and
shook hands on the deal.’

Areeya was the first to speak, ‘And my father agreed to this?’

‘Oh yes. In fact, he said there was something else that he could use the
money for right now.’

‘How much did you agree to pay my father?’

‘The $100,000 you told me he had staked you plus something extra to
compensate him. He seemed satisfied with the arrangement.’

Alex spoke for the first time, ‘Where’s the money coming from for this?’
Her tone was calm and measured. I doubted that was a good sign.

‘From the sale of my house in the UK, and some savings I have built up.
I have enough to cover the capital sum and some leftover to pay my way
around here.’

Areeya jumped in, ‘Are you sure you know what you're doing, James? My
father can afford to lose the money if this all goes wrong, but can
you?’

‘Areeya, that's more of an incentive for me to make sure this doesn't go
wrong. I need something to make my life here worthwhile. This is a risk
I am willing to take.’

Areeya was about to say something, but Alex held her hand up to stop
her. ‘How much extra did you pay Kritsada?’

‘10% on top as compensation.’

‘Yes, that sounds like my father.’ Areeya looked upset. ‘He will always
try to milk the goat twice.’

‘What else?’ Alex was still speaking calmly, usually a sign she was
angry.

‘Nothing, why?’

This wasn't the time, I thought, to mention my agreement to work for
Kritsada as a consultant.

‘Kritsada always wants something else, you know that as well as we do.’

‘No, nothing else, just the 10% on top, that’s all.’

Alex narrowed her eyes at my answer. I don't think she believed me for a
moment, but she didn’t follow it up.

Instead, she said, ‘So you didn’t think it was important enough to ask
us before you went ahead and did this?’

I could tell from the tone of her voice, she was now boiling inside.
This is what she was mad about.

‘What would you have said, if I had asked?’

She shrugged her shoulders, ‘We’ll never know now, will we? You decided
to take that option away from us.’

Areeya looked from Alex to me.

‘I apologise for not consulting you before I did it. I was so keen to
become part of all this, I acted without thinking it through, I'm sorry.
Is it a big problem for you to have me instead of Kritsada as a
partner?’

Areeya turned to look at Alex, ‘Alex, does it really matter where the
money comes from? Not having my father involved does have it's
advantages.’

‘No, Areeya, you're right, it doesn’t matter where the money comes from.
After all, it does mean we can exert some real pressure on our business
partner if we need to.’

There was an edge to those words, but at that moment, Areeya proposed a
toast to our new partnership, and we touched glasses and drank to our
future success.

As Alex lifted her glass to her lips, I saw the look in her eyes and I
knew I was going to pay a heavy price at some point for what I had done.

We finished dinner in the restaurant, then walked upstairs to the flat
and sat out on the terrace, drinking and talking about what our next
steps should be in the plan to launch the new club. We threw around
ideas for possible names, some better than others, and we provisionally
settled on Cockatoo Cabaret as a tie in with the bar.

I also mentioned that when I had googled Koh Samui Blue, I discovered
there were barely any hits, and most of them were press reports
referring to the pirate attack. There was no website, Facebook page,
Twitter account, or Instagram for Koh Samui Blue or Cockatoo, and I
suggested I add this to my IT stuff, as it was easy to set up and get
running. Alex and Areeya liked the idea and happily agreed that I should
get on with it as soon as possible.

When It came to setting up the club, Alex wanted me to see what was
already on the island and to see what other places in Thailand, such as
Pattaya or Phuket had offer as well as Bangkok. Areeya had seen posters
for Miss Tiffany’s Universe competition which was to be held in a couple
of weeks in Pattaya. Miss Tiffany’s is Thailand’s biggest local
Transgender beauty competition and has produced several winners of the
Miss International Queen competition. We agreed it would be too good an
opportunity to miss. We wouldn't ever be able to afford to attract these
competitors to be in the show, but I could at least see what the best of
the best.

Something had changed in Alex since I told her about the deal I had made
with Kritsada. She had become distant and distracted and I hoped that a
good night's sleep would improve her mood. It had been a long day for
me, and the effects of the flight to Bangkok together with the
activities at Cockatoo had caught up with me, and I felt my eyelids
getting heavy.

‘I'm sorry, I have to go to bed or I'm going to fall asleep right here.’
I announced.

Areeya said she was going to sleep on the boat tonight as Sam was flying
in for a few days holiday in the morning. I had completely forgotten
about that, so I kissed Areeya goodnight and turned to Alex who said,
‘You go ahead, I’ll be there in a moment.’

I went inside and could see Alex talking animatedly with Areeya for some
time, until Areeya threw her hands in the air and walked off down the
stairs. Alex pulled her knees up against her chest, wrapped her arms
around them and stared out into the darkness. I thought it would be
better to give her some time to herself, so I undressed, fell onto the
bed and was asleep in seconds.

I woke sometime during the night, and I stretched out my arm, but Alex
wasn't there. I sat up and could see a strip of light shining under the
closed kitchen door, and heard what I thought was sobbing. I got out of
bed and walked across to the kitchen door, where I could clearly hear
sobbing through the door. I slowly eased it open, and there was Alex,
sitting on the floor, with her arms around her knees, crying her eyes
out. I knelt down in front of her, reached out and touched her arm, when
she noticed me for the first time.

‘Alex, what's the matter? Why are you crying?’

She looked at me and her eyes were rimmed with red from crying.

‘Because I'm a fucking screw up, that's why.’

I put my arms around her.

‘No you're not, you're wonderful. Why do you think you're a screw up?’

She bit her lip and turned her head away.

‘Come on, come back to bed with me, please?’

I stood up and took her hand and gently pulled her to her feet. I
wrapped my arms around her and hugged her tight to me. She was still
crying but not as much as before.

‘Come on, let's go to bed and talk there.’

With my arms still around her, I walked her back out to the bedroom
where I picked her up and put her down on the bed. I lay down beside
her, put my arm around her shoulder and held her tight. She had now
stopped crying, and I stroked her hair hoping it would soothe her. She
pulled her head back and bit her lip as she looked away from me. I
brushed a lock of hair away from her face as she sniffed, and I smiled
as she had to wipe her nose.

‘Don't you dare smile, I must look fucking horrible,’ she said.

‘What's the matter? Why were you crying?’

She looked away and said, ‘Because I'm a cow and I'm scared.’

‘You're not a cow, and why are you scared?’

‘I'm an ungrateful cow because you do the most wonderful thing anyone
could ever do for me, and then I fuck it up by getting mad at you for
what you did with Kritsada. I can't get anything right.’

I hugged her as tightly as I could and said, ‘Listen, it wasn't you that
screwed up, it was me. I shouldn't have just barged ahead and agreed it
with Kritsada without talking to you first. I was so scared that you
might say no, I didn't want to take any chances. I wanted it so badly, I
was only thinking of myself. It wasn't your fault you reacted that way.
It would have been more difficult not to.’

‘Areeya didn’t, she took it in her stride.’

I thought for a minute, ‘Areeya has less to lose than you, she has the
family business to fall back on, but you don't, this is everything for
you. I think Kritsada realised I was being a fool, not telling either of
you, because he offered me a couple of days to say no if I wanted. He's
smarter than I thought.’

She looked at me and I knew what she was going to say, ‘Do you want to
back out?’

‘No, not a chance. Cross my heart and hope to die in a cellar full of
snakes.’

She giggled, ‘Where on earth did that come from?’

‘What we used to say as k**s.’

She sniffed, ‘I don't want you to back out either.’

I leant forward and kissed her. ‘So, what are you scared of?’

She bit her lip again, ‘I think I'm losing Areeya to Sam.’ That
explained Areeya’s arm waving outside on the terrace.

I hugged her again, ‘Baby, I don't think you will ever lose Areeya, she
loves you in a way that nobody could ever replace. I promise you she
isn't going to leave you for Sam. Not going to happen. Hell will freeze
over before that would come to pass.’

‘Maybe.’ She said, searching my face to see if she could see the truth
somewhere there.

‘I promise you, Areeya loves you and Sam is not going to change that,
period.’

She sniffed again and smiled.

‘Come on, let's try to get some sleep. Everything will look better in
the morning, I promise.’

She leant forward and kissed me, ‘I love you, Mr James.’

I said, ‘You sound like Pao.’

‘She loves you too, you know that.’

I kissed her back and said, ‘Well, I love you sweetheart.’

I'm not sure she heard me as she was already asleep.

I awoke sometime after the sun had risen and it looked like yet another
beautiful day was on it's way. Alex wasn't in the bed and I yawned and
stretched and called out her name.

‘I’m over here.’ I turned over and she was sitting at the desk, working
on her computer in her robe, glasses perched on the end of her nose.

‘You know I love that look, come over here and give me a kiss.’

She grinned and walked across and sat on the edge of the bed. I reached
out and linked my fingers with hers and said, ‘How are you this
morning?’

‘Better. I’m sorry for last night. I had a bad moment. Thank you for
being there.’

I kissed our interlocked fingers, ‘Least I could do as I was the cause
of some of it.’

She bent down and kissed me and I tried to grab her.

‘Steady, tiger. I have some work to do, so you'll have to keep your
dirty thoughts to yourself for a bit.’

‘I'm sure I can help myself out,’ I said.

She looked at me over the top of her glasses, ‘If you so much as touch
your cock by yourself, I will have to punish you severely.’

‘Yes ma’am.’ I said.

‘That's right, and don't you forget it.’

She laughed and then disappeared off to the shower, leaving me to make
coffee and breakfast. I sat outside on the terrace, enjoying the morning
sun and the chug, chug sound of the fishing boats as they headed out to
sea. Alex came out onto the terrace, dressed in her best business suit,
gave me a kiss and said, ‘We’re having dinner with Areeya and Sam
tonight, don't forget.’

‘You OK with that?’ I asked.

‘Yeah, I was tired and emotional last night. I’ll be fine. I’ll see you
later, I have to go to see our accountant. Should I tell him about the
new business partner?’

‘If you mean by that, do I still want to do it, yes, I do, and I won't
be backing out. I guess we need to see a lawyer too?’

‘Second meeting today, I’ll set up a session for us all to do the
paperwork.’

With that she gathered up her computer and disappeared down the stairs.
Areeya, I knew, was up at the airport to collect Sam; so I planned a
swim, followed by some work on my ideas for social media, then lunch
somewhere, and a massage later to iron out some of the kinks in my back
before dinner with three lovely people. I smiled as I thought back to a
few months ago, when I was flogging away at my dull job in rain soaked
Cambridgeshire. How much my life had changed in such a short time; I
might as well now be in a different universe.

When I went to see Kritsada I had just enough time to dash into Siam
Paragon, Bangkok's flashiest shopping mall, to buy a iPhone, iPad and a
MacBook Air, so I now felt fully equipped again. After the swim, I spent
a few hours setting up accounts and getting the basics done for the
website. It would need some good photography and I would ask Areeya if
she knew someone locally. Lunch was Tom Yam Goong and a beer, after
which I popped into Cockatoo. Pao wasn't there yet, so I treated myself
to a massage in one of the many massage shops along the strip. A Thai
massage is one of the wonders of the world and this one was no
exception. By the time I got back to the apartment, Alex, Areeya and Sam
were already there, sitting on the terrace, late afternoon beers in
hand.

Sam jumped up and gave me a big hug, and Alex fetched me a beer. We were
planning to eat downstairs, and then head off to check out what was
happening at Cockatoo. Areeya told us that they had caught the Mamasan
at Cockatoo skimming off the top, had fired her today, and Pao was now
in charge of the bar. I was delighted for her, not only was I very fond
of Pao, but she was also a great girl, and I knew she would do the job
perfectly. Over dinner I asked Sam what was happening at my old company.

‘Big changes, James. After you resigned there was a lot of bickering and
backstabbing. The Board had a big clear out and a lot of people have
already gone. They’ve confirmed me as your replacement and it's all gone
so well it might be made a permanent role looking after South East
Asia.’

‘Congratulations, Sam, that's great news.’

‘Thanks, James, that's lovely coming from you.’

How did I feel about that? I was pleased for Sam, as she had done a
great job picking up my role during my convalescence and she deserved
it. I did feel an unexpected pang of jealousy; after all, I had done the
groundwork in Bangkok, and she was reaping the benefit. If it hadn’t
been for the trouble stirred up by that journalist, that might have been
my job. On the other hand, that had given me the chance to move on with
my life in a completely different direction. Would I have preferred the
job to my new life? No contest; I had the better of the two options.
Sometimes, you have to play out the hand you're dealt. I wondered how
Alex would feel about Sam being out here full time, but Sam's job might
not get made permanent, so it might never happen.

‘I have some news of my own, Sam. I’ve decided to stay out here, there's
nothing for me back in the UK, and I feel this is where I want to be.’

Sam smiled broadly, ‘Well done, I’m pleased for you, but I'm not really
surprised. It wouldn't happen to have anything to do with a certain old
university friend, I suppose?’

I laughed, ‘Maybe. OK, not maybe. Certainly.’

We clinked glasses and she said, ‘I’m delighted for you. What are you
going to do out here?’

‘I've agreed with Areeya and Alex to overhaul their business processes,
put some technology in place to help the business, and to set up some
social media for them.’

She frowned, ‘That sounds good, but it won't keep you busy for long,
will it?’

‘No,’ I said, and thought I may as well tell her the rest. ‘I'm going to
take a stake in the business here as well, setting up the new venture.’

‘Oh, that sounds great. What's the new venture?’

Before I could reply, Areeya said, ‘We should be getting over to
Cockatoo, check out what's happening tonight. Maybe go for a late night
swim afterwards?’

Alex was all for it, ‘That's a great idea, I have to sort a few things
out at the restaurant, but I’ll catch you up at Cockatoo.’

Sam looked doubtful and said, ‘I haven't got any swimming things.’

I said, ‘Ah, don't be so English. You won't need to wear anything, Sam.’
Areeya and Alex burst out laughing, and Alex shouted, ‘You’ve changed
your tune since last time.’

Sam looked puzzled, and I went very red.

Leaving Alex at the restaurant, the three of us walked down to Cockatoo.
Areeya and Sam were arm in arm, which left me feeling like the spare
wheel on a bicycle. The bar was heaving when we got there, the sound
system was on full blast and people spilling out into the street. Areeya
went to get some beers as everyone of the girls was busy, either
serving, or with customers.

Through the crowd I spotted Joy playing pool with a guy who fancied
himself as a player. He wasn't bad, but she was just toying with him,
let him win on the last ball, and he punched the air. Joy saw me watching
and gave me a little smile as he put his arm around her shoulder. She
whispered something in his ear, and he grinned and nodded. Joy took his
hand and led him through the curtain at the back of the bar.

I spotted Pao and pushed through the crowd towards her. She saw me, gave
a little squeal and pulled me into a big hug.

‘Hey, congratulations, Areeya told me you're in charge, I'm delighted.’

I had to shout to make myself heard and a broad smile broke out across
her face.

‘Thank you, Mr James, I very happy too.’

A group of young Australians pushed between us and Pao got surrounded
and serenaded with a chorus of Waltzing Matilda. I eventually found
Areeya and Sam outside on the pavement, where at least we could hear
each other talk. Areeya handed me a beer and we chatted happily for a
while. It gave me a chance to watch Areeya and Sam together, and they
seemed very happy with each other. All those signs of mutual attraction
were there; the brush of fingers on arms, the way their bodies mirrored
each other, heads close to each other, and the sudden little smiles. Was
Alex right about Areeya? I had wondered about what Areeya really felt
about me arriving on the scene. Was this not the same thing, just the
other way round?

Sam excused herself to go to the toilet and Pao, bless her, sent us out
another round of beers. As I drank, I turned to look down the strip, and
my heart skipped a beat. Alex suddenly appeared through a throng of
people further down the road, and it was as if I were seeing her for the
first time. Her hair was tied up in a loose bun, and she was wearing a
short, strapless white dress that accentuated her colouring and her
figure. She stopped to speak to one of the girls outside another bar,
and they laughed together at something Alex had said. She looked
radiant, and I thanked whatever God was up there, that we had met and
that she loved me.

‘She still has that effect on me,’ whispered Areeya in my ear as she saw
me watching Alex.

I turned to her and smiled, ‘Was it that obvious?’

‘You looked as if you had been hit by a thunderbolt.'

I nodded, ‘You should tell her you still feel that way, Areeya.’

Areeya sighed, ‘I try to, James. I know she is frightened that I will
leave her, but I won't do that.’

I kissed her and said, ‘You're very special, Areeya.’

‘Hey, no kissing until I say so,’ Alex arrived and punched us both on
the arm. ‘Place looks busy tonight, should we go somewhere else?’

Sam came back at that moment and we talked about where to go. The other
bars would be just as busy, and none of us felt like going out of town.

Areeya said, ‘Why don't we go to the boat? We can sit out on the stern
with drinks, and then go for a swim. If it gets too late we can all
sleep on the boat.’

Sam and Alex both agreed quickly and it left only me who hadn't said
anything. Alex, sensing my reluctance, put her arm through mine and
said, ‘Don't worry, it will be fine, nothing will happen.’ I thought
that I couldn't avoid the boat forever, and at least this time it would
be tied up.

‘OK,’ I said, ‘Come on, let's go.’

It was a clear, still night and, although the clinging heat of the day
had subsided, it was still humid on the strip, and the walk out along
the pier to the boat brought a little relief. The sky was so clear that
even a short way from the lights of the strip, the stars could be seen
clearly, with a full moon tracing it’s silver path across the water. I
walked arm in arm with Alex, and she rested her head on my shoulder as
Areeya and Sam walked ahead, hand in hand.

‘Do you think I’m being stupid?’ she said softly.

‘In general, you mean?’

That got me a soft punch.

‘No, you idiot, about Areeya.’

‘It isn't about being stupid. Look, we all have things to worry about,
but Areeya still loves you and that’s a fact. The two of them are happy
together, but I don't see either of them thinking this is a permanent
thing. Put yourself in Areeya’s shoes. How did she feel when I arrived?’

‘Mmm, I hate it when you play the mature one. You're right, all I could
think of was lusting after your hot body.’

I gave her a punch this time.

‘I guess that makes me a thoughtless, selfish cow, then?’

‘No, you’re none of those. We all have fears and desperately try to keep
them hidden away, but sometimes we can't do that, and they come out and
scare us to death, but It doesn't make them true.’

She squeezed me her arm, ‘You are a lovely bloke, did you know that?’

‘Yeah, all my girlfriends tell me that, just before they dump me.’

‘Liar, you told me you only had one girlfriend, and you dumped her.’

I laughed, ‘Sad git, aren't I?’

‘Not any more,’ she said, and pulled me into a long kiss.

Areeya shouted back to us, ‘Can't you two wait until we get on the
boat?’

We giggled, and walked quicker to catch up with the other two. Areeya
had left Cockatoo 3 moored to a buoy and as we reached the other two,
Areeya was readying the small tender dinghy we would use to get out to
the boat. She expertly fired up the small outboard, and we all climbed
in, and were soon stepping up onto the stern of Cockatoo 3.

Areeya put on the lights and Alex went to the galley to organise the
drinks. Sam was obviously impressed with the boat, as she couldn't stop
saying ‘Wow’ as she looked around. Areeya put on some soft jazz, and
after Alex brought out beers, we sat around the table and clinked the
bottles. Sam glanced at me and said, ‘Isn't this where it all happened?
The attack, I mean.’

Alex reached out for my hand.

’Yes,’ I said, ‘right here is where it happened. I thought I would feel
bad about coming back here, but I don't. It was traumatic alright, but
luckily, it turned out OK.’

Areeya said, ‘Luck had nothing to do with it, James. If it wasn't for
you and Alex, none of us would be here right now.’

I said, ‘Enough about that, let's get the party started. Who’s for a
swim?’

Areeya and Alex immediately stood up and started to undress and I
followed suit, slipping off my t-shirt and dropping my shorts and
boxers. I was now used to seeing their naked bodies, but Sam just sat
there with her mouth wide open as we threw our clothes into the corner.
‘Come on, Sam.’ Areeya said as she moved towards the stern ladder. Sam
shrugged and said, ‘Oh hell, why not,’ stood up and pulled her dress
over her head. She had a beautifully toned body and small firm breasts.
She wasn't wearing a bra, but tried to keep her knickers on. Areeya
said, ‘Oh no, all off.’

We all watched as Sam went bright pink, turned away and peeled off her
knickers.

‘Stop staring,’ she said, her hands over her groin.

We all laughed and she went bright red this time. Areeya switched on
lights that were fitted just below the waterline, and they flooded the
area under the hull with bright light. Alex was the first one into the
water, followed by me and Sam. Areeya said, ‘Wait, I’ll get the masks.’

She pulled four masks from the locker and threw two to me for Alex and
myself, then jumped in and passed one to Sam. It was my first time
underwater in the dark, and in the illumination from the lights it was a
revelation. The light attracted the fish and we were soon swimming
amongst schools of fish and their colours looked sharper, more brilliant
and more defined in the lights. Even our own bodies looked different;
skin shimmered and glinted and flashed as we swam lazily around. We
bumped into each other and someone grabbed my backside and a hand
brushed against my cock. I swam straight into someone and found my mask
right up against a pussy. It looked bizarrely distorted through the
glass of the mask.

Eventually, even in this water, we began to feel cold, and Areeya
signalled for us to get back to the boat. I followed Sam up the ladder
and I realised that it had been her pussy I had swum into. She seemed to
have left her inhibitions in the water as she dried herself on one of
the towels that Alex had fetched from the cabins. More beers were
produced and everyone sat down wearing their towels in some form or
another. Alex came over and sat on my lap and Sam did the same with
Areeya. Alex wrapped her arms around me and kissed me, her tongue
flicking into my mouth and I instinctively responded. She began to
nibble my ear and I could see over her shoulder that Sam and Areeya were
also kissing, their hands all over each other.

Alex began to kiss and lick my neck and I closed my eyes as I felt my
cock begin to respond. Alex slipped off my lap and I opened my eyes,
just as she dropped her towel and then pulled mine away as well. She
stood naked in front of me, her body glistening in the lights, moving
gently to the rhythm of the music and I was totally entranced. She
pushed her hands through her hair and then down to cup her breasts,
slowly kneading them until I could see her nipples growing hard. She
lifted up her left breast and bent her head forward to flick the nipple
with her tongue, and I think I moaned as she repeated the movement with
her right breast.

I could just see Areeya on the other side of the boat and she seemed be
mirroring Alex’s movements in front of Sam, wide eyed as she watched
Areeya. Areeyas long dark hair fell down almost to her waist and she was
moving with the grace and fluidity of the dancer she was. Almost as if
there had been a signal, Alex and Areeya turned to face each other and
then embraced, their hands snaking around each other’s back. I was
rooted to the spot as I watched them lean into each other and began to
kiss, tongues and lips mashing together. Areeya’s darker body
contrasting and complementing Alex’s lighter colour.

I could not have moved if I had wanted to, I was so transfixed. I saw
Sam sliding forward on her seat and her hand slipped down to her groin,
her legs now apart and her fingers began to stroke her pussy lips. I
felt my own hand descend to my erect cock and I began to gently stroke
myself as I watched. They were still kissing and I saw Areeya’s hands
grip Alex’s bum and squeeze the cheeks hard as Alex did the same to her.
Sam was now almost humping her hand and I was stroking myself harder and
harder. Alex’s hands moved between her and Areeya, and I knew she would
be stroking Areeya’s pussy, whose own hands would be on Alex’s cock.

The two of them suddenly broke their embrace and turned back to face Sam
and me. They fell to their knees in front of us and Alex knocked my hand
away from my cock, opened her lips and took me deep into her mouth. I
moaned as I felt her tongue licking the head and she began to move her
head back and forth as her hand circled the base of my cock and began to
stroke me as well. I could see Areeya on her knees in front of Sam, her
face buried in Sam’s pussy who was moaning loudly as Areeya licked and
tongued her. I was breathing hard now and I knew I couldn't hold out for
long. Sam was now writhing as Areeya went hard at her, her head buried
in between Sam’s legs. I heard Sam moaning louder as she began to climax
and that sound brought me close to the edge. I shouted ‘I’m cumming,’
just at the moment Sam went over the edge and she threw her head back
and screamed ‘Fuuuuuuck.’

I slumped back onto the seat, and Alex stood up and sat on my lap again
hugging me tight.

‘Did you enjoy that, baby?’

i nodded, not trusting my voice.

She bounced up and down on my lap, ‘So did I. That was awesome.’

I tried to talk, but my voice was thick and I had to clear my throat
before speaking, ‘You two didn't plan that did you?’

‘Areeya,’ Alex yelled across the boat, ‘James wants to know if we
planned that.’ Areeya, who was sitting on Sam's lap, with her arms
wrapped around Sam’s neck, laughed, ‘No, James, but you know there are
people who finish each other's sentences, well, we do the same kind of
thing with sex.’

Alex kissed me again and whispered, Take me to bed, bad boy, it's my
turn.’

She grabbed my hand and pulled me up and through the cabin door into one
of the staterooms where we fell onto the bed, arms around each other as
we lay together, kissing and stroking slowly and sensuously. Alex threw
her leg over my thigh and I could feel her cock getting hard as the
intensity of our kissing grew. She began to rub her cock along my thigh,
and I slid my fingers around it and stroked it slowly. She moaned as we
kissed and I rolled over onto my back, allowing Alex to pull herself on
top of me, her cock now fully erect, and rubbing between my thighs.

‘Wait,’ she said, and jumped off the bed. She went outside and came back
in with something behind her back.

‘Will you do something for me?’

‘What?’

‘I promise it won't hurt, in fact, I think you’ll enjoy it.’

‘What is it, for God’s sake?’

‘Wear these for me tonight.’

She brought her hand from behind her back and dangling from one finger
were the knickers she had worn earlier. They were white and lacey and
looked very small.

‘I don't know …’

‘Please, it would make me very happy, baby.’

‘Do I have to?’ I began to whine.

‘Remember you promised …’

Shit, I thought she would have forgotten that promise, but I thought if
I wore them now she would let me off it.

‘Ohhh, OK, but just this once, right?’

She grinned, ‘Whatever you say, baby. Stand up for me, will you.’
I stood up by the side of the bed and she moved in front of me.

‘I'll hold them open, so you can put your foot into them.’ She held what
appeared to be a tiny wisp of lace just at my knee level and I put my
hand on her shoulder for balance and then placed my foot into one side.
‘That's good, baby, now the other one.’

I did as she asked and she gently and slowly pulled them up my legs and
over my thighs. I could feel the softness of the lace sliding over my
skin and I gave a little shiver at the sensation. Alex noticed and said,
‘Feels nice doesn't it? It will feel even better when we get your legs
shaved.’

I ignored that because it just wasn't going to happen, and she paused
with the knickers halfway up my thighs, looked at me and said, ‘Get
ready, baby, here comes the good bit.’

With that she pulled them right up so that they cupped my cock and
balls and slid silkily over my bum. It was as if a little explosion had
gone off in my brain as I felt them tighten around me. I had not
expected that they would feel quite as sensuous on my skin as they did.
I let out a little ‘Oh’ as Alex ran her fingers around the waistband and
touched the tip of my cock which had subsided by now.

‘They feel so sexy, don't they?’ She whispered, her lips gently brushing
my ear. I felt her hand slide down my body and her fingers slip over my
lace covered bum, sending another shiver through me. Her other hand
found a nipple and she began to roll it between her fingers. She was
playing me like a musical instrument, coaxing and stroking me with her
fingers. The sensations were exquisite, my system in overdrive from Alex
kissing and licking my neck, her hands on my bum and my nipples. My
cock, which had become limp, now awoke and began to grow, pushing
against the soft lace of the knickers, and my knees began to shake.

‘Doesn't this feel so good, baby? My knickers are so soft and they fit
you so well. They were around my cock a little while ago, and now you
know what they feel like when I’m wearing them.’

She was purring into my ear as her hands played their way across my
body. She moved slightly so that she was in front of me and I felt her
hands move to my shoulders and press down so that I sank to my knees in
front of her, and I felt the lace stretch across my bum. Her cock was
now fully erect and she placed her hands behind my head and pulled me
towards it.

‘Open up baby, come to mama.’

Her cock tapped against my lips and as I opened them her cock slid into
my mouth. I licked greedily around the head and Alex’s hands kept me in
place as I took more of her cock deeper into my mouth.

‘Use your hand, baby.’

I put my hand on the base of her cock and my fingers wrapped around and
began to stroke it as I licked and sucked her. I could hear Alex making
little sounds as she became more excited and her hips began to move,
moving her cock in and out of my eager lips. My tongue was lapping
beneath the head, where it is most sensitive. Her hips began to move
faster and i knew she was close to the edge. I slowed down a little to
try to prolong the climax, but with a small cry, she came into my mouth,
cum flooding past my lips and tongue. I choked a little but kept
swallowing and and took it all down. Alex stopped thrusting and with a
little sigh she pulled out of my mouth. I looked up at her and she was
smiling down at me, a glow of pleasure on her face.

I thought I heard her whisper, ‘Good girl,’ and then, more clearly she
said, ‘I mean, that was great, baby, thank you.’

She pulled me to my feet and we embraced and kissed before tumbling onto
the bed. We lay there arms and legs entwined, kissing and stroking each
other until we both had calmed down. sleep finally overtook us, but not
before Alex, stroking my lace covered bum one more time said, ‘Why would
you want to wear boxers, when you could wear these?’

We awoke to the motion of the boat rocking gently. The wind had picked
up overnight and the sky was darkening, a summer storm on the way. Alex
went out to pick up our clothes and claimed that she couldn't find my
underpants. She said, ‘Keep my knickers as you've been wearing them all
night.’

‘No.’

She pouted, ‘Don't you like them? You seemed to last night.’

It was true that I had enjoyed the feel of wearing them last night, and
as it didn't feel so silly wearing them now, I shrugged, said, ‘Why
not?’ and pulled my shorts up over them.

Alex smiled and pulled her dress over her head.

‘Aren't you going to wear any?’ I asked.

‘Well I can't, silly, as you're wearing mine and I don't have any more
with me. I’ll just go commando.’

Before I could say anything else, she pushed me out onto the deck where
Sam and Areeya were having breakfast. They were both looking tired and I
could only imagine what they had been up to last night. We joined them
for coffee before Areeya got the tender ready to take us back to the
pier. Alex went in first as Areeya held the rope tight for me to climb
in. As I went to get in, I slipped and Areeya grabbed the back of my
shorts to stop me falling into the water. I felt her hand slip inside
the waistband as she held me, and I knew she would easily feel the lace
knickers. I prayed she wouldn't say anything.

‘Mmm, nice underwear, James, must look cute on you.’

I blushed deep red and jumped into the tender. Alex had heard what
Areeya said and she was grinning at me all the way back to the pier. We
parted there, Areeya returning to the boat and Alex and I walked back to
the apartment. I immediately took off my shorts and Alex's knickers.

‘Oh, why not leave them on, you look so cute.’ said Alex.

‘No thank you, I think I'll go back to my boxers.’

Alex said something under breath, and I thought it sounded like, ‘Not
for long.’

I wanted to get on with the analysis for the business and Alex was on
duty in the restaurant today. I worked through the day on the business
analysis for the IT support and managed to produce a rough draft of what
we could do to improve the business. Frankly, anything would beat the
pieces of paper they had at the moment. Around 7 o'clock my phone rang
and it turned out to be Pao, calling from Cockatoo.

‘Mr James. There is man here asking questions about you. He is not nice.
He want to know all about you, offer money to the girls for information.
They not say anything and tell me about him. I thought you should know
he asking questions.’

‘Pao, thank you, do you know where he's from?’

‘We think Engrish, Mr James. He not very nice.’

‘Ok, is he still there?’

‘Yes, he getting drunk.’

‘Is Areeya there?'

‘She gone to market, I think.’

‘Ok Pao, you've done well, thank you. Can you try to keep him there?
I’ll be straight down.’

‘OK, Mr James.’

I sat back and wondered who the hell this could be? I didn't like the
idea of someone nosing around and I knew Pao and the girls wouldn't say
anything, but I wanted to see this guy for myself. As I walked down to
the bar I called Alex, but it went to voicemail, so I left her a message
and carried on to Cockatoo. It was just getting busy as I arrived and
Pao saw me and came over.


‘He over there, Mr James. In the corner with Nin, she keep him here.’

‘Thanks, Pao. You can call me James, you know, it's OK.’

‘OK, Mr James.’

Pao got me a beer and I sat at the bar to get a look at this guy who was
so interested in me. Nin was a very pretty ladyboy and she was playing
Connect 4 with a tall, skinny and very pale man, with a bad haircut and
a loud beach shirt and shorts. He was also wearing socks with sandals,
which made him English for sure. Nin was easily beating him, which
wasn't exactly a surprise, and he looked as if he was already drunk. I
thought he looked familiar but I couldn't work out where I might have
seen him before.

Pao was still next to me, ‘What's he been asking about, Pao? Do you
know?’

‘Girls say he asking about you, where you from, what you do and about
Miss Alex. Do you want me to throw him out, Mr James?’

I had seen Pao deal with a few rowdy customers before and I had no doubt
she would be able to deal with this guy.

‘No, Pao, not yet, anyway. Let me see what I can find out, first.’

I went over and sat with my beer at the next table to Nin and the guy,
caught his eye and nodded to him. He was pretty far gone and tried to
nod back but his head kept going and I thought he would topple over.

‘Hey’ I said to him, ‘You OK, mate?’

‘Yeah,’ he said, ‘bit drunk, I think. Had too many of these.’ he waved
his empty bottle of Leo about.

‘Can I buy a fellow Brit another one?’ I asked.

‘Ahh, good man, nice to talk to Brit, can't understand these people,
cluck, cluck, cluck all the time, horrible chatter.’

I wanted to kick him out on his arse, but not until I k