Love Is Not For Suckers !!!!

[Ade Spades]

Daz Elliott blue eyes darted around the expensive Don Perry restaurant , a greedy expression on his face. He eyed the tasty , sumptuous plates of foods on the tables of the other customers and grimaced. He brought out his wallet and cursed under his breath. He only had $20 ! He shook his head and sighed. But he was not worried. For weeks now , he had been coming to this restaurant to eat and when the waiters were not watching , he would slink away like a rat running from a cat , not bothering to pay for his meals. This had been his routine for the past two weeks and he had been very lucky. He had never been caught.

Aged twenty seven , Daz was built like an athlete. He was tall and heavily built , with piercing blue eyes , thick black wavy hair , lipless mouth and a brutal jaw. He had a vicious handsomeness that appealed to most woman and make m en wary of him. He was dressed in a white tailored suits which clung to his perfect body and loafers to match. But his appearance was all phoney. It was a pretense. In reality , he was a small-time pickpocket and a petty thief who was always on the look out for the quick , easy money.

Daz glanced around the restaurant again and and saw the eyes of one of the waiters looking at him expectantly. He beckoned to the waiter with a wave of his hand. The waiter came over and bowed to the ground.

" What would you like to eat sir ? " the waiter asked. his voice bright and gay.

Daz smiled to himself. This was the time to put on his act of making himself look like a money loaded man.

" Oysters and sherry , the breasts of duck , green press , asparagus tipped in butter and a bottle of one of your finest champagne. "

The waiter nodded and moved away. Few moment later , he came back bearing a tray of food. He laid the tray on the table , moved away and came back with the bottle of champagne in a sliver bucket filled with ice cubes. He opened the champagne at the request of Raven , and poured the sparkling liquid into a glass cup. He bowed to the ground. and withdraw quietly.

Daz descended on the food and when he was done , he pushed the plates away and drank the champagne to his fill. Then he picked up a toothpick box from the table , took one out and began to fillet his teeth with it. He waited for a few moments , looking around to see if any of the waiters was watching him. He waited for thirty good minutes and when he was satisfied , he got to his feet and moved towards the entrance , humming under his breath. He did not know that in few minutes time , he would meet a woman that would give him a taste of what wealth really is.

Sitting in a corner of the room , watching keenly the interactions between the waiters and the patrons was Mackie Wendell , Don Perry's restaurant detective. Mackie was keeping his eyes on the patrons on the look out for any strange activity. He was very ambitious and very suspicious. Though , the fact that he had been on his feet for hours persuaded him to take a rest , yet he knew he must be on the alert and on his guard. You never can tell , he told himself , sh*t happens sometimes. Just that moment , he saw one of the patrons , a powerfully built handsome man , got up from his chair and began to make his way to the entrance. The man was well dressed but this did not convince the ever- suspicious Mackie. He signalled to one of the waiters and he came at once.

" As he paid for his meal ? " Mackie asked in a hard voice , pointing a gnarled finger at Daz Elliot who was making his way to the entrance leisurely with the ease of a movie star.

The waiter's eyes followed the pointed finger. He regarded Daz for a moment and began to shake his head excitedly .

" Oh my God ! " the waiter exclaimed. " He's one of them ! He has not paid ! The rotten rat ! "

Mackie did not even hesitate. He shoved the waiter away and made his way , as fast as his feet could carry him to intercept Daz.

Daz , who was obviously thinking he was again going to leave the restaurant without paying for his meal , felt a tap on his shoulder. Startled , he looked around.

He found himself , looking at the red , beefy face of Mackie. His little eyes were cop hard. Daz's startled expression gave him the impression of guilty fear.

" I'm the restaurant detective , sir " Mackie said , holding Daz by the arm. " I would like to have some words with you "

A chill run up Daz's spine. In other not to give himself away , he grinned sheepishly.

" What's this man ? " he said. giving Mackie a fake smile.

Mackie scowled.

" Don't act funny , sir ! Be patient and let's get things straightened out. " he waved to the waiter who had been watching the whole scene. The waiter rushed to them .

" Have this man paid for his meal ? " Mackie asked the waiter.

The waiter shook his head. " No ! He has not ! "

Mackie turned to look at Daz , whose face was beading with sweats now.

" Mr , you heard what the waiter said. It's either you pay up or I get you arrested "

Daz could not talk. His throat felt so paralysed for the moment. He had never been caught before and now that he had been caught , he did not know how to react.

" You better produce some money or I get you nailed " Mackie snarled , watching the face of Daz.

Daz.swallowed hard.

" I…….I…..don't have any……cash " he stammered.

Mackie regarded him all over and smiled wickedly.

" Then you're going to get nailed into a cell , pally "

" No he is not ! " A woman voice said from behind them.

The three men swung around in astonishment to look at the speaker. She was tall and her hair was very blonde. She had bright China blue eyes , high cheek bones and straight long nose. Under the lemon sweaters she was wearing , the men could see the swell of her heavy firm breasts and her black jean trouser showed solid hips , big buttocks and long , tapering , legs .

The men regarded her hungrily.

" Let him go ! " She said to Mackie who was breathing heavily like a woman in a labour theatre. Even Daz Elliot was feeling the sexual heat oozing from the woman. This woman his dynamite ! he thought , the most sensual , sexual woman he had seen.

[ThomasTheAttorney]

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[Cwaganagwa Dorothy]

This story is a good read indeed. The characters are well developed as well as the traits and feelings, but you need to re-read it through. This will enable you keep track of all grammar and typing errors because there are so many of them. Hence, paving way for improvement.