Larry the Bodyguard episode 47 Getting Away

 

                Leah worked for a high end fashion retailer in Chicago, Illinois.  At 35-years-old, she was beginning to self-reflect on her life.  Getting married had always been important to her and at 5’8” 120 pounds with unblemished olive skin, large firm breasts with a tight firm butt, she still got attention in public.  She had been involved in serious relationships but nothing really stuck and she found herself single while most of her friends were married with children by now.  As the day was winding down, her friend Sophie texted her, “Hey what’s up?”

                “Not much, just about to get off work and go home.”

            “Do you want to not go home and meet me for dinner?”

                “Yea, why not?”

                “Awesome, say 7:00”

                “Yea, that works.”

                “Cool, see you then.”

                With that, Leah had dinner plans.  She looked up and thanked the universe for giving her something to break up the monotony that her life had become. 

 

                Shortly after Sophie got off the phone, she got a phone call.  As she looked at the caller ID, she saw that it was her Uncle Larry.  She rolled her eyes and answered the phone perking right up, “Hi Uncle Larry, how are you?”

                “I’m doing well.  I just wanted to let you know that I was in town for business.  I wanted to know if you wanted to grab dinner.”

                Sophie put her head down and made sure not to verbally have any reaction.  “I wish you would have given me notice. I just made dinner plans with a friend of mine.”

                “Oh, alright.  I understand.  It’s last minute so it makes sense that you’d be busy.”

                Sophie could hear the dejection in his voice.  “How long are you here for?”

                “I need to fly out tomorrow.”

                “Give me a second.  I’ll text my friend to see if it’s cool if you come.”

                “I don’t want to impose.”

                “That’s what I’m going to find out.  I rarely get to see you but I don’t really want to cancel so soon after I made the plans.  I literally just got off the phone with her.”

                “I wouldn’t want you to cancel; the whole golden rule thing.”

                “Well, not everyone is like you.  They understand that shit happens sometimes and you can’t always keep your engagements.  You take it as a personal insult and a lack of trustworthiness.”

                “I do.”

                While Sophie was talking to Larry, she was texting with Leah to see if it would be okay.  Leah quickly responded that she didn’t care and Sophie let out a sigh of relief.  She stated into the phone, “Okay, good, she texted me back.  She doesn’t mind so dinner’s at seven” and gave him the address.

                “Great.  I can’t wait to see you.  I love you.”

                “Love you too.”

 

                Larry, Sophie and Leah arrive at the restaurant around the same time and sit down.  After brief introductions, Leah poses, “Did you guys watch the Democrat debates?”

                Sophie glances at her uncle knowing that he’s a far-right conservative and tries to get him to control himself without saying anything.  Larry responds, “Yes, I did.”

                “Me too.  I liked how Elizabeth Warren crucified Bloomberg for discrimination against women and sexual harassment.” Sophie shot out

                Leah replied, “I know, I heard he even made them sign NDA’s so that the women wouldn’t reveal all the shit that went on.”

                Larry calmly declared, “I wasn’t too surprised.  I worked for his campaign in 2005 and college girls would show up and get promoted the next day because they would fuck their supervisors.  I can’t say for sure that Bloomberg knew about it because I never met him but it certainly happened in the campaign at the mid-level.  The women that refused were punished by being sent to shitty neighborhoods to canvas or collect signatures.  That’s actually one of the problems I had with him.  Most politicians meet their summer interns before they go back to school but Bloomberg didn’t.  I do think that people play the race or gender card way too frequently but, in this case, it might be valid.”

                Sophie scolded, “Wow, you got so close to getting through that without laying down some hate speech.”

                “It’s hate speech to think people cry racism and sexism too much?”

                “Yes, you don’t know how hard it is for us women.  Leah back me up.”

                Leah’s eyes widened, “I’m not going to get involved.  I wasn’t too offended by the comment.”

                “Sorry, I love my uncle but he’s very old-fashioned.”

                Leah asked, “How old are you Larry?”

                “35”

                “Me too.” She pronounced and then looked at the 26-year-old Sophie and smiled.

                Sophie took a deep breath and announced, “I didn’t say ‘old,’ I said ‘old-fashioned.’  There’s a difference.”

                Both Larry and Leah smiled. Leah utters, “Okay, so we’ll avoid the two women since I have a feeling that’s another trigger.  What do we think about Bernie Sanders?”

                “He lied again about Denmark being a socialist country” blurted out Larry

                “That’s a lie?”

                “Yea, even the former Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen criticized Sanders for calling them socialist.  The article in investment daily is very subtle, ‘Denmark tells Bernie Sanders it’s had enough of him calling them socialist.”

                “How is it different?”

                “They tax individuals highly but the corporate tax rate is lower than ours.”

                “That doesn’t sound like Sanders’ platform.  He hates corporations.”

                “Exactly.  Socialism is the government controls the means of production by penalty of force.  The only difference between Democratic socialism and socialism is Democratic socialism forces it by fines, regulations and heavy taxation and standard socialism does it by just running the company.”

                “Well, Bernie claims we have socialism of the rich here.”

                “Again, he’s lying about what socialism is.  Giving someone a tax break isn’t socialism.  It’s simply a tax break.  You get a tax break for giving to charity, is that socialism?  I don’t know if Trump got the tax breaks to build condos but whether or not he did, it’s still not socialism.  The Democratic electorate of New York passed laws and Donald Trump benefited from those laws as a private developer.”

                Sophie interjected, “At least he’s authentic”

                Larry fired back, “No he’s not!  He’s consistent but he’s not authentic.  He’s consistently a liar and a fraud.”

                Leah offered, “He’s consistently not authentic.”

                “Yes!” Larry replied

                “Don’t encourage him” Sophie castigated

                Larry ignored the comment from his niece and explains, “Socialism is the prohibition of private wealth.”

                Sophie explained, “Well, Bloomberg did call Bernie out on that.  He blurted out that we live in a wonderful country because the most notorious socialist is a millionaire with three houses.”

                Larry rejoined, “Oh, I know and Bernie’s response was so pathetic.  He’s never had a job and says that since he works in DC, he needs a house there but he’s a Senator in Vermont so has to have that Burlington house and, you know, everyone needs somewhere to go in the summer so the summer house is a necessity.”

                Leah inquires, “How did he make his money?  Is it all from the books?”

                Larry answered, “That’s under dispute actually.  There’s a guy, I think he’s a politician, named Schweizer.  According to him, Bernie Sanders funneled money that was supposed to be for schools when he was mayor of Burlington to his family members.  There was some nepotism because city government jobs went to his friends and family during the 2016 campaign but I think that happens a lot.  The problem is when they get overpaid for their work or use it for money laundering.”

                “Is that what’s alleged?” Queried Sophie

                “Yes, one of his firms called Old Time Media funneled 83 Million dollars.  It’s interesting how that company got so much revenue considering they didn’t have a website and their address was at the end of a Cull de Sac.”

                “It was Bernie’s company?” asked Leah

                “No, it was a friend of Sanders’ wife.  When they called her to ask about it, she hung up on them.”

                “Oh that’s not suspicious at all” Leah sarcastically exclaimed. 

                Sophie articulates, “Let’s stop talking about politics.  Leah, how’s work?”

                “To be honest, I hate it.  That’s why I’m glad that you invited me out.  I’m sick of the routine. The problem is I don’t really know what I want to do.  I need to get away but I don’t make enough.”

                “Flights are cheap nowadays.  Just go to Miami for a couple days and have fun on the beach.”

                “No, I need something a little more reflective.  I want to do something crazy and push my comfort zone.”

                Larry offered, “Well, what people consider a crazy but reflective trip differs per person.  Some people go through Tuscany in like an eat pray love thing others climb Mount Kilimanjaro or go to Phuket so you’re on a gorgeous beach on the other side of the world.”

                “I want it to be a spiritual place.”

                “Do you like mountains or beach?”

                “Well, I’m Greek so I like both.”

                Larry and Sophie were also Greek but Larry figured she knew that since Sophie and Leah were friends.  Larry posed, “I’m sure you’ve been to Greece.”

                “Of course.  It’s like our law.”

                “Yea, seriously.”

                “No, but I want something bigger.  Like I said, something I’m not comfortable with.”

                “If you like mountains, why not go to Nepal?  There’s a hotel where when you walk out on the balcony, you can look down at the clouds.”

                Leah’s face lit up, “That would be amazing.  That’s where Mount Everest is too right?”

                “Yes, they have guided excursion to the base camp.  You got to be careful though.  My friend, who very rarely gets sick, projectile vomited at the Everest base camp from altitude sickness.”

                “I’m pretty fit.  Even if it does humble me though, that’s kind of want I want.  It’s only when you get completely humbled that you can find your way sometime.”

                “I would actually agree with that.”

                Sophie pulled out her phone and offered, “I’ll look into it.”

                She found packages and showed Leah.  Leah looked and as she read through, she became short of breath as it sounded incredible.  Then her body slumped down.  She commented, “I was really excited about it until I saw the price tag.  That’s way too much.  If I’m going to quit my job and figure out my life, it’ll put me in a huge hole and if I don’t find the answer, then I’m fucked.”

                “What if you could take the risk out of it?” Larry asked

                Sophie closed her eyes because she knew what was coming next, “I’m going to go to the bathroom.”

                Leah asked, “Do you want me to come with you?”

                “Yes”

                Most of Larry’s friends were girls so he knew this technique.  His niece was about to spoil his offer but he didn’t care. 

                In the bathroom, Sophie turned to Leah, “Look, I’m really sorry.  I didn’t set this up.  This wasn’t my intention.  It’s just that after I texted you, he called me and I didn’t want to cancel on you so quickly so I thought it would be okay if I just had him tag along.”

                “He’s fine.  I don’t care that he’s conservative.  I don’t only have to talk to people who agree with me.”

                “No, I know it’s just that my uncle is kind of a dog.”

                “I don’t think he was hitting on me.”

                “No, he doesn’t flirt.  That’s the problem.  He gets right to the fucking point and he was just about to do that.”

                “I don’t understand.”

                “He’s very wealthy but he hates chasing and playing the game.  He doesn’t really want a commitment so he waits for women to reveal to him that they have a big ticket item that they really want but just can’t afford.  He then offers to pay for it if they sleep with him.”

                “I’m not sure why that’s shitty.  The woman can say ‘no’ right?”

                “Obviously, most actually don’t say yes right away but it turns out to be too tempting an offer.”

                “Considering how often most girls have sex for much less, I’m not surprised.”

                “Look, I can get you out of it.  My uncle adores me and I got him wrapped around my little finger.  Just let me leave first and give me like a minute and I’ll tell him to knock it off.”

                “Would you mind if I accepted?”

                “Don’t ask me that.  It’s creepy.  It’s like I’m my uncle’s pimp.”

                “Look, we’re the same age.  I don’t think it’s creepy at all but I mean we’re friends and I don’t want it to hurt our friendship.”

                “It won’t.  You’re one of my few female friends and if it doesn’t offend you, then who am I to tell you no?”

                “Should I act surprised if he asks me?”

                “He will and you don’t have to.  He knows what I’m doing.”

                They go back to the table and Larry looks expectantly at his niece.  She gives him the slightest of nods and Larry smiles.  When they sit down, Larry announces, “So, do you accept?”

                Leah laughs, “We’re not going to pretend that you don’t know what we talked about?”

                “I prefer to be honest.”

                “I’m afraid I do need to hear it from you.”

                “If you allow me access to your beautiful body, I will pay for your Nepal trip.”

                “I don’t want just the base camp.  Is it too presumptuous if you get a guide to take me all the way?”

                “Are you an experienced mountain climber?”

                “No, but I got a few months to practice and with a guide, I should be okay.”

                “I’m not opposed to that.”

                “Alright, then it’s a deal.”

                “Pending medical tests coming out clear, we’re good.”

                She extends her hand, “Deal.”

                Larry extends his hand and shakes hers, “Great.”

                The dinner goes on uneventfully and Larry pays the bill.  They all say their good bye and head to their respective homes or hotel rooms.  After going through the necessary testing and exchanging it with each other, Larry and Leah meet back in Chicago.  Leah arrives at Larry’s hotel room and she feels a pit in her stomach.  When she enters the hotel room, Larry is in his boxers which only made Leah’s nerves worse.  She sighed, “Can we like I don’t know have a conversation before I rip my clothes off like I’m some fucking whore?”

                “What do you want to talk about?”

                “Attorney General Bill Barr is under fire to resign.”

                “That just means he’s getting close to exposing the deep state, libelous, scandalous, treacherous liberals.”

                “Well, it’s pretty clear what you think of the situation.  Are you just saying that because they’re against Trump?”

                “No, it’s a history.  One of the main people calling for Barr’s resignation is David Laufman.”

                “I don’t know who that is.”

                “He’s a DOJ lawyer.  He’s been involved in every anti-Trump scandal.  He threatened Blasey Ford’s friend to change her statement but she refused.  On July 2, 2016, he interviewed Hillary Clinton about her private e-mail scandal and then suppressed the investigation. 

                “Well, intimidating a witness is bad but you can’t fault someone because he’s on the opposite side of an investigation.”

                “You don’t think it’s a coincidence that the same people are involved in taking down Mike Flynn in 2014, suppressing the Hillary e-mail scandal, the Kavanaugh hearing, then transitions to Russian collusion and the Ukraine impeachment hoax?  It’s always the same handful of people that keep popping up.”

                “Was Laufman in Russian collusion too?”

                “According to the IG report, he interviewed Steele’s main source for the dossier in January 2017.  When the source told him that Steele lied and exaggerated everything he told him, the FBI and Laufman ignored him.  The source even revealed that some things Steele claimed he said, he didn’t say.  Yet, they still opened a FISA on Carter Page.”

                “You really follow this closely.”

                “Yes, I do.”

                “Well, I did come here for a reason” Leah asserts as she removed her clothes and Larry took off his boxers. 

Leah kissed Larry and shoved him onto the bed with a seductively confident smile on her face.  She rubbed his penis and it immediately became erect. She placed a condom on his penis and stepped over Larry’s legs turning her back to him.  Larry kept his legs in front of him slightly bending his knees while Leah lowered herself onto Larry letting him enter her and tucked her knees below her body.  She wrapped her arms around his ankles and Larry wrapped his arms around her waist humping her.  Larry raised his arms to her butt and squeezed hard as he continued to ram himself inside her.  Leah crawled off the bed and Larry followed her kneeling on the floor.  Leah kicked her right leg back and knelt her left leg.  Larry increased the pace of his humping and Leah moaned.  She felt Larry slow and shifted her body forward forcing Larry out of her.  She turned toward Larry and straddled him grabbing the back of his head and shoving them into her breasts and grinded her hips quickly. Larry almost immediately came and  Leah pulled Larry back and said, “Damn Larry, you must really like me.  Just so you know, once I’m done taking your money, you’ll never see me again.”

                “That is how I prefer it.”

                “As this is our last conversation, I got a couple more questions.”

                “Shoot”

                “What do you think of Trump pardoning the police commissioner here in Illinois and the 49ers owner?”

                “He also stayed the sentence of someone.”

                “Yea, pretty busy getting people out of jail.”

                “That’s what the fake news would want you to think but he’s actually pretty judicious with that power of the presidency.”

                “I mean, I know he’s president so he’s got a right to pardon but you can abuse it.”

                “You think 34 pardons is abuse?”

                “I’m not sure.”

                “Well, what if I told you that if you rank him among the other 44 presidents, Trump ranks 41^st.”

                “Only four presidents pardoned less than he did?  Well, others had two terms.”

                “Alright so you’d think he’s almost half way of other people?”

                “Yea, that makes sense.”

                “To your point, FDR is number one with 3,687”

                “Well, yea he had four terms”

                “He died a year into his fourth but fine, we’ll give him a pass.  Do you want to know where Obama ranks?”

                “Yea, that’s a good comparison since he was the previous one.”

                “1,927.”

                Leah frowned, “Wow, Trump would really have to finish the next nine months strong if he wants to get half way.  He couldn’t even pardon one person a day and make it.”

                “Not even a quarter of the way if he did one a day from now till Election Day.”

                “I guess that’s why Trump calls them ‘fake news’”

                “Democrats are projectionist.  They call Trump a liar because they are lying to you all the time.”

                “I just think that the Attorney General shouldn’t be a wing man for the president.  They’re supposed to be separate.”

                Larry grabbed his phone and pulled out a Politico article.  “The great thing about fake news is that liberals change their story so often that old articles contradict them because back then, they defended something but when they become hypocrites down the road, we can just pull up the old article.”

                “You’ve piqued my curiosity.”

                Larry shows Leah an article about Eric Holder entitled, “I’m still the President’s wingman” from April 4, 2013 by Josh Gerstein.

                “Who’s Eric Holder?”

                “Obama’s Attorney General”

                Leah nods, “I figured”

                “Just in case you think this was just a rogue article, here’s the Washington Post.”

                Leah looks at his phone and sees an article about Holder energetically playing the role of the President’s wingman.  She nods and concedes, “Alright, I got nothing.  The media is contradicting themselves.”

                “Exactly”

                Leah got dressed while Larry booked the excursion to Nepal.  He sent her the confirmation and Leah checked her e-mail.  She gave a wry smile and Larry got up.  She walked over to him and hugged him resting her head on his chest.  She pulled away and kissed him passionately on the lips, “Thank you.”

                “Thank You.”

                Leah turned and walked out the hotel room leaving Larry by himself.  Leah quit her job and headed to Nepal.  The whole trip would take a month.  After a long while, Larry found himself texting Sophie, “Did you keep in contact with Leah?  Did she survive Everest?”

                “She did.  She’s now a Communications professor at Toledo.”

                “Guess she didn’t find the answer”

                “There’s nothing wrong with being a professor!!!”

                “Well, you know what I think about the state of our Universities.”

                “Good Night Uncle Larry.  I love you.”

                Larry smiled, “Love you too.” Realizing that his niece no longer wanted to continue the conversation.  Leah kept to her word and never tried to find Larry or talk to him again.