Sometimes I DO get a Pleasant Surprise
Guys,
I arrive in Davao City, finally, on a Monday night. Wolfgang, GM at Apoview, had my room ready. We go there and my lovely woman tells me how elegant it looks. We dine at 9:45PM at Claude's, Cafe de Ville on Rizal St. Claude gives us personal attention. An uncouth, fat fuck from Chicago is in there dining alone. Claude is talking to him, perhaps out of pity.
My Lady is nicely dressed and I am wearing a black suit, charcoal gray tie and black, oxford dress shirt. The fat fuck looks over at us, yells out, "boy is she something! Where did you meet her? I bet you met her in church, haw, haw haw". Fat fuck must have just paid off his life insurance as he is trying hard to cash in on it. I look at the pig and calmly say, "She belongs to me. Where I met her is NOT your concern". Fat Terrence, says "Okay but she IS beautiful"! Before he says his next (perhaps final) words, Claude leans over and says something which shuts him up. Claude escorts us as we leave. We have a drink at Henny's De Bonte Koe and then go to Chico's.
The next day I give her money and tell her where the Mall is on Illustre Street so she can buy a cellphone. She leaves and GE calls inviting me to join him and his Wife for lunch. I head over but first I text her 20 y/o sister in CDO asking her to forward to me the new CP# once she gets it. I then text the Name and directions to Swiss Deli. No way she will get here and she is shopping, a woman's favorite hobby.
I meet GoodEnough and wife and the topic is my new woman. His Wife, says, "Slayer, I hear you are really interested in this girl. You bring her to Davao where you have so many women already. You must really like her". I tell her she is correct but I am certain to be in for a major letdown anytime soon. GE says, "any chance she will make it here"? I just finish telling him, "No Way", when he interrupts my pessimistic banter on love with "Uh Slayer, you better cut it short. There is a tiny, beautiful, young girl at the top of the stairs and she just said your name. I think she IS here". His wife replies, "amazing, she must really like you".
She made it from downtown all the way to Lanang in a cab in a City she never visited until now. I was unprepared for this. She walked over, came into my arms, holding me tightly. GoodEnough says, "there are rooms upstairs; looks like you need one NOW". My reply, "I am busy". The Place was full of lunchtime diners. Normally a guy who avoids public displays of emotions or anything, for once I did not give a fuck.
Dragon Slayer