Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11

 

THE SET UP

 

Cresandra had telephoned Clinton and had arranged to met him at The Café de Royal to do an interview and to see how she could put her plan in to place to get him in the fold and involved in the match fixing, but first she had to do some homework on Clinton Radford, so she started with a phone call to Matthew Thomas telling him her name was Mary Jones, working for a client who was looking for her long lost cousin as not to cause suspicion.

 

“Hello Matthew Thomas speaking”

“Hello Mr Thomas, my name is Mary Jones and I an working for a client who is the long lost cousin of Clinton James-Rowe or Radford we think he goes by now” Cresandra replied

“Yes and what has that got to do with me” asked Matthew Thomas

“Well Mr Thomas before my client gets in touch with Mr James-Rowe/Radford she would like to know a bit more about him as you have had a far bit of contact with him with your line of work, we don’t want to go to the family as we don’t want to raise suspicion just in case he is not related to her so I must ask for your absolute discretion on this please” Cresandra replied in her soft sweet sexy husky voice

“Well I don’t know how much I will be able to tell you but I do know someone who maybe able to though” replied Matthew Thomas

“Ok Mr Thomas, if you can’t help that’s fine, who will be able to help though”

“A person called Nathaniel Thomas, Clinton is engaged to his daughter, if anyone can help I’m sure he can he knows the family very well has done for about twenty years so I suggest him, I’ll give you his number if you like”

“Yes I have heard of him, its fine I have his number spoke to him about another matter a few months ago, I will give him ago and see what happens, thank you for your help”

“OK bye”

 

Cresandra put the telephone down and went to the kitchen to do herself a drink before making the call to Nathaniel Thomas, would he mind meeting up and answering some questions about Clinton, well she would have to ask that question and see what happens, she picked up her mobile phone and made the call to Nathaniel Thomas

 

A mobile phone rang on Nathaniel Thomas’s desk, he picked it up and answer and had a puzzled look on his face it was not a number he recognise

 

“Hello Nathaniel Thomas speaking how many I help”

“Hello Mr Thomas, my name is Mary Jones and I was given your number as you may be able to help me with finding out some information about Clinton James-Rowe or Radford as we believe his known as now” replied Cresandra

“Yes I do know him but what is it to you may I ask”

“Sorry sir, yes I am trying to find some information out about him for my client who thinks she is his cousin nothing sinister”

“Ah I see, ok what can I do for you what would you like to know” asked Nathaniel Thomas

“Would you be able to meet me in about an hour at the seaside café and I can tell you more and speak to you face to face”

“Ok Ms Jones will see you there, how will I know you?”

“I will be wearing a black all in one trouser suite and I will sit outside on the roadside tables you will recognise me when you see me”

“Ok I’ll see you there”

 

Cresandra then ended the call went to have a shower before meeting up with Nathaniel Thomas, then there was a beep on her mobile phone she had received a text message, with a puzzled look on her face she looked at the text message she did not recognise the number and opened the message and it said

 

Hi Sexy

 

Hope things are going to plan

Thank you for getting hold of Handy

Andy to sort the problem just hope

The lad is not a problem to don’t

Want him hurt, he to valuable,

And remember it is in your best

Interests to get him in the fold

For your son Daniels sake

 

Take Care

 

The Boss

 

Cresandra had a stunned look on her face as she had never received a text message from The Boss as she only ever dealt with him face to face or in conversation over the phone, what was he up to why was he Texting me she thought to herself, what does he want and why is he starting to use Daniel against me, what is he so afraid of

 

Cresandra got dressed ready to go to her meeting with Nathaniel Thomas, to get the information she required to put her plan into action, to try and snare Clinton into the fold and the match fixing, it would be a tough job although if he was anything like his father it would be easy, his father James Radford, saw the pound signs and just rolled over but would Clinton be the same and think money was all he needed and with Isabella being having a baby on the way, she was sure it would be easy to turn his head.

 

Cresandra turned up at the seaside café took a seat on the roadside tables and ordered a cup of coffee, the a tall good looking gentleman wearing a blue jeans, check shirt, brown shoes and a black Leather jacket, he had no style sense what so ever could this be Nathaniel Thomas, he walked up to the table

 

“Miss Mary Jones I presume?” the gentleman asked in his posh voice

“Yes and you must be Mr Nathaniel Thomas, we spoke earlier” replied Cresandra in her sweet subtle sexy husky voice with her bright white teeth showing through as she looked up and smiled at Nathaniel Thomas shaking his hand

“Lovely day, today”

“Yes Mr Thomas it is would you like a tea or coffee”

“Yes please a tea would be nice”

“What is it you would like to know about my future son-in-law, you said you were doing some searching for a client who thinks she may be related to Clinton a cousin I think you said?” asked Nathaniel Thomas looking at Cresandra

“Yes, Mr Thomas she is an elderly woman who lives in Barry in South Wales, Miss Jane Reece, she is in her eighties and finalising her will and wants to find her long lost family and Believes Clintons’ father James Radford was a long lost cousin, but we don’t want to get in touch with the family just yet we would like to get the facts straight before we go any further” Cresandra replied to Nathaniel Thomas’s question

“I see, well I was very good friends with James Radford and he never mentioned any family in Wales but then he was a very private man” answered Nathaniel Thomas

“Was he, what is Clinton like anything like his father, Miss Reece has seen a few photo’s of James Radford” Cresandra Answered passing Nathaniel Thomas a photo of a tall dark haired handsome man

“Yes, that’s James ever the so off, a jack the lad, he was a bit of a ladies man at that time, but then Chelsea Thompson, Clinton’s mother came along and he changed calmed down so to speak”

“If I were to approach Clinton about Miss Reece do you think he would meet up with me and have a chat and what does he look like” asked Cresandra

“Well I’m not sure, he is a younger version of his father, a very handsome young man, he must be he is going to marry my daughter”

 

Then there was a beep on Cresandra’s mobile phone, it was a text message

 

Hi my sexy number one girl

 

What you up to now I’m feeling

Rather horny and need to give

Someone a good seeing to, are

You wearing that sexy little

Red number I sent you, you

Hot, sexy, horny, little minx

Text me back if you free need

Shag now desperate

 

 

Hugs n Kisses

 

 

T F XXXXXXX

 

Cresandra looked back at Nathaniel Thomas, blushing her cheek very red and she was panting for breath at the text she had just received

 

“Are you ok, Miss Jones” asked Nathaniel Thomas looking at Cresandra confused at the state she was in after her rather raunchy text message she had just received

“I’m fine Mr Thomas just someone playing a prank on me, right about Clinton do you think I could meet him and have a chat”

“Yes I’m sure he will” replied Nathaniel Thomas unaware that Crssandra had already arranged to meet up with Clinton the following Tuesday pretending to do a reported for a new cricket magazine called hit for six monthly and this interview would give her a chance to test the water and see if Clinton could be tempted with a bribe

“Thank you for all your help Mr Thomas”

“Your welcome”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nathaniel Thomas left Cresandra at the table to finish of her Coffee before she headed off home, she took her mobile phone out of her pocket opened up her text messages and replied to the last one she had received

 

Hi T F

 

It’s your horny, sexy minx here

Yes I am up for it will be home

Soon, wearing the little red number

For you laying on my bed with

Legs spread open ready and

Waiting for you

 

See you soon

 

Horny Minx

 

Cresandra then pressed the send button and sent the message; she sat back in her chair and thought about what she was going to do when she got home with T F.

 

Cresandra left the café and made her way to her flat to get herself ready for her horny visitor T.F being Terry Franking, who the year before she had spent some time with in a hotel room with his colleague David Miller when they gave her one of the times of her life when they had a threesome, but this time it was terry on his own, she got into her sexy red negligee and waited for her horny visitor to turn up

 

Then there was a knock at the door Cresandra went to answer the door and Terry Franklin was stood there his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets and the sight of Cresandra in front of him looking very hot and sexy

 

“Well hello my hunky man how are we, do you like what you see” Cresandra said in her sweet husky sexy voice

“do I like what I see, I want to ravish now, I want to run my fingers along that beautiful sexy body and have my wicked way with you, you horny little minx” Terry Franklin replied eyes staring straight at Cresandra’s ample breasts and her lovely come to bed eyes

“Well come on in then big boy and how me what you came do, you horny hunk, you”

 

Cressandra Closed the door behind Terry Franklin and dragged him to the Bed were Terry Franklin, started to caress Cassandra’s body and fondle he ample sized breasts, they could not keep their hands off each other, Terry Franklin proceeded to remove Cresandra’s bra and panties in the process running his tongue along her body breathing his hot and steamy breath on to her as well, Cresandra just threw her head back in ecstasy at the gentleness that Terry Franklin was making love to her, this was not just sex anymore this was pure ecstasy and pure fore play he know how to hit the high spots and brought Cresandra to a crushing orgasm and this before they had  even had sex, It left Cresandra panting for more and more she was going to get from her young fit stud.   

 

 

 

They carried on making love most of the afternoon, with terry Franklin taking Cresandra to orgasm after orgasm as they caressed and fondled each other like love struck teenagers, their joyful afternoon was cut short when Cresandra received and Call on her mobile.

 

“Hello Cresandra Drake speaking” she answered

“Hello Cresandra, hope I have not disturb you, I guess you have company Mr Franklin I believe, if so tell him that he needs to try harder to get out” the voice at the other end replied laughing

“Ok Charlie what is it you want”

“Have you got this Radford kid yet, because I have heard that he could be picked for the up coming one day international series? Coming up in the next few weeks, injury permitting that is”

“Who told you that then P, he is still a kid and has only played few one day games” Crssandra piped back

“Listen to me you whore, I have got the information for a few sources with in the ECB and they have guaranteed me that he will get picked, so we need him to be in the fold by the, so you are going to have to get to work on him as soon as possible”

“Well I am meeting him next Tuesday; hang on a minute P need to do some thing”

 

Cresandra then put her hand over the receiver of the telephone and turned to terry Franklin and asked him

 

“Terry do you know of a kid called Clinton Radford” asked Cresandra

“Yes I do he is causing a bit of a storm on the circuit, why do you ask”

“Well P is telling me he could be picked for the one day series in the next few weeks do you want to make a bit of money on this”

“Well yes I think so, how”

“Wait there let me finish this call and I will tell you”

 

Cresandra then carried on her conversation with Charlie P King, realising the information she had just received she could use to her advantage and make a few quid

 

OK bye Charlie”

 

“Right then Terry this lad Radford according to P is going to be picked for the one day series, so do you want to make some money on him being picked say a grand and we will see what odds we can get” said Cresandra

“You what the bookies will never take it, they never take bets on players who are going to get pick”

“You idiot this is not legal we put money on with one of P boys and we could make a killing, say they give us odds of say ten to one and we put a grand each on , he gets picked we get ten grand”

“I’m not sure”

 

To get Terry Franklin on side Cresandra started to caress his fit body, running her hands over his rippling muscles and down his muscular chest, down to his groin, Terry Franklin then grabbed Cresandra and started kissing her up and down her body

 

“You sure know how to get your own way don’t you my horny little minx, mmm, just there that’s nice, mmm, yes, ok yes I will do it, please finish me off don’t stop”

“Also my hunky stud muffin if he does get picked we could get him in the fold to, make some more money for us both”

“OOOOOO yes”

“He is a young and impressionable man and I’m sure if you do this to him you minx, if I can’t resist then I’m sure he can’t to, Davie boy never did he”

“No he didn’t did he babe” replied Cresandra as she was brining Terry Franklin to a climax and the afternoons events to an end

 

Back at the Thompson house Clinton was sat in the kitchen talking to Karen Nixon about the up coming Memorial service for Joel Henderson

 

“Karen, you knew Joel well, what type of man was he, I only knew him really for a few weeks” asked Clinton

“Well Clinton he was a kind, gentle giant of a man, who had time for everyone and any one and believe me he regretted failing a drugs test, in fact he was distraught, if only he had never gone out that night and he never would have had a snort of cocaine” replied Karen Nixon

“What he got banned for taking cocaine?” asked Clinton

“Yes he was out with, some of his team mates and got a bit drunk and wanted to be one of the gang and he sorted it, the following morning he had training when the drug testers turned up and he was one of the player chosen to give a sample, he never thought anything of it, he was that drunk the night before he could not remember taking cocaine” Karen Nixon replied with a tear in her eye

“But by then it was to late, the test was done and it came back positive and the rest is history, he almost lost everything, a few sponsors stood by him, he lost his central contract, but he used the three years he was out of the game wisely he went to South Africa and taught disadvantaged Children how to play cricket, in the townships, he really loved doing that”

“Karen I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but was Joel ever approached to fix a match, bare in mind I am only asking” Clinton asked

“YOU WHAT, NO, NOT, NEVER, HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT HE LOVED THE GAME, YES HE MADE A MISTAKE BUT FIX A GAME NEVER” Karen Nixon replied with some anger in her voice

“Sorry Karen” Clinton replied

“Why do you ask” asked Karen Nixon

“It was just something I heard, that he had been approached about bowling a few no balls and wide’s, but he had turned it down”

“Well there you are, there is the answer to your question, Joel was a good man, yes he made a mistake with the drugs but he would never lose a game on purpose”

“OK Karen sorry, you know one thing though my bloody ribs are still hurting from the battering he gave me a few months ago” Clinton replied laughing

“I bet they are” Karen Nixon replied laughing

“Karen were you there when Joel made his test debut” asked Clinton

“Yes I was, it was against Australia, in Barbados and he was not supposed to be playing he was down as twelfth man, when Dwayne Richardson got injured in the warm up, Joel always said it was fait and he was meant to play, he took seven wickets in the match scored a fifty and The West Indies won by two wickets with Joel hitting the winning runs” Karen Nixon Replied

“I hope I will do that one day, play for England, take wickets and score runs, become a big star”

“Clinton is you put your mind to it you can do anything, maybe one day it will happen but until it does concentrate on looking after Isabella and the twins when they come along, she is such a lucky girl to have someone like you” Chelsea, Clinton’s mother replied

“Yes Clinton Listen to your mother, you have you children and Isabella to worry about and if the chance comes along so be it, but if it doesn’t then, look to the future you have with them" Karen Nixon replied 

 

 

 

  

 

The day had come for Joel Henderson’s memorial service; Clinton, Isabella and Karen Nixon were in the kitchen of the Thompson house

 

“So Clinton have you written what you are going to say to day or are you going to do adlib” Karen Nixon asked

“Yes here you are have a read” Clinton replied with a tear in his eye

“OK” Karen Ni9xon replied

 

Hi everybody

 

We are here to today to celebrate the life of a larger than life character,

I only got to know Joel in recent months but I remember our first meeting

When The Wanderers played Hamilton Junction and I decided to give him

A taste of his own medicine and scored a few runs off him, but Joel being

Joel, he just took it in his stride and started to hit me all over the place.

 

Our paths would cross again but this time we would be playing for the

Same side and we had a great time hitting all the Middlesex bowlers

All over the place and we both scored a hundred, I herd the story of

When he made his test debut against Australia and scored a fifty to

Win the game hitting the winning runs in the process

 

No matter what people wrote about him good or bad he always smiled

He loved his rum and coke, but most of all I will miss his laughing and

Joking

 

Goodbye my friend, the big man had now got his opening bowler

 

Your friend

 

Clinton

 

Karen Nixon looked up from the speech and looked at Clinton and started to cry

 

“Clinton that is beautiful well written and well said”

“Thank you Karen”

 

After the service Clinton, Isabella and Karen Nixon, paid a glowing tribute to Joel by getting players from The Wanderers and Hamilton Junction to line up in there full white outside the church.

 

“He would have liked that Karen, a lovely thought” Clinton said

“Yes he is up there looking at us say you have done me proud guys” Karen replied

 

While this was going on there was a lonely figure stood and staring at it all going on it was a mysterious woman who Clinton would soon get to know very well, as Cresandra was there to do some recognisance and get to know people around Clinton and more about his precious Isabella could she turn Clinton’s eye from her and ultimately get him in the firm.

 

It was the day of Clinton’s meeting with Cresandra who he was under the impression that she was a reporter for hit for six cricket magazine and Handy Andy was waiting in the lane down the road

She had arranged to meet Clinton at the Seafront Café to do an article on him but also to test the foundations and see if he would take a bribe for match fixing, see was sat on the seats near the front of the café by the window when Clinton and His grandmother Georgia, came into the café and walked over to her

 

“Hello Miss Drake, Clinton Radford” asked Clinton

“Yes” replied Cresandra

“Nice to meet you I have brought my grandmother Georgia Thompson with me for some moral support” said Clinton

“Hi very nice to meet you Mrs. Thompson” Cresandra replied

“Call me Georgia”

“Ok would you both like a coffee or a tea” Cresandra asked

“Coffee for me” answered Georgia

“Tea for me” replied Clinton

 

Cressandra then signalled to the counter for two coffees and a tea

 

“Right then, lets make a start shall we” asked Cresandra

“First question for you, how have you found it since the death of Joel Henderson” asked Cresandra

“Well it’s been tough for everyone who knew him, but we are getting through it”

“You made your debut a few months ago for Hampshire in a second XI game and scored a hundred how did that feel and what did it feel like sharing that experience with Joel Henderson”

“It was a shock getting picked but, when I got there it was a great experience and to share the whole experience with Joel Henderson was a pleasure”

“If England came knocking tomorrow, how would you feel”

“If England picked me tomorrow I would be over the moon and it would be a privilege to play for my country”

 

Cresandra Drake then went into her bag for some headache tablets as she had a headache, but she did not have any

 

“Excuse me but do either of you have any headache tablet on you” Cresandra asked Georgia and Clinton

“No we don’t sorry”

“Sorry for asking, Georgia but do you mind going to the chemist for me and getting some, I can feel a migraine coming on” asked Cresandra

“No problem my love I’ll do that for there is one just around the corner”

“Thank you”

 

Clinton got up with his grandmother and walked her to the door, while he was doing this Cresandra sent a text message to Handy Andy who was waiting just down the road in the lane

 

Handy

 

Target is on her way do not

Hurt her, I repeat do not hurt

Her, just a warning and nothing

More

 

Cres

 

As Clinton returned to the table Cresandra looked to Clinton and said to him

 

“Thank you for that, I do have a blinding headache, would you like another Coffee”

“That’s fine Nan could do with a bit of fresh air and yes I would love another coffee thank you” Clinton Replied

 

Cresandra got up and went to order their coffee’s, she paid for them and asked for a receipt, so it looked real to Clinton and that this interview was a legitimate one and the coffee was going on expenses.

 

“Right then where were we, ah yes so there is talk that after your recent performances in the one day games you have played, you could get an England call up” Cresandra asked

“Well that’s news to me, but if the chance came along, it would be an honour for me” Clinton replied

“I’m sure it would” Cresandra replied with some trepidation in her voice a wry smile and glint in her eye as she and Terry Franklin had a lot of money riding on Clinton getting picked for England for the up coming one day internationals

“Would you ever take money, say for team information, pitch or weather conditions” asked Cresandra nervousness in her voice at what his answer could be

“What do you mean by that” asked Clinton

“Lets just say hypothetically I was ask you for team information, say who was going to play if the wicket were a green and would suite the seam bowlers, you gave it to me and I gave you five thousand pounds” Cressandra asked

“Well I’m not sure, maybe I would take it” replied Clinton

“But why, isn’t that match fixing, because you have told a person information that they could us to bet on who may play in the game” asked Cresandra

“No it’s not, because I have not influenced the game” replied Clinton

“No but you have given information that could be used to influence the betting market on who could play” replied Cresandra

“But it is still not match fixing” replied Clinton

“So define match fixing to me” asked Cresandra

“Well my definition of match fixing is if you are offered money to say, bowl bad, bowl no balls, a wide here and there, bat bad, drop catches do you really want me to go one it is a great bug bare of mine, because my feeling is if anyone gets caught match fixing they should be banned for life” Clinton replied with some vigour in his voice

“Well I can see that” Cresandra replied

 

While this was going on Clinton’s grandmother Georgia was on her way back from the chemist when she was pulled into a lane by a burly man

 

“What do you think you are doing, get off me” Georgia said to Handy Andy who was wearing a balaclava as he put his figure to his mouth and telling her to be quite 

He then whispered in to her ear “Listen to me and listen to me good and you won’t get hurt”

“Just get off me you idiot” replied Georgia

 

Handy Andy then proceeded to give Georgia a fist in the ribs as a warning that is she was to struggle it would get rather nasty

 

“Owe that hurts, ahhh that hurts more” Georgia replied as handy Andy gave another fist to the ribs

“I told you to listen and you are going to listen, now if you or any member of your family goes to the police with the information you have on the syndicate, you and mark my word will be sorry” Handy Andy said

“You what I don’t know what you are on about, the syndicate who are they” replied Georgia

“You know full well who they are” Handy Andy replied pushing his fist further into Georgia’s ribs

“That is hurting me, I HAVE TOLD YOU I DON’T KNOW THE SYDICATE” Georgia Shouted into Handy Andy’s face

“AND YOU DON’T SCARE ME YOU BIG BULLY”

 

With that Handy Andy, pulled his fist from Georgia’s ribs and gave her a big slap across the face and a punch in the stomach

 

“Maybe now you will listen, the book you have with the names of the syndicate in it, well my boss wants it

“Listen you can go and tell your boss to go and fuck himself, you won’t get anything from me”

“Well I’m sorry about that” replied Handy Andy as he punched Georgia again in the stomach and gave her another message this time from Curtis James-Rowe

“That one was from your son in-law and there will be more if you don’t back off next time I will make sure you end up in hospital”

 

Handy Andy then turned around and ran off down the lane, when he was far enough away he sent Cresandra a text message

 

Hi Cres

 

Job done, but went a bit over board

Think she got the message speak

Later

 

H A

 

As Cresandra was receiving this message Georgia turned up at the café a bit the worst for ware and looking a bit distressed? Clinton got up from his seat with a look of concern on his face

 

“Nan what’s happened?” Clinton asked with some concern in his voice

“I was mugged just down the road in the lane” Georgia replied, knowing she could not tell Clinton the truth

“I’ll phone the Police you have to report it Nan” said Clinton

“No Clinton, I’m fine no police, just take me home please” asked Georgia in answer to Clinton had just said

“OK” replied Clinton

 

Clinton then turned and said to Cresandra who had a look of shock on her face

 

“Do you mind if we call it a day, I need to get my Nan home, I’ll grab a cab from the front, give me a call and we will finish this off another day” Clinton said with some distress in his voice after what had just happened to his grandmother

“No, that’s fine just go get her home, I got your number I will phone you another time and arrange another meeting to finish the interview, look just go” Cresandra replied

“Thank you Miss. Drake”

 

 

 

 

Cresandra left the café and took a stroll along the sea front and was thinking to herself, maybe just maybe I could get this Clinton Radford into the fold maybe not to fix a game to start with but to forecast pitch, weather and team information and then move on to getting him to fix games, maybe this could be the way forward and it could be something that Charlie P King could go for, as she was doing this her mobile started to ring, as she looked at it the name of Handy Andy was flashing up

 

“Hello, Handy Andy just the man I wanted to speak to” Cresandra said

“What the hell do you think you are playing at hay?” she also asked

“What do you mean Miss Drake?”

“You know full well what I mean Cresandra replied

“I told you a word in the ear and strictly no violence, but no what do you do give the woman a dig or two are you mad” said Cresandra with some anger in her voice

“Well” replied Handy Andy

“Well what, well bloody what, I specifically asked you not to hurt her and just have a word, who asked you to do this no don’t tell me Curtis James-Rowe” asked Cresandra

“Well Curtis wanted her to have a stern warning she has information that could bring the syndicate down and the boss is scared” Handy Andy replied

“I do not care Handy, who is paying you me or the boss” Cresandra replied

“Curtis” replied Handy Andy

“Well ok, but I did ask you not to hurt her didn’t I or did I not, Listen Handy she is an old lady and you could have done more damage what would you have done if she had a heart attack or is that what Curtis and the boss want her dead” Cresandra replied to Handy Andy with some concern in her voice

“Well Miss Drake that is the feeling I get, but not before they get the book with the names in” Handy Andy replied chuckling

“Well I don’t want any part of that” replied Cresandra with a sombre voice

 

Could it be that Cresandra Drake had got a was not starting to have second thought’s about he involvement in the syndicate, the thought that kept coming back to her was that of her son Daniel and if she got out of this god forsaken game of sleeping with people just to get them to do things for money, so that rich men could make money on sport, maybe, just maybe one day she could have that mother son relationship with Daniel, something she had been wanting for many years.

 

“Listen Handy leave the book thing to me, if I can get to spend some more time with Clinton Radford, I think I could gain his trust and ultimately get him to match fix thus getting the book as he would have no option, also his precious Isabella is pregnant and when she has given birth we could use her and the children to get it, by kidnapping them, but this must be a last option” Cresandra said to Handy Andy with an evil smile on her face as the idea of kidnap had never even appealed to her before.

“OK Miss Drake, can you speak to Curtis and the boss please” Handy Andy replied

“OK”

 

Cresandra finished the call and started to phone another number, she had a devilish look on her face, a look that she was going to suggest to someone something very outrageous or dangerous this phone call would reveal a lot of the future plans of the boss

 

“Hello”

“Hello Miss Drake do you have some news for me on Clinton Radford” asked the voice at the other end

“Well some. I think it is going to be a difficult job, but I believe he will take money for information like team, pitch conditions and weather” Cresandra replied

 

“Well it is a start, how much is it going to cost to do that” asked the voice of the boss

“About five grand, then we can bet on the toss and if the team, like if it is damp they will bowl first or if it is as flat as a pancake they will bat first and so on” Cresandra replied with some glee in her voice

“And I have also got it on good authority that he will be picked in the one day squad later this month for the one day series against The West Indies” Cresandra also said

“Is that right good” replied the boss

“And I have got this plan to run by you” said Cresandra

“Go on, I’m a ears” replied the Boss

“well I believe there is a book that you want to get hold of with all these names in, one of them being yourself, which is being held by Mrs Georgia Thompson” Cressandra replied

“Yes what about it” replied the boss

“Well I hear you want it and I think I could get hold of it for you but it will be tricky and dangerous to go with it” replied Cresandra

“How do you suppose you are going to do that my girl or do I dare not ask” asked the boss

“Well if I can’t get to it by getting Clinton Radford in the fold, what about taking his partner Isabella and the babies when they are born, I’m sure he will do anything to get them back, even getting the book of his grandmother for us” Cresandra replied with some trepidation in her voice

“I’m not sure, It is a bit drastic isn’t it, kidnap a mother and her child, just to get a book, I’m not sure about that” the boss replied

“It never stopped you with me did it now to get your own way and get me to do the things you want me to do” Cresandra replied with some anger and vigour in her voice

“Listen you whore, remember who his father is I had ever right to take my son off of you and give him to those nice people, if only he knew what his mother did for a living, ha and you try to be all righteous and thou with me, the cheek of it” replied the boss laughing

“Just remember Miss Drake I can do what ever I like and you will do what ever you are told, but yes it is a good idea would we be able to kill them if he does not play ball” the boss said

“Your sick, you would kill an innocent mother and child just to get your own way, you truly are sick in the head, you have lost the plot” Cresandra replied with some shock in her voice at what had just been said

“Listen to me and listen to me good Miss Drake, I am capable of anything even murder, if it mean I will get what I want and if that means I kidnap and murder a mother and her child then so be it and I’m sure I will enjoy ever minute of it, whether it be quick with the mother and slow with the baby maybe I’ll feed the baby to the dog mm that sounds good” the boss replied with a wry grin on his face as he did so

“YOU ARE FUCKING SICK” replied Cresandra as she ended the call

 

Cresandra then walked to the roadside and was sick all over the place at what the boss had just said to her, she started to think he has lost it, lost the plot good and proper and was mentally ill and was starting to now think is this really the life she wanted to live and the things she wanted to do, if only she had somewhere to go then she could get Daniel and go and be away from this life for good, could she go to the police and do a deal and give them the syndicate, but then she would be on the run for the rest of her life and that was no life for her and her son.

 

 As Clinton and his grandmother got back to the house, she went straight up to her bed room and got and envelope from her bedside table, went it to the study and locked it in the safe, she was starting to get very worried about her safety after what had happened earlier that afternoon and she was right to feel that way as she was now ruffling a few feathers of some nasty people , but did not want to tell the police or the rest of the family, although she did think that the police maybe able to help but were any of them part of the syndicate, she just did not know.

 

The only people she could trust were her family, but then she would have to admit to something she had known since before Clinton was born, that being that Clinton’s father James Radford was a blatant cheat, he took money to play badly and this was why he had died.

 

Georgia knew that by telling the rest of the family she would have to tell them the really reason behind James Radford death and it was not a brain tumour as she had been telling everyone for these years, how could she look her daughter in the eyes and tell her that the father of her son was murdered because he double crossed the syndicate and was poisoned, how could she look at her husband and say she knew that their daughters lover had cheated and played bad for his own gain and for the gain of others, people who he was involved with, she was thinking to herself should she speak to Clinton and explain everything to him, but then she would have to explain everything  right from the start on how she found out that his father was a cheat, how she had heard the conversation he had had all those years ago with a man, she only knew as the boss, but who was this mysterious boos and why are they so interested in her now.

 

Then it came to her, Curtis was part of the syndicate and he wanted to get he out of the way so he could get back Chelsea back, that’s right she thought his name was in the book she had as one of the go betweens, she went back to the Safe and got the book back out and opened it and looked at some of the names in it that she did not recognise but then two of them stood out, Curtis James-Rowe and James Radford.

 

Did James know Curtis, why did Curtis marry Chelsea and then the pieces stated to come together, Curtis was using Chelsea to get to her and to get the book, but how did he know she had the book with these names in, did James tell Curtis, no because James gave her the book and she remembers now why he did the words he said that day he gave it to her they now add up.

 

“Georgia guard this book with your life, there as some very nasty people after me for this book put it somewhere safe and do not go to the police as they can not be trusted, as you know my days are numbered I am dieing they have got to me please and promise me please do not let them get this book and Georgia what ever you do, do not tell Chelsea or my son what I did promise me that, there is ten thousand pound in an account, the paying in book is in this envelope, you will know when to us it and please use it wisely and last but not least please let Chelsea know how much I LOVE HER, we have the story straight the doctors know what to do and say when I die, everything is in place, take care Georgia and god bless you”

 

Now she knew what he meant when he said he was mixed up with some seriously nasty people and now was her chance to do something but how was she going to do it, she could not go to the police, maybe the papers but who could she trust, maybe Matthew Thomas will help, but how deep did all this corruption go anyone could be part of the syndicate, even her own family, now she wasn’t thinking straight, the first thing she was going to do was take the book and put it some where it could not be got at, the bank a safe deposit box and should something happen to her then she would leave the key and power of attorney to Clinton with instructions for him to go to the press with what he had, yes that sounded the right idea, she then phone her solicitor to put the process in place and the following day she would go to the bank, get a safe deposit box and put the book in it, it was to late to do it tonight but first thing in the morning she would go to the bank before going and getting the power of attorney done.

 

So it was that the following day the Georgia Thompson left at nine o’clock in the morning and headed straight to the bank and got a safe deposit box to put the book in but first she stopped of at and old friends stationary shop to copy the information she had, she needed some security, she needed to have copies just in case anything happened to the original, so off to the bank she went depositing the book in box 1n3x90x2z, once the box was locked and her key put with the rest of the new keys she went to her solicitors Mr Jacob Dunne to get the power of attorney done.

 

“Right Jacob I want a power of attorney written up and done ASAP can you do it for me” asked Georgia

“Yes no problem  we will do it now and I’ll try and get it ready for you for later this afternoon for us both to sign who is it for Reginald” replied Jacob Dunne

“No my grandson Clinton” replied Georgia

“OK”

 

They sat down and came up with the document which Georgia returned later to read and sign.

 

I Georgia Elizabeth Janice Thompson

 

Are of sound mind and body and do give full power of Attorney to the following person

Clinton Reginald Ian Radford, he will in the event of me either passing away or at any point

In the future lose any capability to think for myself all power shall go to him, I also pass on

These documents enclose with this power of attorney, it is evidence of sports fixing from

Around the world and is stored in a safe deposit box at The Grand Union Bank, the box

Number is 1n3x90x2z, also enclosed in this box is a letter telling Clinton exactly what to do

With the information I have given him, my solicitor Mr Jacob Dunne will accompany

Clinton to open this box as I have left copies of the say information to him and he will

Be able to advice Clinton as to what to do with it.

 

Signed Georgia Thompson …………………………..

 

 

Signed Jacob Dunne ………………………………….

 

Georgia left the office feeling safe in the mind that the information she had on the syndicate was going to be one day released, but she still was a bit apprehensive, as to who the boss was and she was determined to do some more digging on this man and find out who he was, why were people so scared of him, what did he have on people, was he the money man or just a front for someone more sinister, it was not long before Georgia who find out how serious the syndicate were, as they would come very close to home and try and get their hands on her grandson Clinton , was he going to turn his back on the life he had and go the same way as his father had done before him by taking the dirty money to play bad and fix cricket matches, it was barely worth thinking about surely Clinton was not going to turn to the dark side and get involved with the sinister side of the game and get involved in betting, no surely not, he is a better man than his father was, he saw the money and turned but surely Clinton would not, but she just could not help thinking that money talks she thought about the saying “When Money talks even the angels listen” she didn’t know who said it but it was try money does talk and there was a lot of money to be made in illegal betting.       

 

  

 

Cresandra was sat on her bed in her flat thinking to herself what had she got herself into, how was she going to bring the syndicate down and ultimately bring the boss down to get her son back and get out of this business of sleeping with men and women to get them to get involved with sports fixing.

 

She then started to remember of the time she bedded a 6ft 3in slim bodied, blue eyed, blonde haired Russian Beach Volley ball player by the name of Anastasia Malinska, Cresandra bedded Anastasia a few times and used to arrange for some of her male clients to watch them have their lesbian sessions out of site just to show how good she could be with a woman and some of the men loved it and wanted more but this was the only time Cresandra had done this and would never do it again, even though the experience was a good one for her, she knew how to please a woman in the only way a woman knew how to.

 

But on one of these sessions, one of he Clients decided he was going to film it on his mobile phone and he downloaded it on to his laptop and his laptop subsequently got stolen and the video was, put on to the internet becoming one of the most watched videos of all times but it ruined Anastasia.

 

Anastasia had just signed a multi-million dollar deal with a well renowned sports manufacturer for her to be the face of their advertising campaign when it appeared on the internet and the company pulled the plug on the deal stating, it was not the type of activities they wanted their sports stars to be involved in, thus humiliating Anastasia and she never got over it.

 

Anastasia Malinska, Hanged herself in her New York hotel and was twenty three years old and Cresandra had never got over this and blamed herself for this and vowed never to get involved and bed another woman again as Anastasia was the only person Cresandra really loved and vowed from that day on she would bring the person who leaked the video or should that be deliberately put the video on the internet to justice.

 

Cresandra was thinking am I ever going to get Daniel back and give him the life that he deserves, with a mother he can be proud of but if I don’t do this, I will never get him back as the boss will make sure of that as he was his father and would never allow me to take him away, she will have to come up with a plan on how to bring the syndicate down she was not going to be able to do this herself, maybe she could get Clinton Radford to help her, would he even believe her, she could not go to the police as some of them were involved in this to, she was coming up with more questions than answers but the one thing that kept coming into her head was, get Clinton Radford to help her, but could she ask the son of James Radford to help her without him finding out what his father had done and that his grandmother knew about it.

 

Yes she could ask Clinton Radford to help her, she did not have to tell him what his father did, she could tell him the whole story about the syndicate and they could hatch a plan to string the syndicate along before they can bring them down from the inside, it was going to be messy and nasty but Cresandra was prepared for that, but she had to make sure what Clinton was getting himself involved in these were not nice people and would blow you away as soon as look at you, would that be a chance Clinton would be willing to take with his partner Isabella pregnant, did he really want to put her at risk, but that would be a decision that only Clinton could make, but it would be the choice that Cresandra would give him when they.

 

So it was that Cresandra was going to try and bring the syndicate down with the help of a person she had only met once, but she trusted with her life and if he was anything like his father James Radford she would be in safe hands, she then took her phone of the bedside table and phoned Clinton to arrange to finish off their meeting from yesterday.

At his Grandparents house Clinton was sat at the kitchen table having a drink when is mobile phone rang.

 

“Hello Clinton Radford speaking”

“Hello Clinton, Cresandra Drake here would it be possible for us to finish the interview tomorrow and discuss some other things as well” Cresandra relied

“Yes fine would tomorrow be ok, here at my grandparents” Clinton replied

“Yes that’s fine will see you about two in the afternoon” Cresandra replied with some nervousness in her voice knowing what she was going to ask Clinton to do for her tomorrow but she had to do it, she had to find out if he was willing to help, it might be a mistake but she would not know until she asked.

“Ok see you at two tomorrow” replied Clinton

“OK bye”

 

Cresandra ended the call and put her phone down, she looked in the mirror on her dressing table and she could see a tear coming form her eye, this was a tear of some joy, but some trepidation as well as she was going to do something the following day that could not only put her life in jeopardy, but lives of some many other people including that of the one person she loved in her life her son Daniel, but it was for Daniel she was doing this as she wanted to get out of this business and have a proper relationship with her son, not seeing him for four times a year for two hours at a time, she wanted more than that and she wanted to make the boss pay for what he had done to her over the years and how he made her feel.

 

As Cresandra was getting ready to get in to the shower her phone rang.

 

“Hello Cresandra Drake speaking”

“Hello my sexy minx, it’s Terry here and I have got some information for you, like you thought Clinton Radford is going to be picked in the squad for the forthcoming one day internationals, so go and put the money on and we can make a killing on this one” Terry Franklin replied

“Good, I am glad I’ll nip down the bookies soon and put some money on” Cresandra replied

“OK babe will speak soon bye” Terry Franklin said

“OK bye” Cresandra replied, before turning her phone off and having her shower but she could still not get out of her head whether she was doing the right thing by getting Clinton involved in this plan he had so much going for him and he had so much at stake, would the syndicate go after him or worst still go after Isabella, would the boss really feed the baby to the dogs, but the one thing that kept coming back was Daniel, she was doing all this for him and it was something that had to be done and so it was that Cresandra Drake was the following day going to ask for the help of England’s newest player.

 

Clinton was sat at the kitchen table on his lap top when his mobile phone went started to ring again.

 

“Hello Clinton Radford here” replied Clinton

“Hello Radford my boy how are you its Alan Anderson here chairman of the England Cricket selectors” the voice at the other end of the phone replied

“Yes Mr Anderson what can I do for you and my Name is Clinton not Radford thank you” Clinton replied with some shock in his voice at the way he had just been spoken to by the chairman of selectors

“Yes sorry Clinton, just phoning you to let you know you have been picked for the forthcoming one day internationals against Australia and you will be getting the official letter within the next few hours by courier and the squad will be announced later this evening ok bye” Alan Anderson replied and the line went dead.

Clinton then dropped his mobile phone on the floor looked in the mirror at his pale face with a look of shock on it at what he had just been told, could he really be picked for England, it must be true why would it not be.

 

Alan Anderson sat back in his black leather hair behind his desk at Lord’s after he had put the phone down to Clinton, thinking to himself there we are another young gun in the side another kid to corrupt and get in the fold, he was sure that Terry, David and Cresandra would do the business and get him in the fold and on the pay roll to fix some games.

 

But what he did not know was that Cresandra had plans of her own and was going to us Clinton to try and bring the syndicate down and ultimately expose the boss, it was dangerous yes but it was a risk that Cresandra was willing to take.