17 Scamming...

Blake was searching desperately for his 'dream girl'. He did not even get to see his supposed darling's face.

When Sam came back after dressing himself properly he met with a frenzied Blake. All the sadness in his heart was replaced with joy when he saw the state of his friend. Sam was crazily jealous when he could not gain the favor of 'The' beauty. Instead he gave the advantage to his friend. But now he was satisfied.

"Blake... What happened? Where is your 'new' girlfriend?"

Sam wanted to look serious.... unfortunately, he failed miserably. Blake looked at his gloating friend and was irked. He wanted to punch the face which was mocking him. But he controlled himself in the end.

Blake never felt defeated like this. He was so confident in his charms. He always has a way with girls. But this chick escaped from his clutches and more importantly he did not get a chance to know her… not even her name.

Then he got an idea. He already knew that she was a friend of Mrs. Clara Fry. He saw her wishing her earlier. What if he gets the details of his dream girl from her? That would be amazing. His face brightened at the realization. He praised himself for being so smart.

Seeing how his friend's face changed so fast, Sam could not bear the curiosity and blurted out, "What are you so happy about?"

"Not telling ya."

Blake spit this out venomously and ran to the couple who were celebrating their anniversary. He pestered Charlie Fry- the husband of Clara relentlessly.

Charlie wanted to cry. He knew how much of a bastard Blake was. He never wanted to risk his marriage for this person. He was lamenting the fact that he had invited Blake. What would his wife say if he asked her to sell her friend?

He shuddered at the thought but Blake was like a chewing gum. He pestered him to the ends of the earth. At last he had no choice but to give in. He fearfully asked his wife about the details of 'Blake's dream girl..?'

Clara glanced at him doubtfully.

"Why do you want her contact?" she was sure that he was not asking because he had interest in her friend.

When she turned her head she saw Blake. She immediately imagined a dog drooling in front of a bone. A red flag!! A big one at that!!!

She smiled awkwardly at Blake and dragged her husband away. She wanted to give a beating to him privately. How dare he try to sell her friend to his friend?

After Charlie was half dead from all the 'Music' from his wife, he came back to the excited Blake and glared resentfully. If not for this bastard's greed he would not have had a hard time on this special day.

'Humph…. Wait till I take my revenge on you.'

When Charlie came to Blake, Blake gave a punch on Charlie's shoulder. Charlie gritted his teeth.

'Control your temper… There will come a time when I will smack his butt….' He calmed himself repeatedly. He still had a deal to make.

"Hey Blake... what are you still waiting here for?" he feigned ignorance.

Blake scowled understanding what he wants. This rascal was waiting for his 'gains.'

"Alright... My bad! But are you sure you want something from me? Are you not afraid of my revenge?" Blake wanted to scare him.

Charlie rolled his eyes. "Just who is afraid of whom? What are you going to do? Cancel our cooperation or blackmail me over an ex..? I am ready for everything. But you may not want to miss her. Do you?"

Blake wanted to curse him.

'Alright! This time you win! But be careful not to get caught in my hands. Humph....'

"What's the deal? But let me warn you! Be fair not to ask for too much. Who knows when I will flip?"

Charlie rolled his eyes again, 'Who is going to wait till then?'

"I want your beach side villa in Boracay Island."

Blake's eyes widened. "You petty, unscrupulous scammer!!! How dare you ask for it? It is…"

"A heaven for love birds! It will be useful for people who have someone to spend their time with. What will you do there all by yourself? It is not like you have someone you want to take there. So why not give it to me?" Charlie spoke as if he was not asking something worth millions.

"You!!! Do you still have any shame left? You are asking millions just for a contact? No fucking way!"

"Then you have no way to know her!"

Charlie was enjoying this game very much. He was always frustrated over Blake acting cool and all with girls. He wanted to teach a little lesson to this rascal a long time ago. Who knew the chance will present itself on the door? He was happy to see Blake struggle.

"Fine! I will compromise. You can have a vacation there for as long as you want. But I am not giving it to you just for a woman's contact."

Charlie thought for a long time and struggled. Then, he accepted the offer reluctantly.

"By the way her name is Aaliyah. Here… I have shared her contact number with you."

Blake got the 'desired' contact and looked at it dreamily. He was very happy.

'Aaliyah... What a name! Darling... Wait for me… Humph….Stupid Charlie! He was satisfied over a simple vacation. I could have done more for you sweet heart. Hehehe… I have scammed Charlie.'

Blake left the venue happily. On the other side…..

Charlie sprinted towards Clara, "Honey look!! I have an anniversary gift for you here… That Stupid Blake… He thought that he scammed me. But I never wanted to get the mansion. After all who would give away millions for a woman?"

Clara glared at him, "You mean my friend is not even worth of a mere villa?"

"Alight…. Alright… Don't get angry. I always wanted to take you for a vacation to that villa. Finally I got a chance to scam Blake. You don't know how beautiful it is… we can't get the same feeling if we live in any resorts…." Charlie blabbered without realizing that his wife was smirking at him.

"Honey… Shall I book the tickets for next month or this month?" he finally asked her.

"No dear... We need to book the tickets for tomorrow. We have to leave immediately."Clara cleared his fantasies.

"Why? How can we plan a trip so suddenly? It is not possible to leave everything in the office for my father to look after. Lets plan it next month." He tried to talk some sense into her.

Seeing that his wife was pouting unhappily, he finally gave in, "Alright! How about next week? We can go there next week at the latest."

Clara scowled and declared, "We are either going there tomorrow or we are not going at all!"

Charlie was stunned at her obstinacy. He tried to convince her. But she did not relent. So..... he ran to his father rather unwillingly to plead. After having been admonished for nearly ten hours.... Well a little exaggeration…

Charlie finally came back to Clara grumpily. He looked at Clara who was laughing at his predicament and pulled her closer by her waist.

"Honey.... You have left me to deal with a big mess. You must compensate me properly later." He kissed Clara on her lips.

Clara hid her head in Charlie's chest and giggled happily. He thought that she was excited about their 'Honeymoon'. But….

Clara was giggling after playing with two idiots.

'Sorry Hun. If we don't leave tomorrow... I don't think we can have a vacation there in this lifetime.'