Chapter 35

I left Mandy’s house on Monday morning after a nice, cooked breakfast. She had called me a cab to take me to Bill Truman’s office. The same receptionist showed me into Bill’s office, and he asked her to bring in a tray of coffee.

“So how are things, Zak?” Bill asked as he sorted some papers on his desk.

“Yes, all good thanks and how are you, Bill?” I asked.

“Oh, all good thanks, played golf over the weekend, good weather for it,” he smiled, “do you play at all?”

“No, it’s not really my thing,” I said.

The receptionist brought in the tray loaded with coffee and digestive biscuits. Once she had left the room Bill got all business-like.

“Right, first of all, I would like to apologise, I had done the sums on your inheritance, and I got the figures wrong,” he said and picked up a sheath of papers and passed them to me.

“Okay...” I was worried I would not have enough to buy Colin out of the studio. It flashed through my mind that I was about to let both Sally and Mandy down and I would look like a complete prick.

“Yes, I have spoken to the Americans and once we have taken their fees, plus my fees out,2 Bill said with a smile, “You will be paid out the sum of three hundred thousand pounds!”

“Oh My god,” I said.

“Yes, I had not thought about the interest on the account,” Bill said with a smile.

“Well, I am just happy to know it’s mine, but Bill when will I get it?” I asked.

“The American lawyers have made out a Bankers draft from a branch of their bank in London,” he said and glanced at his watch, “I imagine that it will be here tomorrow morning at the latest,”

“Bloody hell!” I gasped, “Bill ... I am flipping rich!”

“Yes ... Yes, you are my friend!” Bill said with a smile and he seemed genuinely pleased for me. then we sat in silence for a few minutes.

Three hundred thousand pounds back in those days was a king’s ransom.

“Bill I am thinking about buying into a business would you be able to review the contract for me, please?” I asked.

“Yes, of course, I can,” he smiled, “I will get my receptionist to set you up an account,”

I left Bill’s office half an hour later and walked home. As soon as I got in, I telephoned the bank and asked them to work out a settlement figure for my house, why pay a mortgage when I could buy it outright?

I sat down and thought about what else I could do with the cash; I would put some into my pension and maybe buy a car. I had been driving for years but never owned my own car, I had driven army trucks, the odd hire car on holidays and the studio’s van.

I got showered and changed then I ordered a cab and went over to Mandy’s, I sat her down and told her exactly what I had been told, that tomorrow a banker’s draft for three hundred thousand pounds would be in my bank...

We celebrated with a Chinese takeaway, and after we had eaten, I took her upstairs and shagged the arse off her. I fucked her for a good two hours. I woke up the following morning to feel Mandy sucking my cock.

I let her get me hard and then I flipped her onto her hands and knees and buried my cock deep inside her. I rammed my cock deep and hard into her for a good ten minutes before shooting my load, emptying my balls into her pussy at the same time as she fell over the edge and exploded into a noisy orgasm.

We showered together and I made breakfast while Mandy did her make-up and got dressed.

Bacon sandwiches and mugs of tea were consumed as we talked about the films we had made and the films we would make. We got a cab over to Bill’s office and his receptionist showed us straight into his office, I introduced Mandy as my girlfriend and Bill stood up and shook Mandy’s hand.

There was some paperwork to do and ten minutes later he passed me an A4 envelope, and I opened it to see very a formal-looking document that looked like a huge cheque and the figure on it was for three hundred thousand pounds.

I shook hands with Bill and told him I would be in touch with him about the contract. Then Mandy and I walked around to my bank. I filled in a cheque deposit form but when I took it to the desk the lady told me that as it was such a large sum I would have to talk to the manager.