Hiding Sandy Part 1

Mike and Steve were best friends in college, and both came from blue collar families. After graduating, Mike quietly built a fortune through smart investments, including a startup company he sold. He lived a low-key lifestyle, with a modest house in the suburbs. However, he was a survivalist who was worried of a potential future economic collapse, so he built a large house on a huge isolated property in the mountains. The house blended into the forest so you could not see it from an airplane above and had a sophisticated security system, including a safe room. The house was stocked with food, water and weapons and had solar heat with a backup gas generator. He spent as much time there as he could, but never told anyone about the home.

Mike dated several women over the years; but was dedicated to his business and never found the right woman to settle down with. He wanted to have children and was now in his mid-30’s but was hoping the right woman would come along soon.

Steve took a different path and always had a get rich quick scheme and had business partners who were in organized crime, including money laundering, drug smuggling and gun running. He built a very large flashy house, which caught the eye of the government, and other criminals who were jealous of his wealth.

Then there was Sandy. Steve met her through his business associates, and she could best be described as a gold digger trophy wife. She was 27 and gorgeous; about 5’-8” and 125 lbs., with long blonde hair, and a body perfectly toned through daily workouts and a strict diet. You could bounce a quarter off her taut stomach or killer ass, and her breasts defied gravity even when she did not wear a bra. Steve married her a year ago. Even though she also came from modest means, she acted like she was from royalty and treated everyone with a snobby, bitchy attitude, including Steve and Mike. Besides exercising to maintain her beauty, Sandy loved to shop in expensive stores, eat in expensive restaurants with her equally shallow friends, and go on luxurious vacations with Steve, or with just her friends.

Even though Steve made a lot of money, Sandy was bleeding him dry, and Mike figured Sandy must be great in bed, or maybe Steve just wanted arm candy and had other women on the side. But Steve was just insecure and put up with Sandy’s games and dominant personality. Steve hoped she would change and could eventually become a good wife and mother to his future children. She had a degree in finance and was very smart, but she did not like the idea of work, and quit her job after meeting Steve.

Mike hated Sandy the first time he met her. He went over to Steve’s house after he started dating her and she answered the door in a string bikini she was literally hanging out of, with a look of disgust on her face. “Who are you?” she asked sarcastically. Steve didn’t tell me anyone was coming by and you interrupted me getting a tan by the pool.”

“I am Steve’s best friend and don’t need an appointment to come to see him.”

“Well his is not here and I am not sure when he is coming back. If he knows what is good for him, he will put my needs ahead of mere friends.”

Mike was shocked by her behavior and she got worse and worse as time went by as Steve’s relationship got more serious with her. She teased everyone she met, including Mike, right in front of Steve. Steve was blinded by infatuation though, and Mike could not reason with him. “Steve, why are you involved with someone like Sandy? Even though I know you are involved with some questionable people, you are a nice guy.”

Steve surprisingly replied “first Steve who I do business with is none of your business. If you were more aggressive with your business ventures, you would not be living in such a small house and would be with a hot girl like Sandy. You need to get used to her, or our friendship might not last.” Mike was shocked he would choose Sandy over him but hoped Steve would see her true colors before things went too far.

But that was not to be. Steve eventually had a lavish wedding with Sandy, and Mike begrudgingly acted as best man. At the reception Sandy came up to Mike and whispered “I guess I won asshole. You will not be seeing Steve much anymore, as he listens to me about everything, just to be with me and have access to my body once a week if I feel like it. He doesn’t know I also have sex with several great looking, younger men I met at the gym, and he would never believe you if you ever told him.” Mike could not believe that Sandy had ruined his friendship with Steve, and Mike and Steve slowly drifted apart, only occasionally seeing each other when Sandy was not around. Steve got into risky business deals with his partners to try to support his lavish lifestyle with Sandy.

Then one day, Mike suddenly received a panicked call from Sandy. “Mike, I don’t know what to do. Steve was supposed to come from a business trip in Europe and I have not been able to reach him the last two days. Before he left, two big guys came by the house and were looking for him and they did not look very happy.”

“Sandy, why should I care about you, or even about Steve, for that matter,” Mike sneered. You just want to use me to help you find Steve, and I am not sure if I want to get mixed up with the people who Steve might be in trouble with. With the people he is involved with, he might be already dead, and I don’t want to join him in that category.”

“Mike, Steve is your best friend. I always was attracted to you though; but didn’t know how to show it to you,” Sandy said suggestively. I wanted to tell you and have an affair with you but did not want to hurt Steve.”

“Sandy, Steve was my best friend, but you ruined that. I do not believe a word you say. If your treatment of me means you are attracted to me, I would be afraid to see how you would treat me if you did not like me,” Mike replied sarcastically. Since Steve was my best friend at one time, I will try to use my contacts to find out what happened to him.”

“You have contacts who would know what happened to him?”

“Sandy, you don’t know much about me.