The fire had crippled the couple’s dreams and their savings, when Spanish businessman Esteban Delavega offered them twice what the previous developers had been offering. Humbled and grateful, the couple took the money. Esteban did not develop the land, however, and little was heard from Delavega after that. What is known is he and the Fields shared a close bond. The three of them went into business together with two award-winning, vampire-themed restaurant/cabaret theatre shows, which are still going strong in Melbourne and the Gold Coast.
T Arrives
In September 2005, after years of planning, Esteban’s son Dante took what was an old church and transformed it into what is now one of the jewels in Sydney’s CBD. The original plans were for it to be in Kings Cross, on the site JJ’s had occupied, but these plans did not work out in the end. At the grand opening, Delavega had this to say: “It is a shame John, Julie and Justin aren’t here today. Re-opening JJ’s to honour John and Julie was a long-time dream of my father’s, but he always said the timing wasn’t quite right. This site was actually the beginnings of the Wayside Chapel, a foundation both my father and the Fields passionately supported. Everything just came together. I decided to honour their friendship by opening a club here, with my father’s original idea, and christening it a shortened version of John and Julie’s original concept.”
T Today
Like JJ’s, T has been affectionately titled, “The People’s Club.” T has accommodated almost a half a million people in less than a decade of business. Our low prices, state-of-the-art sound and light system, and extremely friendly staff are all part of what makes T the IT place to be.
Swing and a miss, Lauren thought. She went back and tried to search his name again, just to make sure she hadn’t missed anything. She hadn’t. There was virtually no record of him on social media or the internet in general. No photos either. Not a single one. It wasn’t unheard of, but still definitely weird.
Still pondering this, her mobile tinkled its text message tune, showing a number rather than a name on her screen.
Hey Loz, you didn’t have to run off so quick, lol! Was gonna buy u brkfast.
This was different. She never gave a one-nighter her number. She must have been in worse shape than she originally thought. She pulled a face and replied, Yeah had to get goin. Didn’t want things 2 get weird. Sorry.
She turned on the TV and flicked through the channels to the cartoon network and grabbed a small bottle of moisturiser, rubbing the cream vigorously onto her feet and legs when her phone plinged again.
Lol why would it be weird? When can I c u again?
Ugh!This was going to be harder than she’d first thought.Hey look I don’t mean to be a bitch but can you delete my number? I don’t even remember giving it 2 u and I feel weird about that, ok?
Fair enough
A few minutes later her phone chimed yet again. It was Alex this time. Hey kitten, you get home ok? Matt’s taking me out 2nite, but dunno where so might not be home till late. xxx
Lauren thought about ignoring it, but instead textedHave a good time. She was still pretty pissed off and jealous about last night. She thought Alex could have done more to divert Dante’s attention. In fact, it seemed very much like Alex had been enjoying Dante’s attention immensely, even with her boyfriend sitting and dozing next to her. Another message chirped at her. Lauren opened it without looking at the sender, sure it was Alex again. But it wasn’t. Not unless Alex had the sudden ability to achieve a raging hard-on. She was looking at an image of a hand holding the base of an erect penis, with the tagline “—Ryan”. Ew, she thought. This dude sure was arrogant. She decided to knock him off his perch a little.
I’ve seen bigger. Don’t think you’re getting a pic in return
Nah, it’s cool. The vids we made will do just fine.
What vids?
Jeez your memory really sux, lol.
Lauren was suddenly very anxious. What the hell happened last night? She had given sexy pictures of herself to guys before, who hadn’t? Topless ones, skimpy ones, even nude ones, driving them crazy, making them want to see more. Usually it made the sex better. She loved to tease first. But she’d never agreed to a video. She was terrified of having it leaked on the net. It was different for guys. If their mates saw them getting laid, they got a high five, but for girls, they got branded a slut for life.
I really want you to delete them. Please
Nope
I’m not fucking around. Last night was last night, but it’s not going to happen again, I don’t want to leave any evidence.
But I like them
FUCK I DON’T CARE! Look whatever, be an asshole. Even if u told me u deleted them I wouldn’t believe it. I’m sorry I ever met u.
Is it really that important to u?
Obviously
Then I was only playin. If you really want them gone I will, but if I could ask for one tiny condition?
Lauren typed with as much malice as she could.What?
Meet me so I can show you that I have done it. I’ll delete them in front of you
No.
Awww, come on. Heaps sorry I pissed you off and I wanna make it right.
Lauren thought about this last message, before typing Send me one. A minute later she received a video and opened it. She began to hear moans and groans. The camera phone started at a female navel and then adjusted, going down to catch all the makings of a porn movie, and then rose up. With a
