Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Adam Montague sat there in his St. Petersburg, Florida home as he waited out the final days of the winter vacation. His father had just made him the new booker of the athletic shows for The Montague Carnival, and someday take over the business. Upon his father’s request, he was to secure sponsorship for the carnival before the new season started. The reason his father didn’t do it himself was due to the fact that he had a police record. Adam then began to dialed the number of a possible sponsor in Chicago.

‘’Hi, this is Eve Capulet of Capulet Consumer Goods, how may I help you?’‘ a young girl answered the phone.

‘’This is Adam Montague of The Montague Carnival, does your company sponsor events?’‘ he asked.

This was the first phone call he ever made to a potential sponsor, he felt for sure that this one flat out reject him. He was new to the business, but he wasn’t stupid. He knew that the business world was full of rejection. He just hoped that this rejection would be a polite one. His hand trembled as he held the phone.

‘’Yes we do, we sponsor events all the time. I assume you’ll need sponsorship for your carnival’‘, she responded.

He was amazed that she didn’t hang up the phone, she sounded very personable, and he wondered if this was gonna lead to a big opportunity. He hoped this was successful, but he knew he shouldn’t jump to conclusions just because she was nice.

‘’Hello? Are you there?’‘ she asked.

‘’Oh sorry, yeah I’m here. Of course we do.’‘ he replied.

‘’Give me the info on when and where, then we’ll move on to the next step’‘, she said.

‘’It’s a nationwide carnival that tours from March to December.’‘ he answered.

The phone conversation had went well so far, and he didn’t wanna get too excited because he’d get his hopes up and blow it. He needed to concentrate on business here, and that was what was most important right now. He continued to sweat as he waited for her response.



‘’Alright, is it possible for you to come to Chicago to present your carnival’s promotional materials, and your full itinerary?’‘ she asked.

‘’Sure’‘, he responded.

‘’Great, before I let you go, I was curious if your that same Montague Carnival that got busted by the local police department for riggin’ those games?’‘ she wondered.

He was so alarmed by that question that he almost shit on himself. Since the whole national landscape was aware that his father was busted for that at one of their carnivals last year. He thought a silent prayer in his mind that her company wasn’t the kind that did background checks.

‘’Uh no, I can assure you that our carnival is a legit operation’‘, he mentioned.

‘’See ya when you arrive in Chicago’‘, she said before she hung up the phone.


***

Adam arrived at the offices of Capulet Consumer Goods in Chicago, Illinois. He saw this beautiful young girl, she looked too young to work in an establishment like this. He himself was also pretty young to be the booker and junior promoter of a carnival. He could also hear the organ music that played in the studio down the hall where one of the soap operas that the company produced was broadcast live.

‘’Are you Eve Capulet?’‘he asked with a bewildered look on his face.

‘’Yes, I answered the phone for my mother, she runs this place.’‘ she replied with a smile.

He handed her the promotional photos from the carnival, and the full itinerary. She glanced at them with amazement, and handed him some paperwork that he looked over. She then gave him a pen upon which he signed the agreement to close the sponsorship deal, and then signed again to verify that his father gave him power of attorney.

‘’Would you like to go out some time?’‘ he asked in a very nervous tone.

‘’Sure, how about we go to the press junket for the carnival together?’‘ she responded.

‘’Sounds good’‘, he said before he left the office.


***





Adam and Eve arrived at a hotel where a party was underway to promote The Montague Carnival’s arrival in a few weeks. A diverse group of locals were in attendance to see what all the buzz was about. There were city officials, local townspeople both rich and poor, and member of the local press gathered to glimpse at the attractions that would be available at The Montague Carnival.

The champion of the athletic show arrived to much fanfare, he shook hands with just about everyone in the hotel lobby. A few photographers even snapped pictures of him, and he then proceeded to sign autographs for the kids.

‘’Hey champ, can we get an interview?’‘ asked a local reporter.

‘’Alright, let me buy you a drink’‘, said the champ.

‘’Are you even a real athlete?’‘ asked a smart ass local who stood behind Adam and Eve.

The champ and the local exchanged glances before the local decided to shove him. The champ then shot back with a punch in the mouth! Adam and Eve watched as they began to struggle. Eve sat there startled as she wondered whether it was real or fake. Adam of course knew the answer, but there was a ‘’code of honor’‘ that he and many others obeyed on the road that kept the lid shut, and kept the truth hidden.

‘’If wanna go at it that’s fine, haul your shit over to the athletic show, and let’s see what you’ve got!’‘ shouted the champ as if he was about to beat the shit out of the local.

***

It was the first day of the carnival season, and Adam and Eve walked along the midway where they saw a huge tent for the athletic show. It was there where they bumped into the outside talker who plugged the show, the carnival’s promoter and above all Adam’s father, ‘’Marvelous’‘ Marvin Montague.

‘’Step right up, everybody step right up! Come and see if you can beat the champ, and win some nice cash!’‘ Marvin said as he held up money to the astonished crowd.

‘’Hello there pretty lady, and what’s your name?’‘ he asked Eve.

‘’Stop it Dad, you’ve been married five times already’‘, Adam told his father as he slid Eve’s arm away from Marvin’s hand which was covered in gold jewelry.

Marvin showed everyone the way inside the tent, and they all saw the world heavyweight champion was there with the referee who also served as the inside talker. Adam looked at all the townspeople, they were amazed at the physical specimen that the champ was. They knew they were about to see an attraction that would amaze them.




‘’Alright, step right up, step right up! Try to see if you can beat the champ or go the distance with him in either five minutes of rasslin’ or three rounds of boxin’,’‘ said the referee.

One guy emerged from the crowd to challenge him, the two men locked up, but before anyone knew it the champ had the guy in a headlock. He then took him down with one swift stroke. Adam and Eve looked on as more guys came in to try and prove they were better than the champ. They watched as the champ took all of them down one by one.

Then they noticed the local from that hotel walked into the tent, and Eve thought he was gonna start more trouble. She hoped Adam or his father would throw this asshole out, but Adam took a mere glance at him before he confronted the champ. The referee tried to restrain both of them, and the tension was very thick.

‘’Well, I’m here. Let’s go!’‘ the local said as he awaited the confrontation with the champ.

‘’Gentlemen, can’t we hold off on this ‘til Saturday night?’‘the referee begged.

Eve wondered if they were gonna slug it out right now, she was so overcome with the excitement like all the other easy marks that came to the carnival. Adam almost wanted to laugh as he looked at her. It was so funny to him that an even a sponsor would mark out at a carnival attraction, it was hilarious to watch!


***

It was Saturday night, and Adam and Eve sat in the front row of the tent for the big match. The local entered the tent to a chorus of boos, he gave the ‘’up yours’‘ gesture to several fans. Then came the champ, and the crowd went insane! The referee started the match, but all Adam and Eve could concentrate on was each other’s eyes.

‘’Want some popcorn?’‘ he asked her as if his mind was somewhere else.

‘’Yeah, I’d like some’‘, she responded as she took a bite of his popcorn.

The began to kiss as the champ got the upper hand in the match, and the crowd was in an uproar as they kissed. The champ executed a move that devastated the local, and the champ pinned him....
1-2-3! The crowd screamed as the referee raised the champ’s hand, and Adam and Eve continued to kiss.


***






Later that night, Adam and Eve slept together in a hotel room, he put his arms around her and kissed her. They were all over each other, as if the planets were in alignment just for them. The two of them were alone together, and no one was there to bother them. She listened to his heartbeat, and put her hands on his stomach. He then kissed her, and climbed on top of her.

‘’In the short time I’ve known you, I’ve learned to love you as if I’ve know you for years.’‘ she said as her stomach pulsated.

He began to kiss her stomach, all the way down to her navel. A queasy sensation came over her, as if she were under his spell. He had this sexual and sensual hold over her, and she felt exhilarated because she just lost her virginity to a carnival promoter.

‘’You think your mother is gonna approve of this?’‘ he asked her.

‘’Oh, don’t worry about her, she’s always had a stick up her ass.’‘ she responded.

She laid there in bed with her head on his chest as she thought what the future would be like while she once again listened to his heartbeat. He held her tight as their hearts beat and their stomachs quivered in unison. Almost like their flesh melted together, they made mad passionate love to each other, and it was the greatest night either of them had in a very long time.


***

A few weeks later Adam spotted Eve at the Capulet Consumer Goods office in Chicago, and she looked very upset. He went in to see her, and tears streamed down her face. He didn’t understand what was so wrong, she always seemed so happy, but for the past few week she had seemed so depressed.

‘’What’s wrong honey?’‘ he asked with a concerned look on his face.

‘’I’m pregnant!’‘ she cried.

He hugged her, and out of the corner of their eyes they saw a radio announcer and an organ lady seated in the studio after the radio broadcasts for the soaps had ended for that day. As they paid more attention to the radio announcer and the organ lady, organ music started to blare from every direction.

‘’What will Adam do now that he’s found that Eve’s pregnant?’‘ asked the radio announcer as the organ music got louder.

‘’Will he marry her and become a responsible father?’‘the announcer continued as the organ music played a few notes.




‘’Or will he just pay child support and visit the baby on the weekends?’‘the announcer continued his narration as the organ music swelled.

‘’Is Eve gonna terminate the pregnancy or will she give birth? Will she keep the baby or will she give it up for adoption?’‘ the announcer mentioned as the organ music swelled even more.

‘’Will this couple get married and give their child a proper name or will they live in sin with a child born out of wedlock?’‘ the announcer wondered as the organ music got on Adam and Eve’s nerves.

‘SHUT UP!’‘ They exclaimed because they had heard enough of that crap from the radio announcer and the organ lady.