t. I told you that you wouldn’t be disappointed. Come on, let’s go inside,” Jason said and led the way to the front door. Once they were inside, he let them look around the first level for a minute or two before he went into his pitch. “The main house is beautifully tiled throughout the main living area. The master suite areas and the two guest bedrooms are built around this open-air courtyard and occupy the second floor.” Jason pointed as he walked. “The master bedroom has two full bathroom-changing suites along with a private study, an enclosed patio overlooking the courtyard and a covered balcony overlooking the ocean.”
“My office,” Jada whispered and smiled.
“Anything you want, Ms. West,” Black said.
“The two guest bedrooms have en suite baths and open onto the interior courtyard. There is a private bar, a formal living area and a library overlooking the beach. There is also a courtyard dining area which also opens onto the pool deck, a formal dining room and an informal dining area extending off of the kitchen. The maid’s quarters has two rooms, two powder rooms, and a large professional kitchen with an adjacent prep and storage area. The southern exposure of the house looks over the large pool deck, which overlooks the five-acres of landscaped property.
As Black walked through the house, his mind was on how he could maximize the space to accommodate the women and gambling as he planned. Both the formal and informal dining areas would be converted for gambling. The ladies could entertain in the formal living area, private bar and library. Now he thought he’d definitely have to make use of the large professional kitchen. First thing he would do was have a twelve foot high wall built around the property.
“There is a beach cottage with two bedrooms and one bath and a screened in patio and the gate house has two bedrooms and one bath quarters upstairs,” Jason said as he continued the tour. Hearing that, Black knew he would have to add another bathroom to each. “Additionally it has a bed and one bath fully furnished apartment downstairs, and a cottage which is currently being utilized as an office but can be converted back into a two bedroom guest cottage.”
“We’ll be turning those back into two bedrooms, Jason,” Jada said. “What do you think Mr. Black?”
“What ever you think is going to meet your needs, Ms West,” Black said and thought that he could turn the downstairs apartment into a private gambling suite.
Jason led them outside. “This extensive property comes with a five-car garage, two back up generators, a well, a water maker and a sprinkler system for irrigation. Six hundred feet of beachfront and a stunning view across beautiful Goodman’s Bay. You got easy access to all Cable Beach amenities and downtown, this property is not to be missed. The discerning buyer will appreciate all that this estate has to offer. Down the road there is an eighteen-hole golf course and a half-mile away is a casino and resort. And downtown Nassau is a two-mile drive.”
“This is paradise,” Jada said on the way to the car.
“Paraíso,” Jason said with his best Spanish accent.
“What did you say?” Jada asked as Black opened the door for her.
“Paraíso. It’s Spanish for paradise.”
Jada leaned close to Black. “That’s what we’ll call it. Paraíso.”
“Sounds classy enough,” Black said and got in.
Two weeks later, Black made a low ball offer and to his surprise, the owner accepted. Construction began one week later to build the wall, make the changes he wanted and add five more bedrooms. When it was ready, Jada furnished Paraíso with items they had shipped in from Miami. During her many trips to the mainland she did some recruiting. They’d been open for business for three months with twelve women and business was good. Some came for the gambling, others came just for the women, but whatever their reason, they came and spent big money.
Jada was dressed in a Roberto Cavalli one-shoulder deep-V back with a flowing drape silk gown and Glenys cage platform sandals with Stephen Webster black mother-of-pearl and sterling silver earrings. On that particular evening, Black and Jada were talking about how much money they were making and somehow the subject of sex came up. “I imagine in her condition, sex isn’t on the top of her list,” Jada said. She took a sip of her drink and looked over the rim of her glass, wondering if Black was going to answer her.
Black glanced at Jada. “To be honest with you, Ms. West, we haven’t had sex in months.”
“Sorry to hear that.”
“And here you are having all the sex you want. But I guess that’s just business, right?”
“I’ll let you in on a little secret, Mr. Black.”
“What’s that?”
“I haven’t been with a client in three years,” Jada said. “Which, by the way, is the last time I had sex.”
“You’re kiddin’?” Black asked in disbelief.
“No, I’m quite serious. Sex became a business to me some time ago, Mr. Black. Not something I did for pleasure.”
“Whatever you say, Ms. West.”
Jada put down her drink and turned to Black. “Well there is this one man that I wouldn’t mind getting with. But he treats me like a porcelain doll that will break if he touches me.”
“Maybe you should tell him,” Black said without looking at her.
“I just did.”
Black looked at Jada. “Me?”