My company sent me to Las Vegas for a conference. The typical corporate bullshit. They need any reason to justify an all expense paid trip to America's home of debauchery and sin. Of course, I wasn't going to object. Fifty dollar a day per diem, a hotel on the strip, and only 8 hours of actual work between two days; sitting and listening to some industry "big shot" to tell us how we can do our jobs better. Worth it.
The room was nothing special. Two beds and a TV. A balcony with two chairs and a small table. It would do. I was young, I was single, and all of this was free. Okay, not all. Since the company paid for the room, the liquor and snacks were off limits. No worries there. As long as I played a little cash on the casino floor, I would have drinks for free. My trick was to seat myself at the bar, play two hands of video poker as slowly as possible. Once the bartender arrived, I would up my bet to the max, order a comped drink, and then return to the minimum bet and enjoy my drink.
After 4 hours of speeches and meet and greets, the first day seemed to have drained all the excitement out of me. A quick shower and change of clothes, and it was time to get a few drinks. After my fourth drink, I was feeling pretty good. A glance at my phone revealed that it was barely 5pm. Good news. I was planning on having a few more before calling it a night.
Just then a loud roar caught my attention. I whipped my head around to find the Craps table. Everybody was high-fiving and jumping for joy. That was the good thing about Craps, you don't play against each other, you play against the house. Usually, if one person wins, many others do to.
It had been a while since I had played, mostly because it was expensive and I hadn't had much luck in my experience. But a few drinks deep, I felt fairly confident. The 300 dollars in my pocket was burning a hole. After all, the company covered the trip. Next time I come to Vegas it would be on my own dime, and I'd be out a whole hell of a lot more than a few hundred.
Fuck it! Why not?!
I "cashed out" on the fifteen dollars left on my video poker machine, snatched the ticket from the machine, and left the bar, heading toward the Craps table. Halfway to the table, as the crowd around it settled, I saw him.
No. It couldn't be him. Not HIM.
I stopped a few paces away from the table. Standing at the end of the table, stood an elated black man who looked dangerously close to one of the male pornstars I frequently searched online. For the sake of discretion, I won't say his stage name, but he was a well hung, large black star who was infamous for his cock. Not only was it at least 9 to 10 inches, it was thick. Long, thick, and simple put: perfect. I was amazed that the girls could stand to take his whole thing, but then would have to remind myself that they too were pornstars who were paid well to do such things. Still, watching skinny young girls take his cock in the ass was pretty incredible.
I never quite pinpointed what it was about him that made me come back to him, I always figured that if I'm watching porn I want to watch a dirty slut take a huge cock. That's what it was for.
A spot opened up at the table so I swooped in and placed my money on the table. My heart started pounding. First time in at least two years since the last time I'd played the game. Once the dealer gave me my chips I placed them on the tray before my on the rim of the table.
"Would you like to roll, sir?" The dealer was talking to me. Oh shit. It's not exactly "cool" to step into the game ahead of the dice. It's like stealing a throw from the next roller. I looked to the guy next to me.
"All good, go for it." He responded. "New player, new shooter, new luck. Let's go!" And with that, the games began.
I won't bore you with the details of my time as the roller, but I will say that it was long, which is a good thing. No, not good: GREAT! Everyone was making money. I was hitting the point number left and right. I was hitting sevens when they paid out, never when they crapped out. I got so caught up in the game I almost forgot about HIM.
HE was placing bets and racking in the chips. Every time he got paid he looked at me like I was the closest friend he ever had. He slapped my hand across the table multiple times. He even ran around the table after a big win and hugged me from behind, lifting me off the ground and screaming loudly. The Casino suits didn't exactly take kindly to that particular outbreak.
Roll after roll, chip after chip, I lost track of time. Eventually, the odds played out and I rolled a crap seven. The table groaned for a moment, but quickly turned to applause. Some random people threw me a few chips as a thank you. Many left the table, figuring it was better to quit while they were. They weren't gonna see another roll like that all night.
I looked down at my chips and noticed that I had accumulated a decent winnings. I asked the dealer to "color me up" so I'd have only large chips to carry to the cashier.
"You leaving?" It was HIM. I looked up at him.
"Yeah. Should get out now. Gotta get up for a conference tomorrow anyways." I replied, watching them count my chips.
"Not before I buy you a drink! I made 3g's off you tonight. Best shooter I've seen in years." He placed his chips on the table as well.
"Sir, this is a rather large sum. We'll handle it for you." The suit behind the table said, placing the chips on a tray and having security escort another suit and the chips away.
"Come on." HE said. He walked around the table, I grabbed my winnings and we walked to the cashier.
"You just let them walk away with your chips?" I asked.
"Yeah, I play here all the time. They take care of me." HE responded nonchalantly. "What's your drink?"
"I prefer scotch myself."
"Good. I got a great bottle in my suite. Much higher quality than the shit they call top shelf here."
Once cashed out by the cashier (just under $1500 if you're wondering) we headed toward the elevator. I was so elated by what was happening. Sure, the money won was incredible. Best I'd ever done. But, I was hanging out with a celebrity. He was offering me a drink in his suite.
We chatted as we made our way up to his room. He was super cool. Just relaxed, smooth, funny. They say never meet your heroes and maybe they're right, but he wasn't a hero... he was a pornstar. If you get a chance to, meet one.
"Oh shit," I said "I just realized I never even got your name." A coy attempt, and he saw right through it. He smiled as he opened the door to his suite.