Checkmate (Complete)

Bangkok

"Where are we going?"
"One of my favorite bars."
Freddie said patting Anatoly on the back. They walked through the nighttime streets of Bangkok until they came to a very sketchy and interesting place.
"I don't think this is ok Freddie.."
"O it's fine my friend, plus it's in me."
They walked in the bar and it was filled with women in bikinis and alcohol.
"Freddie what is this?"
"O it's nothing just sit down and have a drink."
"But.."
"Anatoly listen, welcome to Bangkok!
Bangkok, Oriental setting
And the city don't know that the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner
Time flies doesn't seem a minute
Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it
All change don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue
It's Iceland or the Philippines or Hastings or
Or this place!
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One town's very like another
When your head's down over your pieces, brother
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city
Whaddya mean?
Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town
Tea, girls, warm, sweet
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Siam's gonna be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a
Muddy old river or reclining Buddha
And thank God I'm only watching the game controlling it
I don't see you guys rating
The kind of mate I'm contemplating
I'd let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you
So you better go back to your bars, your temples
Your massage parlours
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me."
Anatoly felt uncomfortable as the women claimed over him.
"Freddie this is not okey I'm Married."
"Just have a drink and relax."
Then Florence came up to them.
"I'm leaving guys I will see you at the hotel later Freddie. Don't do anything stupid."
"I won't miss stuck up."
"Florence maybe I should come with you, Goodnight Freddie."
Florence and Anatoly left the night club and walked back to the hotel.
"I'm sorry about him he loves the nightlife here."
"How do you deal with him?"
She laughed.
"Well I met Freddie in college, I was studying management and he was a competitive chess player. He was looking for a manager and I was looking for a job, and we have worked together ever since."
"That reminds me of meeting Svetlana. She came to one of my chess matches when she was in college. Me and her connected right away and we have loved each other since."
"Sounds nice.."
She said looking down avoiding eye contact with him. They walked into the hotel as Anatoly noticed her sad face.
"What's the matter?"
"I have never known love. When i was a little girl I lost my father in the Hungarian Revolution. And Freddie has not been the most kind person in the world."
"I'm sorry, that must have been hard for you."
He hugged her and she hugged back liking the comfort he gave. She pulled back a little from him and looked at his eyes. She now knew why Svetlana fell in love with him. She felt like he was meant for her.
"Thank you."
She said in almost a whisper.
"For what."
"This."
She kissed him. He was so shocked that he stood frozen.
Svetlana's POV
I was walking down stairs to the lobby of the hotel to ask for a pregnancy test when I saw Florence and Anatoly kissing. I felt so betrayed. How could he do this? After I bought it I ran upstairs and continued to cry.
Anatoly's POV
I pushed her away.
"Florence what are you doing. Can you not see I'm Married."
"I'm sorry I wasn't thinking straight. Goodnight."
She said as she left.
I made my way up to my room. I arrived in front of my door and heard crying.
"Svetlana? Are you okay?"
I said as I opened the door. She looked up at me with hatred and tears in her eyes.
"How could you?"
"What?"
"I saw you kissing Freddie's manager. I never thought that you would hurt me like this but now I know you are just like every other deceitful and horrible man! If you don't love me why didn't you just say so?!"
"I do love you I love you with everything.."
"Well I didn't look like you loved me when you left with them to go to a bar and then you are kissing her. I never want to see you again! I'm leaving!"
"Svetlana Stop!"
"No!"
Svetlana passed me and left with her suitcase. I ran after her until she caught a taxi.
"Svetlana wait!"
"Goodbye Anatoly I hope your chess career is worth deceiving and hurting me."
And with that she left me.