"Ummmmph" I moaned as I kissed Olivia...It was a quiet Monday Morning and we were in our office..
It was early and we were the first ones downstairs.....I had coffee brewing in the kitchen..
For the second time this morning...Olivia and I were kissing..long and slow....
"Ummmmmm that felt good..." said Olivia..
"It did...Let's go back upstairs.." I said half jokingly...
"Awww I can't sweetie...I've got work to do...but I can sit on your lap ,while I do some of it.."she said..
We kissed a little bit more..
She was sifting through and organizing some old case files and paying bills on line.. Mundane stuff..
We both had hot cups of coffee...
Beverly and Nelson were kissing passionately in the doorway..
"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm, What a nice way to start the work week...No pending cases...and I don't have to leave you.."said Nelson..
"That's great..."said Beverly, who eased out of his embrace and sifted through the mail...
"Nelssoonnnn!!...I have to sift through the mail...When I'm finished...We'll go in the kitchen and kiss some more.." Beverly whispered...
Josie and Alfreda, our Office Manager were just arriving..
"Good Morning Guys.."said Josie..
"Heyyy, sorry I'm Late.." said Alfreda..
''Oh No problem...You're not late.. You can help me file these case files away..and archive the rest..."said Olivia..
"After you both have a hot steaming cup of coffee.." I said.
"Hi Mommy." said Beverly, kissing her mother on the cheek..."Hey Jo." she said to Josie..
As she poured her and Nelson a cup of coffee
"Hey Mrs. J." said Nelson..
"No Rockland today Ma?" asked Beverly..
''No , he's prosecuting a case today...
He's in court...He was there bright and early this morning..
Gary is with him....Might not see him until this afternoon..."said Alfreda...
II-
So while we were relaxing, sifting through mail and paying bills, filing and archiving old case files...talking and drinking coffee...
In A Suburban Law Firm, Hughes and Douglas Attorneys at Law.. The beginiings of our next case was fermenting...
A Nervous Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney, Brittany Hughes sat, sweating...
Next to her sat her boyfriend, Associate Attorney, Hughes and Douglas, Alonzo Calderone Williams, he too looked nervous..
On the desk was a huge glossy of him and Brittany kissing passionately in Stoley's Night Club..
Of them making love passionately on the couch in her apartment complex....
and another of them
making love on the rooftop terrace of his apartment complex..
They had been seeing each other seriously for about seven months and had mutually agreed to keep their relationship a secret...From her father...his boss.
But now not only was their relationship out.....but the full seriousness of it was on display for the world to see..
Brittany's father was a youthful and fit looking man , who looked like he could pass for her older brother …
He sat down across from them both....
"You know...You could have just told me you were seeing each other...I sure hated to find out like this.." he said quietly...
''Daddy, if he wasn't working here...Maybe I would have told you but...." said Brittany..
"This is my fault sir...I didn't want to jeapordize my job...I've just started here and all and...."said Alonzo...
"Daddy I'm so sorry....But why did you put a private investigator on me? I'm a grown woman..."said Brittany..
''What kind of ogre do you think I am???.. I DIDN'T PUT A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR ON YOU!!! I HAD NO CLUE WHAT YOU WERE DOING IN THE BIG CITY...These photos were sent to me in the mail last week...Well actually there is no stamp and no return address..Somebody delivered these here personally . This envelope was in my desk when I got to work.." said Joseph Hughes, founding partner of the firm..
"Oh Lord!" said Alonzo putting his head in his hands..
"Yesss... You kids should buy a decent pair of curtains, blinds...Then you don't get caught in the living room. And doing it on the rooftop terrace, out in the open???.. Wellll I might have done that in my 20's...but not now..Not with a respectable Job....Look keep your business ,your business....Keep it in the bedroom, with the damn doors closed...That's all I'm sayin.."said Joseph Hughes..
"You mean, you don't care that , that we are dating?" asked Brittany..
"Britt, you're a grown woman, you pay your own bills...It's your life...No I don't care..But One of you...Has got an enemy....That thought I might care about this!..You need to take care of that... Mr. Williams, We have a Deposition to work on...Let's get to that.."said James Hughes..
''Yes...Right away.."said Alonzo , who was certain he was going to be fired...and relieved that he wasn't going to be.
''Thank you Daddy.." said Brittany.
''And Britt....Wear a Bra please!!!....You're in my office for cryin out loud..You're drivin the guys around here nuts!"said James Hughes..
The male attorneys and para legals and investigators were tripping over themselves getting a peak at Brittany's nice sized breasts..
"Thank you daddy." said a relieved Brittany Hughes, laughing a little bit...
III-
Later that afternoon, We all decided to have dinner at a tony rooftop restaurant.....We had been working hard lately...Multiple cases, a Case out in Nashville and now we finally had some breathing room...
Tonight ,Olivia, Myself, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Paris were all out for a nice quiet dinner....
"This is soooo nice...I hear you know who is back after being gone a month...The Great Detective.."said Olivia, sighing..
"Yeah, I heard that too...I hope he behaves himself and uses the knowledge he achieved in that FBI course...You know I took that same course some years ago.." I said.
"Yeah well you benefited from it...I'm pretty sure his arrogant ass didn't learn a thing."said Beverly..
"Well, let's pray our paths don't have to cross for awhile.."said Nelson...
"I pray that every day..." said Josie..
"Here comes our food and drinks.."said Paris..
Six Plates of Hot , steamy Cajun Jambalaya Pasta Arrived at our table..
"Mmmmmm this smells great...and it tastes delish!" said Beverly...
''Wow...I almost feel like I'm Home in New Orleans.." I said..
''So glad you like it baby...The Head Chef here is an ex-client of mine and I saw him one day last week ..I asked him if he could make something from Louisiana and he said he had a chef from New Orleans who specialized in New Orleans Cuisine.."said Olivia..
"Thank you baby, this is great.." I said..
and I kissed her passionately...
"I'm loving this Donnie Ray.." said Nelson..
''I love it too...It is delicious."said Josie..
"This is good...Here come our drinks.."said Paris..
Six Glasses of a refreshing Summer Drink with a splash of Alcohol was delivered to us...
You couldn't ask for a better night..
A couple that looked vaguely familiar was having a rather loud argument a few feet from where we were sitting..
"You've done some pretty low things before Greta, but this was the lowest...sending photos of me and Brittany making love to her dad's law firm....MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT!!! WHY ? WHYYY? I'VE TOLD YOU...WE ARE OVER!!!CAN'T YOU GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD??" yelled Alonzo Williams, the young Attorney who threatened to rip Lt. Tragg's head off a few weeks ago..
''See, see, there you go....Jumping to conclusions and letting that big ego of yours get the better of you....I didn't send any photos of you and your new white girlfriend to anybody...AND I DON'T LIKE BEING ACCUSED OF SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO... I'm not worried about you....I've moved on too...I could care less about you and your little white girl....." said the woman..
"DON't get loud, don't cause a scene..."said Alonzo Williams...
"YOU GOT LOUD WITH ME!!! I'll show you what making a scene is....THIS IS MAKING A SCENE." said the woman.
who poured the contents of the Mango Martini on Alonzo's head..and promptly marched out of the restaurant....
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" said Nelson upon seeing what had happened..
''What a waste of a Mango Martini..I could have drank that.." remarked Beverly dryly...
I smiled a little bit..and pinched her...
She giggled!
"That's the Attorney you know...The one you met in San Francisco...isn't it?" I asked.
"Yes.. That's Alonzo Williams..I thought he was dating that uh white ADA...Brittany Hughes, who Yvette and her guys went up against.."said Olivia..
"Well he'd better go back to her...because that sister aint havin it.."said Paris..
"Oh Hush Up!" said Josie, smiling at Paris's remarks..
Alonzo was obviously embarrassed...His suit was drenched...His hair was mussed up..He noticed us sitting there ...Even though he was obviously embarrassed, He walked over..
"Hello Olivia, Donnie Ray, Beverly, Nelson and Josie
"Hello Alonzo..."said Olivia, embarrassed for him..
''Hey Man." I said.. embarrassed for him too!
"Here, let me give you my napkin..Get that out of your hair.."said Beverly...
"Hey man." said Nelson...
"Hi Alonzo.." said Josie.
.."And uh I didn't catch your name." he said to Paris..
"It is Paris.." said Paris..
We were all too stunned to say anything..
"Uh, sorry you guys had to see that... That was my uh ex... Her name is Greta.. Greta Fallow...She's an Attorney...We were uh engaged to be married once... but uh we broke up...I started seeing uh Assistant District Attorney Brittany Hughes and uh well it's complicated... I work at Brittany's father's law firm and we hadn't told him we were seeing each other... Last week, somebody mailed him some intimate photos of me and Britt and well the cat's out the bag now.." he explained..
''And right off the bat you accused her of having something to do with it right?" said Beverly...
"Yeah...I don't have any proof.. Except that she wasn't too pleased when after we broke up, she found out I was with a white girl....but she uh was pretty pissed when I accused her of this.."he explained.
"That's obvious." said Olivia, handing him her table napkin also to wipe off!
"I don't mean to burden you good folks with my problems...Enjoy!" he said..
"Take it easy fella. Sorry about uh what happened.." I said..
"Yeah man.."said Nelson...
''Hell hath no fury like a Black woman scorned." said Paris..
"Ohhh hush up.."laughed Josie..
We all chuckled a bit...
and finished our meal..
IV-
Sometime Later outside of a tony apartment complex...
CSI and Forensic specialists are snapping photos and looking at the body of a young African American woman lying on the sidewalk...
A police officer runs back down the steps with a purse and shows it to Dr. Hazel Baylor..
"She appears to be an Attorney....According to her drivers license.. Her name is Greta Fallow...she either jumped or was pushed off the rooftop terrace..according to witnesses..." he said..
''Wow...She and I were the same age...She was an Attorney..worked at Pinchback and Pinchback Attorneys at Law..Such a shame..."said Hazel
Then she saw two police cars facing opposite directions..she sighed..
For a month things had been great...Now he was back...Lt. Tragg!!!
"What have we got here?" he asked.
''I don't know..She either jumped or she was pushed off the terrace..I can't say..."said Hazel..
''Hmmm, she was a lawyer eh? The way she's dressed..She was out on the town tonight...It's way too late for her to be going..So she came back from somewhere..Hmmm.." he observed...
The body was put in a gray body bag and on a stretcher and put into the M.E.'s Wagon...
"Look this might not be a Homicide...This could very well be a Suicide...There is no evidence there was anyone else up on that roof with her.."said Hazel..
''Dr. Baylor, you work your side of the street and allow me to work mine...I AM THE DETECTIVE HERE!" said Lt. Tragg...
"At least that's the going rumor.."Hazel said under her breath...
"I'm investigating this as a Homicide.."said Lt. Tragg..
"There isn't enough evidence and right now. I'm declaring this inconclusive, Suspicious but inconclusive.." said Hazel, who sighed... "Oh why bother?.." she said...He had walked away..He wasn't listening to her at all.. He never did..
She just watched as the body was rolled away...
24 HOURS LATER-
ADA Brittany Hughes answered the door... It Was Lt. Tragg, She was angry...She had told him never to stop by her apartment again...
"Lieutenant, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"I've got a warrant missy.." he said and pushed by her..
He had several armed policemen with him...
An angry Alonzo Williams glared at him...
"YOU!!!" he said..
"You're under arrest pretty boy...Hook him up...."said Lt. Tragg as Alonzo was handcuffed..
"Alonzo Williams, you're under arrest for the murder of Greta Fallow....You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law..You have a right to an attorney....If you can't afford one..One will be provided for you...Hell you are an attorney...You understand the drill..Let's go fella."said Lt. Tragg...
"WHAT?? GRETA IS DEAD???? I WAS JUST OUT WITH HER A FEW HOURS AGO...THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE...GRETA!!! DEAD!!!! Britt...baby...I didn't do this!!!.." he said.. "I didn't kill anyone..I swear.."he said..
Brittany Hughes stood there, crying, holding back tears.....
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