VENTURES: Brenda

We had gotten Rockland arraigned before Judge Percy Reynolds, a friend of ours.

He listened to oral arguments on Rockland's behalf by Olivia ,Beverly , Nelson, Josie and Bresha

The Assistant District Attorney, McCafferty

a friend and colleauge of Rockland arued that despite what Olivia, Beverly and their team said about Rockland's sterling charactor being true...First Degree Murder was a serious charge and should not be taken lightly.

Lt. Tragg was tickled pink , seeing the "high and mighty ADA Rockland Cambridge under indictment for murder one..He laughed his head off..

Judge Reynolds , who himself was twice arrested and accused of murder falsely by Lieutenant Tragg and who had sued the Police Department ie The City of Philadelphia after his second trial remembered all too well how that felt.. He liked Rockland...Rockland had tried a few cases in his court.. He allowed Rockland to be released on his own with no bail..

"WHATTTTTTTTTTT? I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" Lt. Tragg shouted..

Olivia, Beverly,,Nelson,Josie Bresha, Myself and Gary applauded the decision and walked out..

"I missed you baby" said Rockland, holding Alfreda in his arms.

"It was only one day horny toad." joked Alfreda..

she kissed him passionately...

As an angry Lt. Tragg stormed out of the courtroom..

Judge Reynolds looked at Lt. Tragg and laughed...Anytime he could get under his skin...He planned on doing it.

We went to Sam Mother's Diner...Rockland was hungry.... He had a breakfast of a Spanish Omelette, Bacon, Hash Browns and Coffee

Alfreda smiled as he ate...We had already had breakfast and we just ordered coffees.

"Freda, We want you to stay with us for a few days...You and Rockland...It's the only way you'll have any peace from you know who?"said Olivia.

"We have that room in our sub-basement...There is a nice sized bed..It's pretty comfortable.. and you'll have your privacy...Go home and pack an over night bag, both of you and stay with us.."said Beverly..

"Thank you Liv. and my sweet daughter.." said Alfreda, hugging and kissing Beverly.

"Yes thank you.Thank you guys for everything... I told you once, several years ago, that if I was ever in trouble, you guys are the ones I'd want defending me.."said a very grateful Rockland. Hard to believe he was once our avowed adversary.

''You're family now Rockland."said Olivia.

"Yeah you know that."said Nelson.

''We got your back."said Josie..

"Most definitely.." said Bresha.

"We are investigating Lowell Carmaichell for insider trading and embezzlement... Willie Tate, his Accountant and Bookmaker had flipped, or at least we thought he had...Then he went into hiding..This young lady, Brenda Rivers,probably the girl who contacted Rockland and lured him to that yacht made a deal to produce the elusive Mr. Tate, only it looks like she crossed him up, drugged him and he was left there with an already dead Willie Tate." said Gary.

''Where does that leave your investigation now?" I said.

"It kills it! Without Willie Tate's testimony we don't have a case..We can't indict."said Gary,

''We'll work this investigation together..Whatever I find I'll share with you.."I said.

''Oh No doubt.."said Gary..."Look I gotta go... Don't worry Boss man...I'm still on the case." said Gary as he got up and waved and left..

"Good Old Gary,always got my back, Just like you babe." said Rockland..

"Always..."said Alfreda..

and they kissed passionately...

Lt. Tragg walked in...Naturally he came to our table..

"You know it's gettin a bit tiresome you guys attaching yourselves to every major case that comes up.." he snarled.

"Really? Seems to me like you do the same thing. Rockland is my mother's boyfriend...Who else was going to take his case?" said Beverly...

"Rockland is in a lot of trouble right now..He's looking mighty guilty.." said Lt. Tragg.

"How about we let a court of law and jurors decide that ,huh?" said Olivia softly and diplomatically.

I paid our tabs...I didn't say anything to Lt. Tragg.

''Have a good day Lieutenant." said Olivia.

Beverly was so angry, she didn't say a word to him, she walked right by him..

Nelson followed suit...

"Have a nice day."said Josie.

"Have a nice day." said Bresha as we all left.

Rockland and Alfreda ignored him totally and continued kissing passionately..

II-

HOURS LATER-

A Body was being moved from the water....

A Black female..

''She wasn't in the water long...Looks like a few hours." said one of the crime scene investigators..

"Her neck got a real working over..She was strangled." said Dr. Hazel Baylor...

Two Police cars drove up in opposite directions...Two uniformed officers got out of both...

Lt. Tragg got out and walked over to the scene..

"We got a floater eh?" he said.

Hazel hated working with him , Hazel hated his cliche's which came from every cop procedural TV show or movie you could name..She hated how he jumped to conclusions, refused to listen to anybody's advice and almost nine times out of ten, arrested the wrong person...She just hated Lt. Tragg period.

"Unidentified Black Girl..She's been strangled..She's in in the water about eight hours or so.."said Hazel.

"Hmmmm, she looks like Rockland's unidentified girl." said Lt. Tragg.

'We don't know who she is just yet...Please don't go jumping to conclusions...besides you've had Rockland locked up and he was in court the past few hours..This wouldn't be him.."said Hazel.

"How many times have I got to tell you that I AM THE DETECTIVE HERE? You're just the Medical Examiner." said Lt. Tragg.

Hazel glared at him with a white hot hatred...

Meanwhile Rockland was at our house , along with Alfreda..

We were having Dinner....

Fried Chicken, Fried Fish Candied Yams, Mac and Cheese, Collard Greens ,Potato salad and Cornbread.. All care of Alfreda's caterer...

"My Guy put his foot in this food tonight." said Alfreda..

"Mmmmmmm Hmmmm..Olivia, Beverly, thank you for your hospitality." said Rockland.

"Oh don't mention it. We are all family here." said Olivia.

"Dig in everybody, you aren't guests...You're family." I said.

''Yessss."said Beverly, sitting on her husband's lap.

"This is soooo good." said Nelson.

"No Argument there" said Josie, who was sitting on Paris's lap...

"I love these dinners."said Paris.

"I do too."said Bresha..

"Ditto" said Tony, her boyfriend.

''Aunt Alfreda...This is the best....I might need your caterer for something at my office."said Kayla.

"Just let me know...A day or two ahead of time baby!" said Alfreda..

"Liv, you should do this every night." joked Kayla's husband ,Ray.

"It gets expensive.."joked Olivia

III-

Nightfall came....

And our dinner came to an end..

"Olivia, Donnie Ray, Beverly...Thank you guys for another slammin dinner...We have to do this again." said Ray...

"Yes Thank you Cousin Liv, Cousin Bev..guys..."said Kayla as they prepared to leave.

"Thank You all for coming." said Olivia.

"Yeah, Thanks again..." I said as I put up the last of our things..

''Well Jo, you and Paris are going home tonight huh?" said Beverly..

"Yeah, it'll be nice to sleep in my own bed tonight. See you guys in the morning...Thanks for everything Liv." said Josie..

"Yeah, great meal." said Paris as he helpedjosie with her overnight bag and his..and they headed for their car , which was parked out back..

"Great meal guys...Please don't forget us , even after my internship is over." said Bree..

'Yall is mad cool."laughed Tony Billips, her boyfriend as they headed to their cars, which were parked in the back of our Duplex.

"Your mom and Rockland are situated in the sub-basement...I took em the fresh sheets and pillow cases."said Nelson.

"Good, he can at least have a good nights sleep until we can figure out our next move."said Olivia.

Beverly fake yawned and looked at her watch...

''Woooooouuu look at the time...Honey Bunny, we ought to be getting some " sleep" she said jokingly to Nelson.

Who blushed...

"Sleeep? Yeahhhhhhh Right...You fresh thing...Take your fresh self to bed."laughed Olivia..kissing her niece and hugging her..

"Good Night Auntay...Donnie Ray.."laughed Beverly, hugging and kissing us both as she and Nelson went downstairs to their domicile..

"Good Night Shortcake." I said, laughing.

While in our sub-basement

"Open your pants..." Rockland silently commanded..

Now in the sub-basement....late at night in total privacy...Alfreda complied.

Rockland's eyes bulged out of their sockets.....Alfreda laughed...She couldn't believe she turned this guy on so much..

"The Happiest day of my life was the day I first laid eyes on you in therapy." he said.

"No, the happiest day of your life was the day you followed me home to my apartment and convinced me into giving you some...." she said.

They kissed passionately for close to an HOUR...just sitting there on the bed...

Alfreda eased down on his hard, waiting penis...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, OH MY GODDDDDDDd!!! Did you get bigger??

Wouuuuuuuuuuuuuu...ummmmmmmmmph, what am I going to do with all this...OUUUUUUUUU?" she moaned as she moved slowly up and down and flooded him with soft, slow kisses...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Alfreda....OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" he moaned, nearly out of breath...

Alfreda rode him like a surfer rides a wave....slow, sure...Moaning, kissing him like it was no tomorrow,

her eyes nearly rolling into the back of her head..

"Ohhhhhhhhh ROCKLAND...ROCKLAND....OUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU FEEL SOOO GOOD!" she moaned..

"OHHHHHH SO DO YOU ALFREDA!!! OH MY GODDDD!" he moaned.

For the next NINE TO TEN HOURS they made up for the two nights he hadn't seen her making sweet love until both were sweaty and satisfied...

Rockland lay in between her legs , snoring softly....She was still trembling after experiencing several intense orgasms....

No one had any idea that two unmarked police cars were cruising past our house..

"Lieutenant...He's not at his residence and the girlfriend isn't at hers...Auntie and Niecey had some kind of wing ding here tonight... Their uh associate Attorney, Josie Boyd and her boyfriend left shortly before midnight...Her cousin, Kayla St.Jacques and her husband Ray left too and so did that intern and her boyfriend.. I suppose Auntie ,Niecey and their husbands are in there fast asleep." said a plain clothes cop.

"That's alright...Keep an eye on this house.. I'll be back tomorrow with a warrant and this time if the smart mouthed Receptionist has any thing to say...I'll run her in for harboring a fugitive and obstruction of justice." said Lt. Tragg.

IV-

The next morning was a pretty normal day... We were all sitting at th conference room table ,drinking coffee.

"Well, how did everyone sleep last night? I slept great." I said and put my arm around Olivia's waste and hugged her..

''Donnie Rayyyyyyyyy stopppp!" cooed Olivia softly. She was blushing.

"Ohhhhh and I'm the fresh one."laughed Beverly, who was rubbing her husband Nelson's hand softly..

He was smiling sheepishly..

''Safe to say , we all had a good night."said Josie ,who was blushing herself.

Bresha had been on her phone...she turned to Rockland.

"I don't know if this is good news or not...but Assistant District Attorney McCafferty has recused himself from your case...He said he can't prosecute you because he considers you a friend..Garcetti says he'll bring in a special prosecutor." she said.

"That is good news...It means my case will be held up for awhile, more time to kiss you." he said and grabbed Alfreda around the waist..

''Stop it...Stoppppp it Horny toad." she laughed.

and gave him a wet sloppy kiss...

Nelson glanced out the window..

"Heads up, we got company!" he said.

"He's right!" I said.

Two police cars parked in opposite directions..

Two unmarked police cars.

and a banging on the door.

Alfreda answered the door..

"What do you want? And you'd better have a warrant!" she said icily..

''.'Oh I do.." said Lt. Tragg showing it to her.. He barged in and strutted to our conference room with one police officer behind him..

"Gooood Morning Liv, associates..Rockland.." he sneered.. ''We found your girl, the mysterious girl you said was with you on the boat .Brenda Rivers!" he said.