VENTURES: Laura

We were having dinner at a nice cozy restaurant near the Marina...Entertaining a friend of Olivia's from Penn Law school.

"Girlfriend, I can't believe you're such a baller now..." said Olivia.

I smiled. "Seems like all of my wife's friends are Ballers." I said.

"Oh she's being so modest... I bet they don't have their own super successful law firm or are somewhat celebrities like her and her niece are.. I've kept up with you in the papers." said Attorney Melody Baker...You have how many attorneys Liv?" she asked.

Counting my niece ,Beverly, Four.. there is her husband, Nelson, who worked with me and Bev at the Public Defenders Office, Josie Boyd, who was with us when we opened the doors and Bresha Billips, our newest attorney... and we have an office manager..Alfreda Cambridge... Beverly's mother... and of course my husband, Donnie Ray here, our investigator." said Olivia.

Describing our team..

''And Vettie is married and made partner.. Partner at McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt....I hear she's got her own office now.." said Melody....

"Vettie is managing Partner and has has her own office , not far from here..

Right down the strip in the Bridge Building.. She's got four lovely attorneys, and investigator and an office manager..

and a beautiful suite... We've worked with them often....." said Olivia.

"I heard Sharon Harris , is the Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the FBI and The ATF in the area

She married Tony Hopkins

and he's a detective in an elite unit that deals with Major crimes...I was glad to hear that he went back and got his law degree and passed the bar...I felt so sorry that he had to drop out in our final year...but better late than never...

And that white girl, Karen Page...I loved her...She was so down to Earth...Loved Black people.. Married a Black guy....I heard he was murdered ..What's going on with her now of days.?"

"She's an Assistant District Attorney , She heads the Wrongful Conviction Unit..She works in the same building with Yvette and her group...

"Glad to hear everybody landed well...After we all passed the Bar, I went back to school...I got my MBA from PENN...Then I moved to New York and went to work for Bishop Coogan, A Big Jazz Musician....I'm an entertainment attorney and I represent a lot of musicians and singers and rappers in the New York City area. Like Olivia, I have my own practice as well , but it's a small practice.. One other attorney and an office manager and a small office in a high rise." said Melody Baker.

"Bishop Coogan??

The saxophone player.?? WHATTTTT? He 's from New Orleans.. I know him...He's an old friend..I

haven't seen him in years...

I sat in with him a number of times..." I said.. "I play Trumpet on the side.." I said.

"He's actually very good...He often sits in with the House Band at Josie's and he's done a little recording, when he's not sleuthing for me and my attorneys.."said Olivia..

"I'm here with him..." said Melody Baker who showed us her ring finger..

"I'm engaged....I'm soon to be a married lady like you Liv....." said Melody...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUU LOOK AT THAT ROCK!!!! CONGRATULATIONS GIRLY!!! WHO IS THE LUCKY GUY??" asked Olivia..

''Mr. Coogan...That's why I'm in Philly...He's playing at Mulberry Street this whole weekend...You gotta come and see him... bring your friends." said Melody....

"Congratulations. By the way, where is he? I'd love to see him, To chop it up with him." I asked.

"He was supposed to meet me here... Something must have come up.." said Melody, looking kind of disgusted..

"Oh He's probably rehearsing with his group or something...I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation." said Olivia, sensing her friend's embarrassment and slight uneasiness.

Melody had every reason to be upset...for her fiance...

Saxophonist, Bishop Coogan , unknown to her was walking distance away in a hotel room with another woman...

Laura Costner...The featured singer with his group ...

"LAURA!!" he moaned...

"OH BISHOP!" she cooed..."Let's go in the bedroom and get our clothes off ." said Laura

"Wellll, alrightttttt!" said Bishop Coogan , He had met Laura while on a gig in New Orleans, a year before...He had become obsessed with her, even though he was engaged to Attorney Melody Baker.. He wined and dined Laura and moved her into his hotel.. Eight floors up from he and Melody...He had to be near her, had to have her.. Tonight was to be their first night together sexually.

Melody stood in the doorway...

"I'm a little nervous...Isn't your fiance having dinner with some friends right down the street?" she asked.

Bishop's body began to shake...He was nervous and turned on...

"Yes....but she has no idea you are here, eight floors up from us...." he said.

His eyes bulged out of it's sockets , watching her undress...

That dress , that tight Maroon Mini Dress that she was wearing was brand new.. She had purchased it that afternoon, along with a matching bra and panty set.

She had gotten cat calls and whistles from several men all day...Exactly the reaction she wanted... Bishop certainly noticed...He couldn't keep his eyes off of her. She felt naughty and sexy all at once..

"You're a beautiful woman Laura..." he said.

"You are such a sweetheart Bishop...Here , help me with my zipper." she said. As he unzippered her dress and watched as she stepped out of it.

"I bought some new panties and this matching bra yesterday, You like?" she asked..

His eyes were bulging out of their sockets...

"I take it that's a yes." she giggled.

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" he said,

"Ohhhhhhhh stoppppp!" she giggled and kissed him some more..

He ran his hands down into her panties and kissed her butter soft lips..

" He gently unhooked her bra and slipped her panties down....

"You are sooooo silly....and so horny....Look at you....OUUUUUUUU!" she laughed.. Bishop was huge! she thought to herself..

They stood in the doorway, kissing passionately...

"Ohhhhh my god, I couldn't wait.." he moaned..

"I know...I couldn't wait either," Laura found herself saying , taking the rest of her clothes off and marveling about his size and girth..

"REALLY?" he said..

''Yes...Really!" she said. She was herself quite horny..

"WOW!" he said...

"Oh My lord, you are HUGE! Does your fiance know what she has?" she asked......

''I think she does!?..." he said shyly...

"I hope so...but....wouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Look at you....What am I going to do with all that?" she exclaimed, putting her hands over her mouth...and giggling with excitement...

This got Bishop very excited..

"ANYTHING YOU WANT BABY!!!! ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO!!" he said.

He tossed her on the bed...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Bishop Baby!" she gasped...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph. LAURA!!!"he groaned in his low baritone as the bed began to squeak and the headboard began to rattle..

''Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! baby!" she squealed..

Bishop lifted her up!

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SWEEET BABY!!!" moaned Bishop.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU TALK TO ME DADDDDDDYYYYYY!!!!OHHHH MYYYYY" cooed Laura..He was nearly to her stomach, she gasped..

They were back in the bed now, going at each other strongly.....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!" he groaned..

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOO HOOOOO, OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
OUUUU HOO HOO...OH MY GOD!!!! OUUUUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! OH MY GOD!!!! BISHOP!!!!!!....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!''LAURA screamed..She was pleasently surprised...

The bed was squeaking loud now and the headboard was slamming hard against the wall...

THREE TO FOUR HOURS slowly drifted by....She was impressed with his stamina...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! OHHHH BISHOP!!!, you aren't making any
damn sense! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Myyyy LAWD!"said Laura!

''OOOOOOOU..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! LAURA!!! LAURA" moaned Bishop!

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu say my name baby...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" she cooed deliriously....

"LAURA....OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned..

"YESSSSSSSSSSS YESSsSSSSSSSS BABYYYYY!" she cried out

THREE TO FOUR MORE HOURS PASSED before Bishop came and came hard....and Laura's legs began to quiver and then shake...her head turned from side to side and tears streamed down the side of her face..She was crying like a little girl....She was having ,she believed her fourth intense orgasm and just crying like a baby...

Laura continued kissing Bishop and rubbing his penis until it hardened again....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu there it is! OUUUU Look at that!!!" she said..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! YESSSSSSS BABY! YESSSS!" Laura moaned.. He couldn't believe his good fortune...Laura was a freak behind closed doors he mused.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Laura wailed..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW SWEEET BABY!" moaned Bishop

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YESSSSSSSS!" she cooed!

Bishop was engaged and on her again....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"he moaned..

"TALK TO ME BABY...YOU LIKE IT BABY!?" she asked.

"YES!!! YES...OH YESSSSS!"moaned Bishop..who didn't know if he was coming or going...

"I LIKE YOUUUUU TOOO!!! OUUUUUUUUUUU!!! I LIKE YOU SO MUCH! YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND!" she cooed...She was having her fifth and sixth intense orgasms...

OH MY GOD.....OUUUUU MOREEEEE?" he asked.

"OUUUUUUUUU YESSSS...YESSSSS AND MORE , IF YOU WANT IT...I SURE DO!" she moaned..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW..OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned...

THREE TO FOUR MORE HOURS drifted by....She was sitting on him, riding him hard.....

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWWWWWWD!" Bishop moaned as he began to cum like a gusher...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM CUM DADDDY! CUM FOR MOMMY!!! OUUUUUUUUUU!"moaned LAURA!!!...

Bishop lie in between her legs....exhausted...

Laura wouldn't let him sleep , She continued kissing him, rubbing his large penis...keeping it hard..

''This is a one time only deal baby, you might as well take as much of me as you want..." she cooed..

''OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.. LAWDDDDDDDD! " he moaned..He climbed back on top of her...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..LOOK AT THAT!!" she cooed..

They were at it again...The Bed was squeaking out of control...….The headboard was slamming against the wall...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu BISHOP BABY!!!!!!!, I'm not going to be able to walk tommorrow..but it feels so good!" she cooed..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned..

.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU BISHOP...YOU ARE DOING THE DAMN THING!" she moaned..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned..

They were standing in the middle of the floor now, BISHOP was long stroking her..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HOOOO HOOO HOOO HOOO HOOOOOO, Aye...Ayeeeeeeee, Ayeeeee, Ay yi yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii….OH MY GOD BISHOP BABY!...OUUUUU! YOU ARE ALL UP IN THIS..OUUUUUUUUUU WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!" she screamed.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HOOOO HOOO HOOO HOOO HOOOOOO, Aye...Ayeeeeeeee, Ayeeeee, Ay yi yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii….OH MY GOD ...OUUUUU! ayyyee, aye yi yiiiiii" she screamed.

They were back in bed...going at it slower..

FIVE TO SIX HOURS DRIFTED BY

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!" he moaned...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu lover...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu this is soooooooo

nice...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..YOU LIKE IT DADDY?" she cooed softly..

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" moaned BISHOP as he came again like a gusher...

Bishop lie in between Laura's legs, exhausted....too exhausted to move...Laura was totally satisfied...She had never had this many orgasms and such strong ones at that...She held Bishop head in her arms.

It was almost 2:00 AM, Saturday Morning...What a night and early morning they had both had..

"You'd better get up and shower and get out of here....You've been here since about 4:00 pm.. You're gonna be in trouble.." Laura giggled in a sing songy voice..

Bishop took a nice hot shower and grabbed his saxophone and took the elevator 8 floors down to his hotel room... Melody wasn't back yet...He undressed and got in the bed and went to sleep.. He'd tell her he did some recording for his good friend, Meek Rollins.. Meek would lie for him...

A few blocks away....

"That man... He was supposed to meet me here tonight... He knew he was supposed to meet me here tonight." said Melody angrily...

It was closing time.. We were all outside of the restaurant....

"He's a working musician...He probably lost all concept of time.."I said , trying to ease the situation.

"Men, they always stick up for each other.." said Melody...

"I know right?" said Olivia.. We'll all be at the show tomorrow...We'll meet him then..." said Olivia..

We drove her home...

When she got in her hotel room, Bishop was fast asleep, but woke up when she came in...

"Where were you? I wanted you to meet my friends, Olivia Bennett-Alexander and her husband, Donnie Ray..He's a musician too!" said a very disappointed Melody Baker..

"I've heard of her...Defense Attorney right??? You went to law school with her...She's married to Donnie Ray...I know him..He's from New Orleans...a pretty decent Trumpet player at one time...He was a cop when I knew him...He's married to Olivia?? He lives here in Philly??" asked Bishop.

"Yes... He's Olivia's investigator now and he gigs on the side every now and then...Had you of shown up tonight instead of standing me up..You would have known that..." she said..

"I'm sorry baby...I uh had a gig..I sat in with some cats at Meek Rollins studio, a jam session ...ummm you smell good...come here.." he said..

"Bishop , it's almost three in the mornin...You should have come to the restaurant with me if you wanted to do that....come onnnn, stopppp, stoppppppp." she said. He pulled her to him anyway and kissed her passionately...

He continued to kiss her....She giggled like a school girl...

"Bishoppppp, stop it..." she said..continuing to kiss him...

They stood in the middle of the bedroom kissing passionately...

"You make me sick....You are soooo bad.....OUUUUUUUU ALL BIG AND HARD....OUUUUUUUU!" she moaned.

He unhooked her bra and slipped her panties down.....

He humped her on the side of the bed, amazed he had the stamina to still want sex after all he'd done with Laura...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU BISHOP.....YOU ARE SOOOO BIG, SO HARD...OUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Melody cooed..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, it's all for you baby...all for you.." he said..

"OHHHH MY GODDDDDDDDDD!OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed. Any anger or dsiappointment she felt, all faded away...

He thought of Laura and got even more excited and humped Melody for the next THREE TO FOUR HOURS.. before they both came with wild abandon...

She slept on his chest ,leaving him with a big smile on his face... He was living his best life...Two fine women and in one night... He had no idea that it was all about to come crashing down on him ...and soon.

II-

SATURDAY NIGHT-

The whole gang was at Mulberry Street, The rooftop Restaurant and Bar, that was also an entertainment revue...

"I'm so glad everybody could come out tonight.." said an ecstatic Olivia..

"I am too!" I said sitting back...

"One thing I like about tonight..Cheap drinks."joked Beverly...

"Yeah and they aren't watered down." said her husband, Nelson.

''I hear they have a D.J. opening up the show." said Josie..

"Yeah and a comedian too! A local.. The bartender couldn't tell me who." said Paris.

"Wowwwwwww this is nice." said Bresha, who was sitting on her husband's lap...

"Plenty to drink here." said Tony...

"We can drink as much as we like...and you don't have to drive us back..."said Alfreda.

"That's the best part..." said her new husband, Rockland..

As the drinks arrived.

There was plenty for everybody...

"I haven't seen Mel, since we passed the bar...Wow..She's an entertainment lawyer in New York...Got her own practice.." said Yvette.

"Your graduating class did quite well for itself.. You, Livy, Karen Page, Her." said her husband, Gary..

"One thing I like about tonight..Cheap drinks."joked Keith Jones...

"Yeah and they aren't watered down." said his wife, Bee Bee.

"The entertainment is supposed to be good tonight... They have a D.J. opening up and then a comedian."said Sofia.

"I hope the comedian is funny." said Kahlil.

''Well if the D.J. and the headliner is good, how bad can the comedian be?" said Jade.

''Famous last words..You remember that lawyer friend of you guys who doubled as a comedian." said Danny Ho, Jade's husband..

"She was so bad, she actually was funny.." said Virginia...

"Oh My God!" laughed her boyfriend, Jetty, who remembered.

Melody greeted us all and reunited with Yvette, met her staff and their significant others as well as our staff and their significant others...

"That is so cool that you guys all live on the same street and socialize together.... My girl Liv owns a bus service too that brought you all here?? Outstanding..That means yall can get smashed and get delivered safely to your doorsteps."laughed Melody...

''Yes indeed.. We 're lawyers...It wouldn't look good for us to get D.U.I's "laughed Jazzy.

"Heyyyy we are all out to have a good time tonight." said Dabnis..

"It's a beautiful night for this event."said Kayla..

"It is... I kept saying I was going to get back here...This was a nice night to do it.." said Ray...

"One thing I like about tonight..Cheap drinks. You can't beat this."joked Jessica Sanchez Burrow......

"I know , I wonder if it's because of the concert.." asked her husband, Charles ''Chip " Burrows.

"You're probably right...because of the concert...Your ticket prices offset the drink charges."said Lem..

''Well at any rate, let's enjoy our good fortune " said his wife, Zoey.

As more drinks arrived..

"This is so nice...I haven't seen Melody since Law School.."said Karen..

"She looked really glad to see you."said Karen's boyfriend, Attorney and TV talk show host, B.L. Benz.

They actually had three D.J.'s who warmed the crowd up and were very good, they had everybody dancing...They spun for an HOUR AND A HALF..a.By the time we all returned to our seats we were ready for another round of drinks..

Symphony Sam, the M.C. from Josie's came out..

"Ladies and Gentlemen..Before our headliner, Mr. Bishop Coogan and his band, fronted by vocalist and song stylist, Laura Costner graces our presence.. We have a surprise for you...We have a local up and coming comedian.. She's a very successful attorney by day here in Philadelphia and a Stand Up comedian by night.. Put your hands together for KAREN WALKER, ESQUIRE.....Treat her good or she'll sue your asses...Give it up for Karen everybody!" said Symphony Sam...

"OHHHH GOD NOOO!" screamed Nelson..

"It'll be alright Nelson." said Olivia, laughing her head off...

"Maybe she'll even be funny this time." laughed Beverly...

"Hope Springs Eternal." sighed Nelson.

Karen Walker came out... The majority of the audience had no idea how really bad she was...They cheered loudly....She saw Olivia and Beverly laughing...No idea they were laughing AT HER and she smiled warmly at them.

Karen Walker walked on and smiled at the audience.

"Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy what's goin on? Did you come to laugh tonight? Did you come to laugh?" she asked.. The crowd was loud and hyped...They roared loudly...

"YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"Well Alright..I don't wanna have to sue yall." she bellowed and the crowd applauded and laughed loudly... This would be the only laughs she would get on her own...

She went into a long winded monologue that went nowhere... The loud rowdy crowd soon quieted down..

There wasn't even light laughter..

She went into another long winded monolouge that went nowhere.. A Heckler in the crowd went..

"Damn I hope you're better in the courtroom than you are on stage."

This was met with raucous laughter... She smiled.. "A Fan!" she said.,

"Not anymore" said the Heckler. This got some light laughter.

She went into another long monologue... Another heckler went-

"Damn baby, you might have to sue us ,cause this shit aint funny.."

It was met by more raucous laughter....

"Maybe you need a drink? Give me a break huh?" said Karen,

"I am drunk, maybe you need to give us a break and say something funny." said the heckler.

The crowd broke out into raucous laughter.

She went into another long monologue that went nowhere.. The crowd was starting to groan now!

"UGHHHHHH! She is hard to bare... I want to like her, but she sucks.. I tried a case with her a few years back... She's a very talented lawyer, really knows her stuff.. I like her as a person , I do.. but she aint funny, not at all!" groaned Dabnis.

''She's Worse than she was when we saw her perform at Mulberry Street last year , when she opened for Reed Nelson and his quintet and Josie's Bar and Grille, if that's possible." said Jazzy..

"God, I just finished drinking.. She makes me want to drink some more... Ughhhhh!" said Kayla,,,

''Geeeez. She sucks!" said Gary.

"She's so bad, she's almost funny." said Jessica.

"Ughhhhhhhh, she sucks!" said Chip..

"I can't believe this woman is a comedian...I hope she's better in the courtroom."said Zoey..

"Oh My God....She's so bad! but I've heard of her..She is a very good Attorney." said Lem.

Karen went into two long monologues that again went nowhere..

You could hear a pin drop..

"Gee, what's the matter? You guys allergic to laughing?" she asked..

"No are you allergic to telling a funny joke?" asked another heckler.

Now the crowd laughed....

''If it wasn't for the hecklers, we wouldn't be laughing at all. My God, She's terrible!" said Yvette.

"I agree..This chick just aint funny. NOT AT ALL! Why do they keep booking her?" asked Gary.

"Is she almost done.?" asked Keith Jones.

"I hope so.."sighed Bee Bee.

"Gee, I hope the band and the singer are better."said Sofia.

"Oh trust me , They can't be worse than her." said Kahlil..

''At this point..I'm thinking anybody would be more entertaining.." said Jade.

"Geeez!" sighed Danny Ho.

"Holy Smokes, I've never seen a comedian this bad..She can't get one laugh.Just like last time."said Virginia.

"Lawd....I'm glad the drinks are cheap...She sucks! You know I know her...She's a Damn good Attorney...She practiced in my court a couple of years ago!! but this side gig of hers aint it... She needs to stay in her lane...LAWDDDD have mercy! Watching paint dry is more entertaining." said Jetty Dukes.

Karen went into another long monologue...It went nowhere.. The crowd just sat there... Finally she began doing impressions...of animals, famous people, people from history that nobody had heard of..the works...She was clearly falling on her face.

Now people just stared at her like she was crazy...

"You're about as funny as a pay toilet in a Diarrhea ward" yelled one heckler....

This brought the audience to a roar...Everybody was laughing at that!

"Beverly was laughing so hard, tears were flowing from her eyes...

"Now that was funny, a pay toilet in a Diarrhea ward." she laughed and banged her fists on the table..

Olivia was laughing so hard , she was crying too!

Karen saw them and smiled..

''There are two friends of mine...They're laughing.." she said.

"How much did you pay em?" asked a Heckler..

"They aint laughin with you, trust me. They laughing At you!" said another Heckler.

Now Nelson ,Josie and I were laughing along with some of the rest of the audience..Paris, Bresha and Tony just hung their heads...

"This is bad!" said Paris..

"Oh My God and to think I've seen her act three times now." said Bresha.

"Yeah me too! " said her husband, Tony...

Karen went into one final long monologue...It went nowhere.. The crowd just sat there... Finally she began doing more impressions...of farm animals, famous people, people from history that nobody had heard of..the works...She was clearly falling on her face and she knew it...

Now people just stared at her like she was crazy... It was as quiet as a Mausoleum.

"My Name is Attorney Karen Walker... Bishop Coogan featuring Laura Costnor is next!" she said, signing off.. She quietly walked off the stage, with the knowledge that she had bombed totally.

"Thank God!" said another Heckler.

She left the stage...Not a person clapped.. She was enraged... She kicked a trash can over and headed straight for the elevator..

She passed by Bishop Coogan's dressing room as she left..The door was cracked. Bishop Coogan and the singer, Laura Costnor were kissing passionately..

Laura wiped her lipstick off of his lapel.

"Okay Bishop, that's enough...I'm not going to sleep with you again...That was a one off...Let's stop before we go too far." she cooed.

Melody Baker, the Entertainment Attorney was mortified...She had no idea Karen Walker's act was soooo very bad..

"WHO THE HELL BOOKED HER? OUUUUU SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE OUT OF A JOB WHEN I FIND OUT!!! GOOD GOD, SHE WAS AWFUL.....OHHHHHHHH HELL!" he said.

Symphony Sam came out...

"Alright...The man you've been waiting for is here. BISHOP COOGAN AND HIS BAND, FEATURING LAURA COSTNOR!" said Symphony Sam. The audience applauded...

The Band came out...They were really cooking and they took the bad taste of Karen Walker's performance out of everyone's mouth...The Audience applauded for like the first time in an hour.

Bishop Coogan came out playing his Alto saxophone to wild applause...and a standing ovation...

But song stylist Laura Costner brought the house down....

She got two standing ovations......The crowd was really appreciative of her singing....

They played for TWO HOURS and got a standing ovation as they exited...The crowd called for Laura..

She returned to the stage and sang one more number for an encore..

Then a D.J. returned and played a set for an hour... People danced... The stench of the comedian's performance was all but forgotten...

We all drove home pretty happy....It had been a great night...Karen Walker's performance not withstanding.

III-

SUNDAY MORNING-

We all decided to have breakfast at Pancake Pantry in Bayside, Pa., a nearby Philadelphia suburb...

"Olivia...So nice meeting you and your friends.. Thank you for coming out last night.." said Bishop

Coogan... "Donnie Ray.. I'm leaving Tuesday, but I may be back this way in a month or so and you have to sit in with me and my guys...Perhaps at Josie's..For Old times sake." he said.

"We wouldn't have missed it for the world.." said Olivia..

"Bishop, I'm gonna hold you to that....I sit in with Symphony Sam and the Josie's House Band, which is pretty good." I said.

"Oh I'd love to see that." said Melody....

"Melody, you look good...It was sooo nice to see you again." said Yvette..

"That singer was incredible..." said Gary....

''Yeah she alright...She kept trying to get out of her contract...but I won't let her.. Her contract is legal and withstanding.." said Melody...

"Bae, let's not talk business at the table." said her fiance...Bishop...

I could feel the tension between them when Laura Costnor's name was brought up...

Melody looked over at the youngins.. Beverly, her husband, Nelson, Josie, her husband, Paris, Bresha, her husband, Tony and Keith and Bee Bee Jones, Sofia and Kahlil Ahmed and Jade and Danny..

"Olivia...you and Yvette have some brilliant and talented young people working for you....I think when I get back to New York, I'm going to hire me some talented young attorneys..." said Melody.

She was observing both Olivia and Yvette's team members...She had talked to them...She liked them all.

"They're our babies... We're all like a big family." said Yvette.

"Vettie and I are like Mothers and Aunties..." said Olivia...

''And you keep enough experience around you to balance things out..|said Melody, observing Alfreda and Rockland and Virginia and Jetty..

as they enjoyed their food..

"This is soooooo nice...and you guys all live on the same street...and hang out together... I love it..!" said Melody...,

Our Breakfasts arrived along with Hot Coffee and Fresh squeezed Orange Juice...

As we enjoyed our meals...

HOURS LATER-

On the eighth floor of his PENNS LANDING HOTEL...

"Laura...Laura baby, answer the door.. " said Bishop..... He found the door of her hotel room open..

He walked inside and saw her lifeless body on the floor of her room...

"OH MY GOD!!!!" he hollered out.. LAURA had been strangled...

Two or three other hotel guests walked by and saw him kneeling over the body......

He panicked and ran out of the room to the elevator...!!!!

CURLEY's BAR...SUNDAY AFTERNOON!

Attorney /Comedian Karen Walker sat in the bar. She was sloshed..

She was in the middle of finishing off a bottle of Tequilla when she got whiff of a conversation she maybe was not supposed to hear.

"Did you talk to Laura Costnor? I told you to talk to her about getting out of that contract." said a bald headed well dressed Black man. His name was Rock Muhammad.

"I did...I-I-I reminded Laura of her promise last winter... She said she changed her mind and was staying put.. We..We We got into a big argument and and..and things got out of hand.." said the younger man talking to him..His name was Pete Gibson, An accountant with an MBA , who liked running around with with a tough street hood like Rock Muhammad, who fancied himself as a "Businessman."

"What do you mean out of hand?" asked Rock Muhammad.

"We got into a physical type thing and I....I...I uh think I strangled her. I think I strangled Laura." said Pete Gibson.

"YOU DID WHAT??" said Rock Muhammad loudly.

"It was an accident...I swear...She hit me first....Things got out of hand!" said Pete Gibson.

"SHUT UP! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" said Rock Muhammad.

The two paid their bill and left the bar..

Karen finished her Tequila and paid for her drinks.

"You aint driving home Karen...I called you an Uber... Come back and get your car tomorrow." said Curley.

"Thanks Curley" said Karen..

IV-

Night came...What a day it had been....What a weekend it had been.

Olivia and I retreated upstairs to our domicile..

we sat on our sofa, kissing passionately...

"This was the perfect weekend...A nice quiet dinner for two on Friday Night... A Nice Concert at Mulberry Street on saturday Night and a nice Breakfast this morning....Tomorrow, back to work." Olivia said.

"Yeah, I'm ready to get back to work...I mean real work, like a big case."I said.

"Be careful what you wish for dear heart."said Olivia.

"Yeah, you're right." I said, smiling..

As we continued to kiss each other passionately on the couch...

I peeled her out of that dress,and hurriedly took off my clothes and we were basically in a sphere of love and light and warmth, and the rest of the world just vanished. It was better than I ever could have dreamed, it was the thing I had been looking for, that perfect mix of love mixed with the rapture of sex...

"Ouuu Husband of mine...you are ready..." said Olivia staring at my erect and engorged penis...

"I should be used to this by now...my goodness..." she said as we embraced and kissed each other passionately.

She stroked me softly...I was throbbing and shaking...Olivia whispered to me...

"It's alright...just relax....calm down...don't get too excited...." she said..

An impossible task....

Especially after slipping her panties down and off...

The kissing got hotter and more passionate....and within minutes I was sitting on the side of the bed and
Olivia was sitting on top of me, easing herself down on my waiting penis..and moving up and down..

This was my favorite position, because I could look at her and kiss her passionately...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh, Ohhhhhhhhh baby....Ouuuuu,easy Donnie Ray...ouuuuu" she moaned...

"Damnnnnnnnnnnnn gurlllllll.ohhhhhhhh, you feel so good." I moaned... as I thrusted faster and faster inside of her....She was so round, so soft, so warm....

She wrapped her legs around me so she could take all of me in and I continued....as she moaned and groaned...We slowed it down some and got into a slow rhythm...

"Ouuuuu,ummmmm, I love you so much Donnie Ray." she moaned..

"I love you too Olivia..."I moaned..nearly out of breath as we continued to make sweet love...

FIVE TO SIX HOURS of sweet and intense lovemaking went by....

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...ouuuuuu, you're as hard as an iron pipe..ouuuuuuu.." she cooed

"Sure you're not on something?."she asked

"I'm on you" I responded.

She laughed and then tossed her head back...moaning softly...Her body quivering softly....Her breathing getting heavy...

"Ohhhhh...Ohhh my god Donnie Ray...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she moaned...

"Ouuuuuuu...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Olivia....Ohhh my goddd.."I moaned as both of our bodies trembled.

FOUR MORE HOURS of sweet lovemaking followed...We were both enjoying ourselves immensely.....

Me riding Olivia softly and slowly and me nearly losing my mind....I was like a machine tonight....I wanted to cum at this point, I was exhausted... but I couldn't...

Olivia was sweating profusely and laughing one minute and crying the next....She began to climax slowly,intensely...her body shaking and she smiling the sweetest smile I had ever seen....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she moaned...When I came it was so surprising and so intense that I began to shake myself....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" I moaned...

We cuddled in the bed softly....

"That was nice..Whoooooooooooooooo..." she said.

"That was better than nice..."I said.

While halfway across town in the Hyatt at Penns Landing, another drama was unfolding.

"African-American Female, cause of death, manual strangulation...She doesn't appear to have been sexually assaulted..Her name is Laura..Laura Costnor.. She's a singer." said one of the Crime Scene Investigators.

"I've heard of her...Any prints, DNA?" asked Deputy Coroner, Dr. Marcy Martin.

"Oh My God, plenty of prints, and a truckload of DNA.. We found three loaded condoms in the waste basket..." said another Crime Scene Investigator.

"Bag those and tag those...Let's determine her prints and any prints from housekeeping ,people who are supposed to be here with obviously someone who is not." said Hazel.

Lt. Tragg of Homicide walked in..

"Alright...What have we got here/" he asked.

"African-American Female, cause of death, manual strangulation...She doesn't appear to have been sexually assaulted..Her name is Laura..Laura Costnor.. She's a singer." said one of the Crime Scene Investigators.