VENTURES: Freddie's Dead!

PHILADELPHIA- LATE NIGHT!

A Conference Room downtown...A Contentious meeting has just ended....

"Gentlemen, it looks as if we dropped the ball on this.....Those people are coming back with yet another settlement agreement in two days....It's the third...I've spoke to their leader and they appear to be losing faith in us as represenatives."said Ericka Cason, a senior Associate Attorney at McCluskey Cozen/Connor and Pratt.

"This isn't a trial it's a negotiation...You'll have time, 48 hours to work out a new argument...Several new arguments ,I hope said Founding Partner, Mr. Cozen.

"You know hotshot...If you hadn't of showboated so much during the last meeting with the Arbitrator this might have been resolved by now "said Founding partner, Robert Connor.

"Showboat? I was aggressive...YOU were too passive so I thought I needed to take over.."said Frederick Glover, who had just been made Managing Partner and like Ms. Yvette, had an office all his own a few blocks away....

He had one staff member, Associate Attorney Richard Biggs, who was sitting in with them.

He just smiled and made goo goo eyes at Ericka, who smiled seductively at him...

"You know, you've let Managing Partner go to your head Freddie...Don't forget, your name is still not on that door."snarled Robert Connor, who voted against Frederick Glover making partner..

''All things being fair...Mah name would be on that door and maybe yours would be where mine is Connor."said Frederick Glover..

"WHY YOU LITTLE!" snarled Bob Connor, leaping up..

"Boys...Boys...Relax...we are all on the same team... Get back to work on a new proposal to present before the Arbitrator...You've got two days and I want it on my desk...Come on...It's late...Let's get out of here and go home."said Mr. Cozen..

They headed towards the elevator..

"Ericka it's still early yet, it's 10:45....I know a spot...Wanna have a drink?" said Richard Biggs...

"I uh don't know Richie...It is still late and we've got work to do.."said Ericka.. She knew he had a crush on her...

"That's right Junior...YOU'VE GOT WORK TO DO!!! Come on Ericka..My car is right across the street..I'll give you a ride home." said Frederick Glover.

"Oh, thank you...I was going to call an UBER!"said Ericka.

"No Need for that darlin....I'll see you lovely people tomorrow."said Frederick Glover as he and Ericka got on the elevator..

"You're not coming Richard?" asked Ericka.

"Noooo, I'll catch the next one..."said Richard snidley...He hated Frederick Glover...

"I can't stand that strutting peacock, Glover..."said Robert Connor..

"He does have a somewhat haughty opinion of himself, but that strutting peacock as you say wins a lot of cases for us and brings us a lot of business...Just like Yvette Jones..."said Mr. Cozen.

"The difference is...We all love Yvette Jones... Most of us HATE Frederick Glover." said Bob Conner..

Both Mr.Cozen and Richard Biggs laughed at that...

As the elevator arrived.

The Next Morning at our building...

Yvette was meeting with another partner, Mike Pratt...Our favorite of the four Founding Partners...

Ms. Virginia brought coffees for everyone..

"So How are things at the main office?" asked Ms. Yvette.

"Oh My God Vettie, be glad you're down here..... Connor , our new associate attorney Ericka Cason , Richard Biggs and Frederick Glover are representing several union workers who were injured at a construction site...They can't seem to negotiate a settlement with the Construction Company...It goes before an Arbitrator day after tomorrow for the third time.....Tensions are high and Bob Connor, not the most personable of guys and Frederick Glover, who thinks he's God's Gift to the legal profession are close to tearing each other's heads off...It's not pleasant around the office at all.."said Mike Pratt, the youngest name partner..

"How's Mr. McCluskey doing?" asked Yvette..

"He's In Tahiti with his wife on vacation....Which is why the "kids" are acting up.."laughed Mike...Speaking of the kids...Where are your guys?" asked Mike Pratt..

"Keith is involved in a negotiation something like that.....He's working with three attorneys and a para-legal downstairs in our conference room as we speak..." said Ms. Yvette..

I was working with Dabnis Coley, Paris, his para-legal, Ray and his associate attorney, Tony Billips downstairs on a labor negotiation and had been working for most of the last two weeks..

Sofia and Kahlil are working on an Immigration case with Jessica Sanchez-Burrows and her husband, Charles "Chip" Burrows...

They're in Immigration Court...

And Bee Bee is working with Kayla Bennett St. Jacques and Jasmine Coley on a case...

They're in court...They should be finishing up today.." said Yvette.

Beaming like a proud mother...

"Myyyyyyy they've all come a long way...I think some promotions are due....Senior Associate Attorneys..." said Micheal Pratt....

"They deserve it....They've worked hard and they've come a long way since I fished them straight out of law school and passing the bar." said Yvette...

"It's soooooo nice and quiet and peaceful over here." sighed Mike Pratt..

"You're welcome to hang out here the rest of the day if you're not doing anything..." said Yvette..

"Bless you Yvette.." said Mike Pratt..

Jade and Ms. Virginia walked in..

"Hey Mr. Pratt...Yvette, you coming to lunch or are you waiting for the kids to get back?" she asked.

"They're having Prime Rib today.." said Virginia..

"I'm coming with you guys....They know their way to the lunch room..."laughed Ms. Yvette. "Coming Mike?" she asked.

"Of course...Prime Rib?? You guys eat like Kings and Queens down here..." laughed Mike Pratt.

II-

The Next Morning, we all met in our conference room..

"We got an acquittal...The Jury deliberated a whole twenty minutes Ms. Yvette."said Bee Bee.

"And we finished up our Immigration Case..."said Sofia. "That Poor family had been bused here from El Paso." she said.

"We saved that family from being deported and started them on a path towards American Citizenship."said Kahlil.

''We had a successful negotiation.. Everybody shook hands at close of business yesterday." I said.

"Outstanding.... Mike Pratt, one of our firm's founding partners was here yesterday...I told him about the good work you guys are doing...He said you are on track to be named Senior Associate Attorneys..."said Ms. Yvette.

"REALLY? OH WOW!" I said.

"We owe it all to you Ms. Yvette.." said Bee Bee , hugging Ms. Yvette and Kissing her on the cheek.

"You all owe it to yourselves...You've worked hard....You earned it."said Ms. Yvette.

"THANK YOU FOR PICKING THE FOUR OF US WHEN YOU WENT TO DIVERSIFY!" said Sofia, also hugging Ms. Yvette and kissing her on the cheek..

"MOM WOULD BE PROUD!" said a happy Kahlil...

"Congratulations Guys!" said Ms. Jade.

Meanwhile, across town in our old building...things were not so warm and fuzzy...

"The Union doesn't have faith in you guys anymore Mr. Cozen...This is the fourth time you guys have come up with a resolution and the fourth one They've rejected. They have picked me,,Bruce Patterson to represent them.." said Attorney Bruce Patterson..

"Wh-WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?" said Mr. Cozen.

"It means the Union will no longer need the services of McClusky/Cozen/Connor & Pratt, They will be represented by me, Attorney Bruce Patterson...That's why the y didn't choose to show up this morning...They said they are tired of waiting...You said you'd have the proposal ready yesterday and you didn't." he said.

"Sir, I finished that proposal two days ago...I faxed it to Frederick Glover..."said Richard Biggs...

"I received no such fax....Had I of received it...I certainly would have come forth."said Frederick Glover..

"Doesn't Matter..The damage is done..."sighed an angry Robert Conner..

"They said they'll send you a cashier's check for the balance of what they owe you....Good Day gentlemen." said Bruce Patterson as he left ...

"OUR REPUTATION AS A TOP LAW FIRM HAS BEEN ABOVE REPROACH...AND NOW WE LOOK LIKE GOOFS...WE LOOK LIKE FOOLS!" WE 'VE LOST A TOP CLIENT AND EVEN WORSE, OUR REPUTATION IS SULLIED...."said Mr. Cozen...

"BIGGS, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT...CLEAN OUT YOUR DESK!! YOU'RE FIRED!" said Frederick Glover..

"You little asshole... I sent it to you...I sent it at 9:45AM yesterday....You had plenty of time to get it and bring it here...WHAT WERE YOU DOING??" said Richard Biggs..

"It doesn't matter...You should have brought it here yourself Richard...."said Bob Connor..

"You're not fired Richard...but clean your desk out...You'll be working here in this building...In your old office.....from now on.... Freddie... Clean up your act!!! This was a big, big screw up!"said Mr. Cozen...

"A Big One!" said Bob Connor as he and Mr Cozen left the room....

AT FREDERICK'S CONDO-

"Biggs was telling the truth Freddy...He did fax you the settlement at 8:45 AM... You knowwww why you didn't see it..don't you?" said Erin Cason..

"So he did...I didn't see it, because I was deep inside of you...like I'm about to do now.." said Frederick Glover..

"OH MY GODDDDDD FREDERICK....YOU ARE INSATIABLE!!!" said Erin...

He kissed her and unzippered her dress...

"OH MY GOD...ALL YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT AND NOW WE ARE ABOUT TO DO IT AGAIN!!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU NEVER GET ENOUGH!!!" she exclaimed.

"NOT OF YOU HONEY LAMB!!OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" he moaned..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM SWEEET BABY!" he moaned...

He slipped her panties down...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GOOD LORD...I FEEL LIKE I'M FILMING A PORN MOVIE...OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWWWWWD!" he said.

She moved up and down on him...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU FREDDY, FREDDDDY!!

OH MY GODDDDDDDDD!!!"

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD!" he yelled out...

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! UMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned

as they made love for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS!....

They took a nice hot soapy shower together...

She hailed an Uber, which took her home...

We had dinner that night at Olivia and Beverly's house... Ms. Alfreda, Olivia, Beverly and Donnie Ray loved to cook and entertain and after being in this neighborhood alone for so any years with only Josie and Paris nearby...They welcomed the rest of us.. To use their facilities, to dine with them to spend the night in some cases...They enjoyed the company and the closeness..

They had always been close to our group....even before the others moved into the neighborhood...Tonight in addition to Ms.Yvette, Gary,Me, Bee Bee, Sofia, Kahlil, Jade and Danny...our newest building mates and neighbors were also guests, Sean Brookie, Natalie and her husband David of the Wrongful Conviction/Conviction Integrity Unit

''Dig In folks...Make yourself a plate, you know what we say..There aren't any guests here..."said Alfreda..

"That's right...We are all family." said Olivia.

"It's amazing how outside of court, we spend a lot of time cooking."said Donnie Ray.

''We do don't we?" laughed Beverly,

"Everything is just delicious.."said Nelson..

"Mmmmmmmmm it is.." agreed Josie.

"Yes Lawd!" said Paris...

Bresha smiled...She loved the camraderie and working for this firm and being around these friends practically on a daily basis..

So did her husband, Tony.

As did Rockland..

"Thank you for inviting us Liv..." said Ms. Yvette.

"Yeah Thanks Liv."said Gary...

"Everything is just delicious.." I said

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmm" agreed my wife, Bee Bee.

"I love these dinners..amongst friends.."said Sofia.

"So do I." said Kahlil.

"Remember when we went to Houston and then to California?? We were all close like this."said Jade.

"Yeah.."said Danny Ho.

"I'm just sorry we disn't know you guys then." said Sean.

"Me too!"said Brooke.

"I enjoyed when we all went to Nelson's Beachfront House." said Natalie.

"I hope we will be doing that again and soon." said David Charles..

We had a great afternoon...

III-

Bob Connor was getting ready to go home for the day when he got a call...It was Frederick Glover!

"Glover what do you want? I'm on my way to dinner." said Bob Connor..

"Conner, this is important...Come to my condo...I have something sent to me by fax that could blow this case wide open....Something the Union members didn't see....I can't discuss this on the phone, just get over here." he said.

"Alright Glover you'd better not be pulling my chain...

When Bob Connor arrived at the Condo...

He found the door open...He heard the shower running..

"Frederick...I'm here...What did want to show me?" he asked..

"I'll be right there...I'm in the shower Bob!" came the voice.

Robert Connor was hit in the head with a sap and knocked unconscious..

When he woke up...

A hot .22 caliber pistol was in his right hand and his clothes were wet...Someone had poured Brandy all over him...

"There's a white male in the shower....Nude...Multiple gunshot wounds....We found several spent shells from a .22 caliber pistol." said a Crime Scene Investigator...

"Body Lividity puts time of death at about an hour and a half.."said Dr. Hazel Baylor, Coroner and Forensic Investigator.

The other man over there is still alive, he's got a nasty bruise on his head..It's going to require medical attention." said Dr. Marcy Martin, also a coroner..

Detective Sgt. Brice and Lt. Arthur Tragg arrived on the scene..

Lt. Tragg took the .22 out of Bob Connor's hand...

"What happened...You two got into a drunken fight and things got out of hand?" asked Lt. Tragg.

"Noooooooo....He called me, about thirty minutes ago..Said he had something to show me..When I got here, the door was open...and he was in the shower....Somebody clobbered me and when I woke up, this gun was in my hand....and I was wet...I haven't been drinking...I haven't had a drink today...and I've never seen this gun before in my life.."said Bob Connor...

"A likely story....Hook him up boys...Let's go downtown pal.."said Lt. Tragg....

"He couldn't have called him a half hour ago...He was already dead....and he didn't hear anybody talking to him from the shower...I think the killer was already here and set him up.....and by the way, who called you?? Lieutenant, this is too neat....This man has been set up...He's not your guy."said Hazel.

"Hazel ,I know your husband is a detective...BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT YOU ARE NOT!!! I AM THE DETECTIVE HERE!!! I MAKE THE CALLS!! OKAY? Boys take him downtown, get him some coffee, sober him up! You girls, wrap that body up and get him to the morgue...Get me the Autopsy report as soon as possible." said Lt. Tragg..

"He is such an asshole." said Hazel...

"About to jack up the wrong man again!" said Marcy...

"He's from a powerful law firm, McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt..he'll be alright." said Hazel.

"That's Connor..He's a named partner!!!!! You KNOW he'll be well represented... Lt. Tragg jacked up the wrong man this time."laughed Marcy Martin.

The Body of Flamboyant Attorney, and recently named Managing Partner, Frederick Glover was put in a plastic body bag, strapped to a gurney and wheeled out of the building...On it's way to the morgue.

Nightfall...It had been quite a day... We were all in a celebratory mode...We had finished up a lot of cases...

We were all at home...

Bee Bee was wearing a sheer see through Baby doll.....She had just taken a hot shower and walked into our bedroom..

My eyes popped out of my head..

She giggled..

"Oh my goddd..look at you...Are you going to act like this all the time?..WOW!!! That boner is massive." she said and put her hands over her mouth..

"You act like this is the first time you've seen me like this." she said.

"It certainly isn't the first time I've had a boner because of you." I remarked , smiling at her.

"Oh I know..THAT goes back to the first day we met." she said.

It was true.

I pulled her towards me..."Is this something you bought at Bridget's store the other day?" I asked.

"Yes, The Panties and The Baby doll....I bought it at Bridget's store in the Mall at Bayside.." she giggled..

I undressed and slipped her panties down and off and took her into my arms and kissed her softly....

"Ohhhhh my godddd, Bee Bee..."I moaned...

"Ummmmmm, ouuuuuuuuuuuu you are so hard....Ouuuuuu, look at youuuu! And so damn BIG! OUUUUUUU!" she exclaimed as she stroked me lightly...

"You like that honey?" she asked softly..

"YESSSSSSSS!" I moaned.

We lie across the bed, kissing and practically slobbering over each other....

Soon we were making love passionately on top of the bed..Not thinking about the days events..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HOT STUFFF!!! MY HOT STUFF!" said Bee Bee...she had called me that ever since the night we first made love..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU BEE BEE!!!" I moaned..

The next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS, all we were thinking about was each other..

The same was next door at Kahlil and Sofia's house..

Sofia and Kahlil were lying across the bed..

Kissing ,fondling and laughing..

He slipped her panties down and off...

"OHHHHHHHH MAMASITA!!!" he moaned...

"OUUUUUUUUUUU PAPI...AYE MIOS DIOS! You are sooo damn hard! OUUUUU!" Sofia moaned as she rode him on the side of the bed until neither one of them could take anymore...

"You've always gotten me hard mamasita." said Kahlil.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! I KNOWWWWWWWWW!" she cooed.

It was not long

before they too were making sweet love for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS!

Moaning and cooing..

Gary and Ms. Yvette were way ahead of us..

"Ouu Husband, slide em down....I'm ready!" she cooed.

"OHHHHHHH VETTIE, SO AM I!" Gary moaned, as he slid her panties down..

They had been making sweet love since they had come home from Olivia's house.

They had gone straight to the bedroom..

They made love early into the morning hours....

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWW YOU ARE MY SWEET SWEET GIRRRRRRL" Gary moaned..

Ms. Yvette liked when he called her that...

Enjoying their massive smart bed..

Yvette smiled.The bed was sturdy and very very comfortable...It moved with their every move and was very comfortable and warm..It actually enhanced their lovemaking..

EIGHT TO NINE HOURS had passed by.

Bee Bee and I were fast asleep in each others arms..

Sofia and Kahlil were in each others arms and still kissing, almost asleep.

And Gary and Ms. Yvette were sound asleep in each other's arms.

Ms. Yvette sleeping soundly on top of Gary, who was still awake, with a big wide smile on his face....

A nice stress buster

And At Ms. Jade's House...a few doors down.

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWW JADEEEE!" said Danny.

"I'm going to love you soooo good!" said Jade

laughing.

''AWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWD!" said Danny.

They kissed passionately..

Danny took her into his arms and stood in the middle of their bedroom, kissing her passionately.

Danny slipped her panties down....

She eased herself down on Danny slowly.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUU JADE!" he moaned.

"OHHHHHHHHHHH HUSBAND!" she cooed. She liked being able to say that.

They began making love. And like us ,for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS, all they cared about was each other.

They ended the night like all of us...Cuddled up and sleeping soundly.

IV-

THE NEXT DAY-

THE OFFICE OF BEATRICE JONES, ATTORNEY AT LAW-

The Door was locked and the shades were drawn.... Bee Bee and I were kissing passionately in her office...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....OUUUUUUUUUUU WE'VE GOT TO STOPPPPP, YOU ARE GETTING ME HOT!!" Bee Bee moaned..

"That's the whole idea..." I whispered...

"You are a horn dog....All we did last night and this morning before shower and you're still all over me.." said Bee Bee..

"I can't help myself when I'm around you, alone..." I said..

THE OFFICE OF KAHLIL AHMED, ATTORNEY AT LAW-

Kahlil and Sofia were kissing also.

"We can't stay in here too long like this...somebody might come looking for us papi.."said Sofia.

"Let's go to our special place, upstairs..." said Kahlil in between slow soft kisses...

''Save all of that energy for when we get home."said Sofia.

And meanwhile, elsewhere in our suite....

"Vettie, you got a call from Central Booking...I'm transferring it." said Virginia...

"Central Booking? Who would be calling me from Central Booking??" said Ms. Yvette.

"Yvette this is me, Bob Connors...I need your help...I've been arrested and charged with murder..!!" said Bob Connor.

"MURDER??? YOU??? WHO ARE YOU ACCUSED OF MURDERING??" asked Yvette , incredulous... This was a partner, a name partner, a founding partner of the firm...

"Frederick Glover... He called me, told me to meet him at his condo...He had sensitive information to share with me about our recent union negotiation...I drove over there...The door was open...He was in the shower...Then somebody slugged me, knocked me cold...When I woke up...I had a gun in my hand and someone had poured Brandy all over me.... Glover's body was in the shower with multiple gunshots in him... I didn't kill him...I don't own a gun Yvette...I'm being framed...I need your help, please!" he begged.."

"Oh ...Oh Alright...I'll be down..... Don't say anything...I know as a lawyer you already know that...Just sit tight.." said Yvette.

"Thank You Yvette, Thank You!" said Bob Connor.

Bee Bee was fixing her hair and applying lipstick... She had a wet cloth and was wiping her lipstick off of my lapel.....

We had decided to cool it until we got to the point of no return....We had been pretty hot and heavy in there..

Sofia was also fixing her hair and applying lipstick... She had a wet cloth and was wiping her lipstick off of Kahlil's lapel.....

Kahlil was fixing his hair..

Ms. Yvette walked up to us....

"I hate to do this to you guys...but we've got a case...Bob Connor, one of our founding partners has been arrested and charged with murdering Frederick Glover...He's down at Central Booking." said Yvette.

"He killed Fred Glover?? I should give him a medal...I couldn't stand that condescending peacock!" I said.

"Me Neither!" said Kahlil..

"Founder Connor said that he didn't kill him so we have to go with that." said Bee Bee.

"Bee and I will go to our building and get charactor witnesses...Which isn't going to be easy...Connor is the least popular of the Partners and hated by almost as many people as Frederick Glover..."said Sofia..