VENTURES: Telma

30th Street Station-Philadelphia, One Week later-

We were on our way upstate to Stanga Correctional Facility....To see our latest client...Calvin Johnson, in prison since 2020 for Murder...A Murder we believe he was innocent of...A Local Public Defender from the county had written to Philadelphia's Wrongful Conviction/Conviction Integrity Unit and we had gotten on board and had brought,Olivia and Beverly and their team on board to back us up.

"Coffee's everyone!"said Donnie Ray.

As hot steaming tumblers were passed out to everyone..

"Oh thank you Donnie Ray....This is just what I needed..."said Karen...

"We were up until near daybreak....You're going to have to practice a little self control when you're alone with me..."Natalie giggled..

"Yes,I am." I said.. I was dead tired....after a night of marathon sex....We both were going to catch up on our sleep on the train...

"Oh thank you for the coffee Donnie Ray." said Brooke.

"Yes just what we needed." said Sean.

"They looked bushed....Like us ,huh husband?" whispered Olivia.

"You've got to stop being so sexy at night....I can't control myself."laughed Donnie Ray...

"Not my fault...You've got to stop kissing and pawing at me.." giggled Olivia.

"We can catch up on our sleep on the train." said Beverly as she and Nelson sipped their coffees..

"If I recall,it's a very comfortable ride..."said Nelson.

"It's been awhile since we rode up to Stanga for anything."said Josie.

"One Week we are on the Beach in Cancun at Nina and Carlos's wedding, the next we are in a Maximum Security Prison...Go figure,."said Bresha.

Josie chuckled and sipped her coffee.

Our train arrived on time and we were lucky enough to all be seated together....

Our Train got us to the town housing Stanga Correctional Center in no time at all..

We found a diner not too far from the prison and settled in for breakfast...

"I'm very hungry...I'm so glad we stopped in here."said Brooke.

"Yeah, me too!" said Sean.

Brooke and Sean seemed to attract the most attention..Them being an inter-racial couple in these parts

would tend to do that...

The Rest of us, Karen, Natalie and myself, Olivia, Donnie Ray, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha didn't attract as much...but the townspeople could tell we weren't from around there.

"I like little Homey diners like this and the comfort food they serve."said Karen.

"Yeah me too!"said Natalie.

"And I as well....Smells good in here...Let's see what's good."said David.

"This reminds me of that diner near the airport that my daddy used to take me to when I was a little girl."said Olivia.

"Yes, I believe you and I went there once...It does at that." I said.

''Smells good in here..."said Beverly.

"Smells like Home cooked food."said Nelson.

"Yes it does."said Josie.

"Here comes a waitress, let's put our orders in." said Bresha.

Our food arrived in no time.....

A State Trooper,Their version of Lt. Tragg walked over to our table.. He stood looking at us for a minute then he said.

"You folks aint from around these parts are you?"

"What Gave us away?" said Beverly...

Natalie laughed, pulling on her good friend's shoulder....It was just like high school..

He simply stared at them...They were very attractive young ladies.

''We are Attorneys from Philadelphia..We are here to see our client at the prison. I'm Olivia Bennett-Alexander...

This is my husband, Investigator,Donnie Ray Alexander...

My Niece, Attorney Beverly West-East..

Her husband, Attorney, Nelson East...

Attorney Josie Boyd...

And Attorney Bresha Billips." explained Olivia...

"And I'm Attorney Karen Page-Benz of Philadelphia's Wrongful Conviction-Conviction Integrity Unit and this is my staff-

Attorney Natalie Charles

Her husband, Attorney David Charles

Attorney Brooke Marks

and her husband, U.S. Attorney Sean Marks... We'll all be working on the same case."said Karen..

"Ohhhhhh so you guys are attorneys outta Philly huh? May I ask who this client is....In our prison who can afford ten lawyers and an investigator.?..He must be mobbed up..."said the trooper.

"No sir, you may not!" said Sean.....

He seemed to resent Sean anyway for being married to a white woman, Brooke and for telling him he couldn't inquire into our business..

"Ohhhhhhhh it's hush huh huh?" he said,.

"JOSH!! IF YOU AINT ORDERIN NO FOOD, GET TO STEPPIN AND STOP HASSLIN MY CUSTOMERS!" came a voice from the counter..

How familliar this sounded.

"I aint hasslin nobody Zeke...I'm just bein neighborly..."said the trooper.

"You're being newsy is what you're being...."came the voice..

He turned his attention to Karen who seemed to be the only one of us not attached.

"Listen honey...Aint no need in us gettin off on the wrong foot.. As soon as you all get settled in you could uh tell me where you'll be stayin and perhaps you and me could uh get acquainted a little better..Have a nice juicy steak, some dry Martinis..quiet conversation and uh see where things could go from there."he said, smiling broadly.

"Sorry Sir...I'm married...My husband isn't with us this trip....I don't think he'd like that.Plus we aren't staying, We are going home to Philadelphia tonight after our business has concluded." said Karen...

"Oh!" the Trooper said and finally left our table...He wondered if Karen was married to a Black man..She was surrounded by so many Black associates he mused....Probably!

We laughed about that and teased Karen all the way to the prison...We had rented a van at the train station to transport us.

II-

STANGA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-

This prison was where they sent well behaved inmates....Here they had a golf course, a swimming pool

and a huge library....The inmates weren't in cells , they were in dorm like rooms that locked at night...

There were a few lifers here...but the great majority of the inmates had 20 years or less...were considerd non-violent and manageable...

The Visitors room was bright and spacious...Very clean considering what we'd been in in other jailhouses. This was Stanga After All.

Calvin Johnson just sat in awe in the visitors room..

"I'm grateful for you....I am that you are taking my case...but I can't afford all of you guys..Hell I can't afford one of you..." he said.

"The City Of Philadelphia is paying for our services....Don't worry about our fee."said Karen..

"I saw on the news that that guy, Bruce Greene wants to put an end to your unit if he gets elected...Aint you worried about that?" asked Calvin Johnson..

"I worry about Bruce Greene like I worry about whether the sun is going to come up the next day ." said Natalie.

"He's so underwater right now in the polls...I don't know why he continues to run." said Brooke.

"Ego....He refuses to believe he can lose or that he's wrong about anything..."I said.

"As far as your case is concerned...A lot of mistakes were made and we plan to bring this up in our appeal..

"We have discovered a lot of discrepancies in the way your original case was prosecuted." said Olivia.

"For instance- Practically all of the witnesses against you have recanted the original testimony.....Your co-defendent, Mr. Jenkins who was given immunity for his testimony has now recanted his testimony...Saying he was beaten and co-erced."said Donnie Ray.

"Easy to say since both of the detectives involved are now deceased..."said Beverly....

"Which might be why all of the people involved are now recanting...All of them had what we say on the street, "Paper" on them...Meaning they could have been sent back to prison at anytime at the whim of the detectives who made the arrest.

'We are having two other Dental specialist look at the bite marks, which they said were yours and the DNA is being examined by an independent lab,plus the FBI Lab in Quantico and our own Medical Examiner's Office..."said Josie.

"You have an excellent chance of getting out of here."said Bresha.

"We've filed papers to have you transferred out of here to a Philadelphia Correctional Facility the day after tomorrow.."said Natalie..

"And we argue our case in a Philadelphia Appellate Court Day after tomorrow."said Brooke.

"Wow...things are looking up." said Calvin Johnson.

"Yes they are!" said Karen, smiling...

AND IN PHILADELPHIA, ADDRESSING A PRESS CONFERENCE-

Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Dellums made an announcement.

"Because of information we have been given anonymously at the Federal Building.. The U.S. Attorney's Office is now going to look into the murder of Mrs. Thelma Bailey-Green,The late Wife of District Attorney Candidate Bruce Greene."said Assistant U.S.. Attorney Todd Dellums...

He began answering questions-

THE NEWS HIT THE PAPERS-FEDS INVESTIGATE GREENE CHARGES!

Bruce Greene was sick..."How could so much go so wrong ,so fast?"he thought...

This was a nightmare!

III-

After our successful meeting with Calvin Johnson...We boarded the train and headed home...We didn't even bother to eat...We'd eat at home.

We were once again able to sit together...

"All in all today was a success."said Olivia.

"Now..All we have to do is convince a Judge." said Donnie Ray..

"This is the first time we will be arguing before an appellate court judge in Philadelphia..."said Beverly.

"Hopefully we'll get a better shake In Philly." said Nelson.

"We've been up against some real hammer head appellate judges upstate at times."said Josie.

"Remember once we had to go before four different appellate court judges before we got a favorable

decision." said Bresha.

"Tell me about it...I know." I said.

"Yes...We've had our share of upstate battles in these appellate courts...They tend to be more conservative upstate."said Natalie.

"Yes we have...I'm hoping in Philadelphia we find a more liberal Appellate Court Judge." said Brooke.

"I know some excellent Judges..." said Sean....

"We've got a day and a half to find one." said Karen.

Karen got a mysterious electronic message on her phone-

"JUDGE TELMA BAILEY"was all it said.

She didn't know where it came from...

Olivia got the same message on her phone-

"JUDGE TELMA BAILEY"was all it said.

She didn't know where it came from...probably a burner phone which meant it was untraceable.

As our train rocketed back to Philadelphia.

At our home that night after we returned...

We ordered Pizza and the four of us ate it over Brooke and Sean's house....After we finished it off..

Natalie and I went home, next door.

Brooke and Sean took a nice long , hot and soapy shower.....

Brooke was drying her hair...and towling down..

"Ouuuuuuuuu that was nice and comfortable...relaxing...." she said,smiling...

"It was indeed..." said Sean....

He took her in his arms and kissed her...

"Look at you...can't be around me naked without groping and kissing on me...Ouuuuuuu look at you all big and hard...Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!" she moaned.

"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww lawwd Brooke! You are so damn hot!"said Sean....

Brooke giggled...

Sean lifted her petite body up and entered her..

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cried out......as he long stroked her....Walking her to their bedroom....

They sat on the side of the bed, kissing and Brooke moving up and down on Sean, screaming with delight...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYY GOD!!!!! YOU'RE SO DAMN BIG AND HARRD...OUUUUUUUUU CHOCOLATE DADDY!" she screamed.

"AWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD BROOKIE" he screamed.

She opened her legs wide and slid down on him in the bed.....driving him completely bonkers...She laughed and giggled at how turned on he was as she rode him....

"OH MY GOD BROOKE....BROOKE...UMMMMMMMMM BROOKE!" he cried out as she rode him like a surfer rides the waves...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU IS IT GOOD TO YOU? IS IT GOOD TO YOU ? IS IT GOOD TO YOU BABY?" she screamed.

"YESSSSSSS!! OH YESSS!" he screamed out...

While next door in our home...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYY GOD!!!!! YOU'RE SO DAMN BIG AND HARRD...OUUUUUUUUU CHOCOLATE DADDY!" she screamed.

"AWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD BROOKIE" he screamed.

Natalie giggled, she could hear their moans through the walls...

"Oh My God....Sean is puttin it on her.." she giggled..

"OH MY GOD BROOKE....BROOKE...UMMMMMMMMM BROOKE!" he cried out as she rode him like a surfer rides the waves...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU IS IT GOOD TO YOU? IS IT GOOD TO YOU ? IS IT GOOD TO YOU BABY?" she screamed.

"YESSSSSSS!! OH YESSS!" he screamed out...

"Sounds like she's puttin it on him.." I chuckled..

Natalie smiled.. She softly rubbed my penis...

"Give you any ideas?" she laughed..

I leaned over and kissed her... "Of course it does..." she laughed.

Our kissing got hotter....

"I'm just a talented young lawyer with a big penis, who would like to put it inside you.." I whispered.

"Oh a talented lawyer huh?" she laughed...

"One out of two aint bad." I said,laughing as we continued to kiss..

"I think you're pretty talented at lawyering and uh lots of other things..." she laughed..

"You're for instance very talented at getting my bra off in record time.." she said..

and my panties as well" she said.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...AWWWWWWW NATALIE.." I moaned..

I turned her over and entered her slowly........She was as I expected very wet, her body was nice and warm and baby soft... I was so turned on I didn't know what to do...

"Ummmmmmmmm and you're very large and in charge and hard...OUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned..

"Large and in charge....I like that." I cooed..

"I just knew you would." she said.

I couldn't get enough of Natalie and she couldn't get enough of me...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUU SWEET HUSBAND!!! OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed softly...

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWWD!" I cried out...

She was having an intense orgasm! She wasn't speaking but she was smiling broadly....and her body was trembling....

"Is it good to you? Is it good to you baby?" she whispered..

"YES...YES!" I cried out..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUU, UMMMMMMMMMM!" she moaned.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....DAVID.....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"Natalie finally moaned loudly.....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM NATALIE....YOU ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY!" I cried out..

We made love for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS!

Natalie lie on my chest, breathing deeply.

"Ummmmmmmm you think Brooke and David heard us...We were pretty loud.?" asked Natalie as I rubbed her butt softly..

"They were loud too!....If they heard us...I don't think they cared....Why don't you ask her tomorrow.?" I joked.

"I'm not gonna ask her that...She's my bestie..but that's a little personal." said Natalie...

"I'll ask Sean." I said, smiling.

"You guys are pigs anyway." she said softly and drifted off to sleep...

IV-

It was good to be back in our building...

Even better to be eating the good hot food being served in our building's cafeteria with our friends.

"Ouuuu while you guys were gone yesterday, Things got worse for Bruce Greene,if that's possible."said Jazzy.

"THE FEDS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO HIS WIFE'S DEATH AND THE SUICIDE OF HER KILLER, C.W.MAPP AND HIS TIES TO BRUCE GREENE!"shouted Dabnis with glee...

"It was reported that half of his staff , his election committee has walked out, siting late to no pay."said Kayla.

"He might as well bag it....Call it a day and come back in a few more years when all of this stuff is over."said Ray.

"His wife died two years ago...He already thought that was over, water under the Bridge."said Jessica.

"It's almost like somebody, somewhere behind the scenes is keeping this alive...He runs for District Attorney and suddenly the press all the TV and Podcast Hosts are asking him about this...and now the Feds are looking into this..If they wanted to hurt his campaign....They are sure doing it." said her husband Chip.

"His Campaign has been severely sabotaged..."I wonder who he pissed off?" asked Karen.

"Ohhhhhhhh so many people...The list is too long to name here boss lady."said Natalie.

"Yeah but we aren't talking about some random woman who he's dated...This is deeper than that..."I said.

"David is right...This is somebody with money,pull, a little bit of power, connections."said Brooke.

"Maybe, but is that the type of woman Bruce dates? Most women who fit that bill wouldn't give him the time of day."said Sean.

"And most women who don't fit that bill wish they hadn't given him the time of day."said Zoey...

Her husband Lem, spit his coffee out, he was laughing so hard..

"No seriously...He either pissed off somebody or he hurt somebody badly and they are taking revenge."said Renee.

"Yeah this does seem rather personal."said her husband, Tyrell.

"You were wise not to do any interviews or else he'd be blaming you Tyrell."said Nina.

"Yes....He would." said her husband, Carlos.

"He already hates that I'm with Renee..." he said hugging his wife...

"He can't even look at me when we are together."said Renee.

''What a small petty man." said Lee.

"I agree with Chip..It's almost like somebody, somewhere behind the scenes is keeping this alive...He runs for District Attorney and suddenly the press ,all the TV and Podcast Hosts are asking him about this...and now the Feds are looking into this..If they wanted to hurt his campaign....They are sure doing it." said Yvette.

"Yesterday ,when a reporter asked him about the FEDS looking into it ,he looked like he wanted to cry."said Keith Jones.

"I almost feel sorry for him...but then I again...I don't want to see him as District Attorney."said Bee Bee.

"Me Neither...Half of his staff walked out on him yesterday...."said Sofia.

"If I was him, I'd cut my losses and drop out of this race...He can't win."said Kahlil.

"But he seems to think he has a shot." said Jade.

"Thats his enormous ego...He can't ever admit he might be wrong or is failing at anything."said Virginia.

"He's a whiny baby." said Jetty...

Our friends, Olivia and Beverly and their team was with us today also...

"Wowwww! We got a lot going on...A District Attorney's race and our retrial of Calvin Johnson.It's mind blowing."said Olivia.

"We've just come back from Cancun...I suppose we needed this to keep us on our toes." said Donnie Ray.

"It's a moment to be a part of..."said Beverly....

"We've got to talk about the Judge we are going to present our oral arguments to tomorrow."said Nelson.

"Olivia and Karen have someone in mind."said Josie.

"They do?" said Paris.

"Yes they do and it's almost like she was dropped in our laps. Her name popped up in Simultaneous Electronic Messages of Both Karen and Olivia's phones." said Bresha.