Getting Closer To The Goal

 

Like Clockwork, Romeo was at Corrine's door, that afternoon after trial was over....

"Corrie?" he said.

"Come in Romeo..." she said.

"Corrie what's goin on? You Recused yourself from the trial..."said Romeo..

"Sit Down...I have something to tell you....  I might as well not beat around the bush....I don't have a license...I never have had one.." said Corrine.

"What In Pennsylvania? That's okay...You've practiced in New York and Los Angelas...You have time to get one here....Nobody is even looking.."said Romeo,.

"Romeo...I don't have a license in New York or California...or anywhere for that matter...I never have...Let me explain...'' She said.. She had unburdened herself to Olivia...She felt Romeo deserved to know the truth also..

"Romeo...my whole life I've been an over achiever...Valedictorian in Girls High, Valedictorian in Lasalle University, Harvard Law Review....Graduated , got my J.D. from Harvard ...

I was on a roll, a lifetime roll.. So you have to understand....When I took the Bar Exam and not only did I not score High, I failed it...I failed it!!....I'd never failed anything in my life...I was ruined..

I went on a two day drinking binge....I was too embarrassed to tell anybody....I just packed my bags and took a flight to New York City....Pearson and Hardman hired me immediately... They saw that I graduated from Harvard and they were sold...No one asked me if I'd passed the bar... I worked there successfully for Three years....Then I met some prick, an Associate attorney at the firm who wanted to get in my panties...When I refused him, he started looking into my past and he found the one chink in my armor...That I had graduated from Harvard, but had failed the Massachusetts Bar and never retaken it... He threatened to expose me unless I slept with him...I turned in my resignation and fled to Los Angelas...As far as I could go..

In L.A. it was just like New York...Black and Lane hired me right away..They saw that I graduated from Harvard and they were sold...No one asked me if I'd passed the bar... I worked there successfully for Seven years...." said Corrine.

"Same thing Happen there? Somebody found out your secret?" asked Romeo.

"No."No...but I was home sick!  I'm an East Coast Girl...A Philly girl!!I saw there was an Opportunity at The Harris Group here in Philly, so I came home, to Philadelphia.  I hadn't been home in a decade...I felt good being back in the city...They hired me here just like L.A.  When you say Harvard, it automatically gets you in the door..Nobody asks you if you passed the bar..They just assume." said Corrine.  "I like working here...I like my job...I like the people I work with, Especially you and I'm going to make it right..I promise." said Corrine.

"I can help you study for the Pennsylvania Bar...Who else knows?" asked Romeo..

"Only Olivia and Donnie Ray...She came to me yesterday and confronted me...She said that if it got out that I don't have a license...I could be banned from even taking the bar and it would harpoon our case..She has offered to help me...

While you guys are trying this case...I'm going to be at Liv's using that massive law library of hers and studying for the bar all day long... I'm packing a few things...I'm going to be staying there...She has an apartment in the sub-basement of her office /duplex... I want you to pack a few things too and stay with me, if you don't mind... I'm going to need you for moral support.." said Corrine.

Romeo tried to hide a smile... He couldn't stop thinking about their tryst a week ago...She had blown his mind...Neither of them said anything about it afterwords...but he definitely wanted her again...Unknown to him..She wanted him too...

"Sure, anything you want..." said Romeo..

"AWWWWW THANK YOU BABY!" said Corrine..

They kissed..

"Ummmmmmmmmmmm" he moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed...

Passionately......

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

He attempted to slip her panties down...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned...

"Not here...Not here...That'll be for later, at Olivia's place..."said Corrine, giggling...

Within an Hour they were both over our place..

And Having Dinner with us...Here they met Josie , Bresha and Alfreda's husbands..All seasoned Attorneys...

"Everything is Delicious Olivia....Thank you for your hospitality and your help...."said Corrine. 

"Yes and thanks for letting us stay here." said Romeo.

''Don't mention it!  You're a friend..Practically family....It's the least I can do.  We are all we got."said Olivia.

 

I felt guilty about discovering her secret...but imagine how I would have felt if Diane or worse Lt. Tragg had found out and harpooned our trial.

Beverly and Nelson had just been told after the trial today.

"Corrine , anything you need  you just ask us...You hear?" said Beverly.

"We didn't tell Kathleen, No Need for her to know.." said Nelson....

"Well Thank You." said Corrine.

"You're in good hands with us.." said Josie.

"Yeah, a lot of us just recently passed the bar...Olivia helped all of us"said Paris.

"It'll be alright.." assured Bresha.

"Yeah..."said her husband, Tony, who was enjoying his meal.

"Tomorrow I'll have everything set up for you after Breakfast.." said Alfreda.

"You're a doll...Thank you..." said Corrine.

The Doorbell Monitor rang..

"It's Jazzy, Dabnis ,Kayla and Ray..."said Rockland..

"Oh Buzz them in..." said Olivia..

"Corrine this is Jasmine Jenkins, she lives across the street with me...A Fine Attorney who worked with Bev , Nelson and me at the Public Defenders Office..I think of her as my niece too. and her husband, Dabnis, the one I told you about who can help you study for the bar exam."said Olivia "And my cousin, Kayla...and her husband, Ray...Make yourselves a plate...There is still plenty food." said Olivia.

"Hi everybody." said Jazzy...
 

"Hello everyone."said Dabnis..

"Hello Everybody." said Kayla.

"Hello Everyone." said Ray.

I loved these big "Family" Dinners.

II-

Corrine spent her days in our Law Library studying for the Pennsylvania bar and unknown to us, The Massachusetts Bar also...It was amazing how everything was coming back to her so clearly...She had been an attorney for years now, working at two law firms and litigating and trying cases....What she had learned in school and what she had learned from practical application made it all clear to her...

Alfreda kept her supplied with ice tea

and hot coffee...

Hot Coffee...

and gourmet sandwiches from the neighborhood sandwich shoppe. They became great friends.

While under the watchful eye of Judge Kelly Ann,

Olivia, Beverly, Nelson, Romeo, Josie and Bresha continued to press their defense of Kathleen Decker. 

 

against a weary Assistant District Attorney Diane Baronski, who was watching her case fall apart day by day...

and her lover and partner,

Assistant District Attorney Jake Patais...who was doing his best to hold things together.

While Lt. Tragg looked on..

III-

That afternoon after the trial-

We were all having dinner.. 

''Well How was everything today Corrine?" asked Olivia.

"It was great...Everything started coming back to me like clockwork...What I've learned as a practical attorney and what I was taught in school..It was all so clear.."said Corrine.

 

"Good...You should have no problem retaking it.." I said.

"Once I passed the Pennsylvania Bar...and worked in the Public Defender's Office..I took the New Jersey, New York and Deleware Bar exams and it was a piece of cake."said Beverly...

"Same here.... All of us, Bev, Josie, Me, and Bresha took the New Jersey, New York, Deleware ,Texas and California Bar Exams...Piece of cake."said Nelson..

"Oh My God,Why Texas and California?" asked Corrine.

"Because we've tried cases in Texas and California." said Josie.

"WOW! You Guys are something else." said Romeo.

"They've worked with the Innocence Project on a number of out of town cases."said Paris.

''We still Do,We just haven't been out of town in awhile." said Bresha.

"And I for one am thankful for that...I don't want to be seperated from my baby.."said Tony..

"Awwwwww" said Bresha.

"Alfreda has really been a doll....Hooking me up with those Great sandwiches from that shoppe down the street."said Corrine.

"After Dinner, I'll bring clean sheets and Pillow cases down to you." said Alfreda.

"Aint she a doll?" said her husband, Rockland,l aughing...

 

''She is." said Corrine.

Down in our sub-basement, Corrine was sitting on the side of the bed..

 

looking at her laptop ,when Romeo arrived...

"Hey!" he said, looking at her lustfully..

"Hey yourself..." she said.

"It's Thursday...They are all out at Curley's Bar...Couples Night... I told everybody we were just going to chill here.... I think we can wrap this case up tomorrow, Monday at the latest." he said.

"That's Great.."said Corrine..

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

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….I couldn't wait to get you alone finally.." he moaned as he kissed her.

"By the size of that bulge in your trousers...I can see that.." she laughed..

"But I must confess...I'm as Horny as a cat..."she said.

"Yeah?" he asked..

"Yeah!" she laughed as they continued kissing.

He continued kissing her...

he unsnapped her bra..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

and slipped her bikini panties down....

They stood by the bed, kissing passionately...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

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

"I know...I couldn't wait either,"Corrine said , taking his clothes off and marveling about his size and girth..

"OhMy Godddddd!, you are HUGE! Sooo HUGE!" she said.....It seemed as if he'd gotten bigger..

''You've gotten me that way." he said shyly...

"Yeah I know...but....wouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! and Hard too!" she exclaimed, putting her hands over her mouth...

For the second time, he was about to enter her... He laid her across the bed....Her legs were shaking....as he slowly and softly entered her warm and wet center....It was the best feeling in the world, he thought...

He tossed her on the bed...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh MISTER FLANDERS!..OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned... It felt good ....

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

''Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she squealed..

 ROMEO  lifted her up!

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned...Surprised..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SWEEET BABY!!!" he moaned 

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU TALK TO ME ZADDDDDDYYYYYY!!!!" cooed Corrie.

Within a few minutes ,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! ''Corrine screamed..

EIGHT TO NINE HOURS PASSED SLOWLY BY

Corrine lie on top of him, rubbing his penis until it hardened again....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu there it is! Ouuuuuuu Oh My Goddddddd!...." she said..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! YESSSSSSS BABY! YESSSS!" Romeo moaned..

Romeo was engaged and on her again....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Corrine wailed..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW SWEEET BABY! MY SWEET SWEET GIRRRRRRL!!! OHHHH" moaned Matthew...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YESSSSSSSS!" she cooed!

Romeo didn't know if he was coming or going....This woman had him nearly delirious..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"he moaned..

"TALK TO ME BABY...DO YOU LOVE YOUR SWEET GIRL ZADDY!?" she asked.

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

"UMMM BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!!!....I LOVE HOW I'M FEELING! OUUUUUUU!" she cried out..

THREE TO FOUR HOURS drifted by....

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

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM CUM  FOR ME...CUM FOR ME"moaned Corrine.

Romeo lie in between Corrine's legs....exhausted...

"WOW!!! THAT WAS SOMETHING!" exclaimed Rameo....

"IT WAS.....OH MY GODDD!" exclaimed Corrine, whose legs were still shaking...

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

''OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.." he moaned..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..LOOK AT THAT!! ONE MORE ROUND" she cooed..laughing.....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

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

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

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned..

"It feels good to you too!" she laughed.

"YESSSSSS!" he cried out...

"OHHHHHHH HOLY NIGHT!" moaned Romeo....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I FEEL SO DAMN GOOD!" screamed Corrine..

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

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

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

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

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!" he moaned...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu lover...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu this is soooooooo
nice...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she cooed softly..

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

THREE HOURS drifted by....

Corrine lie blissfully in Romeo's arms...He wrapped his arms around her waist and rubbed her butt..

"Ummmmmmmm...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuu..it's nearly daybreak...I'll get you up in time for court..."whispered Corrine, but Romeo didn't hear her, he was fast asleep.. She smiled.

IV-

SATURDAY MORNING- BRUNCH AT THE NO I.D. BAR-

We all met with our friends and our client as well as Corrine and Romeo...

"This is really nice...I'll definitely have to come back here..." said our client, Kathleen Decker , who was with us this morning... 

''We gave our closing arguments yesterday and the case went to the jury...Hopefully we'll get a verdict on Monday Morning." said Olivia.

"Outstanding...This was a long trial...Much longer than I expected.."said Corrine.

"Longer than we expected too....Mr. Donnie Ray, you did a great job finding those witnesses and rounding up DNA and Fingerprint evidence to counteract Lt. Tragg

 

"It's my job..This case was one of the most difficult cases I had because we couldn't determine exactly who slipped the poison in his drink, but we did establish that Kathleen was somewhere else, another floor during the time frame...and that should be enough.." I said.

"That's what's called Reasonable Doubt.."added Beverly...

''And we left even the most skeptical jurors guessing..."said Nelson.

''We'll get an acquittal or a hung jury , but not a conviction."said Josie.

"I hope you are right. Juries are funny." said Paris.

"Yes they are...but we had Eight good Jurors..." said Bresha.

"I hate when closing arguments are on a Friday and you have to wait until Monday for a verdict."said Tony.

"And you might not get it then."said Alfreda..

"It's been four weeks...These Jurors are ready to go home..." said Rockland, smiling.. 

 "Well Monday Morning you'll get your verdict...huh Liv?" said Yvette.

"I hope so Vettie."said Olivia.

"I'm inclined to agree with Boss Man, These Jurors are ready to go home...It's been four weeks." said

Yvette's husband, Gary.

" If I know Olivia and Beverly they've already got an appeal planned just in case things don't go their way."said Keith Jones.

"They always do that, and so far they have only had to use it once to my knowledge."said Bee Bee.

"Yeah and they got that conviction overturned."said Sofia.

"That was about four years ago...the last time they lost a case.."said Kahlil..

"Our time is coming....I just hope it's no time soon." said Jade.

"I stopped by the courtroom during their trial... Olivia and company were holding court and serving Diane and Jake up...and they knew it... and I could tell by the look on Lt. Tragg's face that their case was going south.."laughed Danny Ho, Jade's husband..

"I know they'll all rest easy when this is all over."said Virginia.

"Yeah for real..." said Jetty. 

"How are your studies going?" whispered Jazzy to Corrine..

"Oh just great Jasmine...I have all day to study and in a comfortable environment with no stress." said Corrine.

 

"I'll stop by Sunday and quiz you and show you how to study for the Bar..." said Dabnis.

"Oh Thank You!" said Corrine..

"We are all pulling for you."said Kayla..

"Yeah."said Ray...

Outside of Olivia and her people...The only others who knew about Corrine's situation was Jazzy, Dabnis, Kayla and Ray...

 "Well Monday Morning you'll get your verdict...huh Liv?" said Jessica

"God Willing." said Olivia.

"You'll be alright" assured her husband, Chip.

Karen hugged her good friend Olivia.

"If it's one thing I'm certain of.. It's that you'll win this case." said Karen..

"Thank you friend.."said Olivia.

"And I want you and Kathleen on my show after the verdict....I've been covering this case since it broke."said B.L.

Natalie laughed... "B.L. never misses and opportunity to put someone on his show or Podcast.."she said.

"That's what pays the bills."laughed David.

"I suppose so.." said Brooke.

"Well let's not put the horse before the cart....Let's wait for the verdict on Monday.."said Sean.

"Sean is right...let's keep our fingers crossed."said Zoey.

"They'll be alright...We've been here before." said Lem.

"I'm with Olivia and Beverly....They've won this."said Renee.

"Love your enthusiasm"said Beverly, hugging her good friend...

"Let's not jinx them...Let's stop talking about it for the moment." said Tyrell.

"I agree...Let's enjoy this weekend..." said Lee.

"Yeah..." agreed her husband, Matthew..

''We are glad that you three are coming with us to Bayside today.."said Nina.

"There is shopping...Good Food and Roller Skating by a D.J. afterwords."said Carlos..

"Oh Myyyyyyy"said Corrine..

"Oh Wowww, Nice!"said Romeo.

"I'm with it.." laughed Kathleen.

After Brunch, we all boarded the two buses and drove to Bayside..

Where many went shopping in their modern shopping centers.

Eating and drinking in our favorite Bayside restaurant and finishing the night..

Roller Skating with a D,J,.spinning the hits...

Standing outside the rink to get a little air, Corrine smiled at Romeo..

"This trial, this experience has been so eye opening and so much fun....I had no idea..it was going to be like this.."said Corrine.

''Me neither...I really like all of Olivia and Beverly's friends and neighbors.." said Romeo.

"They really know how to show you a good time.."said Corrine..as she and Romeo stared into each others eyes...

They began kissing...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

Kissing passionately, under the moonlight!

"OHHHHH CORRINE!" he said softly...

"ROMEO!" she cooed silently...

(CONCLUSION NEXT)