An Axe To Grind

 

      

Olivia Marissa Bennett-Alexander

Graduated , Philadelphia High School for Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law, Trial Advocacy -Temple University..

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California

 Speaks French and Spanish Fluently...

Worked as a Public Defender, -Philadelphia PA.

Worked for Bach and Roach LLC, as Associate Attorney

Founding partner-Alexander & West , Attorneys at law..

Divorced- Elwood Barnes..,Corporate Attorney 

No Children, two miscarriages..

Married-Donnie Ray Alexander

Beverly Cheryl West-East

Graduated , Philadelphia High School for Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law-Trial Advocacy, Temple University..

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California

 Speaks French and Spanish Fluently...

Worked as a Public Defender,-Philadelphia PA.

 Founding Partner-Alexander & West Attorney's at Law.

Daughter of Olivia's Older Half Brother, James West... Olivia's Niece

Married to Nelson East.

Nelson Sean East

Graduated, West Catholic High School-Philadelphia PA.

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law- St. Johns University, New York City
Psychology Minor...

J.D. -St. Johns University Law School, New York City..

Passed The Bar , New York, Pennsylvania, Deleware, New Jersey, Texas, California 

Speaks Spanish , French and Russian Fluently...

Worked as Public Defender, -Philadelphia PA.

 Associate Attorney at Robert Foxworth and Associates.

Associate Attorney at Alexander and West , Attorneys at law.

Married to Beverly West

Donnie Ray Alexander

Born and Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Educated in New Orleans Public Schools..

Associates Degree- New Orleans Community College-Administration of Justice, Pre Law

Homicide Detective, New Orleans Police Department, Retired.

Principal Investigator, Alexander and West Attorneys at law-Philadelphia PA.

Married to Olivia Bennett

Also a semi-professional musician

Josephine Boyd

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Raised in Red Hook Section of New York City 

Bachelors of Science, Architecture from Fisk University

Master in Business Administration- University of Pennsylvania.

Para -Legal -Alexander & West Attorneys at law.

JD- Drexel  University -The Thomas Kline Law School..

Passed the Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware, New York, Texas, California

Associate Attorney-Alexander & West, Attorneys at Law, Philadelphia.

Married to Paris Boyd

Bresha Billips

Graduated from Philadelphia High School For Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice,/ Trial advocacy /Pre Law- Lasalle University, Philadelphia PA.

J.D.- Middleton Law School, Bayside ,Pennsylvania.

Passed the bar, Pennsylvania, Deleware, New Jersey, New York, California.

Speaks Spanish and French Fluently...

Associate Attorney at Alexander and West , Attorneys at law...

Married to Attorney Tony Billips.

KAYLA BENNETT-ST. JACQUES

Graduated , Philadelphia High School for Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law-Trial Advocacy, Temple University..

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California,Georgia

 Speaks French and Spanish Fluently...

Associate Attorney at Tolliver and Hanks, Atlanta , Georgia.

Senior Associate Attorney, The Jasmine Coley Group, Philadelphia PA.

THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY  KYLE LUCAS-

"Oh Myyyy Olivia Bennett-Alexander.....

I've long wanted to go up against her again since she thrashed me during my first case years ago....She probably doesn't even remember...but I remember. I see she's no longer a Public Defender....

.Has her own law firm now....with her niece, Beverly...She was grooming her and the man who became her niece's husband, Nelson East and Jasmine Jenkins , who wound up working here at the DA.'s office.

I liked Jasmine....I dated her for a short while... She was hot...I understand she made partner and took out an option to buy part of her firm...Has her own firm down at the Bridge Building...The Jasmine Coley firm... She employs Olivia and Beverly's cousin, Kayla, who I'll also be facing

and  Zoey and Lem Anderson and Renee Cantrell-Jones...All established attorneys...

"Yes...this is going to be interesting." said ADA Kyle Lucas..

Lt. Tragg walked in just then... The two were friends...They had knocked back beers and talked about women many nights at Curleys....

"Hey Kyle... You ready for trial next week?" said Lt. Tragg.

"Arthur...this case is weak...You've got no forensic evidence....I know you got a hard on for this guy...He was convicted and awaiting execution on Death Row when Olivia ,Beverly and their team got his conviction tossed and ultimately got him an acquittal...but do you really like him for this?" asked Kyle Lucas.

"Yeah, he's a womanizing creep who got away with murder once...but he's not going to get away with it again."snarled Lt. Tragg.

"Then get me something else....A witness...Somebody that puts him and Blake together at another scene..Anything...I want to win this too...I told you Olivia humiliated me years ago...My first trial..I'm anxious to get a win over her this time myself.

"You're not the only one with an Axe to Grind Eh?" laughed Lt. Tragg.

II-

Lt. Tragg thought about his long sordid history with Olivia Bennett-Alexander, First Introduced to him as Olivia Barnes....Her name from her first marriage and then Olivia Bennett, her birth name and finally 

Olivia Bennett-Alexander...Her newly married name. She was a Public Defender.. One who wouldn't plead out...One who would actually try a case and win!!!! 

He was in the courtroom waiting area...He saw Olivia , Beverly and their crew...They must have been filing briefs today or something...

"It was nice to come down here and file our own briefs today....We needed to get out of the office." said Olivia.

"Yeah this was a nice break."I agreed...

"Haven't seen Kristen in a few days...She's probably studying for the Bar Exam."said Beverly..

"Come on Now...You know she's studying something else...Billy Harris's anatomy..."laughed Nelson.

Josie laughed out loud.. "I saw her leaving early this morning when I was coming to work...She parks down the street, Near Sean and Brooke's house." said Josie.

"Yeah, I saw her too!"laughed Bresha , who walked over to us with hot steaming tumblers of coffee.

which we quaffed down eagerly...

Lt. Tragg stared at Olivia.. She was an attractive woman, he thought to himself...More attractive than anyone in here right now.. He thought of the many times he had seen her....

He thought of her over the years...Their many legal clashes....Still it was never personal between them...They always maintained a semi cordial relationship...

Then there was her niece, Beverly, just as pretty as she could be.. but so mouthy....If not for that mouth on her.. She'd be perfect...he thought.

He thought Olivia's other niece (actually her cousin) Kayla, also an attorney was beautiful too...but she like Beverly had an attitude problem he thought....

III-

Meanwhile back at our Office/Duplex-

And Speaking of our friend, Kristen Taylor, She was at this very moment in our sub-basement apartment with our client, Billy Harris...

Her bra was on the floor...

so was her panties...

Billy had slowly entered her warm and wet center.... They had made love all last night and here they were this morning..Going at each other again..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! .....UMMMMMMMM" was all he could get out..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YOU FEEL SO DAMN GOOOOOD!" Kristen cooed...as he spread her legs apart and entered her slowly...

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWWWD!" he  said..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GODDDDDD!! MISTER HARRIS...!! UMMMMMM!" she cooed.

"CALL ME BILLY" he said...Being called Mister Harris made him sound and feel old.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU BILLY!" she cried out..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LAWWWWWWWWWD!

OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed..

She wrapped her legs around his neck..He plunged even deeper into her...

Her body began to tremble something fierce and there was a look of almost fear in her pretty brown eyes as her head jerked from side to side and tears streamed down the side of her face...She was having an intense orgasm...

"UMMMMM I'm enjoying this moment!" Billy moaned...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUU MEOWWWWWWWWW!" she cooed...

For the next TEN TO ELEVEN HOURS....Billy and Kristen were in total bliss.

When they awoke, both were shocked...It was 1:30 pm in the afternoon.. Neither had meant to be in the sub-basement this long....

After taking a hot shower together... They both sheepishly walked upstairs....

Alfreda was the only one there....The others were gone!

"They aren't here...They went to court to file some briefs this morning...They're coming back with lunch.." said Alfreda.

"Oh I'm so embarrassed...I was supposed to do that for them.." said Kristen...

''Don't worry about it..It's okay.."said Alfreda. She like we, knew that Kristen had spent the night and most of the morning with Billy Harris.

"I uh have my books with me , Do you think she'd mind if I used your law library to study for the Bar Exam?" asked Kristen.

"Of course not...Go on in...I'll open it for you...And uh , you don't have to park your car down the street. You can park it in the back." said Alfreda.

Kristen blushed.....Alfreda and everybody else knew she had been spending a few nights with Billy Harris.

We all arrived a half an hour later with food.. 

"Heyyyy Freda, we are back and with food! Hi Kristen."said a laughing Olivia.

 

"Cheesesteaks, Cheesesteak Hoagie, Hoagies...Take your pick." I said.

"We got em from Fralenes.." said Beverly.

"The Best!" said Nelson...

"Oh Look , Billy is here...We missed you at Breakfast this morning." joked Josie.

"I uh overslept!" said Billy... He had fetched Kristen from the Law Library...

''Stop it Billy...You guys knew we were here didn't you?" said Kristen.

"Yeah we knew....and we don't care....Dig in." said Bresha.

As Cheese Steaks, Hoagies and Cheese Steak Hoagies were laid out..

There were Cokes laid out also.....

"I see you've been studying for the Bar....You ready next week?" asked Olivia.

"Yes I am." said Kristen...

"You got pretty good grades in Law School...I'm sure you'll do well." said Olivia.

"Sorry we won't be there, We'll be in the middle of trial.." said Beverly...

"That's okay ,when I get the results and get sworn in...I'll stop by.."said Kristen.

"That's the spirit." I said, smiling.

IV-

TWO NIGHTS LATER- At A Bar somewhere in town...

Sheila Addison was having a drink with her new Male companion...

"I'm used to seeing you in classier bars than this, but to each his own.." said Josie.

"Excuse me ,do I know you?" asked Sheila Addison.

"My name is Josephine Boyd....My friends call me Josie...I'm an Attorney...I am one of the attorneys representing Billy Harris, accused of murdering your ex-boyfriend, Derek Blak.. This is a subpoena.

We'll see you in court.." said Josie, smiling..

"And this is for you." said Bresha passing a subpoena to her boyfriend. "My name is Bresha Billips,

I'm an Attorney...I am one of the attorneys representing Billy Harris, accused of murdering your across the street neighbor., Derek Blak.."

He looked astonished...

"That means they'll see you in court" said Kristen, who was with them....

Nelson and Beverly sat outside in the SUV.....

"Here they come...They got it done." said Nelson.

" They didn't have a runner...." said Beverly, smiling....

"They aren't wearing panty hose, neither are you...They wouldn't have gotten a run either if one or both of them had tried to run."said Nelson.

"I know... but I'm still happy for them." said Beverly...

and at our Office Duplex-

Olivia was relaxing.....

"Bev just called me...They got it done...They served both subpoenas...." she said.

"That's great...I didn't think they'd have a problem...Josie , Beverly and Nelson are old pros at serving subpoenas." I said.

"So is Bresha...She's served a few.....This was education for Kristen.... I hope she goes home and gets a good nights rest....The Bar is tomorrow...I want her to be well rested..Not exhausted from up all night with Billy Harris..  She'll have plenty of time for that after she passes the bar." said Olivia.

"You sound like her mother... "I laughed.  

 "Beverly, Kayla  and Jazzy told me how you put them on lockdown..no Boyfriends, No dates...No Phone calls,no nothing.... They were mad at you that week."I laughed.

"And they love me today..."said Olivia.

"Yes they do...They always speak of you with such reverence...Jazzy has said that she considers you a "second mother " at times...

Olivia smiled...She not only was a great attorney , she was a great mentor and teacher...I was in awe of her!

"Donnie Ray! It's winning time now!" she said.

(CONCLUSION NEXT)