Everybody's Got A Price

DEA Agent Carol Redding and I sat outside the warehouse of Coley Distributions in a car with tinted windows...She was waiting and watching...and she had the radio on...Only it wasn't tuned in to a radio sation it was on a frequency...a special frequency...

"My guy has the main office bugged...and he is so good..he has both phones bugged as well and a small micro-camera in the main warehouse..." she said as she and I sipped tumblers of hot coffee...

''I haven't done this since I was a Homicide Detective..Feels good." I said.

"I know right?  Ohh here comes what we've been waiting for.." she said.

"Hello..Johnny Boy, what's good?"  came the voice..

"Mr. Dee....Your shipment is in...Look...your product is in with a shipment of panties and bras that came in from the orient...The boxes will be marked..."

"How much?"

"It's enough to hold you through out the winter....just like what you were looking for.."

"Good job..Good job..Me and my guy will be making pick up in about an hour..."

"That'll work..because my workers won't be in yet....It'll just be me..."

"Heard you had a little trouble...One thing I don't want is trouble..I run a small operation...but with this stash..I can sell to a lot of interested customers and make big bank....They'll be a little bonus for you too ,for all your help."

" I had a newsy employee...A manager in a bad disguise nosin around...But I handled it!"

"I wish you could have handled it as you say in a less violent manner...That kind of thing brings heat and heat and attention is what I don't need...Why didn't you try to buy him off first, rather than kill him?  Everybody has a price..."

"Relax boss....like I said...I handled it...I fixed it in a way that it won't come back on nobody here...They blamed some broad in the office that this dude was gonna fire anyway...I planted the uh evidence in her drawer...Cops aint got a clue...Neither does the broad..She's got no clue as to what this is really about."

"Okay...but keep a low pro and keep it quiet...Like I said...I got a nice bonus in this for you...I'm gonna front you some packages of your own...Put a team together of guys you can trust...Keep your operation small...No more than you and say about three guys....You can have points off the packages..."

"Gee thanks Mr. Dee.."

"Nah, thank you."

"There it is Donnie Ray....We got it all on tape...There is your killer and now we know who our drug courier is...Mr. Dee...Is Frankie Dee and Johnny Boy is the plant manager, John Chavis...That's your killer...Tell Ms. Beverly...Her client is off the hook.." said Carol Redding.

"I am much obliged.." I said.

God she was sexy......

II-

Frankie Dee and his associate Melvin "Bosely" Boswell were both arrested at the scene as they picked up the packages that had the heroin in it...and plant manager, John "Johnny Boy "Chavis was arrested and turned over to Homicide Detectives Edwin"Duke" Baylor and Tyriq Pile...charged with the murder of Thomas Brown.

''Nice pull Carol...we'll take this cool cat off of your hands." said Duke..

''Hey Donnie Ray...You in on this action too?" asked Tyriq.

"You know me guys....Once a murder police...always a murder police.."I said.

We all cracked up laughing....

"Tell your lieutenant..we have a shopping date Saturday.."said Carol Redding..

''Will do" they said.

III-

With that taken care of...All charges against Beverly's friend, Monica Owens was dropped..

''Bev...girl..thank you so much for reppin me...I knew all those times I helped you out with your financial aid when you were in law school would pay off one day." she said...and thank you Mr. Alexander." she said.

''Girl don't even mention it...I put you on a payment plan...Take your time...Pay what you can...Okay..."said Beverly..

"Love you girl....Hey we gotta hang out sometimes.." she said...

"You still gonna work there?" I asked..

"Yeah...Brown is dead and I hear the new manager is pretty cool...."she said.

I hugged her...

"Be good baby." I said..

"Oh I will..."she said and the three of us laughed..

IV-

''Donnie Ray...I don't know how you control yourself..Married to Olivia and living in the same building as Beverly..." laughed Rollie Rollerson as we sat in Stephen Bristol's club and had drinks...This was the second time he had said this...

The day of the  great meeting had finally come to pass...Rollie had been the first one to arrive..He was punctual if nothing else..

"He manages to control himself Rollie...You ought to try it sometimes yourself." laughed my wife Olivia slyly...

"Why Olivia...Whatever do you mean by that?" He asked ,laughing...

"Nothing Rollie." she said.

The two of them looked at each other...He sensed that she knew about his extra-curricular activities with Mya...

"It was purely by accident Livy...I didn't know until the other day when I saw her at Sky Bar...She never mentioned him.." said Rollie.

"I'm not judging you Rollie...Just be quiet about it until you get this deal nailed down.."said my wife..

Rollie looked relieved...He looked at me and smiled sheepishly...

"I love your wife man...You got a good woman there..I hope you know it." he said.

"Oh I know it....I definitely know that." I said ,rubbing my wife's arm gently..

"So where is the host and the guest of honor?" I asked...Changing the subject...

"I know the cat will be here...I hope Stephen Bristol gets here before he does.." said Rollie still checking his watch...

"So Beverly...Is this the lucky guy? Your fella?" asked Rollie ...Bev had brought along Nelson as her date...They had been busy talking and had not heard our little side conversation ...

"Yes it is...This is my boyfriend, Nelson East...he's also an Attorney....Works for Robert Foxworth.." she said proudly ,looking up...

"I know your boss...You indeed are a lucky man.." said Rollie..

Just then, Mya Russell walked in...She was alone...Did this girl have any skirts that drifted below her waistline?? I mused to myself...

Rollie's eyes nearly bulged out of his head upon seeing her...

"And you must be the lovely Ms. Russell eh?" he said....He was a great actor...everybody at the table knew that he knew her....In the biblical sense..

"Yes...and you're Mr. Rollerson....I never forget a face." she said.

Or another part of his anatomy...I mused...

Olivia smiled and looked at Rollie ,who smiled sheepishly...She just shook her head.

"Is your fiance coming?" asked Rollie..

"He's here."she said and Stephen Bristol walked in, immacculately dressed in a great tailored suit...brand new shoes and a fresh fragrance I'd never smelled...He looked like a wall street banker...

''Hello..Hello...Hello.....Liv, Bev..you two are gorgeous...Oh My.." he said kissing their hands....

"Why Thank you Stephen."said Olivia

"Bev is this your fella?" he asked looking at Nelson..

"Pleased to meet you sir."said Nelson..

"It is.."said Beverly.

"He's a lucky guy.." said Stephen....

And with that...The man of the hour walked in...El Gato....or The Cat....The wine manufacturer from Ibiza...
He was a white man in his mid sixties dressed in all Black, Shirt,Tie, Jacket, Pants and Shoes...He was either a gangster or a funeral director I mused..

He took one look at Rollie and screamed...

"ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

Rollie Rollerson let out a yell..

"CAT DADDDDYYYY! WHAT'S SHAKIN BABY?" and both men laughed and embraced each other..

Stephen Bristol seemed mildly annoyed that Rollie Rollerson was getting all of the attention...I just chuckled...

Then El Gato turned his attention to Olivia, Beverly and Mya....

 "Ohhhhhhhhhhh my...Negritas.....AYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" he shouted....

"Greetings El Gato...Welcome to Philadelphia...This is my lovely fiance...Mya....My Attorneys, Olivia Bennett-Alexander and her husband, Donnie Ray and Ms. Beverly West and her friend...I diddn't get your name fella?" said Stephan..

"Nelson..Nelson East...I'm an Attorney also.."said Nelson..

El Gato smiled...

"Ahhhh lawyers....Did you bring enough lawyers Stephen? Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..Drinks for everyone on El Gato!" he yelled.

Stephen looked at the waitresses and snapped his fingers and immediately Sangria and martinis and rum was brought to our table ,along with a plate of assorted fruits...Just as El Gato liked it..

So for the next two hours...El Gato, Stephen and Rollie talked business...Olivia and Beverly hammered out the legal details of their business merger and the particulars...Nelson, though not involved, understood the particulars and added his point of view when he could...

Me?  I was bored out of my soul...So was Mya..who kept looking at me and smiling...I smiled back, but did not make a move..

The three men finally reached an agreement and signed the necessary papers...El Gato agreed to give Stephen Bristol distribution rights to his wine in the United States as long as Rollie Rollerson got an equal share...and not 60 -40 as Stephen had originally hagled for...

"Okayyyy...With that done..Rollie you gotta take me to some clubs...Remember the last time I was here? You took me to the place where the two bands were playing and the d.j.  and that colorful bartender...What was his name? Gus..yeah..I want to see Gus.." said El Gato..

"Are you talking about Josie's?  El Gato...You didn't come all the way to Philadelphia to go to that place..I can have the D.J. play whatever you like right here.."said Stephen Bristol...

I wanted to go to Josies myself or Aqua Bar or Stoleys...Anywhere but here..And I was sure Olivia,Bev and Nelson did too...This place was beautiful and nice...but dead as far as crowds go and music..

''Here?  This place is dead...I want to dance, see some pretty women....And then Rollie , take me to that place with the aquarium as a bar...Aqua Bar..."said El Gato...

"Mannn...I'll take you to both....Josies...Then we'll hit Aqua Bar, then Stoleys...and I think Mulberry Street is still open..." said Rollie..."And you know you can stay at my place..." said Rollie...

"Nonsense...El Gato....I have a rooftop bar...Sky bar..same set up..Aquarium Bar..and I already have a suite prepared for you in my condo..."said Stephen Bristol...

I could see the hairs on Rollie's neck rise up...It was if his new partner was purposely trying to out do him in front of El Gato.

Rollie smiled..

"You decide what you uh want to do...I'm uh going to the men's room.." he said and got up...Stephen Bristol smiled a superior, knowing smile...

Mya got up about five minutes later...

"I'm going out for a bit of fresh air..."she said.

A half hour went  by...neither of them had returned...

Stephen Bristol continued talking about the deal and the things he owned...Trying to impress El Gato...Now Olivia, Beverly,Nelson and El Gato were bored out of their skulls...I decided to visit the little boys room myself..

V-

Once I entered the restroom it was like deja vu...

I peered in and then ducked behind a wall and saw Rollie Rollerson...His trousers down to his ankles as well as his boxers and Stephen Bristol's fiance, Mya...her panties down to her ankles, her bra hanging from the side of the sink and Rollie's penis going in and out of her from behind like nobody's business...He was squeezing her breasts gingerly...He looked like he was squeezing oranges...

They both were oblivious to me...They were going to town...
"Ummmmmmm.." came a male grunt..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuu..ohhhh my goodness..ouuuuuuu...Rollie, you are hittin my spots,ohhhhh myyyyyyy.." came the female voice..

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...""Ohhh baby, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph..."moaned Rollie...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... Mya...Mya......ouuuuuuuuuu, more, more... ohhhhhh...I can't get enough....ohhhh my godddd...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."

"Sock it to me Rollie...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."she moaned.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gooooddddddd lawdd it's soooo goood...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh damnnn girl...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sweeeeet jesusssssssssss  ..arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."he cried ...out!!"Morrre...Morreee....morrre...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. "

"Rollie..ouuuuuu..Rollie....OHHHHHHH. Rollie I'm cumming...ohhhhh my goodness..ouuuuuuu!"she wailed...

 She was sweating profusely....So was he.....

"Ohhhhhhh,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, here it comes...here it comes....ohhhhhhhhhhhh.Right there...right there..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh boyyyy" he yelled...

"Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Rollie!!!!" she yelled...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...ouuuuuuuuweeeeeee.." yelled Rollie...

"Work me daddy...Work Me...Workkkkkk meeeee....ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Rollie...I'm cummminggggggggggg.."she yelled...


"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"he yelled!!


 They both began shaking and holding each other...They were both climaxing.....His bottom lip was quivering...She was shaking and sweating profusely....breathing heavily.....He was shaking violently...his eyes rolling up into his head......

"Oh My god, Rolllieeeeeeeeee!..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..pull out...pull out,don't cum inside me...pull out" she screamed.

"Ohhhh lawdddd!" said Rollie and he pulled out,exploding......spraying  the mirror,  the sink and  the floor...No condom this time..

She pulled her panties up, straightened out her bra and her top...Applied make up and fixed her hair..

Rollie pulled his boxers and his trousers up, fixed his shirt...and tie....and Suit Jacket..

"Rollie I can't do it...I can't marry him...I thought I could...but I can't...and I won't..I'm gone tell him next week."she said...

"Come on..he's good to you...He'll give you a good life.." he said.

"Nahhh, to hell with a good life..I'll go back to working...I can't take him...Not for all of the money in the world...I just can't with him." she said.

"You know..Everybody's got a price babe...What's yours? What are you willing to pay or sacrifice to get what you want?" he said.

"I don't know....besides ,What do you care?  This means I'll have more time to drive you wild." she said rubbing her index finger across his lips.

He smiled...

"You already do that..." he sighed, still sweating profusely...She pulled a hankerchief out her purse and wiped his forehead...She kissed him softly...

"Look at you baby."she said..

He kissed her softly.....

"Ummm...I feel like going for a second round..." he said...

She eased out of his embrace slowly and smiled gingerly...

"Not Here.." she whispered.

"I'll meet you at Josies tonight..." she said dismissing his last statement.

"How are you going to do that?" he asked..

"Just watch...I told you...I got this on lock."she said.

I wandered back into the club...At this point the meeting was breaking up....El Gato was standing..

"Where is Rollie? I am going to Josies with him...You all are welcome to join us.." he said.

"Oh uhh, ruh...He stepped out for some air...He'll be coming in shortly..." I said.

"I can't believe you're going to Josies El Gato and staying with Rollie when I have a-"said Stephen who was stopped by El Gato..

"I have made my decision..."he said.

"Yes...but uh of course."said Stephen Bristol....

Olivia walked up to me and whispered in my ear....

"Were those two gettin it on in the bathroom again?" she asked...

"Lawd yes...Look,I just want to get out of here Livy." I said.

"Me too...I'm bored out of my skull...I want to go dancing.."said Olivia...


I looked at her and smiled...

"Josies?" I said.


"Where Else?" she said.

EPILOUGE-

An hour later..Olivia, Beverly, Nelson and I were in Josies , dancing up a storm...Having a good time..

I heard Gus, the head bartender and owner yell....

"OH MY GOD....IS THAT THE CAT?? EL GATO??"

"GUS?? GUS YOU OLD HOUND...THE CAT IS BACK IN PHILLY BAY BAY!AYEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" screamed El Gato...As the two men embraced and laughed...

"CAT DADDY IN THE HIZ-OUSSSSSSSS!" yelled another partier who knew the man!

"HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, WHAT'S HAPPENIN?" yelled El Gato!

To our surprise...Rollie Rollerson and Mya Russell were in the corner dancing and kissing with wild abandon..

Olivia whispered to me..

"Poor Stephen...He has no idea his girl is here with Rollie.."she said.

"Yeah..I know,or that she plans to dump him next week.." I said.

" I think you're both wrong..Look!!" said Beverly...

Stephen Bristol was standing in the doorway staring daggers at both of them...Rollie and Mya....He shook his head in disbelief, stomped his foot and stormed out...

A little over an hour later, a beautiful, but older Black woman walked into Josies...She too looked at the two of them..She ordered a drink and walked over to Rollie and poured it on his pants...

 "Heyyyyyyyyyyyy Jean..What the hell you doin?" he said leaping up....

"I'm coolin your johnson off that's what hot pants!!!  Away for a week huh? Liar!!....You were here the whole time with your whore...We are done Rollie..DONE!!  A couple of my friends will stop by to get my things tomorrow..`
Enjoy yourself..Don't call me, Don't Text me...Don't ever try to get in contact with me again.."she said.

"Jean...Jean..don't be a fool..She don't mean nothing to me...She aint nothin to me..JEANNN..I love you baby! Jean, come here..Don't be like this..You're my main woman....I love you girl, I need you.....JEAN, PLEASE!!!" said Rollie running after her...

People were cracking up laughing....El Gato looked at them both and cracked up laughing...

"Poor Rollie...Always with the woman." he exclaimed..

Gus laughed...

"Yeah..Always..." he said.

"Oh My God....and I was going to leave Stephen for that creep."said Mya...

Just then I heard Gus say to two men with about four suitcases and a trunk...

"Hey where you goin with that stuff? "

"We were told to leave it here." said one man..

"You can't leave it here...Not inside my bar!!"said Gus..

"Okay...We'll put it outside...."said the other guy....

"Hey..Those are my things...What are you doing?" screamed Mya...

"The boss told us to put your things on the street.....You got your suite keys? You won't be needing them.."said the other man..

"WHATTTTTT??" she screamed..

"And he wants your cell phone and the keys to that Lexus...It's actually his...by law.."said the other..

"You takin my car and my keys..I don't have anywhere to go..Where will I stay?"she screamed..

"Not his problem."said the man..

She handed over the keys and the cell phone..

"I don't believe this...I'm  broke again." she said.

Gus walked over to her..

"There's a room upstairs...I'll have Eddie and Albert get your clothes off the sidewalk..You can stay there until you find a place to live and get yourself situated..." he said.

"Thank you Gus..."she said...Tears streaming down her face..

"Not so poor Stephen eh?"I said.

"Up Top D.R." said Beverly who busted out laughing..

''Wowzers..." was all my wife, Olivia could say after witnessing that..

What a night it had been...I loved this city!