Sweating

Olivia and Beverly met me inside the tony new diner that had just opened up called "Mugsy's" ....It didn't look like much from the outside, but inside it was glamourous....

"Donnie Ray, this is nice...I can't believe that you know about this place and you're not a Philly native and I didn't...having been born and raised here.." said Olivia...

"If you recall....I was staying in a little hotel down the street when I first came here...When I was looking for you..." I said.

"You're right...it was three or four blocks from here...How did I miss this place?" asked Olivia...

''Maybe because you weren't looking for it Auntay....You had something else on your mind."said Beverly giggling....

"Hush up smarty!" laughed Olivia...

Olivia and I both remembered that afternoon...I had come up to Philly and met with her for the second time...It was the first time I'd seen her since our first meeting the summer before at Essence Fest in my native New Orleans...I had talked to her on the phone..but there is nothing like being face to face..

I had met her niece Beverly for the first time that afternoon at Josies....We had talked and drank until closing and then Olivia had come back to the hotel room I was staying at a few blocks from where we were eating now...

Later that night....My hotel room door swung open...Olivia and I were kissing like two teenagers...

''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh...Ohhh my God...I've missed you sooo much..." she moaned...

"I've missed you too baby." I said as I continued to kiss Olivia..

"Ouuuuuu, ohhhh baby, you feel sooooooooooooooooooo good. Slow downn, slow down...mama isn't going anywhere.....ohhhhhhhhhhhhh goddddddd!"moaned Olivia...

She was wearing a short skirt, which I unzippered...I slipped it off and I slid her panties down...I unbuttoned her bra...I lifted her up on my dresser drawer..
I entered her and began to thrust hard and fast....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...ohhhhhhh baby..please....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." she moaned..

It felt so good...I wanted to stand there and keep thrusting into her forever....I hadn't forgotten how good she had felt when we had made love in New Orleans the summer before...So soft...so moist...smelling so good...She was like no woman I had had before..I knew then that I had to see her again.

I eventually carried her over to the bed and layed her across it...I just kept staring into those soulful eyes of hers and kissing her passionately...

She wrapped her big shapely legs around me and allowed me to seemingly enter her even easier...She was good and wet and soft as ever.....


 The bed rocked back and forth and slammed against the wall as we went at each other furiously....We went on like this for close to three hours...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,...."I moaned...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." she screamed...

"OHHHHHHHH GOD...."I said, feeling as though I could explode at any moment...

"Baby!!"she hollered

"Darling..." I said as I pulled out of her and came like a gusher....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she moaned....

We both came furiously and lie across the bed...breathing heavy..Looking at each other and smiling sheepishly...

Olivia and I both smiled at the memory of that night...Our second night together...Our first in Philly...

"Anyway, as you'll see..the food is incredible here...Not gourmet food like you and young Nelson had the other night at Davey Jones's Locker...but good food..comfort food..." I said...

"I can go for comfort food......I'm a simple kinda West Philly girl actually..."said Beverly...

''So am I ,at my core.."said Olivia..

''They have a pretty decent wine list too and great domestic and international beers too...but I didn't bring you two girls here just to dine..I brought you here to tell you what I've found out about our case and to be far away from prying ears.."I said.

"Prying ears?" asked Olivia..

"Yeah....Your opposing Attorney, Morris Blatt has hired a very good private investigator....named Lee Spann, a white boy...He's damn good...but not that good..I spotted him...He's probably delved into every aspect of our three lives looking for dirt...anything...Your boy Blatt plays hard ball."I said.

"He plays to win...just like I do.." said Olivia...

"But you didn't bring us here just to tell us that Blatt put a P.I. on us and more than likely Rock too, did you? We figured as much." said Beverly..

"Right...I did my homework and here is what I found out...Vincenzo Halibut is not our boy's given name...He was born John Angler in Boston...He comes from a  very well to do family. He did his undergrad at Dartmouth and got an MBA at Harvard....He's not the rebel ,streetwise badboy who started cooking in the tough kitchens of New York City he tells everybody he is on television...

He did get his degree from the Culinary Institute and did cook in Paris and London and later in New York City...

It was around this time that he legally changed his name to Vincenzo Halibut...  He has two arrests on his sheet....Possession of Marijuana...Charges dropped and of particular interest to us....one for statutory rape of a 17 year old girl...She worked in one of his kitchens...Charges for that was dropped too...It never went to court and the girl later said that the sex was consensual...

Two years ago...A Food Blogger and reviewer named Patty Estes sued him for sexual assault...and, wait for it....This was settled out of court, charges dropped...

Guess who the attorney was in every single case?? Morris Blatt..." I said.

"Patty Estes is unfortunately...no longer with us..She died last year of an undisclosed illness.."I said.

''Wow Donnie Ray, you went deep." said Beverly.

''I know this guy, Morris Blatt and right now...He knows that we know all of this..He's going to call me in a few days and ask for a meet...He's going to want to proffer a deal...Out of court....That's how he works...He's going to offer anything to make this go away." said Olivia..

"You're the lawyer here...What are you going to do?" I said..

"I'm going to make him sweat...This isn't going to just go away....Vincenzo Halibut or whatever his name is ,Is not going to get away with this.." said Olivia.

We continued to enjoy our meal and drink good wine the rest of the night...

II-

Olivia was right on the money...Two nights later, Attorney Morris Blatt called for a meeting with Olivia...Not at her office but at the rooftop bar known as Skybox ,owned by Stephan Bristol...

Morris Blatt was a white man with a full head of white hair...A nice looking man who's expensive tailored suits, well manicured nails and shiny shoes told me that he had been very successful as an attorney..

He smiled when Olivia walked in and sat down.....

''So..you are the great Olivia Bennett..I've heard sooo much about you.You were in the news recently...You got that creepy Richard Graves off of a murder rap in California...Good work, shame he jumped bail here in Philly."he said, still showing that toothy grin of his...

''And I ,you."said Olivia and it's Olivia Bennett-Alexander.."she said with a smile..

"That's right..you did get married last year, to a cop...that detective from New Orleans who brought down that big conspiracy case after Katrina...Yes...He's your investigator now...He's pretty thorough I bet." said Morris Blatt....

''Yes..as is Lee Spann., your investigator." said Olivia.

Now it was Morris Blatt's turn to be surprised..

"Well...He really is good..I took the liberty of ordering our drinks...I heard you like Vodka with cranberry juice mixed...."he said.

"I do...Very good Mr. Blatt...Lee Spann tell you that too?"she asked.

He didn't answer...He just smiled..

"Now look Mrs. Alexander..You are just like me...You seldom if ever lose...Why take on a loser case like this? Raquel Scallion???...Come onnnnnn..She's a groupie..." he asked..

"You do know that we did a rape kit and that we have proof of sexual assault on the night in question don't you?"asked Olivia,ignoring his accusation...

"You have proof of sexual intercourse...not assault...Plus ,you don't have my client's DNA to prove it was him....I happen to know that your client,Ms. Scallion has had intimate relationships with three other young men. She's been a very busy girl"he said laughing.

"She's an attractive young woman..She's dated...That's not a crime Mr. Blatt.She's no different than the young women YOU yourself date! We do have your client's DNA and it's a match...and we have interviewed the three men in question she was involved with..I have their depositions if you'd like to see them.....None of them have been with my client in months...I happen to know of 17 women, 17 young women Mr. Blatt, who have complained about your client making their work enviroment un comfortable." said Olivia.

"Yes...and they have signed depositions and agreements not to discuss their involvement with Mr. Halibut.....Do you think you can get them here to testify Livy? Did you know that your client was living in an apartment complex that my client was paying for lock ,stock and barrell?" he said smiling as the drinks came...

''I did and she moved out after she was raped...She was young and naive...That's not a crime..Amazing how you have covered for your client's propensity to sample all of the merchandise."said Olivia..

"Oh Come on...Olivia...She went on three dates with him!...Here...I have camera footage of the dates..."he said tossing glossies on the table.

"They were dates...not sex....She did not have sex with him on any of the dates...but she was raped in his restaurant.."said Olivia...

Morris Blatt laughed....

''Oh is that what she told you?  My client wasn't even at work that day...He wasn't even in that restaurant.." he said.

"Actually ,he was..We can get camera footage..."Olivia said..She was bluffing and Morris Blatt called her bluff...

"Can you now?  Those cameras haven't worked for a few weeks...I told him to get them fixed..." he laughed... "Do you have an eye witness?  Your niece....?DID SHE SEE HIM IN THE RESTARAUNT?" he asked laughing...

Olivia smiled and Morris Blatt thought of what a sexy smile she had...

"We are done here....See you in court Morris...Thanks for the drinks."laughed Olivia, who smiled and got up...

"I was hoping we could work something out..." he said..."Out of court..What does she want ,money...???" he asked..

"No...She wants Justice..."said Olivia, who got up and walked over to the table where Bev and I were sitting..

She pointed...

"My niece...Attorney Beverly West, she'll be assisting me...and this is my husband...Donnie Ray Alexander..Our Investigator..." she said.

He smiled...

"Olivia...You don't want to go to court with me...You'll lose..." he said.

"I'm betting that I won't."said Olivia who smiled and waved as we all headed for the elevator...

Morris Blatt smiled as Olivia ,Bev and I walked away..but I could tell he was worried.

III-

A few days later, I met Olivia and Beverly as they left court.....after a preliminary meeting...

"Heyy D.R." said Beverly as I approached them...

"How did everything go in court today?" I asked...

"Just as I expected it would be...uphill.... Morris Blatt is a good lawyer....We are just going back and forth and I don't think this jury is convinced one way or the other."said Olivia.

"You have four women and two men...Come on Livy, this should be a slam dunk..." I said smiling..

"Two of them are married and middle aged...and one is a young woman and the fourth is a divorcee' ,who's husband cheated on her... Not too sympathetic to a young career girl...Blatt is trying to portray her as promiscuous and an opportunist.....I'm portraying her as a young naive young lady, which she is... "said Olivia..

"On the other hand...The guys dig us...I'm pretty sure we got them .."laughed Beverly..

"You mean YOU got them...They aren't even listening to the testimony...They're busy sneaking peaks at your cleavage and your booty."laughed Olivia..

"They're checking you out too Auntay...That one guy with the missing front teeth smiles everytime you open your mouth..."said Beverly...

 "Oh gee thanks...Tomorrow I play the only trump I have left...the pregnancy...They don't know about that and the DNA evidence we got from the rape kit.."said Olivia..

"The only thing is.....He says he wasn't at work that night and that the sex occurred at his apartment and was consensual...We are going to show the photos of the bruises on her face..."said Beverly..

"Didn't you see him there that night Beverly?" I asked..

"No...I never saw him.......a point he brought home today..since I was the one who initially brought the case into the open."sighed Beverly...

"Yeah,but I saw him!" came the voice of  Attorney Nelson East, Bev's boyfriend, who had seen us and joined us..

"YOU SAW HIM NELSON? YOU SURE?" asked Olivia..

"Yeah...I saw him fixing his pants and trying to straighten his shirt just minutes before Bev saw Rock...We didn't know at the time that she had been raped....but I definitely saw him....I was about twenty feet from him....I looked him right in the eye..He exited out the side door into the alley..."said Nelson...

"Would you testify to that Nelson?" asked Olivia...

"Sure!" he said.

Olivia smiled from ear to ear...She looked at her niece.

"I think we got him...We can end this real quick....Bev...You need to take care of your man EXTRA SPECIAL  tonight if you know what I mean and I know you do." she said smiling...

Beverly smiled gingerly...

"I was planning to.." she said.

Nelson smiled sheepishly...

 That afternoon, up in our room...I asked Olivia if she felt confident she could win this case....

"I do, just as confident that I know you've probably got a massive boner right about now" she said and gingerly ran her hands down the front of my trousers....

She was right...I did!!!

''Whoooooo...You never disappoint me Mister Alexander...myyy goodness."she said ,smiling...

"Show me yours...and I'll show you mine." I said, smiling gingerly at my wife....

I took my suit  jacket off and untied my tie....and took my shirt off...She just smiled...My socks and shoes came off next...

I grabbed her and began kissing her and slowly leaned her against the wall...

We began kissing passionately....I unbuttoned her blouse and marveled at her black lace bra...Which she unhooked....

She unzippered my trousers and I stepped out of them....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my goodness...look at you.." she said ,staring in awe at my girth and length..

I slipped her panties down and off and lifted her up....

"Yessssssss...oh my god Olivia..." I moaned....rubbing my hands up and down her body....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she said and laughed as I laid her down softly on the bed...

We continued kissing softly as I parted her legs and slowly entered her....

"ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Donnie Rayyyyyy!" she screamed...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." I moaned....

As we began making love slowly......I noticed that tears were already running  down the side of her face...She was climaxing already.....Shaking and moving her head from side to side...

I couldn't get enough.....

We made  love for the next three and a half hours.....

I came like a gusher and Olivia climaxed a few more times during  this period....crying tears of joy,sweating profusely and declaring afterwords....

"You're the best I've ever had Donnie Ray..."she moaned....

''And that's the same for you too Livy...Nobody has ever made me cum like you have." I said and continued kissing her..

She smiled...

"I can't believe I said that....Wow....It must be true....Ouuuuuuuuuuuu.."she said ,still shaking a bit...We continued kissing and unbelievably..we wound up making love again....this time slowly.....

There was very little moaning...but from the look on her face, much peacefullness...I beleive another hour and a half went by....I thought for a minute how much time the two of us spent in bed..It was running a close second to time we spent in court I was certain.

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm Donnie Rayyyy."she moaned...

"Olivia...my goodness.."I said as I exploded more intensely this time than the time before..

IV-

Attorney Morris Blatt showed Vincenzo Halibut the photo of Olivia he had secretly snapped with his phone at their meeting..

Vincenzo smiled...

"Ummmm she's pretty...I love me some brown sugar...."he said.

"She's married.." he said.

"AND? That has never stopped me before when I've desired a woman.."he laughed...

"You need to stop making jokes and take this serious...She's a good lawyer, damn good..and we had drinks a few nights ago at Skybar.."said Morris Blatt..

"Skybar? Stephen Bristol's place???....Niccccccccccccce....You proffer her a nice offer I can live with?" he asked..

"She wouldn't go for it...and she's like a hellcat in court....You've obviously stepped in it this time my friend....This woman intends to take you to the mat...She knows more than I thought she would...We had a kind of I'll show you mine if you show me yours conversation...She had way more to show than I did...And I'm guessing..Knowing her reputation...She didn't show me everything she's got. For the first time in a long time..an opposing attorney made me sweat."he said.

"This is sounding very erotic you know..I'm getting turned on."said Vinnie..

"See how turned on you are when she empties half of your bank account smart guy,or more." said Morris.

"They can only prove we had sex....Not that it was any kind of assault.." he said.

"See idiot that's where you are wrong....They got photos taken THAT night of bruising on the girl's face and wrists and they had a rape kit done...THAT NIGHT...You're lucky she didn't go to the police...I'm gonna hammer them with that tomorrow...It would be nice if you could make some court appearences, sign some autographs...Anything to take the jury's mind off of the charges..."said Morris Blatt...

"You got an address of this lawyer? This Olivia Alexander..."asked Vincenzo Halibut..

"What are you going to do? Assault her?? You should stay as far away from her as possible...Didn't I tell you that she's married? Her husband is the investigator ,who dug up all the dirt on you...He's an ex-cop....Not the kind of trouble you want...Understand??Now look ,anything you're not telling me? Anybody see you at that restaurant that night?" he asked..

"I told you no...I slipped out the side door and the cameras don't work...." he laughed...

"Anybody see you on the street?" asked Morris Blatt..

"Uh No..." laughed Vinnie Halibut.....He looked at Morris Blatt..

"Mo...Are you sweating? I'm not used to seeing you sweat." he said.

"She's got a trump card....I know it....A card she's not playing...She's waiting to see everything we had ...and she's seen it...You gotta take this woman seriously..."said Morris Blatt..

"Ohh I do..I seriously want to screw the panties off of her.."laughed Vinnie Halibut...

Morris Blatt slapped his face hard...

"GET SERIOUS VINNIE.!!!...OR WE ARE GOING TO LOSE THIS CASE AND YOU COULD LOSE YOUR SHIRT!!!!"he bellowed...

"Not to mention, you could lose yours...I pay you a lot to make these little annoyances go away....MAKE THIS ONE GO AWAY!" said Vinnie Halibut...

"Little annoyances?? Little annoyances...You're being sued for rape essentially...You're lucky you're not on your way to jail...This girl went and got a good lawyer..She's not like the others...and she's not backing down for some reason."said Morris Blatt.

"Put your man, Lee Spann on it..find out." said Vinnie.

"Find out what? What is left to find out?" asked Morris Blatt...

"Tell him to get creative...Now get lost Morris...It's time for me to take a nap."said Vinnie dismissively..

Morris Blatt was exasperated.....He just shook his head...He was sweating...He was contemplating losing a case for the first time in years...A case he shouldn't have had to take.

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