Sally's Coffee Shop

"Our targets name is Louis Franelli...He's an ex- marine...Special Forces..A sniper...He's very good at what he does...He was discharged after suffering an accident...A Horrible accident...He stepped on an IUD and lost his left leg....He was in Rehab for two years and he was fitted with a prosthetic leg...He gets around quite well."said Tyriq as he explained to all of us around the conference room table what Carlotta had told me last night..

He pointed to his photo on the large monitor......

''He had 27 kills when he was in Iraq and Afghanistan...All high profile targets...He's very good at what he does." he added...

"Before he was a Marine, he worked in a coffee shop...in center city...My sister,Carmen used to frequent that coffee shop on her way to work and school...He kind of had a crush on her...He used to have her coffee ready for her every day..Just the way she liked it...They struck up a conversation...They got kind of cozy and she gave him her number...He called incessantly...To the point that it got on her nerves....She dated him for about three months...Nothing serious...just dinner, a concert or two and the art show...Soon he was sending her gifts...All kinds of things that were way above his pay grade...Carmen tried to break it off with him nicely, but he just wasn't getting the message..."said Carlotta...

 ''I've seen Top's sister....Ouuuuuu my goodness..I perfectly understand why he was so gaga over her."whispered Tyriq to Duke and Me..

Duke smiled and nodded...So did I... Carlotta was fine, but they viewed her as a little sister...Her sister,Carmen on the other hand was another matter..

I totally agreed...My Sister in law was a hum dinger...In fact ,all the women in Carlotta's family were fine..

''Anyway ,he came over our house and proposed to Carmen in front of me and my Father...It was then that Carmen turned him down...Told him that she could not marry him and gave him his ring back...He took it very hard...Harder than any of us thought...He even tried to date me a year later,but I turned him down flat...He entered the Marines...When he came back from boot camp..He did look impressive in his uniform...He asked Carmen to marry him again and produced another ring...Again she told him no...And that was the last we saw of him..."said Carlotta..

 "Oh My God Carlotta!! I remember that guy!!...I remember when he was trying to date her...He was a little creepy."said Sharon..

"I remember him too now..."laughed Hazel....

Angie and Hazel and Carlotta's older sister,Carmen graduated from high school together....And Sharon was Carlotta's best friend growing up...None of these women knew their lives would be drawn together one day...

''So he's killing all of these women...because your sister jilted him??"asked Sissy....

"When you think about it...It all fits...All three women were engaged to be married...All three had said yes to some man....Something the woman of his affection had never said to him...With his twisted mind that had to be the qualifier that set him off.."said Sirena...

''That and maybe they had a killer cup of coffee at that shop."joked Jimmy....

Sissy spit her coffee out, laughing....

"Goofball...Angie get your husband.."she said ,laughing hysterically....

"As silly as my husband is...He might be on to something..."said Angie...

"Yeah...I was looking at the crime scene photos...All three of these women had coffee from Sally's Coffee shop on the corner.."said Hop..

"The photos!!! Every last one was hit within blocks of that coffee shop...They were holding a cup of coffee that they tossed up in the air when they fell...from Sally's."said Hop...

"Aye Mios dios...We've been looking for a connection between these three women....and it was there all along....All three women bought coffee from this coffee shop...Sally's Coffee Shop."said Carlotta.

''But Baby, they didn't know each other..."I said.

''They didn't have to...They all went there to get coffee...with a girlfriend and of course they were excited about their upcoming weddings and they talked about it.." said Carlotta...

I imagined the inside of that place...

 "This guy is hanging around..drinking coffee by himself...He hears them talking...and he gets angry and he follows them ,figures out their patterns and sets up and kills them." I said.

''Exactly."said Tyriq..

"One more thing..Sally's Coffee Shop is where he used to work...Where he met my sister."said Carlotta...

Just then an FBI team leader and several FBI agents walked into our conference room...

"What happened?" asked Sharon...

"We missed him...we found the building he was holed up in....but when we got there,he was long gone..He left his cell phone there for us to find." said the agent..

"Damn it!" said Sharon...

"He knows you lied to him Chica...He may kill again.."said Sissy..

"The next move is definitely his." said Carlotta.



II-

 Detectives Edwin "Duke" Baylor , Angie Belton-Barlow, Sirena Pile and Tony Hopkins paid a visit to Sally's Coffee Shop..They showed photos of Louis Franelli to the Manager and the shift managers...

"You ever see this guy before?" asked Duke..

"Yeah , he looks familiar...He used to come in , sit down and order a couple of cups of coffee,always by himself." said one employee..

''So you do recognize him?"asked Angie...

"Yeah..He was in here all the time..Always alone..Never with anybody ,never talked to anybody."said Another...

Sirena talked to yet another employee..She showed them photos of the three dead girls....

"Yeah they came in here...I served them...but never at the same time...I doubt that they knew each other...You mean to tell me ,this nut is targeting employees of this shop?" asked the employee..

"Just the recently engaged ones."said her partner, Hop..

''How would he know that? I don't even know that?" said The Manager.

"He's a good listener..."said Hop..

The four detectives stood outside the coffee  shop...

''This is our guy...I'm certain of it."said Duke.

''Now all we got to do is find him."said Angie...

Hazel was with them..She had stood outside...

"We got DNA evidence...just a little and his Military records...That's enough."she said.

''Like Lotta said the next move is his."said Sirena.

"But will he kill or what?" said Hop.

III-

We didn't have to wait long for him to make his next move...He called my phone...

''Hello."I said.

''Are you Carlotta's husband?" came the voice and then some sniffles..

"Yes.."I said.

"Then put her on this phone right now...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."he said.

"Carlotta ,baby..it's him!" I said.

''Rico, trace the call..."whispered Sissy..

"Patchin in Boss Lady."he said.

"Louis.."said Carlotta..

"You lied to me Carlotta..You Lieddddddddddddddddddddddddddd...Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."he cried..

"Stop it..Stop it..Stop crying like a baby boy...You're a man..Stop that crying."snapped Carlotta...

The commanding sound of my wife's voice was getting me aroused...

"Don't bother tracing this call...I have a captive with me...I'll shoot you a photo of her.."he said.

There was a scream and then a photo of a pretty young woman...She was a Latina, She was bound and gagged...He had a pistol to her temple...

"Louis,what have you done?" asked Carlotta...

"Come to the address and floor I'm going to text you...Don't wear Kevlar or a trauma plate and don't wear a wire...I detect either or any and this girl becomes my next victim...Come alone and bring your Laptop...We are going to face time your sister.." he said.

"Louis...you are crazy...She's in San Juan.."said Carlotta.

He cocked his pistol...The woman screamed....

"Okay...Okayyy!  I'm coming..I'm coming."said Carlotta..

"Remember..come alone...No cops, No FBI...I'll see em from where I am..If I see one..You'll hear a gunshot...I mean it.." he said.

"Okay..Okay...Just don't hurt that girl.."said Carlotta..

"I don't want to hurt her...I don't want to hurt her...but...I am sooooo upset at what she diddddddddddddd to meeee,arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lawddddd,,,,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."

"Louis...Stop that crying or I won't come."said Carlotta..

He fired his pistol up into the air....The woman screamed again...

"YOU WHAT?" he said menacingly..

"Okay Louis..I'm on my way...I'm calling my sister."said Carlotta...

He hung up...

"Come with us.."said Sissy and Sharon who led Carlotta into the ladies room....

"Okay Carlotta...This is a very sensitive wire...We put it where I'm almost certain he won't find it...It'll allow us to hear everything and track you..."said Sharon...

"But what about the others?" asked Carlotta..

"We don't have time to get them...Sharon, brief the others when they get back...Keith, you're going to have to stay here."said Sissy...."Rico,Jimmy call Avis Rent a Car."said Sissy...

"We're on it."they said.

Sissy hugged Carlotta...

"We'll be there as soon as possible...Be careful Chica..."she said.

"I will Boss Lady." said Carlotta...She walked over to me and gave me one of her most sensuous kisses...

"I love you Honey Bunny." she said.

"I love you too babes...be careful."I said.

IV-

 Carlotta arrived in the building and on the floor and in the room just as she was asked...And there was Louis...The young girl was lying on the floor,bound and gagged...but alive.

"Hello Louis."said Carlotta..

He smiled and hugged her tightly...

"Damn Carlotta you look good...ummmmm and you smell good,just like your sister...Ohhhhhhhhhh,ouuuuuuuuuuuIt's been a long time.." he said...He was getting aroused and Carlotta could feel it...She slipped out of his embrace..

"Yes...It has"She said.

"Did you talk to your sister?" he asked..

"I did..She wants to talk to you."said Carlotta...

"She does?" he asked...Then he cocked his pistol..

"You could put that gun down Louis..."said Carlotta...

"I could...but I'm not."he said...

He was no longer the cry baby who had been on the phone..He seemed confident..sure of himself.

He felt her up for a wire..He detected none...Again ,he was getting very aroused...

"Take off your blouse.."he said..

''What?" she asked..

"Pull up your top!" he barked..

She complied..

 He smiled...

"Ummmmm, red and white striped bra...I like it...Ohhhhh....Ummmmmm...Ouuuuuu just like Carmen...Yessssssssssssssssss!"he moaned..

He checked it to make sure there was no wire in it...It wasn't.

"I thought it was my sister you wanted to see? You're getting pretty aroused over me." asked Carlotta.

"It is...I-I- I just wanted to make sure you weren't wearing a wire."he said...

''Are you going to kill us?"asked Carlotta.

"Only if I'm not satisfied with what I hear...Now get your sister?" he said..

Carlotta called Carmen on her laptop...They were Face timing each other...

 "Hola Little Sister."said Carmen

"CARMEN!!! It's you...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...ouuuuuuuu la  laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..." he wailed...

"Louis...Louis...What are you doing?" asked Carmen...

"I have dreamed about you....for so long and I searched for you...Ohhh my god Carmen,you look sensational..Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss..."he moaned...

"Thank You Louis..." she said..

"Carmen..I neeed to be with you...I need to have you in my arms...In my bed.." he said. His trousers began to stand out like a circus tent...He was so aroused and excited he could barely think straight...

"Louis...I'm.I'm...Okay...Don't hurt my sister....Alright..?"she said..

"I don't want to...I don't want to...I just want youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."he said..

"Louis...Alright...you can have me...."said Carmen..."Just calm down..."she said...

"Are you trying to trick me?" he said..

"Oh no..No..No....Just calm down..."she said..

"I can't calm down...I'm too excited...I'm too excited....ouuuuuuu..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."

"Louis just ,just calm down..."said Carmen...

"I-I- I- I just want youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..I need youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..You should have married me...Our whole life would have been different."he cried..

"Louis, stop crying papi...stop crying...I am here now..." said Carmen...

"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 Carmennnn, I love you....Do you love me?" he moaned..

"Louis...I...Louis I..."she said..

"Just say you love me Carmen..."he asked..

"Okay Louis..I-I..I." said Carmen

"You don't.!!!..You're trying to trick me!!! You're taking too long...This was a trick!" he snarled..

"Louis..No No..!"said Carmen....

He raised his pistol...

Just then a single gunshot rang out!!!...It came through the window and hit Louis in the head, killing him instantly!!!

He pitched forward  with a look of unbelief on his face and fell to the ground!

Carlotta leaped up and untied the girl...

''We got him Carmen...Thank You."she said.

"You alright baby?" she asked..

"I'm fine.....Thank you for your help...He was really aroused...You really did something to him"said Carlotta..laughing..

"Anything for my baby sister....I didn't do anything to him..He was a nut...Just like years ago....I made the mistake of kissing him one time and he nearly came in his trousers."said Carmen.

"He almost did that today..."laughed Carlotta.

Carlotta looked across the street...

 Sissy nodded and the police sniper standing next to her tipped his hat...

Carlotta smiled...

Just then..Tyriq and Jimmy and five uniformed policemen, armed with rifles entered the room...

"Top, you okay?" asked Tyriq..

"Yes... The shooter is down.I think he knew this was going to happen...I think this is how he wanted to go out!"she said looking at his dead body..The Cry Baby Killer would kill no more.

Jimmy said to the young Latina girl ...

''Come with us...Your parents are outside waiting for you."he said.

"She doesn't speak English Jimmy.."said Carlotta ,who told her the same thing in Spanish..She smiled and nodded and thanked them in all in spanish..

I walked in just then..I couldn't stay away...I saw the shooter, Louis Franelli. lying on the floor...a pool of blood running from his head...I hugged Carlotta and kissed her passionately for a few minutes.

His reign of terror was over...Everybody could take a deep breath...

"Hi Handsome!" came Carmen's voice from the laptop..."You got him." she said..

"Heyyy Sis.."I said ,smiling at Carmen through the screen...

''We got him Honey Bunny ...Thank you so much for going along with the plan Carmen."said Carlotta, who hugged me and kissed me..

''I was just worried he would hurt my sister....That crazy guy...He's loco...I'm so glad I did not sleep with him..."she said..

"You didn't? I thought you did, which was why he was acting so crazy over you."laughed Carlotta..

"Noooooooooooooooooo...You know I didn't! How could you think such a thing Carlotta?" laughed Carmen...

"He was getting so excited.."said Carlotta...

"He was crazy...I dated him three times...three times..We went out for Ice Cream one night..Another night we went to a movie and another night we had coffee...And after that he want to marry me....I only kissed him one time.."said Carmen..

"You sure? You didn't do anything else..?" teased Carlotta..

''Sure I'm sure..." protested Carmen...

 Carlotta busted out laughing...I could tell she liked to tease her sister.

''Everything alright?" asked Sissy.

 "Yeah...Just two sisters talking to each other."I laughed.

EPILOUGE-

With the case closed...everybody took a little breather...Enjoying a few days off...Carlotta and I were at our home...She was sitting on my lap....I was holding her tight...Like I never wanted her to go...

''Do you know what today is?" she laughed..

"No..What is it?" I asked..

"It's our anniversary..."she said smiling..

''Yes...This is the day that Rico and I's transfers came through and our unit began..."she said...

"It is isn't it.?" I said and just like then...We had cracked a serial murder case...It was just her,Tyriq and Duke Then...Jimmy, Hazel, Hop, Sirena,Sharon and Angie would come to us later..

"That makes tomorrow another anniversary.."she said looking at me slyly...

''The first time we made love" I said..

"I knew you'd remember that." she said..

We began kissing passionately....

"Well let's celebrate that milestone.."I said in between kisses...

"Ouuu yesss papi yes..." she moaned as we kissed passionately....

I leaned over and kissed Carlotta on the cheek softly....She  smiled at me sweetly and motioned for me to come closer...I leaned in closer and she put her arms around my neck and kissed me slowly, softly, sensuously...she kissed my lips again...

I was mildly surprised...but said nothing..she felt my erection, which she knew grew and hardened at just the thought of having her sexually...She smiled and kissed me again...

We kissed passionately like that for a good while...

I lifted her up and carried her to the bedroom..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she laughed....

We kissed passionately a few more minutes and wound up in bed...

I rolled over on top of her...I eased her night shirt up and slipped her panties down. my boxers were already off... Once in the bed,I entered her slowly....

''Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu papi, you feel so gooood ,Aye Mios Dios...." she moaned..

"I love it when you speak spanish!" I said, continuing to move in and out of her warm center....

"Oh you love it when I speak anything." she said....

This is trueeeeeeeeeeeeeee...so damn trueeeeeeee ..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." I moaned as we continued to make sweet love...

We made love furiously like that for the next five and a half hours...moaning, groaning..kissing sloppily and laughing...I was in heaven...I couldn't seem to get enough...neither could Carlotta...

 and then we both climaxed mightily and collapsed in each others arms...both of us breathless...

Carlotta stroked my bottom lip with her finger...

"Let's make more good memories papi"she said..

"Yes ...Lets."I said smiling at her .