Things You Do for Lust

ONE YEAR AGO-

Attorney and Former TV Host, Betty "Have Mercy" Mercy was a guest on the FOX  PHILADELPHIA Morning Show... "Mornings with Milt..."  Hosted by Milton Sweeney, a popular Television host who had high ratings...  most among teen aged boys and people with barely a high school education....He had been a former Radio Shock Jock...Now a Television Host..With the highest ratings for his slot in Philadelphia...

''Betty, you won 100 cases..all convictions, only one overturned....and had a popular TV show until you ran across our next guest...Who not only trounced you in court but it led to your being put off the  air.." he said... 'Ladies and Gentlemen a warm welcome for another "Babe of The Law...Mrs. Olivia Bennett-Alexander.." he said as the audience went wild and whistled..

Talk About being ambushed...my wife Olivia had no idea that her former adversary, Betty "Have Mercy" Mercy was going to be on here....She was told that she would be able to talk about her work with Black Lives Matter and the Innocence Project and the Women's Workshop...She should have known this was all a hoax....She had just found out that she was a part of "Babes Of The Law." She felt uncomfortable and exploited...

Olivia Bennett-Alexander, Attorney is my wife....Me? I'm Donnie Ray Alexander... A former New Orleans Homicide Detective, who met her during Essence Fest one year and wound up quitting the force and moving to Philadelphia t be with her....We are married now and I'm a Private Investigator....Actually her investigator for the law firm she has with her niece, Beverly West...Also an attorney..

Milton Sweeney smiled.....

"Wow!  They love you.....You two don't have any hard feelings do you?" he asked...

''We are Attorneys.....We don't take these cases personal....Just a case..."said Betty, who also felt ambushed and uncomfortable...

''I admire Olivia Bennett-Alexander very much...I asked her and her niece to be on my show three years ago and I'd like them both to be on my podcast now..." she said..

"Oh you're back in town?" he asked..

 "No..I'm in D.C..  I work for a nice sized firm there and I do a Podcast in the afternoon in which we deal with some of the issues that Mrs. Bennett-Alexander holds dear.." said Betty....

"Podcast huh? Wow! That's a big fall from having a nationally syndicated television show huh?" he asked ,leering at her cleavage.....

She glared angrily at him...

"I uh suppose it is...."she said..

Olivia told me that even she felt bad for Betty....

"Ohhhhh, well that sounds nice....Hopefully it won't be as exploitatve as this show..."Babes of the Law."said Oliva, looking at Milt Sweeney derisively....

Milt Sweeney was an Attorney himself...who traded the law in for a career on the Radio and now Television...He had run into Olivia after a court case and begged her to come on his show....Telling her she could discuss issues she held dear....But all he was really interested in was showing off her legs and body...He had told her to wear something sexy...She had ignored that...

He had made a half hearted pass at her when they met...Telling her he had a hotel room , a few blocks away..with a bar and inviting her to come up for a drink and to catch up on "old times"...Olivia politely refused...She remembered how he used to leer at her and Beverly when they were Public Defenders....And how she had slapped him once ,for paling her behind at a Christmas Party...Years ago...

But the people watching had enjoyed her just the same...

She attempted to talk about her work with Black Lives Matter...

''Aren't they kind of "Anti-Police and uh just a little bit racist...??" he added, to maddening applause and jeers of the mostly white male audience...

When she tried to talk about the Women's Workshop....

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Feminazis...." he slurred...

To more jeers and applause.....

When she attempted to talk about the Innocence Project and wrongly convicted Death Row inmates.

"Uhh I think they should fry...HUh? What do you guys think?" he added..

To more jeers and applause.....

Clearly frustrated....Olivia just stopped talking...

"But fellas...Aint she cute as hell? Aint she a babe?" he said...

The crowd whistled and clapped......

Betty Mercy, once her fierce adversary in court....Felt sorry for Olivia....being ambushed like this...

"Betty, why don't you stand up and turn around, let us see your uh dress...and those sexy legs..HAHAHAHAHA.."he said.

"That's it...Interview over." she said and got up and walked out....

To a Hail of Boos.....

Olivia followed her out......

Betty saw Olivia in the hall...

''What a creep....Olivia, I didn't know you were going to be on the show...His agent called my manager and they arranged this..."explained Betty....

"I didn't know you were going to be on the show either...He begged me to be on his show....Years ago, when he was a practicing attorney...He did me a favor...I was returning the favor....but I didn't want to be on this show."said Olivia..

"Years ago, when he was on my show...He made a pass at me...He had just gotten married...I couldn't believe him...I practically laughed in his face...Imagine my surprise when his agent asked me to be on his show...My better judgement told me to decline the offer...but I said,ahhh what the hell....Liv, I was serious about you and your niece being on my podcast...I promise you...It won't be any foolishness like this...Here is my card....If you guys are ever in D.C.  Look me up.." said Marcy...

"Really?" said Olivia...

"Yeah really....You and your niece beat me in court.....I've always thought you two were sharp....I've always wanted to interview you guys...No Hard feelings....Give me a call.." she said..

"Oh...Okay,I'll do that!" said Olivia...

"I'm out of here.." said Betty as she hailed a cab and waved at Olivia...

II-

Olivia called me....I told her I'd be there shortly....She walked into a nearby bar and ordered a drink...She felt a presence behind her and intense body heat...It was Milt Sweeney...

"Milt! " she said..

"Liv, what did you run off the show for? Things were just getting good." he said.

"For who? I felt like a piece of meat on your show....We are all square now...Don't ask me for any more favors..."said Olivia...

He hovered over her, so close ,she could smell his cologne and his hot breath....

"Milt....What do you want?" asked Olivia, as her drink came and she began drinking it...

"You are sexy....I wasn't wrong about that....I've always thought you were a babe..One last favor....Heh ,heh ,heh..."he said softly...

"Get away from me.."said Olivia...

"I can't stay away from you...That's the problem..heh,heh,heh..."he laughed....

"You're in my personal space.."said Olivia...

"I'd like to get into more than that....You wearing a Thong or Bikini panties...? You strike me as the Bikini type...I bet that niece of yours wears a Thong...my goodness.." he asked...

"You're drunk, get away." she said..

He ran his hand up her skirt, rubbing her legs...

"Let's not quarrel, my loft isn't too far from here baby! Ummm you've got some smooth legs." he said softly..

She removed his hands... He put them back, she removed them again....

"Cut it out!" she said...

"I'm Horny!" he said, matter of factly...."I'm Horny for you!" he added...

"I'm Married..and that sounds like a personal problem!" she said.

"I'm discreet.." he said..and moved even closer to her....They were at the end of the bar...Most of the patrons were up front....

"I'M NOT!! NOW BACK UP!" she said firmly...."Don't you ever call me again...for anything." she said..

"Give me a kiss."he asked.

"You must be crazy.." she said..

"Come on....You got me hotter than a firecracker at a gas station....."he said almost moaning...

"You put on too much cologne today, it's affected your brain...If you're so hot go back to your room and turn on the air conditioner" said Olivia..

''Why don't you come back with me for a few hours?" he asked.

"Not a chance." said Olivia.

''Come on...Let's stop fighting..." he said softly...

''We aren't fighting....I just want you to get from over me.." said Olivia as she finished her drink and put down her money on the counter...

He rubbed her legs again...

"Ummmmm so smooth, so sexy....Come on Liv...I've been curious about you for a long time...Years!"he said ,almost begging...

"I'm MARRIED!!! What part of that do you not understand? And even if I wasn't...I'd never sleep with you." said Olivia ,trying to ease herself away from him....''Would you please move.?" she asked.

He was fully erect...His trousers standing out like a circus tent...She could tell he'd been drinking heavily.

''Stop teasing me baby..." he said softly...

"I'm not doing anything to you.."she said..She removed his hands from around her waist, twice...

"You're driving me crazy,that's what you're doing.."he said...Now with both hands firmly on her knees and moving closer....

"Now come on, give me a kiss....For starters..." he said....

"Okayyyyy, move a little closer." whispered Olivia...

"Yeahhh that's more like it baby." he said.....

He leaned over to kiss her...She kneed him hard in his groin...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" he moaned, turning blue and falling to the ground in pain..."Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" he cried out...

The patrons all turned and looked... as he lay on the floor, in pain and gasping for breath! He was holding his crotch....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...lawddddd!" he moaned.

 "Auntay, what happened?" asked Beverly, who was just arriving with me..

I looked at him on the ground writhing in pain...

''What happened here?" I asked.

"Nothing to me..He got a little too close and uh accidentally ran into the fleshy part of my knee." said Olivia, who paid for her drink and left with us...

I smiled...That's my girl.....

She took one last look at the fallen Milt Sweeney..

"Good Night Milt!" she said sweetly and walked out with us..

 "Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...lawddddd!" he moaned...still lying on the floor ,out of breath and in pain...

III-

 TODAY!

 Olivia and Beverly were in our conference room arguing a divorce preceding between Gretchen and Leonard Lemon....They were representing Gretchen...While Leonard was being represented by our old friend, Attorney Arthur Trout...

The verbal jousting was spirited and at times funny.....

Leonard didn't want a divorce...but Gretchen did...on the grounds he got another woman pregnant...and unfortunately...was involved with yet a third woman..

I had found records , medical records naming him as the father of the one woman's soon to be born baby...and had photos of him with the third woman... I know it was part of the private investigator's work...but I hated this part of it...I'd much rather investigate a murder...I hated ruining a guy's marriage,even though he was no help...

Josie looked on....

''Wow..they're going at it.."she said..

"Don't pay that any mind....He loves Livy and Bev....This is just part of the job....He's representing his client...It's not personal at all.."I laughed...

Arthur was taking us to lunch after today's precedings....


"I don't want a divorce....I think we can patch this thing up..."said Leonard Lemon...

"Patch things up? Are you crazy Leonard?" asked Gretchen...

"Mr. Lemon, what planet are you living on?  You're about to have a baby with one woman."said Olivia..

''And you've got another woman..."said Beverly.

"I found her panties and bra in the hamper with my stuff..."said Gretchen...."I'm sick of the lies and finding underwear in my house that isn't mine."said Gretchen...

This hit home with Olivia....She had gone through the same thing in her first marriage....

Beverly and I both looked at her...but she ignored us and continued..

"I think we have sufficient grounds for the settlement we asked for." said Olivia.

"Liv come on, that's highway robbery...."said Arthur Trout...

"Mental and Psychological anguish..."said Olivia..

"Oh come on!" argued Arthur Trout....

The arguments went on for another hour before they all agreed to recess and meet the same place tomorrow.


After both Gretchen and Leonard were gone....Arthur looked at Beverly and Olivia and laughed...


''Damnnn, this is a hell of a case.."he said.

''Aint it though? Arthur, your client is a knucklehead..."said Beverly...

"I know.....but he pays well..."laughed Arthur...

''You didn't know about the women before you took him on as a client?" I asked.

"I knew about the pregnant girl......I didn't know about the third girl....Damn he gets more action than a new toilet seat..."laughed Arthur..

"OH MY GOD, YOU ARE CRAZY!" laughed Olivia...

"You are drawn Arthur."laughed Beverly....

Olivia, Beverly and Josie cracked up laughing...

So did I...

"Damn Arthur...you're crazy..."I said...

"Come on, I promised you guys lunch.....You too Josie...Liv,close your office...I'm treating you, your husband and your staff to lunch..."said Arthur.

"Ouuuuu he does pay well..."laughed Olivia..

IV-

Olivia and Beverly and I took Arthur to the Tony little Bistro across town, near where our friend, Zoey Easter used to live...We had come to love the food there.....Josie did too...

"Bev, Liv, this food is incredible..." said Josie...

"I gotta say that I agree Liv...What are you trying to do, bribe me, by feeding me this good food?" asked Arthur Trout...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh and there is the rub..." I said as we chow downed...

on the Pasta and the Pasta salad...

"One of the few places we've dined that Donnie Ray didn't actually turn us on to....He's our resident foodie."gushed Beverly....

"Wellllllllllllllllll what can I say?" I laughed...

"Mannnnnnnnnnnnnn you do it all....Investigator extroidinaire, Musician, food critic!!!!"laughed Arthur Trout...

Olivia took her dainty little foot and ran it up my leg and used her toe to tickle my crotch...unseen by everybody else...I momentarily jerked...She smiled at me and winked...

''He's good at being my husband too!" she said and smiled salaciously at me...

I blushed....

It wasn't lost on Beverly, she snickered...

''Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww Auntay can still make you blush....You two are so cute...." she laughed...

Josie laughed...

Arthur made a proposal...

"Liv, Bev...I hate to talk business after eating all this good food...but here is what I propose...We settle for this figure." he said and wrote a figure on a piece of paper...

"How's that?" he said.

Olivia and Beverly looked at it..

"That's workable...what do you think baby?" said Olivia to Beverly...

"Considerably lower than what we initially asked, but but it's a figure our client can live with...Only thing is..Your client doesn't want to divorce..." said Beverly...

"Yeah,I know....but as you can see..He has no choice....He's about to be a father in little more than two weeks and then there is that other woman, chomping at the bit...He might as well cut his losses...I'll talk to him...." said Arthur...

A young and attractive Black woman walked over to the table...She looked just a little younger than Beverly and Josie...

"Hi...I'm sorry to disturb your meal....but I remember you from last year on the Milt Sweeney show...You're Olivia Bennett-Alexander..."said the woman....

"I am and you are?" asked Olivia...

"Melody...Melody Brown....I was a production Assistant at the time....I was working there to put myself through law school...I worked with you and Ms. Betty Mercy....on the show..." she said..

"Ohhhhhhhhhh Okay,I remember you now....How is the law school going?" asked Olivia...

"I graduated last year and I passed the bar....I'm an Attorney like you guys." she said..

Beverly clapped...

"Oh Good for you!" said Beverly....

"The reason why I'm here is I want to hire you...My Daddy will pay you..." she said...

"You want to hire me?  Hire me for what?" asked Olivia, truly perplexed...

"Milt Sweeney and his local affiliate that pays him...I'm suing them....That bastard raped me..." she said..

And here it was....Our next case!

(TO BE CONTINUED)