They're Always Named Margaret

 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY

My wife, Attorney Olivia Bennett-Alexander sat on the beach in a beautiful sheer Purple baby doll like covering...That's the only way I can describe it....With her beautiful shapely legs showing and her hair blowing in the wind...She looked so beautiful on the beach ,it was unbelievable...

After our latest case, the two of us, had rented a hotel room here in Atlantic City , with an ocean front view and had spent our days...On the beach, drinking wine...Taking in a few shows at the Borgata and making love all night long in our hotel room...

With no thoughts of Law, or justice or courtrooms....

Her niece, Attorney Beverly west and her significant other , Attorney Nelson East..

 Had taken a short vacation to Ocean City themselves ,just a week before we left for AC and were back now in Philly...Beverly was minding the shop...

Olivia...Being Olivia had called a couple of times...Our Office Manager/Paralegal , Josie Boyd..

and Beverly...

had assured her that everything was quiet and smooth...No big cases loomed and days were cool and copasetic...Bev's words....

Me?  My Name is Donnie Ray Alexander...I work for Olivia and Beverly, the two Attorneys...I'm married to Olivia..

I used to be a cop...A Homicide Detective in New Orleans to be exact...A chance meeting of a lonely ,recently divorced Olivia in New Orleans at Essence Fest turned into a whirlwind romance and I wound up leaving the New Orleans Police department...A long story for another time...Moving to Philly, tracking Ms. Bennett down....She had formed her own law firm by then with her precocious niece, Beverly, also an Attorney and Ms. Josie Boyd..her girl Friday and I offered my services as their investigator..All in that order...Eventually, I married Liv and the rest is as they say...History or in this case...My story...

''Something on your mind Donnie Ray?...Other than taking me to bed?" Olivia joked..

"No, not really..."I said smiling...and passed her a cold drink...

"Well taking you to bed is certainly on my mind.." she laughed...

"This is the part where I'd say something witty or sexually suggestive, but I'm at a loss for words..."I confessed...

"Yes...You'd say something fresh...Remind me to write that down..."said Olivia...

''Yes...I'll do that..." I said..

II-

Once in the room...I immediately undressed....Olivia, took off the string bikini she had been wearing under the baby doll... and soon we were in the middle of the floor, kissing passionately....

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmm, you couldn't wait could you?" she said..

"No...I couldn't....and if you hadn't suggested we come back to the room...I would've.."I said..

"Oh I know that..." she said,laughing..."Just saving you the trouble.." she said..


"Damn girl....I thought about this all day.." I said.

"I believe you" she said to me in between wet sloppy kisses...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."I moaned....

"Ummmmmm,you are just amazing....I've never had quite this effect on any other guy before.." she said continuing to kiss me passionately....I lifted her up and entered her softly and slowly...

''Well you have it on me...I can't get enough of you..."I said.

"That makes me feel .ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...ohhh my god...So good...Ummmmmmmm.." she moaned..


Her lips were so soft....I was becoming aroused beyond belief....Something that wasn't lost on Olivia..

"LAWD!" I said..

"Oh Mr. Alexander.." she giggled...looking up at me....

"Ohhhh my MISTER ALEXANDER!!!" She said noticing my raging erection...  "You're a horse among ponies..."she said..

I smiled sheepishly...I had heard that before..


"My My Myyyyy.." was all I could say...

"Ouuuuuu Mr. Alexander.....you're fresh" she remarked...

"What's so funny?" I asked..

"Donnie Ray....Your penis!!!...It's..It's shaking...You really are excited aren't you?  Calm down....Calm down...It's going to be okayyyy" she said, stroking it lightly...As I held her and walked her to the bed...

"Can't help that..."I laughed sheepishly...

"Oh My god...you're as hard as an iron pipe...I'm going to have to take care of that...Ummmmmm..I mean really take care of that...Ouuuuuu weeeeeeee!"she said..

I smiled sheepishly...

"Can't help that either."I said.  I lifted her up again.. and entered her gently and began to move in and out of her..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Easy Donnie Ray, Easyyyyy."Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Donnie Ray..Ohhhhhhhhh my godddd...Ummmmmmm, you are just showing off...Ouuuuuu lawd!" she whispered...

In no time , we were lying on the bed....

I entered her softly,gently...She was wet and warm...I was losing my mind...as I began to move up and down slowly at first and then gradually faster...This was much better, much more comfortable...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Donnie Ray..Ohhhhhhhhh my godddd!!" she moaned...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh , ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, ouuuuuuu girl..."I moaned...

Five to Six hours of lovemaking continued...The bed had squeaking loudly and the headboard was moving and silently slamming against the wall, which caused the man in the next room to yell to the top of his lungs.. the entire six hours or so we were making love...

"FOR THE LOVE OF PETE...WILL YOU  TWO KNOCK IT THE HELL OFF WITH ALL THAT RACKET?I AM TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP!!! YOU TWO BEEN GOIN AT IT FOR HOURS....Shutttttttttttttttttttttt up!!!"he bellowed and slammed his fists on the wall..

We ignored him and kept making love...He sounded a lot like a guy who was in the room next to us in New Orleans...but no, it couldn't be....

"Ummmmmmmm Donnie Ray, ouuuuuuuuuuuuu...give it to mama...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"she moaned..

"Yesss baby yes...." I moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned loudly...

"KNOCK IT THE HELL OFF WITH ALL THAT RACKET?I AM TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP!!!"the man in the room next to ours yelled ..He had a Philly accent just like the man in New Orleans..but he just couldn't be..

The bed was squeaking pretty loud and the headboard was slamming against his wall hard...I have to admit...This bed was far noisier than our bed at home......And the headboard sounded like it might come off at any minute...He continued to bang his fist on the wall.

  Olivia was feeling so good,she slapped me across the face...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu MISTER ALEXANDER...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" she cried out....

  The bed squeaked even louder.....The lights in his room next door blinked on and off...


"I'M CALLIN THE DAMN MANAGER!! GO TO SLEEP IN THERE!!!YOU'VE GOT MY LIGHTS BLINKING ON AND OFF!!!SHUTTTTTTTTTT UP!!!I'M A TAXPAYING AMERICAN CITIZEN..I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS CRAP!!!" he yelled..."This doesn't make any gotdamn sense...Carrying on like that." he grumbled...

Olivia yelled out-

 "Yess...Yessssssssssssssssssss...YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Ouuuuuuuu YESSSSS!" she screamed....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ...oh my god...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"I moaned...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu lawd...ohhhhhhhh Donnie Ray...You are just showing off...You just showing off...ohhhhhhhhhh" she wailed..

She moaned softly as the massive bed began to squeak and slam against the wall harder...
''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Ohhh baby, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph...GIVE IT TO MAMA"

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... OLIVIA......ouuuuuuuuuu, more, more... ohhhhhh..."

"YES BABY YES...CALL MY NAME.....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...You can have all you want!!"she moaned.

"I'M CALLIN THE DAMN MANAGER ,THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO....NOW PIPE DOWN! SHUT IT UP I TELL YA!!! SHUTTTTTTTTTTTTT UP!!!" yelled the man next door.


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

"WILL YOU TWO CUT THAT RACKET OUT IN THERE? GO TO SLEEP!!!" came the voice from next door...We both ignored him.

Another THREE HOURS must have gone by 

 "Donnie Ray...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee  Donnie Ray..ouuuu calm down honey...I aint goin nowhere...woooooooo" she screamed...

"Oh girl, you better not...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......ohhhhhhhhhhhh.." I moaned..

 "Donnie Ray..ouuuuuu..Donnie Ray....OHHHHHHH. DONNIE RAY ALEXANDER! Stop showing off in this bed...whooooooooooooo lawd.... GIVE IT TO ME DADDY.....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...GIVE IT TO ME STRONG!!! YES, YES, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"she wailed...


"I'm GONNA CALL THE COPS! THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO....QUIET THA NOISE...CUT THAT DAMN RACKET OUT IN THERE! GO TO SLEEP!"came the voice of the man next door who loudly banged on the wall...

The bed was squeaking like crazy and the headboard sounded like it might come off at any minute..

AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF SLIPPED BY!!!

"GO TO SLEEP OR I'M CALLIN THE COPS!  SHUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT UP!" he yelled

"Ohhhh Olivia, this is sooo damn goooood,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..I'm losin my minddddddddd!! "I cried out!

 ''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Ohhh Donnie Ray, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph..."she yelled...

 "AWWWWWWWWWW FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD!  QUIET THE NOISE!! SHUT IT UP OVER THERE!! DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO CALL THE MANAGER! COME ON!!!!! YOU TWO BEEN GOIN AT IT FOR HOURS....Shutttttttttttttttttttttt up!!!" screamed the man next door!


"Ohhhh Olivia, this is sooo damn goooood,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..I'm losin my minddddddddd!! I'm losin my minddddddddd!!  lawdddddddddddd! "I cried out!

"I'M LOSING SLEEP....CUT IT OUT IN THERE YOU TWO....I'M ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW CALLING THE MANAGER..THEN I'M CALLIN THE DAMN COPS!
NOW QUIET IT DOWN IN THERE!!!  SHUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT UP!"

''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Ohhh Donnie Ray, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph...ouuuuuuuuuuuu...yessssssssss baby...yessssssss!"she yelled...

"Ohhhh Olivia, baby this is sooo damn goooood,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..I'm losin my minddddddddd!!  BABY..I'm losin my minddddddddd!!  lawdddddddddddd girl, ummmppppppppppph! "I cried out!

"I'M LOSIN SLEEP!! CUT THAT DAMN RACKET OUT YOU TWO!!!  I can't believe this crap...Those two are like two cats in heat!!!CUT THAT DAMN RACKET OUT YOU TWO!!! QUIET THE NOISE!" screamed the man next door as he banged his first on the wall.

"UMMMMMMMMMPH,Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Ohhh Donnie Ray, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph...ouuuuuuuuuuuu...yessssssssss baby...yessssssss! Give it to mama..."she yelled...

"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww lawwwwwwwwwwwwd girl...ummmmmmmmph..."I moaned...


"QUIET THE NOISE!" screamed the man next door as he banged his first on the wall.

We didn't break the legs off of this bed or the headboard...I came so hard....I thought I was dying...Olivia came even harder, shaking and trembling and crying like a baby.....Kissing my shoulder, my chest and my lips and making me come even harder.....


We both lie in bed, staring at the ceiling...breathing hard, saying nothing....Just looking at each other in amazement!

"Woooooooo,You outdid yourself..." she said, gasping for breath...."Wow!" she said..

"Damn girl....So did you.." was all I could manage to get out...

"YEAH YA DID...YA BOTH ANNOYED THE HELL OUTTA ME, NOW WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP?" yelled the man next door..

We both laughed out loud!

"STOP THE LAUGHING!" yelled the man next door!

We looked at each other and smiled..Still breathing heavy and holding each other...

"He's worse than the guy in New Orleans..." said Olivia..

"Yeah what an Asshole.." I said,laughing..

"HEYYY I HEARD THAT!!! I AM NOT AN ASSHOLE!!!" he screamed..

 Didn't matter because within minutes...Olivia and I were making love again....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu Donnie Ray...You want some more? Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." swooned Olivia..

"Oh My God..This is so good.."I moaned..

''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Ohhh Donnie Ray, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph...ouuuuuuuuuuuu...yessssssssss baby...yessssssss!"she yelled...

"Ohhhh Olivia, baby this is sooo damn goooood,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..I'm losin my minddddddddd!!  BABY..I'm losin my minddddddddd!!  lawdddddddddddd girl, ummmppppppppppph! "I cried out!

"I'M LOSIN SLEEP!! CUT THAT DAMN RACKET OUT YOU TWO!!!  I can't believe this crap...Those two are like two cats in heat!!!CUT THAT DAMN RACKET OUT YOU TWO!!! QUIET THE NOISE! I GIVE UP!" screamed the man next door as he banged his first on the wall.

The next day, we took one long last walk on that beautiful beach...Holding hands...

and that beautiful water....

III-

Two Days later...Olivia and I were back in Philly at our home/office...

Everything was as it had been before...

Beverly and Nelson were sitting in the conference room with Josie, drinking coffee..

"Hey Auntay, Hey D.R. Somebody looks tan and relaxed.." laughed Beverly...

"Hey Guys..." said Nelson..

''Hey Mrs. A. , D.R." said Josie..

''Well I see you guys have been hardddd at work...." laughed Olivia..

"Hey folks.." I said...

"Ms. Liv...You did get this letter in the mail three days ago..."said Josie, passing her the letter..

"Hmmmm, I wonder who this is from?" said Olivia, putting her luggage down..."Oh ,it must be from Larry North...It has a San Francisco return address and it's Innocence Project stationary..."she said..

"Ouu, we might get to go back out to San-Francisco...I love their restaurants, Don't you Boo?" she said,looking at Nelson..

"Sure do! And like you guys...I got a low case load...I could use a nice diversion.."said Nelson...

"This isn't from Larry North...It is however a request for our services...In a assumed wrongful conviction...In Seattle, Washington.."said Olivia...

"Seattle ?Who's it from?" asked Beverly...

"I think I can answer that." came the voice of a gorgeous light skinned Black woman...About Olivia's age, who walked into our office..."The door was open,so I uh let myself in...Hi Liv..You're looking sharp as usual!" she said, smiling!!!

"I sent that letter a few days ago about the case and with my number and email address..When I didn't hear from you...I took a flight to Philly...It's been a long time Liv..."said the woman..

"Not long enough...What do you want Margaret?I'm just getting back from vacation with my husband." asked Olivia..

''Uh yeah, The luggage and your tans kind of tipped me off...To answer your question though, Two things...Your help and your forgiveness.."she said.

"You're batting a thousand...I can forgive you because I'm not married to Elwood Barnes anymore...Haven't been for years....You can forget about any help coming this way.." she said..

 I had never heard my wife speak to anyone with so much venom...Who was this woman?

 Josie looked equally puzzled...

 Even Beverly seemed at a loss for words...She didn't look like she knew who the woman was....

Only Nelson looked like he had some idea...

"Margaret!  Margaret Ellis...Right?" he said.

 ''Yes Nelson, that's right!" she said.

Nelson had once asked her out...She politely refused....She was older than him by 8 years for one thing and she had considered him below her pay grade...Literally and figurtively... Still, he was a nice enough guy she thought... She looked at the way he was dressed now..An Armani tailored suit...He definitely had come up she thought....He must be working in the private sector now... Then she turned her attention to Olivia...

"Liv ,that was a lifetime ago....I've been through a lot..I've followed you...I see you remarried...You have your niece working with you at your own practice and you even have Nelson working with you...You've done well..."said Margaret...

"I don't work with Liv....I'm Beverly's significant other..I work for Robert Foxworth and Associates." said Nelson...

''She smiled.."Wow!  Nice Nelson....So you and Beverly are a couple now? For real? You two?...You always did like her...I'm glad you two found each other....You don't remember me Bev do you?   "said Margaret...

"Nooo,I can't say that I do...but you seem to know Auntay and Nelson..."said Beverly...

"Margaret Ellis and I were in Law School together...Graduated together and passed the bar around the same time..We used to eat lunch together...I introduced her to you...she used to come down to the office and the courthouse..You just don't remember her Beverly....She helped me get the job at the prestigious law firm I worked for unappreciated for so many years and then helped herself to my then husband, Elwood.."said Olivia.....

"Liv...I'm so sorry...I've apologized profusely for that... A thousand times...Elwood was hitting on me from day one...I resisted him for a long time...I was going to tell you, but you were pregnant and I didn't want to ruin your marriage and it was just a fling and the next thing I know...You found out.." said Margaret...

I had to hand it to Elwood...He had had his share of fine women in his time..I thought..

"Imagine me finding your panties and your bra in MY CAR of all places...I knew they were yours because I was with you when you purchased them and they smelled like the perfume you always wore..."said Olivia..

"Okay...I'm sorry Olivia..I'm sorry...Look...You've since left him...I wasn't the only woman he was sleeping with..I'm sure you know that...It was only that one time...I never went near him again...You're remarried now!, you've got your own firm...I live on the West Coast..We are both doing good...What do we have to be still angry about?" asked Margaret...

Olivia was quiet for a minute..

"You're right...Now what about this case?" asked Olivia....

"His name is Allen Darnell....He's been locked up for 15 years for the murder of his mother...A murder he did not commit...He had Public Defender, who was fresh out of law school with no trial experience and no experience at all in murder cases...The Public defender didn't even have an investigator...He was found guilty and sentenced to Life No parole..I'm not with the Innocence Project....But I knew Larry North was...He was in Seattle recently with his girlfriend and their baby....we talked about this case and he told me about you two and how you helped him with two Death Penalty cases and how you got Steven Graves off of two murder raps, despite the fact that everybody believes he snuffed his wife , who hasn't been seen in years....He suggested I get in contact with you...." said Margaret...

''So why did you contact me from San Francisco and use Innocence Project stationary?" asked Olivia..

"I was in San-Francisco last week for a conference..I stopped by Larry's office....I figured if you saw "Innocence Project stationary, you might be more receptive to my overture.."said Margaret...

"Are you a Public Defender in Seattle?" I asked.

"No...Actually, I'm An Assistant District Attorney."she said.

"And you're trying to save this guy?  " asked Beverly...

"I work for the Conviction Integrity Unit...We review cases and reverse convictions we believe were unfair...I want desperately to win this case...It's my first...with the CIU." said Margaret,....

"How long have you been sleeping with the District Attorney?" asked Olivia.

"Okay Liv....I'll go...This trip wasn't a total waste of time...I did get to see some old friends...I was kind of missing Philly.....I'm leaving tomorrow." said Margaret....

''Where you goin?  I didn't say I wouldn't help you....I just asked a question..."said Olivia.

''So you forgive me Liv?"asked Margaret...

"It was a long time ago...Two miscarriages ago." said Olivia..

"He got you pregnant again and you lost that baby too?" asked Margaret...

''Yes...It's a long story...but the divorce settlement brought me this building...With this office and the two floors above...Beverly lives right above..

And Donnie Ray and I live above her..."said Olivia...

"Donnie Ray and I have been married almost three years now...He's our investigator...Ex-Homicide detective.." said Olivia...

''Nelson works for Robert Foxworth and Associates...But I keep telling him and his boss that I'm going to steal him from them one day."said Olivia." He's helped us out on a few cases..." said Olivia..

'"Josie Boyd here is our paralegal." said Olivia.

"I know Robert Foxworth....Good For you Nelson  and Good for you Liv and Beverly...Good For you!  Nice...That you guys are all still friends, Still hanging out. Oh and it's been three months..." said Margaret...."

"Three months...?" asked Olivia..

"I've been sleeping with the District Attorney for three months....but going out with him off and on for a year now...It's uh just started to uh get serious." she said..

"Oh Peg, you haven't changed a bit." laughed Olivia..

"You called me Peg...You really have forgiven me.." she laughed..

Olivia sighed....She looked around the room...

"Okay guys...You ready to go to Seattle?" asked Olivia..

''Where you go...I'll follow dearest.."I said.

''You have to ask? You know I'm in.." said Beverly...

"This means you too Josie,now that you're a paralegal.....I promised you ,you were going with us, Next time we had an out of town case..This is Ms. Josie Boyd...Our Paralegal and Girl Friday!"said Olivia..

"I'm in.."said Josie...

Nelson smiled...

"I just got off the phone with my boss, Robert Foxworth....He said he can spare me for two weeks..."said Nelson...."And I'll pay for Bev and my room..." he said..

"Ouuuuu look at you..."laughed Olivia... "But her room and airfare is already paid for...As is my entire team...by the grateful city of Seattle, right Peg?" asked Olivia..

''Right Liv...Now before I leave in the morning...You guys should take me to Josies and Aqua Bar and Stoleys

 and any other club I've missed , tonight.." laughed Margaret...

''Deal...First Help Me and Donnie Ray upstairs with our bags, you can get to see our digs.."said Olivia, smiling..

She looked around at Bev's  place and smiled..

"Bev, this is gorgeous...and this is all yours huh?" she said.

 "All mine...Auntay and I used to share this floor ,before Donnie Ray moved in with us and they got married.!" she said.

Then she went upstairs to our floor..

"Liv,Donnie Ray, your place is equally beautiful." she said..

"Glad you like it...It's not much, but we call it home.." said Olivia...

"It's cozy." said Olivia...

"More than cozy girl, it's beautiful and you got the great office downstairs...You hit the jackpot..All this and a new man too...Wow!" said Margaret.

"Living Well is the best revenge ,I always say.." said Olivia.

"Okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?" said Margaret and she and Olivia high fived and laughed...

 I smiled as the two women talked and Liv showed her the lay of our place..

And there it was... A new case...New City....Old Associate!  That's just how we do it!

(TO BE CONTINUED!)