Silk Stalkings..

I'm Keith Jones, Attorney....I'm sitting in my office at McCluskey/Cozen and Associates alone this morning..

Since my friends and I returned from Houston....I've been busy...I've had three big cases...Won all of em... No second or third chairs...I was quite proud of myself as was my supervisor, Ms.Yvette..

but with those victories comes the lonliness of sitting in the office while my friends were busy with pressing cases...

Sofia Garcia, my other friend and partner was busy...She was out of the office today...She was in court

doing a follow up with a client she and I saved from deportation awhile ago..She was making sure his work visa was up to date and she was getting him started on legal citizenship....

She and I both called Houston to follow up on Sofia Cruz

She was beginning the process for her legal citizenship also.....We were both very pleased...

Khalil,like me had had and won three cases of his own also...Now he was in court with Ms. Yvette..

They were picking a jury for a case they were getting ready to try against ADA Billie Lawrence

A very ruthless and cut throat prosecutor ,who was considering a run for the D.A.'s office...She needed a big win to catapult her into the political spotlight or so she believed...

And this left my girlfriend, Attorney Beatrice "Bee Bee" Evans..

She had just finished tangling with ADA Billie Lawrence in another case...A case that wound up with a hung jury... She had been a little rocked by it...She was in court with Khalil and Ms. Yvette

giving them pointers on just who they were up against...

"Olivia and Beverly faced her a few weeks ago...

A Murder Case...They beat her...I was there...I saw it..They were great..."said Yvette...

''Yeah they were defending Arthur Trout..

He lectured us in law school a couple of times.."said Bee Bee..

''Wow!  He lectured me and Olivia ,when we were in law school...He's not much older than us...He was like two or three years ahead of us..Nice guy...I didn't believe he killed anybody....Turns out he didn't...Don't worry about Billie Lawrence...I plan to win this case...I'm all in..."said Yvette..

"That Billie Lawrence....She's a snake...She used every underhanded dirty trick to try and twist things her way..when I faced her in court recently.."said Bee Bee..

"No Baby, She used the law...She presented a compelling argument you couldn't counter act..But you were good and you were smart...You got a hung jury...Which means you get to face her again..Next time you'll be better...Next time you'll be better prepared..Believe me, she was surprised and stunned even getting a hung jury verdict...You twisted her up a little bit..I was proud of you Baby girl, you didn't lose your composure.."said Yvette ,with a smile..

Bee Bee felt a little better...
II-

Our Investigator, Jade Lee walked into the office...

"You're minding the store Keith huh?" she said..

"Yeah, a rare day off.."I said..

''Everybody is in court?" she asked..

''Yeah, you need something?" I asked.

"I need a favor...From Bee Bee and Sofia..I need to talk to them..." said Jade..

"Sure..You're not in trouble with immigration are you? You're a citizen now!" I said..

"No, but ICE agent Shawn Columbsy is here in Philadelphia...I've seen him....and I have a feeling..He'll be coming around my apartment...I just need a place to crash for a few days to throw him off.."said Jade..

''Wow! After what you did to him in Houston, I'm amazed he has the guts to be anywhere near you.."I laughed..

"To tell you the truth...I'm a little frightened...I packed some things..They're in the trunk of my car,which is parked in the garage here...If Bee Bee and Sofia tell me no..I'm going to a hotel." said Jade..

''Awww no..They won't tell you no.."I said.

"Tell Who No?" asked Sofia, who was just coming in...

Bee Bee, Khalil and Ms. Yvette were just coming in....

"Ms. Jade needs to ask you girls a favor.."I said..

 "Sure...What do you need Jade?" asked Bee Bee..

 ''What's up?" asked Sofia.

"I need a place to crash for a few days...Shawn Columbsy is back in town...I saw him today..I don't think he saw me...I have a feeling he may be paying me a visit and I don't want to see him.."said Ms. Jade..

"You can stay in my room....I'll be with Keith right above you.."said Bee Bee..

"Yeah...and I'm just two doors down from Keith in Khalil's new apartment.."said Sofia...

"Thank you so much.."said Jade..

"Jade , we need to start putting pressure on ICE to get him off of your case...This is bordering on sexual harrassment and stalking.."said Ms. Yvette..

''We have to build a case first.."said Jade... I have a camera....If he comes by my complex..I can snap photos of him....And I'm leaving my phone locked in this office so he can't trace me...I have another phone that he doesn't know about if anybody needs to contact me.."said Jade..

''Smart thinking, but how are you going to get home without him seeing you..He knows your car..?"asked Yvette..

''She can ride with me and Sofia.."said Bee Bee..

"Yeah...leave your car here....Ride with us...The guys can come home later.."said Sofia..

"Yeah ,that will work.."said Khalil..

"Let's get out of here.." I said..

III-

Jade was right...ICE Agent Columbsy had traced her to our building...He was standing across the street from us..

Jade disabled the GPS in her phone...We went to our indoor garage and removed four GPS devices he had placed  on her car...Unlike Gary...I didn't place them on any random car..I dropped them in the trash...

He saw

Ms. Yvette leaving...

Then Bee Bee and Sofia....Not realizing that Jade was in the back seat on the floor of their car....

Then he saw Me and Khalil leave last...

He stood there looking for Jade...Then he traveled up to our suite...Most of the Attorneys were leaving...He inquired about Jade...No one had seen her leaving..

He ran back down to the street... He checked his car..He was getting a signal that she was still in the building..

Khalil and I came back and got her car and drove out.......He never saw us..

We parked her car in our indoor garage...

He never thought to look in our building across the street...He checked her building...Her indoor garage...Her car was gone, but where...

It was then he began getting a signal...The trash men had emptied our trash and were hauling the trash away...Some miles away....

He got in his car and followed the signal....He wound up at the trash dump...

"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  OH MY GOD IT STINKS OUT HERE!!!!....THEY THINK THEY'RE SOOO SMART!!!OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he fumed.

"This guy reminds me of Barney Fife on the old Andy Griffith Show.."said Khalil, laughing..

"You watched that?" I laughed..

"Oh yeah...I loved those old Sixties sitcoms."said Khalil..

"Married couples sleeping in two seperate beds...hahahahahahahaha."I laughed..

"Yeah,imagine that?" laughed Khalil..We pulled off and drove back to our apartment.

IV-

At our apartment...

Bee Bee, Jade and Sofia laughed

As Khalil and I told them about the wild goose chase Agent Columbsy had gone on..

We all chowed down on Chinese Take out from Chinese Bob's...We heard a knock on the door..

Jade ducked into the bathroom...

I answered the door..

"Welllllllllllllllllllll look who it is..Our Favorite Immigration Agent.." I laughed..

"Save it Jones....Where is Jade?" he asked..

"She lives across the street.."I said..

"I know where she lives, She's not home and she's not answering her phone.." said Agent Columbsy...

"That usually means a person isn't at home.?" said Bee Bee..

"WHERE IS JADE? NOW STOP BULLSHITTING ME....I KNOW YOU GUYS WORK WITH HER AND KNOW WHERE SHE IS?" he yelled..

"Heyyyy Buddy, Lower your voice..Besides..She's an American Citizen...Leave her be.." said Khalil..

"It's not our turn to watch her..Go away!"said Sofia...

"Now if you don't mind...We were uh...Eating dinner.."I said..

"Let me in.." he said..

"Uhhhh NO!" said Bee Bee, who slammed the door in his face and locked the door..

We busted out laughing...

He kicked the door in frustration and stormed out across the street and stood in front of her apartment..

V-

And at Gary Lockwood's house...

He and Yvette were kissing passionately...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Damn Yvette....you just do it for me.."moaned Gary..

"Garyyyy I'm worried about Jade..."said Yvette..

"What's up with Jade?" asked Gary..

"That goofy ICE Agent is here in Philly and he's lightweight stalking her."said Yvette..

"After what she did to him in Houston you'd think he'd want to keep his head in a hole somewhere.."laughed Gary...

''She's staying over Bee Bee and Sofia's apartment tonight..But she shouldn't have to sneak around like that.."said Yvette..

"No she shouldn't.....I'll look into it...In fact I have an idea." said Gary...

''Awwwww thank you..."said Yvette...

"Over there on the table is a file on Billie Lawrence, The ADA you'll be up against...Everything you need to know about her...And if you feel a twinge of guilt...She's got one on you..and all four of your youngins...."said Gary...

Yvette smiled..

"Awwww Gary, what am I going to do with you?" she asked..

He smiled raffishly..

"I can think of uh quite a few things.."

"I'll just bet you can, smarty.."said Yvette..

As they began kissing passionately again....


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