Nothing Is Without Cost...

Early Morning!

The smell of Pancakes, Hash browns, Breakfast sausage  and Hot Coffee wafted throughout  our domicile.. Orange Juice was poured.

"Okay Guys, Breakfast is ready, dig in.....Everybody is family here." said Alfreda as we all grabbed plates...

"Beverly, Olivia....Your place is incredible....You guys eat like this everyday?" asked Shana. 

''Everyday we can, except when we are in court.."said Olivia, smiling.

 

"So on a normal week when we aren't in court or we have most of our litigations here...We have Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner right here...just like we are going to do today." I said.

"You're much better off here with us right now."said Beverly.

"Lt. Tragg is an unhinged menace ...He'd be harrassing you non-stop....He doesn't know you're here and you can have some peace... We have it set up where you can work virtually from here and run your business."said Nelson.

"Yeah, even though he arrested me...He was trying to put the moves on me...Buying me breakfast and all, talking soft and rubbing my legs....Ewwwwwww,,,,,And Josie? How long has it been huh? Since our days at Wharton...Didn't know you knew my High school friend, Beverly?" said Shana.

"I know.....It's a small world isn't it?... My Husband is trying his first case in Bayside...We had jury selection yesterday....Trial starts tomorrow....So Unfortunately...I won't be with you guys...."said Josie.

"Maybe we'll finish up in time." said Paris..

"Don't worry about that... Just be ready for trial and give it your best." said Bresha.,

"I miss riding the train with everybody to work...but I love coming over here to work with you guys." said Renee, who was filling in for Josie.

"And we love having you here." said Alfreda. Aw Oh, it's the doorbell...Now who could that be?" asked Alfreda.

Olivia activated the Doorbell Monitor Screen.

 "OLIVIA...BEVERLY...FRONT AND CENTER!! I WANT TO TALK TO YOUUUU!" bellowed Lt. Tragg...

"Oh My God!! He followed me here? What does he want?" asked Shana..

"Nothing, Just harrassment... He doesn't have a warrant...because if he did...He would have said so." said Beverly..

"He doesn't have a warrant...If he did , he would have said so...He doesn't know you're here, but he wants us to tell him where you are."said Nelson...

"He's not going to disturb our breakfast and we are not going to tell him anything."  said Olivia.

We sat down and continued eating and enjoying our food..

"I KNOW YOU'RE UP THERE!  OPEN THIS DOOR!" he bellowed... He couldn't see any lights on in our office and he couldn't see up as far as our domicile....

"They might be in court....but then again...why would they be? They've already sprung her..and she's not at her apartment....Maybe they are at Sam Mothers." he mumbled.

He got in his car and sped off...

"He's gone...but he'll be back....Perhaps you should hang out in our law library with The girls..." said Olivia.

"Oh My God...He's a pain." said Shana.

"She's catching on.." said Beverly.

Josie, Nelson, Bresha and Renee all busted out into loud laughter as they finished their food.

II-

Shana was amazed at the size of our law library in the adjacent building...

"Olivia, this is amazing.."|she gushed...

"This is where we do research on your case....."said Olivia.

"We research all the laws related to your type of case..." said Beverly...

"We look up predicates in previous court cases like yours.."explained Bresha..

''And we study evidence or so called discovery...and in your case...there isn't much...No witnesses, and very little physical evidence....Your prints and DNA in the bedroom...and a Street Cam camera that captured you leaving his Gym not long before the time of death..." said Renee.

''John and I were friends with benefits...I had been sleeping with him off and on for a year. Before this deal for my business was made."said Shana..

"And so as a friend....He funded your business venture and didn't charge you anything...At least not in money....He received his uh payment..in other ways....No judgement...just facts." I said.

"Yes...that's a fact...I went to three other possible financiers with my plans and they turned me down flat....John thought it was a marvelous idea.....He financed it completely....Of course...this being America...Nothing is without cost."said Shana.

"The Payment was your body." said Beverly softly...

"It wasn't such a bad exchange...John was nice, I liked him and he was an excellent lover.....And to answer your next question...Yes..I knew he was married... He had a girlfriend on the side too..Living in a condo on the waterfront... I knew about it all..I didn't care...I wasn't in love....but I certainly didn't kill him...I liked him...He was my friend."said Shana.

''We are not here to judge Shana...Just to help you beat a murder charge...Come on , we've set up a section down here...where you can work virtually.." said Olivia.

"Oh MY....I am impressed.." said Shana who peered into the other room.. ''What is this?"

Our Media Room where Nelson was hard at work, sizing up possible jurors for this case..

"This is where I get information on the jury pool and decide which jurors we want for our trials...and develop profiles on the most likely jurors and ask questions...and sort...Also with these monitors we can access street cams, traffic cams, ATM cams, and what not and gather pertinent evidence."explained Nelson...

"Is this legal?" asked Shana.

"Perfectly legal....but most attorneys don't have this kind of access or time."said Olivia.

"If you people don't mind...I'm going to look at the crime scene....I'll see you this afternoon..." I said..

"See you...Love you babe!"said Olivia.

She kissed me softly....

And also in the law library,,,,Josie and Paris looked over last minute predicates and laws pertaining to his upcoming case...

"We are way ahead of the game husband..."said Josie..

"I was ahead of the game the day I met you.."said a grateful Paris.

"Awwwwwwwwwwwwww" said Josie...

They began kissing passionately....And in our kitchen, Rockland and Alfreda were also kissing passionately...

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned...

"Rockland, stop moaning so loud.." said Alfreda.

"I can't help it....you smell so good, your skin is so soft...I'm just soooo turned on." said Alfreda.

''Rockland Honey, as aroused as you've got me...there are just too many people in here today...."cautioned Alfreda.

"Donnie Ray is gone..and Olivia, Beverly, Bresha, Renee and your client are all in the adjacent building... So is Nelson...Josie and Paris.." said Rockland..

''And any one of them could walk in here at any moment...Save all that energy for tonight when we are home and alone.."pleaded Alfreda..

Their kissing got more passionate and hotter....

"OUUUUUUUUUUU What am I gonna do with you?" Alfreda moaned....

"I don't know if I can wait until tonight." he said.

"You're going to have to....now let's cool it.." she said..

They continued kissing...

Rockland attempted to slip her panties down , when the doorbell rang!!

"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  Cool it...Somebody is at the door." said Alfreda.

"AWWWWWWWWWW WHO THE HELL IS THAT?" bellowed an angry Rockland..

Alfreda pulled her panties back up and fixed her clothing and her hair and headed to the door..

It was Lt. Tragg!

"I know you guys were here this morning and wouldn't open the door.. I bet you didn't think I'd be back did you?" he sneered...

"I worry about you like I worry about whether the sun is gonna rise the next morning." said Alfreda dryly...

Olivia appeared...

"Let him in Freda..." she said softly...

He walked into our conference room , where he found.....No one...

Beverly, Bresha, Renee, Josie and Paris were in the law library as was Shana, working remotely 

While Nelson was in our Media Room, checking the jury pool and working on trial strategy.

"WHERE IS EVERYBODY? WHERE IS YOUR NIECE ,HER HUSBAND AND YOUR OTHER TWO GIRLS AND YOUR HUSBAND?" he bellowed..

Olivia sighed... "Is that what you really want to know or is it, where is our client, Ms. Mason, who you know was arraigned and released on her own recognizance two days ago? "she said softly....

"Well since you mentioned it? WHERE IS SHE?" asked Lt. Tragg.

"Have you tried her job or her apartment?" asked Olivia.

''Don't get cute Liv, you know I've been by her job and her apartment and she's not at either." said Lt. Tragg.

"I assure you she hasn't left town and has no intention to..She wants to fight these charges and get back to running her business. Now if she hasn't committed any further crimes and you don't have a warrant...We have nothing else to talk about..Good day."said Olivia.

"You didn't answer my question. Where is your husband? where is the rest of your crew? WHERE IS SHANA MASON??" Lt. Tragg demanded.

"Good Bye Lieutenant! Have a nice day." said Olivia, smiling...

"I'll be back and with a warrant and I'll get some damn answers..." he said.

"You do that sir...Good Day!" answered Olivia quietly....

As soon as Lt. Tragg walked out of our Office/Duplex, a sherrif's cruiser was waiting for him..

"Hand over the keys to your vehicle Artie...Let's go!" said the Deputy....

''WHATTT? AWWWW COME ON!!" he protested as he was handcuffed and placed in the vehicle..

He knew Olivia hadn't called...He was talking to her and none of her associates were there....The only person who could have called was that harpy, Alfreda...but it wasn't her...It was Rockland...

,angry about being interrupted once again by Lt. Tragg...He had made the call....

The sheriff's deputy pulled off with the handcuffed Lt. Tragg in tow...

While another deputy followed in an unmarked police car.

III-

I visited the crime scene....I had read the autopsy report....The victim was facing his killer and since there was no sign of forced entry....it had to be assumed that he knew his killer..There was no defensive wounds.... The victim took three shots to the chest...one puncturing his heart, another puncturing his left lung...both shots possibly fatal..and the third destroying several internal organs.... He lost a lot of blood..when he fell backwards...He was clad only in his boxers....

Other than his fingerprints and DNA found on the loaded condom...There was nothing else against Shana Mason, except that she was the last known person to see him alive..

There was video footage of her exiting the gym, just around the time it was assumed the victim was murdered...Which mean the killer was already here and in wait...and that possibly, Shana just missed being victim number two.

I thought I was alone, but the door opened behind me and someone flicked the lights on...

A Pretty Red head about my age walked in....

"Who Are You? A Cop?" she asked..

"I'm a Private Investigator....I work for the Attorneys representing Shana Mason, the young business woman accused of murdering Mr. Oxline..."I said and showed her my identification.

"Oh you guys are representing the little trollip he entertained from time to time...I guess I can't talk...I was his mistress for six years....My name is Leslie Lyedecker...I own a very tony restaurant downtown...

Vichy's.." she said.

"Let me guess...He financed your idea for a restaurant right? and by the way...My Wife and I have dined at your restaurant several times...The food  is superb!!" I said.

"You dress nicely....I can tell those are very expensive shoes and the way that suit fits you...It looks like it's tailored.. Your wife Olivia pays you well and your tastes are very good.....Yes... Imet John 10 years ago...He financed my business plan completely and I opened my restaurant. I paid him off in four years and was free and clear...and yes it was at a much lower rate than it would have been normally and that was because I was sleeping with him, this being America, Nothing is without cost......He moved me into a condo...a very nice condo...and he told me he was going to leave his wife and marry me...which was a lie..I should have known that..." she said.

"Ms. Lyedecker did you know about Ms. Mason? Did you know he financed Ms. Mason's business also?" I asked.

" I suspected he was fooling around, but I didn't know her name or anything about her until she was arrested for his murder."said Leslie Lyedecker.

"Did his wife know about YOU?" I asked.

"She did...Apparently she hired a Private Investigator, who discovered everything about me...With him dead.. His entire estate is in her hands...I got a letter from her attorneys telling me I have to vacate my Condo within the next 30 days....I've already gotten half of my things out and they are in storage... I have enough money stored away that I'll be in a new place...My own place before my thirty days are up." said Leslie Lyedecker.

"If I may ask...Where were you during the time of the murder?" I asked.

"I was with my attorney.. He and I went to this place and had drinks and then we spent the night at his place...You can check it out... John was doing his thing and so was I." said Leslie Lyedecker..

She lifted a pair of panties and a bra from out of a drawer...

"These are mine." she said.

"You know that's evidence?" I said.

"These are my panties and my bra...they have nothing to do with this case." she said defiantly...placing the panties and the bra in her pocketbook. "It was nice talking to you Mr. Alexander." she said and she walked out.

Tender was the night...

I returned home....

"We missed you at dinner tonight...I saved a warm plate for you." said Olivia, who was already dressed for bed..

I was hungry....I warmed the food up....Olivia sat with me while I ate...

"Any news.?" she asked....

"I went to the crime scene...I took some more photos...I'll show everybody tomorrow...His Mistress, A woman named Leslie Lyedecker was also there...Apparently she came to retrieve a bra and panties left there....She said they were hers....She was with this man for close to a decade....She owns that restaurant, VICHY's" I said.

"REALLY? We loved that restaurant....The food is great...Let me guess...He financed it and she paid in sex right?" asked Olivia.

"Not exactly ..She paid off the loan in four years...It was at a much lower rate than most people...and she was sleeping with him...He put her in a condo and promised to marry her...but he never did..His wife meanwhile hired a private investigator who found out about her and last week she was served a cease and desist letter that says in part...She's got to go....in thirty days.  She's made enough money with that restaurant...She assured me she's going to land well." I said.

"She have an alibi?" asked Olivia.

I rubbed her legs and ran my hands up under her babydoll and rubbed her butt a little..

"Yeah...she and her attorney went out to dinner at Vesuvios...I went there...They're both on the restaurant's camera and the street cam as well and their credit card receipts bare that out... I talked to the Attorney and he confirmed that they had dinner and then she spent the night with him.... She's not our killer.   Tomorrow I'm going to find his wife." I said.

"WOW! Everyone is just hopping beds.." Olivia laughed.

Olivia is a very sensual woman....Her prim,prissy and professional appearence aside...behind closed doors, she was a completely different woman...

After I finished eating...We walked to the bedroom where I undressed and put my clothing away....

I couldn't take my eyes off of her...

She smiled..

Olivia's panties and bra slipped off the minute she entered the our bedroom., so did my trousers ,boxers and shirt...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.." I moaned.

as we headed straight for the bedroom...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Donnie Ray, Give it to me Daddy....Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." she moaned.

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu yes baby!" I moaned as she moved up and down on my rock hard penis...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu don't stop...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she moaned....

 "Ohhhhhhhhhhh, Ohhhhhhhhh baby....Ouuuuu,easy Donnie Ray...ouuuuu" she moaned...

"Damnnnnnnnnnnnn gurlllllll.ohhhhhhhh, you feel so good." I moaned... as I thrusted faster and faster inside of her....She was so round, so soft, so warm....

She wrapped her legs around me so she could take all of me in and I continued....as she moaned and groaned...We slowed it down some and got into a slow rhythm...

 "Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...ouuuuuu, you're as hard as an iron pipe..ouuuuuuu.." she cooed as she moved up and down...up and down...

I spread her legs open and entered her again......

"Ouuuuu,ummmmm, I love you so much Donnie Ray." she moaned.. as I humped her over the bed...

"I love you too Olivia..."I moaned..nearly out of breath as we continued to make sweet love...

  EIGHT TO NINE HOURS of sweet and intense lovemaking went by....

She laughed and then tossed her head back...moaning softly...Her body quivering softly....Her breathing getting heavy...

"Ohhhhh...Ohhh my god Donnie Ray...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she moaned...

"Ouuuuuuu...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Olivia....Ohhh my goddd.."I moaned as she moved up and down on me...

TWO MORE HOURS of sweet lovemaking followed...We were both enjoying ourselves immensely.....

 

Olivia riding me softly and slowly and me nearly losing my mind....

 Olivia was sweating profusely and laughing one minute and crying the next....She began to climax slowly,intensely...her body shaking and she smiling the sweetest smile I had ever seen....


"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....Donnie Ray baby, we have  to get some sleep, We still have work to do..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu Yessssssssssssss..." she said as she moved up and down and kissed me softly..


"I know baby.Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my godd!"I said..


"So we need to get to sleep soon..." she said..


ANOTHER HOUR slipped by and I began to cum like a river...


"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..."I moaned, shaking.....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu,That's my guy..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...That's my guyyyyyyy ummmmmmmmm" she moaned as she herself began to climax...She held me tightly and continued to kiss me as she came and came hard...

 She kissed me softly as I continued to cum like a river....

"I am so grateful for you Donnie Ray..." she said, as tears ran down her face....

''I'm grateful for you too, Olivia." I said as she lie on top of me and softly drifted off to sleep....

And a floor below us in another room....

Beverly and Nelson were standing in the middle of the floor kissing passionately.......

Beverly's Bra and Panties were already off and hanging on the wicker chair in the hallway....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuu Nelson......ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu baby, I need you inside of me....." she moaned...

"Girl, I can't wait..." he said as he led her to the bed....They didn't bother to uncover the sheets....

Nelson was gentle with Beverly.....He softly kissed her navel and her breasts and her eyelids and her earlobes and eventually worked his way to her sweet lips...

By the time he did enter her warm and moist center, she was near the point of climax......

Nelson entered her softly and gently and began to stroke her softly and slowly....She moaned and put her arms around his neck and drew him closer to her..She wrapped her legs around his waste and they began to move in a slow, yet deliberate rhythm for quite some time...She held him tight as if she never wanted to let go...She was so soft...so moist and smelled so good...Nelson was losing his mind slowly....while continuing to stroke her masterfully....

'UMMMMMMMM...OUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU LOOK SO HAPPY....YOU'RE ENJOYING ME A LOT AREN'T YOU?" she asked...

He hugged her... 

"I AM SOOO ENJOYING YOUUUU!" he moaned softly...

She laughed...

  Nelson and Beverly made sweet and slow passionate and intense love for EIGHT TO NINE HOURS straight.... She felt as though she was climaxing several times....then in a huge wave....Nelson climaxed furiously and hard....not yelling , but shaking mightily.....then taking a deep breath and collapsing on top of Beverly....drenched in sweat....She looked up at him and gave him a juicy and wet kiss....He surprisingly felt himself getting hard again...and began to move slowly inside and out of her....

"Ohhhhhhhh My goodness...NELSONNNNNNN!  Again?? OHHH MY Godddd! YOU ARE MAKING MY LEGS SHAKE!! OUUUUUUUU" she yelled out...

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" He moaned....

''Baby, sweetie..We gotta get some sleep..We won't be any good tomorrow." she said ..Then she just laughed..Nelson was too into this to even listen to what she was saying..

 

  They made sweet love for at least another TWO HOURS AND A HALF!...Beverly could see how much Nelson was thoroughly enjoying this experience....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I'm cumming...I'm cumming..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she said and began to shake and gyrate and turn her head from side to side....Crying like a little girl and sweating profusely....She couldn't believe how good she was feeling at the moment..

Nelson was one of maybe two other lovers she had had , who could make her cum like this...

He began cumming like a gusher....and shaking....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned...


"Oh yes Nelson..Yes....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...niceeee...ummmmm." she moaned, kissing him as he continued to cum like a gusher...

''We gotta get some sleep baby...we still have a lot of work to do." she whispered...

Nelson agreed , he was breathing heavily....His breathing soon got softer and he drifted off to sleep.

Beverly shook her head...That was okay...He had earned it...He put in some work tonight! she reasoned...

She put his arms around her and rested her head in the crook of his arms...He hugged her tightly...She smiled..

It was the first time she'd smiled all day.... 

IV-

THE NEXT MORNING-

Housed in the "Cooler", The courthouse holding facility

An Angry Lt. Tragg is surprised to see Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Jendell and D.A. Ingrid Stevenson. He had been sitting in jail overnight, after being arrested for violating a Cease and desist order against Olivia Bennett-Alexander.

"Lieutenant Arthur Tragg, today is your lucky day....You are being sprung.. only because I need you to go back over the crime scene..Recanvass. Interview some people, anybody involved with the case and get me some new evidence.....If you persist in harrassing Olivia Bennett-Alexander, who is only doing her job as an attorney, I will put you back in here myself...Just recanvass and work on this case.

D.A. Investigator, Ingrid Stevenson said nothing to him.....Her boyfriend had already thrashed him for running his hands up under her skirt and rubbing his legs unwantedly.

"Now let's go get you some food...I know you're famished...."said ADA Ken Jendell.

The three of them walked into Sam Mother's Diner..

ADA Jendell and D.A. Investigator, Ingrid Stevenson both ordered Steak and Eggs..

While Lt. Tragg had his usual.. Fried Eggs, Hash Browns, Breakfast Sausage and Hot Coffee.

We didn't expect to see Lt. Tragg who had been arrested just the afternoon before. We had had a preliminary court appointment today....And after leaving court...We walked over to Sam Mother's diner..

''Damn, there is Lt. Tragg..I thought we'd be done with him at least for a few days."said Olivia.

 

"That guy with him must be an Assistant District Attorney." I said.

"You're right Donnie Ray, His name is Ken Jendell...and he'll be prosecuting this case."said Beverly.

"I know him...He's pretty good." said Nelson.

"I'm not worried about him or anybody...I just want to be prepared."said Renee.

"That's the spirit." said a smiling Bresha.

"Dang I was hoping not to have to be bothered with him for awhile."said our client Shana Mason.

We had Oatmeal, Grits, Eggs, Sausage, Gravy and Biscuits and hot coffee...

A Livid Lt. Tragg saw all of us eating together...

"Sooooooooo Olivia and her cohorts and their client have the nerve to be in here." he said.

"So what? They're having breakfast....They had to appear at a preliminary hearing this morning...I had to appear at one tomorrow.. SIT DOWN AND EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!... You bother them again and I'll have you jailed myself." said ADA Ken Jendell.

Lt. Tragg stared at ADA Jendell balefully, but he sat down and continued eating his breakfast..

In Bayside in a courtroom, it was the second day of trial for Micheal Williams, accused of murder..

Paris was more than holding his own against 

ADA Cass Chambers.........Paris was making objections, based on predicates and laws pertaining to like cases... and even laws pertaining to this case.... Cass Chambers, a pretty ecperienced attorney, second in his class at Middleton Law School where  Paris was about to graduate...was surprised and shocked at how sharp and how good he was....

Paris was running the case like an attorney who had been practicing for two or three years...

Josie peered at her laptop and whispered instructions to him from time to time...but found she had to do very little to assist her husband...He was running the show like a boss.

"Are you sure he['s a student? Damn!  He's doing a good job...I feel a lot more confident in my chances now.." said Micheal Williams..

Josie smiled at hm, but said nothing...

Investigator Milton Lewis, walked into the courtroom sat down next to Josie and passed her some notes which she peered at....

Sitting in the back of the courtroom, with his arms folded and quite surprised was Law Professor

Lancaster...Paris Boyd, a law student was making his prize pupil a licensed attorney who had been practicing for years look like a student...much to his dismay!

Paris Boyd wasn't such a lousy lawyer after all.

(TO BE CONTINUED)