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kept reminding everybody that he had not acted alone and that the other participants might pick up where he left off if she did.  Evy couldn’t help but be afraid, knowing that the other three men had disappeared before they could be apprehended and were probably still out there.  Boy was he surprised when she showed up in court with Tony, his brother Gabriel, Nita and all six of her brothers to support her, each one of them giving him the stare down.  He got life in prison.
     
    The last direct communication Tony had had with Evy was when she signed the papers for David’s Juke Joint over to him as a loan payoff.  Apparently David wasn’t all bad.  He had left her everything to include the club, three rental apartment buildings and a substantial insurance policy.  He had hoped at the time that it would be enough to help her get back on her feet.  All other dealings with her were through Nita, who only would say that Evy now did odd jobs for the same corporation that she worked for.  According to Nita, Evy had left the stage for good.
     
    “Where are you, babe?”  Nita asked, bringing an end to his rumination.
     
    “Just remembering how lucky I am to have you.”  He looked down at her longingly.   “So, does this mean I have to wait till next month to see you again?”
     
    “You’ll- see – me!  We see each other over the computer every night.”  She cast him a devious smile.
     
    “It’s not the same as this,” he said, groping one large breast and wiggling it while attacking it with his mouth.  The act made her squeal out in amused astonishment.  This roused them again, leading into another session of love making.
     
         
     

Chapter 3
     
    The Wednesday after Labor Day brought rain.  To say Nita was pissed was a gross understatement.  Her plane had barely landed when she received a call from the consignment shop.  It was late afternoon and Shelly was at her wits end over what she deemed to be a catastrophe currently in progress.  Once Nita arrived, she took in the scene and had to agree with Shelly.  Her anger surged to levels that were not safe for the average human being.
     
    “I’m sorry, Anita.  I tried to call Evy but she didn’t answer her home phone,” Shelly offered apologetically.  The older woman hugged herself, trying to keep the potential panic that she felt from surfacing.  “You’re the only one with her cell phone number.”
     
    “It’s okay,” Nita stated pulling out her phone to call Evy.  She was in the process of losing her mind as she tried to control her current state of being, not wanting to take it out on the already fragile Shelly.  She pushed the preset number for Evy, managing to maintain control for the few moments that the call took to go through.
     
    “Hello.”  Evy’s voice came from the other end, chipper as ever.
     
    “Where – the- hell - are you?”  Nita bit out through clenched teeth, no longer able to control herself.  Her Puerto Rican accent was undeniable.
     
    “I’m just pulling out of the school parking lot.  Why?”  She immediately went on guard because her dear friend only became like this when something extreme was on the horizon.
     
    “You need to get over to the shop. Now!”
     
     “On my way.” 
     
    Hanging up and pulling onto the road, Evy raced to the shop as quickly as traffic would allow her.  Pulling into the parking lot, she stopped short and leapt from her car.  She had to exit the vehicle quickly to take a closer look because she could not believe what she was seeing.  There were flowers of every kind everywhere.  They were lined up outside the door in rows, taking over a good portion of the small lot.  To make matters worse, a delivery truck sat idling in front of the building undoubtedly dropping off more.  She ran into the shop to find Nita going off on the poor kid.
     
    “Who the fuck keeps sending all these goddamn flowers?” Nita demanded.
     
     “Ma, ma, ma’am,