"And Robbie's room?" \ "You should be a detective. That's pretty good." And that was your two screw-ups?" Nope. That was just one." I grinned. I knew ...ven if Tami couldn't see it, she'd know it was there. "I also volunteered to make the reservations for Mom. Somehow, I got one room on the second floor and one on the fourth. They were supposed to be adjoining." So your parents are down on the second floor, and Traci, Kelly and Peter are up here with us?" Yep. Traci and Kelly are supposed to. “The white man’s system of justice takes too long. Besides, a proud black woman like you should be thanking me. One less oppressor at your school.”Michelle was about to clock the lawyer but Valerie shot up in front of her.“I think it’d be for the best if you leave it with me, Amanda. I am his boss. Besides, these walls talk. You wouldn’t want the press to know you served a lawsuit to a man as he was in the middle of surgery now, would you? It’d sway public opinion against you.”Amanda smirked at. It was mostly smaller k**s and some of the high school girls getting their faces painted. That is until my niece introduced me to several high school athletes. They were there mostly as muscle helping to get things set up. On a dare several got their faces painted. As I worked on the first one he flirted with me even hinting at what cheerleaders were good for.I called his bluff. As I painted his face I also guided his hand to my crotch easily accessible under my short cheerleader skirt. He. “Daddy. Please come and pick me up. We need to go to the hospital.”“Are you all right?”“It’s not me, Daddy. Josh just called. He was beaten up and Denise is dead. Daddy, please come quick.”Bea and I were in the car a minute later. Three girls piled in the back seat and we headed to the hospital. All three were crying. There were tears in my eyes, too.The hospital lobby was full of people. I’d managed a bit of the story from Cassie but went immediately to Rex Davis to get a full briefing. He was.