Trouble And Money #09
This will be interesting. Tammy and I had an In-Jeep conversation before we walked into the greatest emporium for nachos, beer, and watching sports — the Stoney Martinez Sports Bar. I briefed Tammy about what was happening and how nobody here knew I was a Private Investigator.
The Stoney Martinez Sports Bar - The Coldest Beer On The North Shore.
There is a good after-work crowd at Stoney’s tonight. Basketball and hockey are on every screen. It’s loud, and Tammy and I are moving through the crowd. She spots empties in a booth and arranges them at the end for the busser to clear, and we sit down.
That is impressive. She is a woman of action. When I was not home, she came into my house, cooked a pot roast, and cleaned. I later asked her how Gator was when she went into the house.
She answered, “Well, he barked once and got all happy. I think He remembered me from when we stayed up all night doing it a couple of weeks earlier.” “You do remember that night, Connie?”
I’m thinking of a quote from Meagan Moroney's song "Am I Okay." He says what he means and means what he says. But in this case, I am changing the pronouns. She says what she means, and I find that refreshing.
A few minutes later, Taveon and Clarissa came up to the booth. Wow! T looked like he got beat with a bag of nickels, and Clarissa is stunning.
The introductions were easy, and Clarissa and Tammy started talking. We ordered beer and a plate of nachos con pollo and added guac.
“What the hell happened, T?”
“These two guys approached me as I got out of my car, and one told me to 'Stay away from Clarissa.” One guy hit me in the back of the head, and the other D-Bag kicked me in the teeth while I was down.”
“Holy Moly,' Clarissa! Who do you know that would do that to Taveon? That’s incredible!”
Clarissa looked at me and said, “Conrad, I don’t. It’s all I have been thinking about.”
I looked at T and asked him, “Do you have any Bunny Boilers in your life? Bunny Boiler references an old movie, Fatal Attraction, that depicts the lengths a scorned partner could go to for revenge.
Tammy spit up a little beer, laughed out loud, and then punched me in the thigh.
Taveon laughed and said, “That’s a good question, T, because I had a difficult break-up a few years ago.
That’s interesting and a possible angle for why this happened.
Taveon thought, sipped a beer, thought some more, and said, “It’s possible, but there are too many complications. I can’t confront her.”
I smell a story. “Tell me later, let’s watch the C’s and some March Madness now.
Nice to meet you, Clarissa!
(There is nothing that can't be solved with good friends, cold beer, nachos, and a game on a giant ass screen)
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