By: Col. Brunhilda 'Iceberg' Buriman, ret.
Sorority Sister of Pi Loda Cum
Chapter Three: Meeting
Once at work Harriette always counted on lil' Mikey to have a strong cup of coffee waiting on her desk, on the mini heating pad he'd bought for her. In return she permitted him to glimpse one of her breasts now and again. One day she made the mistake of allowing him to see both breasts at the same time and found an urn of coffee awaiting her.
She gulped the first cup quickly, knowing Mikey will notice and prepare another. For some reason she found herself more than ready for a fight this day, and had come prepared for battle. Maybe it was the late night face ride, or constant demands of her job, or the tightness of those new leotards, she couldn't tell, but regardless, she felt something strange, her female intuition told her so. Her father taught her the art of understanding and trusting her feminine intuition, and today it was more eerie than ever. While on the way to work she found herself stroking the five inch barrel of her .357 like she would a pet, which she's never done before. This was the only male she respected, her soul mate, and one shot killed all.
The meanest streets of Philadelphia were Harriette's stomping grounds, and every syndicate boy, loan shark, pervert, mother and the child knew her. Here, her presence packed quite a wallop in more ways than a few. This morning, the tempest filling her mind was just beginning to swirl when she entered the station to find me there. She was told the Chief wanted to speak with her, which reminded her of the appointment with me, which explained to her somewhat why things seemed awry. She stepped into her office to find Mikey's coffee waiting, and grabbed messages from her desk, and tarried some. A lavender envelope intrigued her so she picked it up and ripped it open to slip free and unfold a lavender note.
Sweetness, the message began, that was the best birthday I ever celebrated. Harriette stopped reading to let a smile toy with the corners of her mouth. She closed her eyes to relive those moments of passion and thought to herself. 'Yes indeed, it was more than adequate, in fact it was damn good. He's handsome, and one of my better finds, so I guess I'll keep him for a while'. Then she sighed, shook her head, gulped down half a cup of coffee, and opened her eyes to continue reading.
I need another hug to put me back on course ...c'mon, Princess, let's do something special on Valentine's Day. Spend it with me. Just you and me, with your houseboys in the closet. An occasion to celebrate! Or, I'll take you anywhere in the world, all three of you if need be, and buy you whatever you need. How 'bout it? Please? Your devoted bootlicker, A.
"Jesus X-ray, Christ, of all days! I've gotta use my fukin brain today and MacGuire's gotta throw my train of thought right off the fukin track with this Valentine's Day shit," she said to herself, gulping down the last of her coffee, then placing the mug aside. "Not on this particular day of any year, pal," Harriette mumbled aloud.
"Ah, Christ! All night unwinding and I'm already stressed and getting a headache," she muttered to herself, running fingers through her hair. "So why not get a pain in the ass as well." She looked up from the paper and spotted me through the glass panes. She scrutinized me a bit and then forced a smile. I must have looked strange staring as I was, but I couldn't help it. I could see in her the Sarge, standing tall and mean as ever. She had his stance, his look and demeanor. She even gulped coffee like him, though she didn't dress like him.
Harriette dropped the note and envelop to her desk and rubbed her legs together to scratch an itch of memory before she dutifully marched to the Chief's office. I stood to greet her as she entered but she paid me no mind. Her arrogance didn't bother me, as her dad had been the same way. I was taken by her taste in clothing.
"Morning sir," Harriette began without looking at me. She stood before her boss with hands at her sides, holding her chest out to him. "Sorry I'm late, got lost in a rather long, extended..." she went on only to be cut off by the Chief. The Chief's eyes went first to her breasts, which elicited a raised eyebrow from his young detective, chasing his eyes to hers.
"Relax, Harriette," the Chief butted in, trying to act nonchalant. Beads of sweat had formed on his brow, and it did seem he was occupied elsewhere, but he stayed the course. "Dude's here to talk with ya, dat's all. So jus' relax a minute, will ya?" He opened a desk drawer and pulled out a cigar, bit off the tip to spit in the corner and began chewing on it. "Damn it all, Harriette, I'm trying to quit, but ya just won't let me will ya," he said, slobbering up his stogie while settling back into his chair with a 'humph', and an 'ohhhhhhhhhhh'. "Between what you do here, and that damn dildo you gave my wife, you're killin' me." Harriette smirked, pulling out a cigarette. I was there with a flame before she could open her Zippo. She nodded and accepted, then returned to the Chief disregarding me. "And dis is one of them no smokin' areas, damnit!"