"Agent Percy" Sonja says sounding like a recording as she answered the phone on her desk.
"Percy this is Tammy Gregorio. How are you?"
"Oh my goodness. It's good to hear your voice. It's been way too long. What's up? Please don't let this be more bad news."
"No it's not. I have to fly out to D. C. next week to testify in an old FBI case. I was hoping to see you while I'm there."
"Tammy that would be great."
"Too bad you can't be here for the weekend. The "Skins" are playing the Giants Sunday."
"Hey do you think there is any way that you could get tickets? I could catch a late night flight to D.C. Friday."
"Girl that sounds great let me get on it right now and I'll text you. Do you still have the same number?"
"Yes."
"Okay I look forward to seeing you Tammy."
A week later
To be honest it took Tammy Gregorio longer to bring up Chris LaSalle than Sonja would have guessed. She waited until Sonja had had a few drinks Saturday night to give her an update on the old team. So how often do you talk to LaSalle? He never spills the beans on his lady friends.
"I haven't spoken with him Tammy. I'm sure he could give a damn about me. Why don't you just tell me about his latest 'sweet thing'?"
"There are no women Percy. At least none that I have seen. He comes in every day and puts his head down. He and King are still close. I see him a couple times a week at the bar but Pride's brother mentioned to me he thought that he and Pride had had a falling out because he's not in there that often. I see him down at the police gym sparing or running laps. I know that he and Triple P are out and about but I don't see him on the phone with the ladies like I did in the past."
"So didn't you ever call him?
"Hell no" Percy responds but her 'tell' told on her once again.
"Look Percy, I have known you long enough to see from your face that you are not telling all."
"Well I wrote him while I was on my first mission. I sent a letter to the place out on the water and never heard back from him."
"And? Well what was in the letter?"
"Oh I don't remember the details I just asked him to contact me but he never did."
"You're sure you reached out to him Percy? I can't believe he wouldn't have said something to me because I pestered him at the Christmas dinner about you contacting us and wondering what you were doing that Christmas.
No Tammy. Nothing
The ladies came in early so they would be awake and sober enough to enjoy Sunday's football game. The game went into overtime and it was well past seven by the time they got back to the condo.
Sonja forced herself to go downstairs and lift. She dropped one of the weights and she thought her head was going to explode as it took a couple of bounces. I'm getting too old for this shit she thought.
Monday passed by fast. She came into her condo to some really great smells. Tammy had cooked dinner for the two of them. They laughed and talked through the meal which should have made Sonja happy but she realized how much she really did miss her former roommate.
Tammy texted her just after 11 on Tuesday to tell her that the judge had released her and that she had scheduled a flight out that evening. They took the train out to the airport together with her planning on taking a taxi back to the condo. She hugged Tammy tightly and told her to stay safe.
