I knew of about four fights that Connie was in including when she got the Christmas shiner. Several months later my friend and his dad were at a baseball game out of town and gone for about eight hours. I was home on college break and Connie called me and asked me to drive her to a friend's house. I thought the request was kind of weird since she drove her own car but for some reason she could tell me to do things and I would just do them. I think I was always a little bit scared of her.
Anyhow, we went to this neighborhood I had never been to before, a mostly Mexican neighborhood where a lot of the signs were in Spanish. It was an ok neighborhood, mostly middle class, and we drove up to this house and Connie told me to pull over and stay in the car and don't get out for any reason. She got out and walked up to the door and as she did a woman came out from the open garage door and said, "I didn't think you would show up, puta." I knew that puta was an insult in Spanish and Connie spoke some Spanish. Connie was wearing shorts and sandals with a tank top under which she had no bra. The other woman was also in her 30's with a halter top, jeans, and sandals. Connie stood right in front of her, hands on her hips, and said something I could not understand in Spanish. The other woman pushed Connie and then Connie slapped her face pretty hard. That was all the woman needed to reach out and grab Connie's tank top and yank it really hard. It pulled away from Connie's body and she tried to keep it from ripping but that Mexican woman had a tight hold it. I had the windows rolled down and I could hear that top rip and Connie scream something at the Mexican woman as her somewhat droopy tits popped out from the torn fabric.
I had never seen Connie so mad and the two women were screaming at each other in Spanish. Connie took a swing at the Mexican woman but the punch only glanced off her head. The Mexican woman then reached out and grabbed one of Connie's tits with her left hand and started to pull it and twist it. Connie was screaming - it must have hurt like hell - and using both hands to try to undo the Mexican's grip on her bosom. This was kind of a stupid move because now Connie's hands were not protecting her face. That's when the Mexican used her right fist to start punching Connie in the face. It only took four or five punches and the fight was over. Connie was on her knees in the Mexican woman's driveway holding her right bosom with one hand and the other hand was covering her face. The Mexican woman yelled something to her in Spanish and then went back into her house. That's when I got out of the car even though she had told me not to. Connie was getting on her feet and walking toward the car and snapped at me, "get back in the car!" She picked up her shredded tank top and got back into the front seat and tried to put it back on even though it would not stay up and keep her tits covered.
Connie said, "just drive and don't look at me." She was clearly embarrassed by what had happened. I could see that there was some blood trickling from one nostril and it looked like a mouse was forming under Connie's left eye. Her right bosom was bright red where that Mexican woman had been pulling and twisting it and it had a couple of deep scratches where she must have dug her nails into Connie's tit. Every time we came to a red light I would glance over at Connie who kept touching her face and holding her sore boob. She said, "I told you not to look at me and just drive me home." I said, "That woman really beat you up. Are you ok? Should I take you to a doctor?" She snapped, "No! No doctor, just take me home." When we got to her house Connie jumped out of the car and tried to run inside but I followed her. She was still trying to cover up her exposed tits but the ripped top would not stay up. I said to her, "At least let me help you clean up and make sure you're ok."
I went in the house with Connie and took her into the bathroom and looked for some antiseptic. I used some cotton to dab it onto her bleeding scratches and checked her nose, which was not broken. She finally told me that this woman had tried to steal some money from her and when Connie caught her she threatened Connie and challenged her to fight. Connie was so angry, and not one to back down from a challenge, that she thought she could just go over there and teach the woman a lesson. Connie had been totally dominated by the Mexican woman and barely got in a single punch. I said, "If you knew how tough she was why did you go over there?" She said "I thought I could beat her and I was mad." I went into the kitchen and got some ice in a plastic bag and brought it into the bedroom where Connie was now sitting. I told her to hold the ice on her left eye, which was a little swollen and starting to turn a nice shade of purple underneath. Connie looked in the mirror on her dressing table at her battered nose and blackening eye and said, "How and I going to explain this to Dave when he gets home?" I said, "How did you explain that shiner you had last Christmas?" Connie said, "Well, he knew that bitch across the street had attacked me." I suggested that maybe she also put an ice pack on her bosom because it was getting redder and starting to swell a little. She said, "I will do that but you should go now. Thank you for driving me and for taking care of me and I'm sorry you had to see that." I went home and I never mentioned the incident to my friend or his dad because I didn't want to further embarrass Connie. Her fight that day remained our secret.