he walked into the club and sat with Carlos. Yes, she thought excitedly taking him in all over again. He still looked absolutely wonderful. His muscular frame was bulging sensuously in the black silk shirt he was wearing. The matching slacks were clinging nicely to his well toned butt and sexy thighs. She was aroused just sitting there looking at him, quickly forgetting the painful lessons that came from her past meetings.
I finally get the chance to talk to him again, Shelby thought working up the nerve to actually get up and go over to them. She told herself she only had to get Ice to remember the good times and the love the two of them shared so they could be together again. Shelby took another long swallow from her drink, gathered herself, and headed over to the booth the two men were sitting in.
“Are you crazy?” Yvette asked as she intercepted her walking across the floor, returning from the ladies room and spotting the two men. “He will beat your ass again Shelby. You know Ice doesn’t like to be surprised,” she finished looking at her cousin evenly.
Shelby sighed deeply and looked back at her.
“This may be my only chance Yvette,” she returned. “Ice won’t go off on me here, it’s not his style,” she told her cousin. “And I’m damned sure not stupid enough to go anywhere alone with him again right now.”
Yvette sighed again. “Be careful Shelby, that’s all, ok?” she told her gently and let her arm go.
*****
“Hi guys,” Shelby said amiably speaking to both men, but looking directly at Ian.
Ian regarded the woman for a moment before returning her greeting.
“How’ve you been Ice?” she asked trying to prolong the conversation and her time in his presence.
“I’m actually very well Shelby,” he told her still eyeing her evenly.
Ian really wanted to slap the hell out of her, but they were in public.
“That’s good to hear,” she told him kindly.
Carlos excused himself leaving her and Ian by themselves.
“Do you mind?” Shelby asked looking at the seat vacated by Carlos.
Ian shrugged and she sat.
“What do you want really, Shelby?” he asked point blank. “You’re not even supposed to be here,” he told her plainly. “You what, here trying to rehash what we used to be,” Ian continued never taking his eyes from her. “That would definitely be a wasted effort on your part,” he finished growing irritated and falling silent again.
Shelby was crushed. That was exactly what she wanted. She wanted her lover back, the man who’d been and done everything for her. Why the hell was Ice still so angry with her? He loved her that had to be it. No man would still be this angry over something that happened almost a year and half ago if he didn’t still care somewhere inside, Shelby thought delusional as she continued to sit waiting on Ian to speak again. Finally after taking another sip of his crown, Ian spoke one last time.
“Let this be your last visit to Infusion, and don’t test me again,” he said simply and Shelby thought her heart would burst.
“Now if you’ll excuse me,” Ian began as he looked at his watch. “I need to take care of some business,” he finished and left her sitting alone and dejected once again.
Shelby felt the tears stinging. She hurriedly made her way to the restroom, not wanting Yvette to know how miserably the meeting had turned out.
*****
“Shelby still riding your jock,” Carlos asked him as they were headed out to the meeting spot.
Ian grunted and Carlos laughed.
“She is persistent, I have to give her that,” he chuckled again.
“She’s gonna make me kill her ass, is what she’s working on doing,” Ian said plainly.
Carlos chuckled once more. He’d been working for Ian the last three years, having grown up here in the city. He was also one of the few people who knew how Ian had really felt about Shelby. He’d really cared for her and she’d broken his heart when she cheated on him. Now he absolutely hated
I finally get the chance to talk to him again, Shelby thought working up the nerve to actually get up and go over to them. She told herself she only had to get Ice to remember the good times and the love the two of them shared so they could be together again. Shelby took another long swallow from her drink, gathered herself, and headed over to the booth the two men were sitting in.
“Are you crazy?” Yvette asked as she intercepted her walking across the floor, returning from the ladies room and spotting the two men. “He will beat your ass again Shelby. You know Ice doesn’t like to be surprised,” she finished looking at her cousin evenly.
Shelby sighed deeply and looked back at her.
“This may be my only chance Yvette,” she returned. “Ice won’t go off on me here, it’s not his style,” she told her cousin. “And I’m damned sure not stupid enough to go anywhere alone with him again right now.”
Yvette sighed again. “Be careful Shelby, that’s all, ok?” she told her gently and let her arm go.
*****
“Hi guys,” Shelby said amiably speaking to both men, but looking directly at Ian.
Ian regarded the woman for a moment before returning her greeting.
“How’ve you been Ice?” she asked trying to prolong the conversation and her time in his presence.
“I’m actually very well Shelby,” he told her still eyeing her evenly.
Ian really wanted to slap the hell out of her, but they were in public.
“That’s good to hear,” she told him kindly.
Carlos excused himself leaving her and Ian by themselves.
“Do you mind?” Shelby asked looking at the seat vacated by Carlos.
Ian shrugged and she sat.
“What do you want really, Shelby?” he asked point blank. “You’re not even supposed to be here,” he told her plainly. “You what, here trying to rehash what we used to be,” Ian continued never taking his eyes from her. “That would definitely be a wasted effort on your part,” he finished growing irritated and falling silent again.
Shelby was crushed. That was exactly what she wanted. She wanted her lover back, the man who’d been and done everything for her. Why the hell was Ice still so angry with her? He loved her that had to be it. No man would still be this angry over something that happened almost a year and half ago if he didn’t still care somewhere inside, Shelby thought delusional as she continued to sit waiting on Ian to speak again. Finally after taking another sip of his crown, Ian spoke one last time.
“Let this be your last visit to Infusion, and don’t test me again,” he said simply and Shelby thought her heart would burst.
“Now if you’ll excuse me,” Ian began as he looked at his watch. “I need to take care of some business,” he finished and left her sitting alone and dejected once again.
Shelby felt the tears stinging. She hurriedly made her way to the restroom, not wanting Yvette to know how miserably the meeting had turned out.
*****
“Shelby still riding your jock,” Carlos asked him as they were headed out to the meeting spot.
Ian grunted and Carlos laughed.
“She is persistent, I have to give her that,” he chuckled again.
“She’s gonna make me kill her ass, is what she’s working on doing,” Ian said plainly.
Carlos chuckled once more. He’d been working for Ian the last three years, having grown up here in the city. He was also one of the few people who knew how Ian had really felt about Shelby. He’d really cared for her and she’d broken his heart when she cheated on him. Now he absolutely hated
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