Foolin' Around Shelby and Marcus (Part 2 of Sex, Lies, And Friendship Series)

Author:Phoenix Williams [Williams, Phoenix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mahogany Red Books
Published: 2016-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

MARCUS

The day had been emotionally exhausting and it wasn’t even over yet. I pulled into the club parking lot and looked at Shelby. Her eyes were trained on me as if she feared what I would do next. I tried to smile but I knew it looked more like a grimace. Shaking my head, I got out of the car and opened her door.

I could feel the bass of the music in my chest. Night had fallen and the parking lot was packed with clubgoers. Usually the sight made me happy, now it made me sick. The rest of the world was partying and drinking and celebrating while my world was starting to crumble. I knew by the end of the night it would be completely destroyed. Some would say that I should leave well enough alone but I couldn’t help myself. If I had inherited anything from Cynthia Winters, it was her self-destructive streak.

I led Shelby up to the office and closed the door, effectively shutting everything and everyone out. I went to the bar and poured myself a shot of whiskey and tossed it back then followed that up with three more. I grabbed the bottle and sat on the corner of my desk. Shelby stood in front of the floor to ceiling window, looking out at the club. The easygoing vibe that was out there on the dancefloor was nowhere to be found in here. The tension in the air was my creation. This was not going to be pleasant.

Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath and asked the question that had been haunting me for the last few months. “Who’s Carlo?”

I looked up in time to see Shelby collapse into the nearest chair. “What?” she whispered.

“I mean, if you don’t want to tell me that’s fine.” I moved behind my desk and removed the file I had gotten earlier in the day. It had taken three months for my investigator to find the information on my mother, Shelby, and Carlo. Cynthia was easy to find. Information on Shelby and Carlo was not. “I can always read it here.”

“You had me investigated?”

The pain on her face cut like a knife but I refused to be affected by it. I had to know. I shrugged. “What else could I do? You evaded all questions about your past.”

Shelby snorted. “Oh you’re one to talk. For the last several months I thought your mother was dead!”

“Shells, we’re not talking about me. We’re talking about you. Now, either you can tell me or I will open this file and start reading.”

Silence stretched between us and a part of me hoped she would just tell me the truth so I could finally get some sleep at night. I was well aware of how this looked. I was acting like a crazy insecure man-child but I couldn’t help myself. I needed to be the only one in her life. If she was entertaining someone else, I needed to know now before I got in any deeper.

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