"Hey, you look good." Kyle smiled as he spot Will coming out of his room.
"Thank you."
"Got a date?"
He shrugged, "you could think so."
"Good luck then."
"I definitely don't need it but I'll take it." he grinned.
The door opened and Ryan walked in looking somber, he walked straight to the bar and drank straight out of the bottle he grabbed, he heaved heavily then sat on the floor.
The men shared a look then went to him.
"What is it?"Kyle asked
"I'm such a fool..."
"That's s fact, if this is about Janice." Will sat next to him.
"I... I hate her."
"You certainly have every right to."
He took another swing of the bottle then looked at his friends, "But I also want her."
Kyle took the bottle from him, "then do so."
He looked at him
"Bed her, you went on a date recently, so you can do it, charm her again."
"It ended badly."
"So you don't think you can?"
"I can, I should but it's more than that, I... I don't... I hate the way she look at me."
Kyle and Will shared another look.
"I went to her place today and it's like I never existed, she was so busy, she couldn't even see me."
"And?"
"I hated it, I.. I wanted her with me, always, but I really do not want to forgive her, she left me for another man, had his child then decide to suffer alone."
Will scratched his head, "then do you want to relieve her?"
"No, she deserves it, I... She's.. different, I... I just.. I'm just do frustrated, I've done all I..." He took the bottle from Kyle and took another full swing.
"You should slow down."
"She looked at me like I've committed big crime, like I'm a sinner, she... always have this disapproving look, I... It like I sinned against her, she's the one who left me."
"I think you should go to bed."
"Yeah, you should sleep it over." Kyle and Will pulled him up.
"No... I... I should..."
The two helped him to his room then return to the bar.
"He still loves her." Kyle said.
"Or he needs to get her out of his system."
"Maybe he just..."
"Do you really want him back with her..., Have you forgotten all she put him through, he was barely functioning, it took us weeks to get him to come out of his room and his exams, he almost flunk them, it took him years before we could actually say her name without him reaching for the bottle, did you forget all that?"
"I didn't."
"And now that he's finally getting his life on track you think, they should get back together?"
"No... I think.. may be some closure."
"Closure... What he needs is to not go through the trashes of the past, nothing good comes out of it."
"I'm not saying, they should go out, I'm saying maybe a date, Ryan has a hard time accepting the break up."
"All the more reason he shouldn't venture down the road again."
"But you know him until things are totally clear, he won't take it half way, he won't stop going to her until he's satisfied."
"Satisfied with what?"
"Satisfied that she doesn't love him anymore, satisfied that it's not his fault, satisfied that there's no more hope for them."
"s**t, whatever he does, I do not agree and I hope it doesn't affect the company and except he want a 24hr bodyguard, he better stop reaching for the bottle."
*****
"Hey, sorry to keep you waiting." Will said, the moment he entered the room.
Shelby signed then picked her bag and headed for the door.
"Where are you going?" he held her hand.
"Home."
"Come on, if you waited this long then surely you can wait some more."
"True, I can but I won't."
"Are you sulking right now?" he grabbed her by her waistband pulled her closer.
"I do not sulk." she turned to him.
Will grinned at the irony of her words.
"Get your mind off the gutter, I have a home to go to."
"What can I say, every gesture of yours seams to send a message."he whispered in her ear, "desire." he suck on her ear lobe.
She suck in air, "I..." she moved away, "I do not appreciate you keeping me waiting."
Will release his breath in a rush then took his seat, "I don't do girlfriend's because I do not want this clingy drama."
"Well you wouldn't if you had kept your word, I'm here for s*x, if you aren't up to it, then tell me, and if you aren't interested anymore, feel free to let me know, I'll leave... no drama, but if you expect to keep me waiting thinking I'll alter my schedule for you when you are not willing to do the same, then you've got it all wrong, I'm no one's mistress and definitely not your kept woman."
He heaved, "Sorry, there was an emergency."
She folded her arm, "don't be such a coward."
Will scoot closer then pulled her into his arms, "I'm no liar."
"Well I didn't hear of any emergency and..." she sniffed his neck, "you smell of alcohol."
"That will be Ryan's." he place his hand on her back to unzipped her dress but it was bare, he grinned, "now this is one dress I'll enjoy taking off you."
"Only if I'm sure you aren't lying to me ."
"Wanna go home?" He released her.
"No, want an orgasm." She dropped her bag "but I doubt I will get any if my thoughts are elsewhere."
He smiled then stood, "I'm not lying and I'm not tired of you yet." he turned her around then planted a kiss on her back,
"Really, this is like the third time you are late with no excuse."
"Sorry, blame Ryan, he's the cause of my problem these days." he gently cup her boobs. "Hmm, I missed these two."
"Did you?" She turned to him, "What has the gentle man done?"
He heaved, "his crazy ex his back and he's going gaga over her as usual, and that is more encouragement for me to stay away from relationship."
Shelby smiled "Yeah, I tell people I'm the smart one, they tell me I'm loosing out, I see the headaches..." she pushed him to the bed, "I congratulate myself."
"You bet, I can definitely do without the heartache."
Shelby grinned "then let me show you, something worth your time." she smiled as she unbuckled his belt.
*****
"What is this?" Janice asked when she saw Ryan at her work shop.
"Me asking you out?" He handed her the flowers.
"Oops bad timing." She placed the bouquet on the table, "I'm quite busy."
"Not during Easter, the college are on holiday, the street is filled with festivities and most people spend time with their families."
"Then you must remember, I have one too"
"Yeah but they aren't home."
"Are you stalking me?"
"Yes, I told you..." he took a couple of steps closer, "I want another chance."
"To hit the bed?" she start cleaning her work table, "I don't remember you running after me when I offered."
"That would be nice but..."
"You want me to admit that the date was everything I dreamed of."
"Not like that and your snide remarks aren't working, I know you better than that."
"Then will the truth work?"
"Maybe but why not let us give it a chance?"
"Here it comes Ryan." she turned to him, "I do not want to go out with you?"
"Why?"
"Why!"
"Yes why thee has to be a reason?"
"Says who? may be I just don't feel like."
"That's a lie, I've seen you steal glances at me when you think no one is watching, I know that look in your eyes, I've seen it before."
"It's a look that says s*x, not dating or whatever it is you are thinking."
"I think we still have something left between us and I want to find it."
"This is what I hate the most about you, your stupid persistence."
"Isn't that my arrogance besides I thought you love the persistency."
"If I go out with you today and it's ends badly, you need to promise me you'll give up?"
"Only if you do not purposely sabotage it."
"I won't but it will still end badly."
"Fine then."
"Do I have your word not to pester me again?"
"You have it."
"Good, I'll go get dress, stay here and touch nothing." she turned and went to change.
*****
"Hey, I haven't seen you in a while." Shelby hugged Candice, "what are you doing here?"
"I took the kids out to stop Janice from making excuses not to see Ryan."
"Hmm."
"What, did you hear something terrible about him?"
"Not that but I don't think you should be pushing them together."
"What did Will say?"
"Well I did ask him, he said Ryan ex is actually back."
"And?"
"Well I researched on the ex..."
"Spill it."
"It Janice."
"What!"
"Janice is Ryan's ex."
"That's impossible."
"I checked their old accounts, it seams to be true."
"They dated, I never knew."
"Even I didn't, I never thought Mr pride would be..."
"What did you say?"
"I said I never thought he could be on..."
"I meant what did you call him?"
"Mr Pride, Ryan pride, the youngest son of the pride family, you know founder of prideville."
"Wh..., Ryan... Ryan is..a pride." her hands shooked violently.
"Candice, calm down.":she held her hand, "please calm down, I..."
"Where is she..."
"Who?"
"Where is my sister?"
"I... I do not know but you need to calm down, you can't let your anger get the best if you, think about the children."
She looked over to where the children where singing on the stage., "Find out where my sister is?"
"Candy..."
"It's okay I'm quite calm, I'll take the kids home and have Jo stay with them, but by then I want to know where that..., she better not be making the same mistake again."
*****
"Hey what are you doing here?" Will asked Ryan as he paid for the bouquet.
"That's what I should be asking you, I'm the one with the girlfriend." he gesture to Janice who was by the door.
"You...girl... Are you out of your mind?"
Ryan smiled, "I know you disagree but I'm sure I'll be able to convince you, but not now, later, let's not cause a scene."
"You have lost it." Will walked back to his car and started it.
"What is it?"
"What?"
"You are upset, who upset you ?"
"No one."
"Then was it the flowers?"
"Huh!"
"You certainly are hurting them back."
"Oh sorry." he handed her the bouquet.
"They are for me." She exclaimed.
"Well the vendor was insistent, so why not?"
"so that's what made you mad, an insistent vendor?"
"What, no." he scoffed.
"1,2,3,4,5,6,7," she counted the flowers "oh, that's a lot of round to make up for."
"Oh, then I should get you flowers every day, I certainly can think of a thousand way for you to make it up."
*****
"Hmmm." Shelby disentangle from Will, "now that our worst s*x ever." she stood and went to the bathroom.
Will winked, trust Shelby to state the obvious, he had been certainly out of it, that foolish Ryan trust him to make the same mistake twice.
When Shelby came out, he was dressed, "let me make it up to you."
"No thanks, I'll rather face my family than you in a groggy mood." she picked her under wear and started dressing.
"That why I'm trying to make it up to you, I certainly do not want you preferring your old folks over me."
She smiled at him from the mirror, "let's order something then."
"I know a better way, let's eat out."
"Huh."
"I don't want to stay cooped in all day, let's go stare at the couples."
"Fine, give me a minute, I'll find something sexy to wear, I do not want to lose to a perky teenager."
Will chuckle as Shelby scroll through her phone.
*****
"Your phone has been beeping non stop." Will looked at her phone, "fire on the roof?"
"They can quench that without me, although I think the fire is on your roof, was it Kyle or Ryan that upset you today?"
"Nice tactic, I would have dropped it you know."
"Actually, I'm curious, who deprived me of my fun today?"
"Ryan, he's back with the witch again."
"Witch, how polite."
"This is me showing courtesy, although I doubt she deserves any."
"Please, you are being the typical male, supporting your friends I'm sure she will tell a different story."
"Actually no, she broke his heart and left him for another man, if it was Ryan who broke her heart she wouldn't have moved on so easily."
Shelby raised her brow, "Janice?"
"Yeah, that's right, you are friends."
"Friends." she scoffed, "that would signify commitment, but we are okay."
Will smiled, "so you don't do friends either?"
"Nope, with every relationship, comes expectations, I'm a free bird but like I said earlier, seams the fire is on your roof." she gesture to his back.
Will looked behind to were Ryan and Janice were having their romantic dinner while Shelby used the opportunity to picked her cellphone and send Candice the address.
"Should we go joined them?"
"Nevermind..." Will winked, he's been caught again
"That's right, you've been caught again."
"Sorry."
"That's all we do these days... apologize."
He paused, "it's aI..."
"Nevermind, I love drama, so you don't want hem together, do you?"
"Certainly not."
"Then let go." she stood "it's a bit windy for the pool side, I'll go get my shawl." she turned and headed to Will's room upstairs.
Will looked at Ryan for a while then shook his head and went up to join Shelby.
"You could have wait..." Shelby began but Will gently pushed her backward till she was by the chair, he bend her over then rammy into her without any foreplay.
"Will... Wi...Huh," she groaned.
"Stay." He whispered, he place his hand on her back and continue to ram into her.
"Will I..."
"Quiet."
"No I..."
"Shhhh!"
A few minutes later she shudder as her leg quivered, "I... I"
He pulled her backwards his chest to her back, still in her, he pinched her n****e and bit her ear as they both came to climax.
They both lay on the floor as the they catch their breath.
She watched him from the mirror as she adjust her clothes, "now that's a nice way to make it up to me."
Will smiled, "wanna go for another round?"
"Nope." she grinned, "I'm sore."
He pulled her closer, "I'll kiss you better."
Rain splatter against the window heavily, "nice of the rain to trap me in the right arms."
"What can I say I'm a lucky man."
"Yeah, your friends is not so lucky, I suppose." she kissed his shoulder gently as he stiffened.
"You know what, I'll just go check..."
She heaved, "now I understand why you do not like commitment, you can't ignored, can you?" she picked her shawl then went down.
*****
"I wonder where they are." Shelby looked at the empty poolside.
"Probably at terrace 4." he reserved it.
"Oh, he's such a romantic."
Will looked away, the restaurant was almost full.
She smiled as she update Candice on the location.
"Sure you do not need to be home?" Will asked when he saw her texting.
She smiled, "unlike you, I'm committed only to Shelby Baker."
He smiled, "let's go."
"Is that Candice?" she paused.
"Yeah."
"What is she doing here? she said she was going home when I saw her earlier today."
"Probably here to drag her sister away if she has any sense."
"I don't think so, I think Kyle is here for her, he just went after her." she turned to Will, "are they going out?"
"No, they must be here to break them apart."
"I doubt that." she smiled, "Candice may be here to break it up, but I think Kyle is here to stop her."
"The i***t, he's also a romantic idiot."
"Let's go." Shelby smiled.
"Nah, I think that more than enough people..."
"Your friends are in trouble, aren't you going to help?"
"You aren't saying that out of the good in your heart, more like the drama, you are such a sadist, you probably want just want to feed on their heartbreak."
"Come on, indulge me, a little drama never hurts besides... we came down for them, I can think of no better things to give me joy."
"Will chuckled, "fine, let's go."