Shelby looked carefully around at the men surrounding her. She reached out and pulled on Kev's sleeve "C'mon I'll need a partner and you'll do" dragging Kev with her to talk to the owner/bartender.
Now why the hell did she pick him? Duo thought, unable to control the wave of jealousy. The kid was barely legal, and he was too dammed pretty to be male. Duo didn't take his eyes off the group at the bar; ignoring the jibes from those around him. The bartender's face lit up and seemed to be agreeing with Shelby's plan. Duo mentally steeled himself for whatever was coming next.
Duo watched in a kind of fascinated horror as Shelby kicked off her shoes and proceeded to climb barefoot onto the bar. She then took hold of the beat of the music and proceeded to sway her hips suggestively. By now she had the attention of everyone in the place. She then started to raise the bottom of her shirt. Duo stormed over to the bar keenly aware of the cheers from the men in the crowd. All of them were thinking that she was about to strip. But Duo was brought up short when he saw her stop just below her breasts. Ignoring the disappointed grumbles in the crowd, she hooked her thumbs into her pants and pushed them as low as the waistband would allow. Still moving seductively she knelt on the bar turning her exposed back to Kev. Having completely forgotten about him, Duo was surprised to see he was standing very close to Shelby with a wedge of orange in his hand. Watching Kev smear the orange across his woman's lower back Duo thought Yep he's gonna have to die. It's unfortunate, he's a nice kid, but I'm going to have to kill him. Or at least break both his arms. It was then he noticed Shelby was crooking her finger at him calling him to her.
"Come here lover." It was amazing he heard her over the jeers and catcalls.
She was now lying on the bar with her head up, arching her back as much as possible. As if on cue, Kev took a vial of incinerate and poured it slowly onto her back. The minute amount of liquid pooled right into the small of her back where the orange had been smeared. You have got to be kidding me. Unable to resist the temptation, he reached over to grab her hips.
"Uh uh. No touching. I'm a professional. Kev, hold his hands."
Secretly reiterating his promise to break Kev's arms, Duo let his hands be held away while he drank from Shelby's back. Not surprisingly it didn't taste at all like battery acid. There was the tangy sweetness of the orange combined with the unmistakable taste of woman. The whole concoction was more erotic and intoxicating than the vial alone would ever be.
Shelby wasn't done there. She flipped over onto her back giving her navel the same treatment. Only this time it was a maraschino cherry she used.
By the time he lifted his head from her belly, Duo realized he was fully hard and almost fully drunk. He was not drunk enough however to drown out the offers and pleas from other men in the bar.
"Sorry boys" she said while putting her shoes back on "but I only came out of retirement for this private performance." The heated look she gave him would have turned him bright pink if wasn't already flushed from alcohol and arousal.
He couldn't stand it anymore he needed her right now. He grabbed her off the bar and dragged her to the back. He walked right passed the restrooms and straight out the back door. He pulled her deep into the shadowed alleyway where they wouldn't be seen, Duo kissed Shelby with all the frenzy of their first coupling. His head was spinning making it hard to focus, but he knew he had focus and say what he needed to before made love to her.
"Shelby there's something I need to say although I wish I wasn't drunk right now because then you're gonna think I on'y said it 'cause I was dunk … I mean drunk. C'mon Duo hold it t'gether." With a great effort he tried to gather what was left of his wits. "Shelby, I'm crazy in love with you. I want you to be with me always." There he'd said it. Was he that drunk or was she crying?
"I love you too Duo. I always have, and I always will." She reached up to stroke his cheek. Tears were pouring freely down her face.
"Oh gooood. I was afr….afriad….afraid…" then he passed out.
