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and if they were going to talk anyway she was going to make sure that she gave them something to say. Her entire presence screamed new money, because the way that Norelle flaunted it was so blatant that you could not help but to see it.
    Dozens of “hey girls” and “you look goods” floated through the room. Norelle had forgotten how fake a group of women could be. She was really only there for one person, but when she finally found her she thought she saw a hint of hater in her as well.
    “Car—men!” she sang as she approached her from behind.
    “Norelle!” she yelled out as she wrapped her arms around her long lost friend. Carmen’s eyes diverted to Kasheef and a look of confusion crossed her face.
    “Oh, yeah! I’m sorry, I’m being rude. Carmen this is my boyfriend Kasheef,” Norelle introduced. Kasheef and Carmen shook hands as if this was their first encounter.
    “Nice to meet you,” Carmen scoffed.
    “Nice to meet you,” he replied with a smile that just earlier she was hoping to see again. Carmen rolled her eyes, thinking that all men were exactly the same. Kasheef had flirted openly with her just a few hours ago despite the fact that he had a woman. She knew he was a player. His persona had been too good to be true. He was her friend’s man and therefore off limits, but the restriction only made her envious of Norelle’s relationship because Kasheef was most definitely easy on the eyes, and Carmen silently wondered what he may be like behind closed doors. Kasheef didn’t even break a sweat and Carmen was amazed at how cool the man was under pressure.
    “You look exactly the same! Oh my goodness, it feels like it’s been forever. How have you been girl?” Norelle asked.
    Carmen shifted her gaze from Kasheef to Norelle. “I’m doing well. I’m just working—trying to make partner eventually at my law firm. What about you? Are the two of you serious? Any kids?”
    Kasheef smirked, knowing that Carmen was trying to dig up dirt and find out just how serious his relationship with Norelle was. He licked his lips and played his role as loving boyfriend as Norelle answered, “No. No kids yet, but ’Sheef and I are very serious. Now you know I have never been a time clock punching type of girl. Kasheef is a good man and he takes really good care of me.”
    Carmen and Norelle fell right back into their rotation and caught up on each other’s lives. It had been so long since they had the time to talk and that was a shame especially since they lived in the exact same city. Neither of them was surprised at how the other’s life had turned out. Carmen had always been the level headed one, the responsible and dependable one. She had been driven in college and her pre-law major had become a reality quickly upon matriculation. Norelle was the party girl, the free spirit, the one who rode life’s waves no matter how many times she wiped out. They were so different, which is why they were such good friends. Carmen discreetly questioned Norelle about her relationship with Kasheef, but once she heard how Norelle talked about him she knew he was off limits. They told Kasheef college stories and stayed up half the night with one another. Kasheef was glad that Norelle had found someone to occupy her time, because he had agreed to come on this trip for a reason. He had a goal to accomplish and he was going to need some privacy to do it. Norelle didn’t know that his connect was located in Belize City, Belize; and that just so happened to be one of the stops on their trip. He was definitely not there for laughs and giggles. He was there for bricks and money.

Chapter Three
     
    When the cruise ship finally arrived in Belize there was only thing on his mind—money. It was the first time he’d ever made the trip overseas to cop, so he was anxious to meet his connect face to face. The layover was only six hours so he had to travel into the ghettos and back by the time the boat took off. Kasheef’s connect