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He sticks his tongue out at me making me laugh.
    “You know that’s not true. I was always trying to get you guys to come down, at least the first year or two,” I say. “No one ever wanted to come. So I gave up trying.”
    Jodi and John climb in at that moment. “Jodes, how many times did I try to get you to come down to Florida?”
    “All the time! I just could never swing the airfare when I had the time.” She adds, “I did get to see you in Atlanta though. Your apartment was huge! Good luck trying to find that in the city, you’re gonna feel like you’re back in a dorm.”
    John shuts the door and says, “And you were so close to everything. You will probably have to either live near NYU or up by Columbia.”
    “Thanks, John, so either way I’m with the co-eds, is that what you’re telling me?” I want to reach over the seats and hit him but to get to him I have to go over Bobby.
    “Nah, Jodi will put you up until you find something nice. Of course you get the added pleasure of seeing me every day.” He laughs.
    “Jodi, smack him for me,” I call out. “I would do it but there are bodies in my way.”
    Jodi hits him. Bobby turns to me, “You can reach over me anytime, babe.”
    Stuart looks at him, then me with a question in his eyes. I look him straight in the eye and say, “Yeah, he’s the asshole.” Stuart looks at me like I’ve lost my head then it dawns on him what I’m talking about.
    “Asshole?” Bobby asks.
    “Asshole,” I say at him. He starts to say something but Joe puts his hand on him.
    “Stop, both of you. This is my night and you are not going to ruin it,” Joe says. “We are going to have a good time and then we will all go home and you guys can ignore each other for another five years.”
    “Six, but who’s counting,” Bobby says looking straight at me. We ride in silence the rest of the way to the club.
    The van stops and everyone starts getting out. Stuart offers me his hand as I exit and I take it. Bobby takes my elbow, leans down and says, “We need to talk about this.”
    I look up at his beautiful face and see anguish. I am a little surprised he looks almost haunted. Stuart pulls me and says, “Let’s go, Lisa. I don’t want to be here long.”
    I turn around and see Bobby watching me walk away. The shiver is back but this time it feels more like dying.

Chapter Five
    The club is loud, dark and packed. We are ushered into the VIP section where we have our own bar and dance floor and a full view of the rest of the club. I could get used to this. Not having to feel like a sardine while dancing and no waiting ten deep at the bar, what more could you ask for?
    Well maybe not having your ex at the same party in the VIP section with you. Bobby’s eyes are smoking. He is pissed! At me! Which I don’t really get. He was an asshole. He left me. Then he came back and left me wanting. He turned me on and then stopped. Why does he get to be mad that I called him on it?
    Well maybe I shouldn’t have done it with our friends in the van. Maybe I shouldn’t have said it to the guy I am currently seeing. Maybe I need my head examined!
    We are standing at the bar and I really need a shot. John takes one look at me and calls for Patron. God I love him right now. The bartender comes over and lays out ten shots. I start to hand him my credit card but he stops me and says, “The party is open bar.”
    Well hot damn. Am I going to get drunk on Bobby’s tab, yes I think I will. Since he left me high and dry the least he can do is get me drunk. I slam the first shot. It burns going down. Patron really shouldn’t be slammed, it should be slowly sipped and that is just what I do with the second one. Holding the glass in my hand I turn to where I know Bobby is standing and salute him. Bringing the glass to my mouth and keeping eye contact with him the whole time I sip it and let it slowly glide down my throat.
    Bobby is still mad at me but the fire in his eyes turns to desire. Just