The Cartel Part 2: A Thin Line

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Taking the rest of her wine to the head, Kelsey headed back inside of the house .. and the first person she saw was the last person she wanted to see..

Coming down the marble stairs, Shane stared at his sister in law with a slight smirk as he studied her with his eyes ..

"So do you wanna tell me or is Paris gonna have to ?" He asked as he reached the bottom step..

Rolling her eyes, Kelsey looked him up and down "How about you stay out of it ? It has nothing to do with you .." She replied

"It got everything to fuckin do with me, that's my brother and Paris my wife .." He said

"And I'm your sister in law, whom you've known for well over 20 fuckin years !! I wouldn't put you three in harms way .. " Raising her voice, Kelsey was getting irritated .. dealing with Shane and Shamar she never had privacy and this was the one time she needed it the most..

She knew for sure what she had to say would damage her and Shamar's relationship for good.. and she wasn't ready for that ..

"Kelsey all that shit went out the window the day you showed up at my door step with Gianni, you made your bed .. now lay in it .." He replied just as Paris walked in to the room ..

"What's going on ?" Paris asked, as she looked between the two .. she could tell she had walked in on a lot of tension.. she could feel it in the room ..

Ignoring her, Kelsey turned her attention back to Shane ..

"Listen, I will tell him .. soon, let me handle it .. and I'm sure she will tell you .." Kelsey said as she glared at Paris and headed up stairs ..

Shaking her head, Paris folded her arms across her chest .. She was tired of Kelsey placing all the blame on her ..

"Outside.." Shane said as he leaded the way ..

Sighing, Paris followed him out of the double doors and down the stairs .. She didn't wanna tell him, but she knew she didn't have a choice.. she wasn't about to put her ass on the line when it was Kelsey's fuck up to begin with, a huge fuck up at that .. she was all for helping her sister body a nigga, bury the body and lie on the stand for her but what she wasn't gonna do was risk her family for her ..

The more they walked, the more nervous Paris got, they didn't stop at the pool area, they didn't stop at the fire pit, Shane kept walking until he reached the beach ..

The temperature was just right, the water was lukewarm as it rolled up the shore hitting their feet and all Paris could think about was the good times they had, the dinners, the party's all right there on that beach .. they had so many memories together and it seemed liked those days were coming to an end .. she wanted her family back ..

"Times have changed.. huh ?" Paris said out loud, she closed her eyes as she felt the breeze brush against her face .. only half expecting Shane to answer her ..

But her trip down memory lane was short as Shane interrupted her thoughts ..

"Spill it .." He said, ignoring her question

Her eyes still closed she could feel him grilling her..

Sighing, she opened her eyes and turned to him .. she didn't know how he would take it but she knew it was no longer her problem ..

"Promise to stay calm, you said you would let her tell Shamar .." Paris said

Staring at her, Shane didn't say anything as he waited ..

Sighing, Paris licked her lips .. "Kelsey had some money when she left Shamar, she had been saving up .. for a situation such as that .. but the problem was, she knew Shamar wasn't gonna let her go willingly.. so of course she knew he would freeze her bank account, locked her out of his, which he did .." Paris was saying, but was cut off..