Five*

When people are mad, words are often said that are meant to hurt the other. Sometimes those words are just said out of anger, but most of the time what is said is how someone feels, even if you didn't know it.

Shelby got out of bed and slowly walked down the hallway into the living room where Izzy was watching t.v. “Sasha said she'd be here in an hour.” He never looked up from the screen.

“Thanks.” Shelby said turning to walk back up the hallway.

“Wait. Shibbz.” She turned back toward him. “I'm sorry I flipped last night. I didn't mean it. I just...I didn't want anyone to know about us.”

“Why? Are you ashamed that you slept with me?”

“No! That's not what I meant.”

“Then what Izzy?” Shelby asked as their eyes met.

“Twinn!” Bre yelled walking into the apartment. She looked at Shelby and Izzy and smiled. “Did I interrupt something?”

“Nope.” Shelby said turning her attention to Bre. “Come help me pack.”

“You haven't packed yet?” Bre asked as they walked up the hallway.

“I didn't really unpack, so I don't have much to pack. I just needed to get out of there.” Shelby replied once they were in her room with the door closed.

“I was interrupting something.”

“He's mad because I told Lulu that he and I hooked up when we were living together.” Shelby said sitting on the bed.

“WHAT!”

“Yeah. And I didn't think it was that big of a deal, but apparently, Izzy thinks it is. He like flipped on me last night when I came in and told him. So now he's mad at me, and something I said last night made Lulu on edge, and I don't know what it was.”

“What'd you say to him?” Bre asked sitting down next to her.

“He asked if I blamed myself for the whole cheating thing and I told him yeah.”

“Maybe he blames himself, after all it was his fault Twinn. You loved him and you did nothing wrong. He's the one that cheated.”

“Yeah I know, but I don't know. I felt like maybe if I did something differently then he wouldn't have cheated.”

“It's not your fault.” Bre said after a moment of silence.

“How's things with you and Dan?” Shelby asked changing the subject.

“Good. He's fine, but he's in Iraq.”

“Damn. When's he suppose to come home?”

“I don't know. I got a letter from him yesterday, and I put it in my suitcase.”

“Awww.” Shelby smiled at Bre and could see that they were happy.

“You're on my leg!” Drew yelled looking at David.

“Yo, my bad.” David said moving over closer to the window.

“Litho, hurry up and drive! It's fucking cramped back here.” Keith said moving closer to the other window.

“What would you know about cramped? You have a fucking seat to yourself. I'm over here squished next to Ace.” Drew said as Liz laughed in the passenger seat. “I don't know why you're laughing. If you weren't pregnant, then your ass would be back here, not mine.”

“Whatever.” Liz said looking out the window as Lulu pulled in front of Shelby and Izzy's apartment. Without warning Drew lunged himself at the window and climbed out.

“I would have opened the door.” David said opening it once Drew was on the sidewalk.

“I couldn't wait.” He replied as everyone else got out of the clown car. They grabbed their bags and put them in the living room next to Bre's. “Hey Izzy.”

“Hey Drew.” He replied not looking away from the t.v.

“What's wrong with him?” Ace whispered to Keith.

“The hell if I know.” Keith said walking into the kitchen to get a cup of water.

Lulu walked down the hallway and knocked on Shelby's door. “Come in!” Bre yelled as Lulu opened the door. His eyes met Shelby's and Bre got off the bed. “I'll go see Liz.” She said quickly leaving the room. When she shut the door Lulu sat down next to Shelby on the bed.

“Hey babe.”

“Don't babe me, Lulu. What did I say last night to make you not want to stay?”

“I had to pack.”

“Don't lie to me. I'm so fucking sick of being lied to!”

“Shel. It's not that serious.”

“Yes it is! You and Izzy are both fucking mad at me, and why? Because I told the fucking truth. Did you want me to lie to you?”

“How could you sleep with Izzy?” Lulu asked looking at Shelby.

“How could you cheat on me with Jasmine? We both did things that we're not proud of, but we can't change that. If I can move past you cheating on me, then you can move past me sleeping with Izzy when I was single.” Shelby said quietly.

“Okay.” Lulu said taking a deep breath.

“The past is the past, we don't need to bring it up.” Shelby said looking at Lulu.

“Yes.” Lulu said taking Shelby's hand. He looked at her and smiled. “I love you Shibbz.”

“I love more.” Shelby said kissing Lulu as Drew walked into the room.

“Sasha's here.” He said smiling at them.

“Lets go, Babe.” Shelby said getting off the bed. Lulu rapped his arms around her waist and they walked down the hallway, to the RV.