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her wanted to go and talk to Luther, but the other part of her remembered
what had happened last night when she talked to him in front of his friends.
She decided that she would be better off waiting at least until the end of her
shift, that way if he decided to be a jerk she could go home without having to
face him for the rest of the night.
    Ivy’s shift was painfully slow and she couldn’t help but eye
Luther’s group at the pool table every time that she walked past. She was
afraid that he would leave before she had a chance to talk to him. By the end
of her shift however, Luther and his friends were still playing pool, so Ivy
settled herself at the bar and ordered a drink.
    “You’re sticking around after your shift is over?” LaTisha
asked as she poured her a Coke. Ivy shrugged.
    “You know how roommates are, I’ve got a little time to
kill.” Ivy lied. LaTisha nodded.
    “Urgh, tell me about it. Girl, I swear you don’t want to
know the noises that come out of my roommate’s bedroom!” Ivy laughed and took a
sip of her soda. LaTisha looked up as someone approached the bar and nodding at
Ivy she began to walk away. Ivy turned her head and saw Luther standing beside
her.
    “You can’t stay away from me, huh?” He joked as he pulled
out the stool next to her. “Anyone sitting here?” Ivy shook her head.
    “Nope.” Luther sat down. There was an awkward silence.
    “So…those were your folks?” He asked, eyebrows raised.
    “Yeah,” Ivy stirred her straw in her soda. “Sorry about
them, they’re a little…weird.” Luther chuckled.
    “They’re parents, they’re allowed to be weird…but if you ask
me, they’re just trying to protect you.” Ivy frowned at him.
    “Protect me from what?” Luther pressed his lips together
momentarily as he thought about his answer.
    “From the world I suppose, that’s sort of what parents do.”
Ivy looked up in to his gray eyes.
    “What about you? Why do they need to protect me from you?”
Luther broke eye contact.
    “I told you last night, darlin’, I’m a bad man.” Ivy shook
her head.
    “But what does that mean?” Luther chuckled.
    “You’re persistent, I’ll give you that.” He swiveled on his
stool to face Ivy. “You’re just going to have to take my word for it.” Ivy
shook her head again.
    “No. If you’re going to blow me off, the least you can do is
tell me why.” Luther seemed shaken by her assertiveness.
    “I told you why.” He said.
    “Mmm mmm, you gave me a vague excuse. So now I’m asking you
for the truth, for the details.” Luther took a deep breath and exhaled loudly.
    “Why are you so interested in me, kid?” Ivy licked her plump
pink lips.
    “Because I like you.” Luther squinted his eyes.
    “But why?” Ivy shrugged.
    “Why not?”
    Luther sat in silence for what felt like an eternity as Ivy
sipped on her Coke, refusing to let him off the hook. When he finally spoke,
Ivy noticed that he wouldn’t look at her.
    “When I was younger I made some stupid choices. I killed a man
over nothing more than a few bucks.” Ivy hadn’t been prepared to hear that.
When she heard the term ‘bad man’ she thought of a bar fight, not a murder.
    “Why?” She didn’t look up when she asked.
    “He owed me money.” Ivy wasn’t sure what to say next. She couldn’t
imagine killing anyone just for them owing her money. Perhaps Luther and her
parents had been right, perhaps he was a bad man.
    “Did he do anything else? I mean, besides owing you money?”
She stared at the bubbles in her soda as they rose to the surface.
    “Nope. Like I said, I’m a bad man, honey. Now you know why
your folks don’t want you with a guy like me.” He sounded so sure.
    “My parents have no idea what you did or didn’t do, they
don’t even know you…” Luther smiled and shook his head gently.
    “Parents always know.” Ivy looked up at him, her hazel eyes
studying his angular jaw. She didn’t want him to be right, but the more