When I woke up the next morning, initially a sense of panic overwhelmed me.
I looked around the room and saw my pants lying in a ball on the floor with
my shirt in a similar state a few feet away. But as I came to, I felt a
pair of strong arms around me and I quickly recalled where I was. "Well well well, look who decided to finally wake up." Ace whispered in my ear. I smiled and his arms tightened around me. I smiled and rolled over to face
him. He continued talking. "So Scanlon, last night." He trailed off.
"What about it?" I asked, looking into his eyes.
He took a deep breath. "Well.what was it?"
I raised my eyebrows. "What do you mean what was it?"
He sighed. "Ok listen I'm not a feelings guy. I don't really know how to say what I wanna say to you." I looked away from him. Please god, don't let
this be the "sorry there Scanlon, it was a fun night but hey! Back to reality that's all over so go get your pants and never look at me again!"
I took a deep breath. "Just say it Merrill."
He rubbed his eyes. "Look Scanlon, I'm not gonna lie to you. I've been with lots of girls, most of them were probably mistakes, but I can tell that you
might not be. I think that you deserve better than a piece of shit like me.but I don't wanna let you go. I know that I don't know you that well,
but if this is where it ends then it never should have began."
I didn't expect that.secretly I'd hoped for it but never expected it. Ace
was more than the JD everyone had him pegged for. The guy had feelings, more specifically he had feelings for me. And at that moment, staring into
his blue eye, I knew that I wanted him too.
He broke my train of thought. "I'm scaring you off aren't I?"
Slowly, a smile began to creep across my lips. I shook my head. "Merrill, if you think I scare that easy you never should have gotten involved with me. If I was scared would I have come out here? Would I have drank? Would I have gone upstairs with you? Would I lie here now and tell you that you can wipe that nervous and uncertain look off your face because I feel the exact
same way?"
The cocky grin that I was falling for faster every second returned and he leaned over and kissed me. The feeling of his lips on mine sent chills up
and down my spine. "I always knew you had good taste Scanlon."
Just then we heard banging on the door. "COME ON! Arent you guys up yet? Do you have any idea what time it is? The princesses are gonna get killed if their parents don't hear from them soon!" Eyeball's voice sounded from the other side of the door. Just then he opened it and his mouth dropped open.
I didn't think he expected to see a naked Ace in bed with a naked Rory.
"Goddammit Chambers you mind?" Ace said as he tossed me my shirt and
grabbed his pants off the ground.
Eyeball just stood there. "No fuckin way. You didn't. Princess Viewrat did NOT just get down and dirty with the king of the trash heap. How drunk did
you get last night there Rory?"
I felt my face turn bright red and Ace jumped up at him. "Listen scumbag, first of all get your ass out of this room I don't think Rory appreciates you staring at her and trying to get a glimpse of her tits. Second of all, if you EVER talk about her or me like that again I will kill you, and you
know I aint kidding around Eyeball." Ace was standing mere inches from
Eyeball's face.
"Sorry man.I uhhh didn't mean to get personal. And sorry there Scanlon, a
man cant help natural urges to see the female anatomy."
"Its fine." I answered as I tried to cover up. Eyeball then closed the door
and Ace sat on the edge of the bed.
"Are you ok?" I asked as I put my clothes on and sat down next to him. He
didn't respond.
"Wow, never thought I'd see you at a loss for words. Come on, what's wrong?
If you cant tell me then who can you tell?"
Ace took a deep breath. "Think about it Rory my friends are giving me shit
and by now Eyeball's gone and told all your friends about what happened last night and theyre gonna get on your case about it. Then when things get
around.I don't wanna put you through that shit."
"What shit? Merrill please, I can deal with people saying stuff about me. I
lived my whole life being little miss popularity, trying to please the masses and make myself seem cool. I'm sick of it. People are always gonna talk-let them. Don't let it get to you. Eyeball was just surprised, I mean
everyone's gonna be. But I mean its worth it. I don't care what other people think anymore. For once in my pathetic life I'm gonna do what I want
and if you haven't realized it, what I want is you."
He looked over at me. "I'm warning you Scanlon, its gonna be a bumpy ride."
"So? You scared Merrill?"
A small grin began to pull at his lips. "Scared? Nah.I'm looking forward to it. Should be fun, I mean you and me, something just works here kid and if
other people don't like it they can kiss my ass."
I grinned. "That's the spirit. Now come on, lets get out of here before
Abby's parents call the national guard trying to find her."
And with that, Ace put his arm around my waist and we walked out of the room confidently. We had no idea how much strength we would need for the fast approaching times ahead, but at that moment we didn't care. It was all
Ace and Rory and things were going to work.
my shirt in a similar state a few feet away. But as I came to, I felt a
pair of strong arms around me and I quickly recalled where I was. "Well well well, look who decided to finally wake up." Ace whispered in my ear. I smiled and his arms tightened around me. I smiled and rolled over to face
him. He continued talking. "So Scanlon, last night." He trailed off.
"What about it?" I asked, looking into his eyes.
He took a deep breath. "Well.what was it?"
I raised my eyebrows. "What do you mean what was it?"
He sighed. "Ok listen I'm not a feelings guy. I don't really know how to say what I wanna say to you." I looked away from him. Please god, don't let
this be the "sorry there Scanlon, it was a fun night but hey! Back to reality that's all over so go get your pants and never look at me again!"
I took a deep breath. "Just say it Merrill."
He rubbed his eyes. "Look Scanlon, I'm not gonna lie to you. I've been with lots of girls, most of them were probably mistakes, but I can tell that you
might not be. I think that you deserve better than a piece of shit like me.but I don't wanna let you go. I know that I don't know you that well,
but if this is where it ends then it never should have began."
I didn't expect that.secretly I'd hoped for it but never expected it. Ace
was more than the JD everyone had him pegged for. The guy had feelings, more specifically he had feelings for me. And at that moment, staring into
his blue eye, I knew that I wanted him too.
He broke my train of thought. "I'm scaring you off aren't I?"
Slowly, a smile began to creep across my lips. I shook my head. "Merrill, if you think I scare that easy you never should have gotten involved with me. If I was scared would I have come out here? Would I have drank? Would I have gone upstairs with you? Would I lie here now and tell you that you can wipe that nervous and uncertain look off your face because I feel the exact
same way?"
The cocky grin that I was falling for faster every second returned and he leaned over and kissed me. The feeling of his lips on mine sent chills up
and down my spine. "I always knew you had good taste Scanlon."
Just then we heard banging on the door. "COME ON! Arent you guys up yet? Do you have any idea what time it is? The princesses are gonna get killed if their parents don't hear from them soon!" Eyeball's voice sounded from the other side of the door. Just then he opened it and his mouth dropped open.
I didn't think he expected to see a naked Ace in bed with a naked Rory.
"Goddammit Chambers you mind?" Ace said as he tossed me my shirt and
grabbed his pants off the ground.
Eyeball just stood there. "No fuckin way. You didn't. Princess Viewrat did NOT just get down and dirty with the king of the trash heap. How drunk did
you get last night there Rory?"
I felt my face turn bright red and Ace jumped up at him. "Listen scumbag, first of all get your ass out of this room I don't think Rory appreciates you staring at her and trying to get a glimpse of her tits. Second of all, if you EVER talk about her or me like that again I will kill you, and you
know I aint kidding around Eyeball." Ace was standing mere inches from
Eyeball's face.
"Sorry man.I uhhh didn't mean to get personal. And sorry there Scanlon, a
man cant help natural urges to see the female anatomy."
"Its fine." I answered as I tried to cover up. Eyeball then closed the door
and Ace sat on the edge of the bed.
"Are you ok?" I asked as I put my clothes on and sat down next to him. He
didn't respond.
"Wow, never thought I'd see you at a loss for words. Come on, what's wrong?
If you cant tell me then who can you tell?"
Ace took a deep breath. "Think about it Rory my friends are giving me shit
and by now Eyeball's gone and told all your friends about what happened last night and theyre gonna get on your case about it. Then when things get
around.I don't wanna put you through that shit."
"What shit? Merrill please, I can deal with people saying stuff about me. I
lived my whole life being little miss popularity, trying to please the masses and make myself seem cool. I'm sick of it. People are always gonna talk-let them. Don't let it get to you. Eyeball was just surprised, I mean
everyone's gonna be. But I mean its worth it. I don't care what other people think anymore. For once in my pathetic life I'm gonna do what I want
and if you haven't realized it, what I want is you."
He looked over at me. "I'm warning you Scanlon, its gonna be a bumpy ride."
"So? You scared Merrill?"
A small grin began to pull at his lips. "Scared? Nah.I'm looking forward to it. Should be fun, I mean you and me, something just works here kid and if
other people don't like it they can kiss my ass."
I grinned. "That's the spirit. Now come on, lets get out of here before
Abby's parents call the national guard trying to find her."
And with that, Ace put his arm around my waist and we walked out of the room confidently. We had no idea how much strength we would need for the fast approaching times ahead, but at that moment we didn't care. It was all
Ace and Rory and things were going to work.