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For the second time this week Alex ended up where she least expected, Ace's. She was less apprehensive this time about entering and walked straight through after Ace following him into his room sitting on the bed.

"it's late, stay here tonight I'll drop you home tomorrow" he began pulling off his shirt, Alex looked the other way suddenly feeling a little embarrassed. Ace only smirked "You're lucky girls usually have to pay for this kind of show"

Now it was Alex's time to scoff "You wish John."

There was a moment of silence. The questions on their mind hung in the air like a suffocation fog. Ace's head swam with questions he couldn't hold any longer. He walked to stand in front on Alex looking down staring her straight in the eyes locking her in place.

"I'm gonna ask you something and you're not gonna lie, because I know you Alex and I see through every word you say so now tell me. What's been with you"

Alex's mouth ran dry, her initial instinct to lie was useless he was right Ace was better than a polygraph.

"And don't give me some bullshit about being sick I know that's fucking lies so I'm gonna give you one last chance."

"Or what"

"Don't. Test. Me."

Ace let himself be vulnerable with Alex and it wasn't something she took lightly. Alex had seen Ace's darkest side today. Ace was a petty criminal, a gambler, a womaniser, a drinker and hell he enjoyed a good fight but Alex always believed there was some good in him. For the first time ever she was starting to question if there was any of John left.

"Or what?" She asked again a slight sneer in her voice "you'll do to me what you did to Frisk?" sje went to leave but Ace grabbed her arm pulling her back.

"Ungrateful bitch! I beat the guy to save your ass from whatever that sick twisted fuck would've done to you, and you pay me back with bullshit lies, so what you doing? Where you going?" he laughed with arrogant enthusiasm that made Alex uneasy. "Why you getting your own brother to lie to me for you? You're lucky I don't beat his ass for that as wel-"

"Don't you dare!" Alex shouted suddenly standing ip and launching herself at Ace her fist pounded into his chest but he was too strong for her. He pushed her back pinning her to the bed holding her wrists to stop her hurting him or herself. After a few moments she calmed down. The anger inside both of them slowly fading as their faces froze inches apart. Ace stared into her green eyes, his anger faded he loosened his grip on her wrists but he didn't pull away. Then Ace did the last thing he ever expected himself to do. He kissed her.

Alex was frozen with shock. A spark ran through them both the seconds their lips met. The softness of the kiss was something she had never expected from kissing Ace. Her apprehension stopped her from enjoying the moment but the skim of his fingertips over her back melted this away and she began to kiss back

Ace ran his tongue over her bottom lip before slipping his tonge into her mouth. She gasped, her heart racing. He ran a hand up her spine placing it behing her neck and pulling her closer to him. Grabbing at her hips he rolled over pulling her on top of him. Alex's was lightheaded. She pulled away slightly staring into Ace's cold blue eyes.

"What's wrong" he asked sensing the apprehension. Her eyes scanned his. Was she really willing to risk her only real friendship for what was most likely a onetime fuck? She stood up suddenly nearly losing her balance.

"I can't do this" she managed before she was gone. Ace went to stop her but she was out the door before he knew it.

He sat there for a moment, attempting to wrap his head around the surrealness of the moment. He still tasted her lips and the smell of vanilla hung in the room. The sweet smell burnt his nostrils and his skin burnt hot with rage and embarrassment. He slammed his fist into the wall beside him feeling the plaster shake under his knuckles. He looked at the cracked plaster feeling the pain radiate through his already bruised and bleeding knuckles. Ace had fucked every girl in town without ever feeling a thing, he was used to sex as an emotionless act but when his lips met hers it had nearly stopped his heart. And then she walked out.

The scrawny kid that once tagged along with her brother had now become the one person Ace could trust with his life to the point he was willing to risk it for hers. He rushed to the kitchen searching for a bottle of whiskey stashed away for his darker days. Swigging large gulps he paced up and down the kitchen running his hands through his hair ruining the perfectly gelled locks. The boy who who never cared about everything suddenly felt everything

The whiskey began to rush to his head as he sank deep into his sofa. He switched on the TV to numb his brain with background noise. His mind spun at the thought of the softness of her skin under his rough hands. The drink began to knock him out and his eyes shut on a final though, she was going to be his.