A week into the summer holidays Ace finally met Caroline Stratford. She had heard quite a bit about him from her daughter and even more from the other mothers of Castle Rock so she wasn't too surprised to be met with one Tuesday morning by a young blonde man who looked like the worst kind of troublemaker but whom she was willing to give the benefit of the doubt for the sake of her daughter.

"Is Laura in?" he asked surprised at the appearance of the older Stratford at the front door.

It hadn't occurred to him that her mother might be home. He always pictured Laura being perpetually alone in this house.

"Yes, I think she's just getting ready," Caroline answered before inviting him into the house.

Ace had never been inside the place before, it looked comfortable and homey. He had never been inside any of his girlfriends houses come to think of it, Daddy's didn't want their little girls anywhere near him.

"So you're Ace then?" Caroline asked.

"Yeah that's right," he replied.

Caroline was amused at his attitude.

"Could I get you some breakfast, Laura never seems to be able to finish hers."

Ace was stunned by the offer.

"Sure," he replied.

Mrs Stratford must not have heard too much about him.

Laura appeared from her bedroom. Ace always loved how she looked in the morning.

"Hey doll face," he greeted her.

Laura seemed unsure of what to do with her mother in the room so she settled for kissing him on the cheek.

Caroline decided to trust her daughter's judgement. She'd know if her daughter was unhappy with this boy and she seemed to be so much happier lately. It was also high time she had a steady male influence in her life.

"Goodbye you two," Caroline called as she watched the pair make their way towards his car.

"I'm sorry I wasn't ready sooner," Laura apologised as they walked down the main street of Castle Rock, hand in hand.

She knew Ace expected her to be waiting for him outside her house when he came for her.

"It's hard to be angry when you look so good," Ace replied leering at her.

The sundress she wore today was a good five inches shorter than anything else she owned and fitted her quite snugly in the bodice.

"Do you know what you do to me?" he groaned as he pushed her against the wall kissing her deeply.

His mouth moved down as he kissed a trail from her lips to her neck as his hand began rubbing against the bare skin of her thigh. He pressed his erection against her stomach making her feel exactly what she did to him.

Her face coloured deeply as she met the eyes of the people walking past them. She felt the sting of the judgement in their eyes and she knew exactly what they thought of her.

"Not here, please," she whispered.

Ace turned around and all the judgemental eyes immediately dropped to stare at shoes or swivel straight ahead.

Ace pulled at Laura's arm roughly directing her into a narrow alleyway. He pushed her against the wall, a pile of crates obscured them from the street view. He slid her panties down her legs hastily before unbuckling his belt with equal speed. Lifting the front of her skirts he entered her swiftly grunting as he thrust inside her mercilessly.

Laura moaned with each movement, her first experience long forgotten as she grabbed at his shirt in complete ecstasy. She loved this animalistic side of him, he made her ache but it was always worth the amount of pleasure he gave her.

Ace loved the way she looked against that wall, her cheeks flushed prettily, crying out nonsense words as she slid up and down that wall in that dress of hers. He claimed her mouth as he came, kissing her senselessly.

She gasped for air as Ace redressed himself, running his fingers through his hair. He smirked as she staggeringly climbed back into her own underwear and attempted to straighten herself up.

"I'm sorry babe," he smirked as he put his arm around her waist, "it's just these things you do to me."