Grace-

The sunlight shined over my face, the warmth of the light on my skin made me open my eyes. I stretched and noticed the cold chill around me. I sat up and looked around, there was nobody here. The sheets ruffled and a stray pillow lay alone on the floor. A warm breeze brushed the white curtains before stealing the warmth from the sun leaving me with a cold chill making me shiver.

I turned my body so my legs hung off the side of the bed before standing up the floor a bit chilly but I walked out of Ace's room and walked past the dark bathroom and into the empty living room, I wandered into the kitchen. The house seemed lonely as the floor creaked under my weight. The kitchen window was open and I peeked out. Just making out a pair of boots under the car in the wooden garage. I rolled my eyes I walked over to the fridge and opened it. I grabbed a beer and hit my hip on the side of the door slamming it shut. I walked over to the bottle opener on the wall and opened the beverage. I took a sip and it burned down my throat. Walking to the door I slipped on my shoes and walked over to the garage.

Ace was underneath the car his dirty brown boots and the calves of his jeans the only sign of him. I sat on the driver's side of the hood and crossed my legs. I set down my drink and leaned back my shoulders keeping my body up as I closed my eyes tilting my head as I laid on the hood listening to "Till then by the classics" I tapped my feet with the music.

I heard a shuffle under the car before a loud thud."Shit!" I heard Ace mutter

I opened one eyes and peeked to see him holding his head I could help but crack a smile, I closed my eye and kept swaying to the music.

I heard him walk over, I heard him pick up my drink and take a gulp. I opened my eyes he stood there wiping off the oil from his hands. He was shirtless and sweat mixed with drops on oil on his chest and trickled down making light grey lines over his muscles. He looked up and smirked "Enjoying the view?" He asked cockily

"No you just stole my beer." I raised an eyebrow

He chuckled "Actually it's mine so I was just taking it back."

I shook my head "Who says you could?" I tilted my head sitting up raising my knee so I didn't fall.

His eyes traveled up my tanned legs, he looked back and threw the towel onto a table behind him. Without another word he turned back to me, his right hand brushed up my leg while the other hand wrapped around my ankle. At the movement my breathing hitched in my throat as I watched him lean forward. His lips skimmed up to my knee, he made eye contact for an instant before giving me a swift tug. My heart rate sped up as I was shot forward, my right leg falling off the side of the car touching the ground while the other was around his leg my knee up to his hip as he pushed my body back my backside on the side of the car. His hand brushed slowly up my thigh as he moved forward; he pressed me closer to him. His face met mine before he leaned forward his lips pushed against my neck. My hands slipped around his neck as his other hand moved to my waist. The sweat on his neck slid down my collarbone and he kissed it away with his lips.

I closed my eyes as he moved up, his lips meeting mine. He pushed me forward my back arching onto the hood of the car. I kissed him harder and his tongue grazed my bottom lip. I didn't respond so he moved his hand further up my thigh and I gasped. He took his chance and slipped his tongue into my mouth, he caressed my tongue with his begging me to kiss back and I finally gave in. He pulled back and leaned up his breathing heavy and he smirked. My breath was no different as I blushed turning my head away from his as I sat up.

He held out his hand helping me down "Come on, were gonna go play some ball."

We walked back and he slipped on a shirt and a blue jacket, he rolled up the sleeves. I put on an old dress of his moms from when she was younger. It was the only thing of his parent he kept, their clothing. He would deny it if you asked him but one time I watched him as he walked into their old room and inhale the scent of his mother's perfume she wore. He told me once when he was drunk out of his keds that when he was little he broke the bottle in the dresser and it stayed with the old dresser he kept in his room. Sometime when the wind blows hard enough and all the doors are open, you could smell her perfume through the whole house.

It was a green dress and I buttoned it up. I pulled my hair into a ponytail before jumping into Ace's car.

We picked up Billy, Eyeball and Charlie before playing a game of mailbox baseball.

Ace was up and he was winning so far until he broke a wooden one making it his third out.

"Shit I'm out!" He groaned as he sat back down.

I sat in the middle of Billy and Charlie. "Shouldn't have gone for a wooden one!" Eyeball laughed

Ace turned to glare at him "Tell me something I don't know asshole!"

Eyeball huffed before taking a sip of his beer focusing on the road again. Ace turned back to us and tried to give the bat to Billy. "You up Billy" He hissed

Billy shook his head "I'm done."

Eyeball scoffed throwing his hand up "You can't quit! We only played three innings that wouldn't be an official game!"

"Come on Billy, there's only three innings left." I whined "Beside Ace will probably win anyways as long as Charlie doesn't score two."

Charlie looked down at his beer before giving a smile and looked at Ace "Hey Ace me and Billy-" He began

Billy smacked his shoulder careful to avoid me "Shut up!"

Ace's narrowed his eyes "What's with you two? You been acting psycho all day!"

"It's nuthin!" Billy said quickly and Charlie agreed

"Well then if you don't mind, I'd like to finish this game before I start collecting my damn social security!" Ace hissed thrusting the bat at Billy

"Fine" Billy huffed before standing up and getting a foul ball because the box didn't fall all the way off

I moved closer to Charlie who pulled me back under Ace's watchful eye so I wouldn't get hit. The empty beer bottles clinked around, I didn't touch mine and Charlie didn't really like to drink but would occasionally sip his.

When we finished the game everyone met up at Billy's.