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He looked down at me, taking in my appearance with a calculating expression before backing away. I didn’t miss the way his eyes flashed while he studied me. Was it out of anger or lust? I propped myself up on my elbows so I could watch him. He stood at the edge of the bed,…

“Do you have any idea how insane I went last night?” he asked. “I was on the brink of murdering everyone within a fucking ten-mile radius! “I thought you’d been taken, Doe. I thought someone had stolen you from me and was torturing you in a basement somewhere while you cried out for me. That…

I could already feel the same humiliation and devastation I experienced yesterday start to creep up my chest again. Knowing it was ultimately a losing battle, I sighed and dropped my face into my hands. “I know you like Clara.” “What?” Ace asked, staring at me with a bemused look. I swallowed. “I know you’re…

I nodded. “I had a nightmare. And then when I woke up and you weren’t here, I got a little freaked out. But I’m okay now.” Ace’s expression hardened. “A nightmare? I’m sorry I wasn’t here, sweetheart. Do you want to talk about it?” “It… I think it was in a hospital room. There was…

I bit my lip, his words going straight to my soul, warming it like a fire on a cold winter’s night. We had barely spent any time apart over the last week, but I knew exactly what he meant. “I missed you too,” I whispered back. After another quick peck on the cheek, Ace was…

“So, uh, Ace?” I said. “T-there was something I wanted to ask you.” “Hmm?” he responded, still frowning at his phone. I was tempted to make him look up at me, but then thought it might be easier if he didn’t make eye contact with me. “Do you, um, maybe want to go out to…

I keep promising to give him my number and then forget before I get the chance. “It would be nice to be able to text him instead of just waiting until the next time I bump into him to talk to him.” She ripped the piece of paper from her notebook and held it out…

The only thing that made me stop was my phone going off in my hand. Ace was calling me. I didn’t care. I sobbed harder and shut my phone off just as the first text from him came rolling in, asking me where I was. I shoved the phone into the pocket of my dress…

He gave me a small smile as he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. “That’s okay, Doe. You let me know when you figure it out, though, all right? No matter how long it takes.” His lips left a tender kiss on my forehead before he released me and took several steps back….

“I don’t understand a single thing you just said to me.” Ace’s lips turned up the tiniest bit. He sighed and opened his eyes. “That’s because you’re sleep-deprived, Doe. You haven’t been sleeping at all these last few days. You must be exhausted.” He was right, of course. But that didn’t clear up any of…