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nestling into his chest. Ace
smoothed my hair sighing.
    “ What?” I asked through a
yawn.
    “ Nothing. Just glad to be able to
see you today.”
    We dozed off, not needing to
say anything, I could tell he was exhausted, and I could tell he
had showered before coming over. He smelled
amazing.
    I was in and out of sleep,
adjusting my face on his chest, he squeezed my arm every time I
moved as if to see if I was still right there with him. I turned my
head to look at the time. It was later than I thought it
was.
    Gray came into the room. His face
wasn’t the happiest. I didn’t see much of an issue, but clearly, to
him, he thought something of it. What, I wasn’t sure.
    His moody girlfriend stood
beside him taking the whole picture in. I nudged Ace; he snapped
awake, his body jerking back to life. Ace, not seeming too bothered
by the audience, kept one hand on my arm
and yawned.
    “ What is he doing here?” Gray
asked me in a hard stance, his hand in his pockets, his face
tensing up now as he looked past me to Ace.
    “ We’re just hanging out,” I said
lightly, resting my head against Ace’s pecks and staring at the TV,
trying to give Gray the hint that I didn’t care nor did I want to
argue with him.
    “ You talk about me having people
over here and you want to go and tell Dad and Mom, yet you’re here
doing the same,” he snapped at me.
    “ Gray when are
you going to understand, I don’t care what you think?” I said,
sitting up now. I was getting annoyed, and when you’re annoyed, you
want to be in the best stance in case you want to punch someone.
Ace grabbed my wrist and pressed my hand into the couch cushion. I
figured he must have sensed my mood
change.
    “ That’s right. You don’t care what
anyone thinks. You’ll go around town making whatever name you want
to make of yourself. Who cares what Mom and Dad have to go through
because of it.”
    I went to jump off the couch but
was held down my Ace’s strong grip. I jerked hard but was stuck.
Gray grew amazed and started to smirk at the restraint Ace had on
me. I could tell this was playing in his favor.
    “ Let me go Ace!” I
yelled.
    “ I’m not letting you go so you can
deck your brother,” he said, pulling me back down. I sat down in
annoyance.
    “ Hold on Gray, let me ask you
this. What is it that Eve is doing wrong? And believe me, you won’t
offend me.” Ace moved forward on the couch cushion resting his arm
on his leg and the other on me.
    Gray was silent staring at the two
of us as if it was some kind of trap, then finally opened his big
mouth.
    I never saw what I saw happen so
fast.
    “ She is eighteen, she has no idea
what involvement with a guy your age is like, nor does she need to.
And if you want to get in someone’s pants, I see why you chose Eve.
Not the brightest bulb in the box. But nonetheless, she is my
sister and I know what you are.”
    Before the last word came rolling
out of Gray’s mouth, Ace flew over the footstool and interlocked
with Gray, grabbing his shirt and slamming him up against the wall,
Gray’s head hit with a loud thud, knocking my parents’ pictures to
the floor with a crash-Devan almost knocked over in the midst of it
all. She screamed and ran across the room. I wasn’t sure if she had
it in her to break two guys apart, but I think it was the sheer
fear of Ace. I stood up myself but didn’t move. In the back of my
head, I was hoping he would put Gray in his place.
    “ I’m going to tell you this and I
will say it only once.” Ace bounced Gray’s head off the wall, his
voice so calm and low I barely could hear. Gray kept his eyes fixed
on Ace barely moving or even blinking.
    “ I am not the guy to mess with.
And I am not the guy trying to do anything to your sister in the
way that you imply. And if I ever hear it come from your mouth
again, I will break your jaw. And after that, if you’re still
feeling man enough to try me again, I’ll go for something a little
more painful. Something