Closer than Before

“Yes. There’s really nothing. Although I think it’s a little cute that you’re worried but Jeremy and me is just too far of a stretch,” I replied as I waved my hands in front of my face and laughed lightly.

Putting aside the issue between Jeremy and me, I felt like if there was a relationship more suspicious and more realistic, it would be the relationship between Ace and Elizabeth. I stared at Ace’s face and figured out that there was nothing for me to learn there. Whatever was going on, Ace wasn’t going to easily give it away. The more times I ran into Elizabeth, the more the way she acted confused me to the point where I didn’t know what to make of it.

“You’re right. Let’s head out,” Ace said to bring that little off-track conversation to a close.

“It’s really been a while since I went out drinking…” I murmured.

“You better hold your drink…” Ace warned as he shot a glare my way.