Ace of Spades (Underground Affair Series Book 1) Read online

  "Luke."

  "Doctor, how long will it be before Shane can get back to training again?"

  Shane knew Buddy was going to have a hundred questions and he wanted to get home. He pulled on the t-shirt and then dropped his shorts and started changing right there. He lived with Ace in college and Buddy had seen him change before. He didn't think it would matter, Luke being a doctor and all. But as he pulled on the boxers he looked up and caught Luke staring at him and Ace and Buddy watching the expression on Luke's face.

  "Never seen a naked man, Doc?"

  Luke looked away, then glanced back at Shane.

  "I noticed that bruise on your hip. I’d like to take a look at it?"

  "Sure."

  Shane stood upright and Luke walked up behind him and poked and prodded at Shane.

  "It’s just a bruise. I don't think it warrants an x-ray. If it should give you trouble, then come back and we will x-ray it."

  "Thanks."

  "Well, I have to tend to my other patients. You can follow up with your own doctor to have the stitches removed in ten days."

  "Can I follow up…with you?"

  "I'm a neurosurgeon, I'm only here covering. But, I guess, if you prefer. Call my office number and make an appointment. Ask for Cindy and tell her you only need fifteen minutes."

  Luke walked out the door. Shane looked at Ace and Buddy.

  "Let's go."

  SHANE INSISTED THAT HE go back to the Underground and at least make an appearance at his Victory Party. As much as he wanted to go home and die, he knew he needed to show his face, for his fans sake. Knowing how stubborn he was, Ace and Buddy agreed to stop by on their way to take Shane home.

  As soon as Shane walked in, cheers erupted from his fans and his staff. Shane smiled as Ace and Buddy escorted him over to a table and pulled out a chair for him to sit.

  “Shane, how are you feeling now?”

  Shane looked up and Chace was standing there.

  “I’m ok. Thanks. What the hell happened to you?”

  “You don’t look ok. I will explain later.”

  “Kid, I’m going to pack up and head home. If you need anything give me a call.”

  “Thank you, Buddy, for everything.”

  “You always make me proud, Kid. I’ll come by and see how you are doing tomorrow.”

  Chace sat down with Shane and Ace. Shane exhaled and then decided he needed to ask how things went with Robert. He needed to know he was gone for good this time.

  “So, did Robert pack up and get out?”

  “Oh, he’s out alright.”

  “Chace, what are you not telling me?”

  “I had Robert arrested.”

  “You did what? Chace, I didn’t…”

  “Hang on. Robert did this to my face. Just because you didn’t want to press charges didn’t mean I would allow him to hit me and get away with it.”

  Chace stood up and walked over to the bar. Ace reached his hand over and patted Shane on the shoulder.

  “Hey, why don’t I take you home with me for tonight?”

  “Thanks, Ace but I’m ok.”

  “Alright then, I’m going to mingle a bit. If you want to leave just send someone to get me and I will bring you home.”

  “Thanks.”

  Ace walked over to the bar where Chace was.

  “So what happened with my Chief’s daughter?”

  “Lucy gave her statement and then her father took her home.”

  “How was she when she left?”

  “Why don’t you call her and ask her?”

  “Chace, I can’t.”

  “You mean you won’t?”

  “I’m not good enough for her.”

  “Why do you think that?”

  “She’s smart and beautiful.”

  “Ace, you have women begging to get into your pants. I know I’m not into men, but damn you’re hot.”

  Ace smiled, “Yeah, I am pretty hot, aren’t I?”

  “Call her.”

  “She’s engaged to that asshole.”

  “I have a feeling that when Tom hit her, the engagement ended.”

  “I don’t want to be the rebound.”

  “You’re not the rebound, you’re the reason.”

  “Reason?”

  “She has the hots for you and I know something went on between you two. You’re probably the reason they were fighting. I bet she broke up with him.”

  “No, she loves Tom. I wasn’t anything except a quick fuck to get back at Tom. Can you get Shane home?”

  “Sure, why?”

  “I see a piece of ass over there who can help me forget Lucy is why.”

  Lucy had watched the fight with her brothers and father. After the fight when Shane was being interviewed she caught a few glimpses of Ace by his side. She wished Ace was by her side right now to hold her. In a way she was happy Tom showed his true colors. Now she could move on. She rolled over and closed her eyes. Maybe if she couldn’t have Ace in her bed she could dream about him.

  Shane walked into his house. It seemed so empty without Robert. He grabbed a beer and headed to the shower. He stopped and looked in the mirror at his face, he liked to survey his battle wounds from his fights but not those left by Robert.

  Declan walked into Shane’s bedroom expecting to find him but he heard the shower running. He wasn’t good at apologizing but he knew he needed to apologize to Shane this time.

  Shane was so weak after showering, he quickly grabbed his towel and headed straight for the bed before he collapsed onto the floor for the second time today. As he reached the bed he saw Declan standing in the doorway.

  Declan moved closer to Shane as he spoke, “I’m sorry.”

  “Sorry? Not, I told you so?”

  “Look Shane, I tried to apologize at the hospital and you wouldn’t let me. I wasn’t there then and I’m not here now to say I told you so. I’m here to tell you that I’m sorry I was a dick and I should have supported you no matter what.”

  “You were right about Robert.”

  “Shane, this is about us, not Robert. You’re like the brother I never had. All that should matter is that you’re happy and…”

  “I’m not happy, Dec. You were right. I should have listened to you the first time Robert beat me up. If Buddy didn’t walk in, I don’t know if Robert would have even called for help or just let me bleed to death. He never cared about me. I was just some dumb ass who took care of him and let him spend my money.”

  Declan sat down next to Shane on the bed and placed his arm around him.

  “Live and learn. Love makes us blind.”

  “I’m sorry too, Dec.”

  “I saw your fight. You made me proud.”

  “I looked for you, I knew it was stupid but I kept hoping you’d show up.”

  “I was a jack ass. I watched from my office on the closed circuit camera.”

  “Robert bet on me. When I won in Two, he flipped out and started punching me. He bet on my fight and lost. He bet I would drop Rick in Three.”

  Declan could see how upset Shane was becoming, so he decided to change the subject.

  “Shane, you did good. You’re a great fighter. Now let’s get you to bed so that your body can start to heal.”

  Shane reached his hand over and grabbed Declan’s, “Will you spend the night with me?”

  “As long we’re just sleeping. I don’t think you could handle me in your current condition.”

  “You got that right.”

  Declan and Shane both stood up. Declan pulled back the comforter and then began undressing. Shane got into bed, then he had to try three different positions before he could get his head to rest comfortably. Declan walked around the bed and climbed in. Shane leaned his head up and kissed Declan good night.

  LUCY COULDN’T BELIEVE HOW late she had slept. She practically crawled down the stairs to grab a cup of coffee. The house seemed deserted, she guessed her parents were probably at church but she hadn’t a clue where her brothers
were. All she cared about at the moment was having a cup of coffee. Her mom had left the pot on warm with a plate of homemade donuts nearby. Lucy hadn’t been home on a Sunday morning for fresh donuts in years. She grabbed one and bit into it, leaving jelly and powdered sugar all over her.

  “Uh, hey, I didn’t know you were here.”

  Lucy was horrified. She was in a very short t-shirt and boy shorts. Her hair was a mess and she was adorned in powdered sugar and jelly. Of all people to walk in, it had to be Ace. Lucy turned around, “Hi.”

  Ace’s cock may have hardened when he saw Lucy in boy shorts leaning on the counter but it was his heart that melted when he saw her face. She looked a mess, bruised and covered with a dab of jelly and a spattering of powdered sugar. God did he want to devour her.

  “How do you taste today…uhh, I mean feel. How are you feeling?”

  Lucy smiled, then she blushed. “Why don’t you tell me?”

  Ace walked over to Lucy. He was so close she could feel his breath. Her stomach was in knots.

  Ace wanted to go with his first instinct to leave and quickly, but his cock won this round. He began to kiss Lucy’s face and lick the jelly from her cheek. In minutes he had her nipple in his mouth and his hand between her legs, while she stroked his cock.

  “I want you so bad. Ace, fuck me.”

  Ace lifted Lucy up, pushed her panties to the side and impaled her with his cock.

  “Oh God, Oh God, Ace, I’m sorry for everything.”

  “Shhh, talk later.”

  Ace continued on until he came. Then he carefully removed Lucy and lowered her to the floor.

  “That was a better wake up than coffee.”

  Ace smiled. “Twice now I’ve had you in your father’s house. My God, if he knew he’d probably cut off my balls.”

  “I’d miss them.”

  Ace and Lucy erupted in laughter.

  “Well, it does a man good to hear his daughter laugh.”

  Ace and Lucy were horrified. They both turned around expecting her father to explode.

  “Hi, Daddy.”

  “Hey, Chief.”

  Lucy’s father walked over and kissed her on the forehead. Then he grabbed a donut.

  “C’mon Ace, we have work to do.”

  Ace winked at Lucy and followed her father out.

  Ace tried to adjust himself in his pants. He wanted more of Lucy and he couldn’t seem to calm his very manly part down. All he needed was for his Chief to see him with a boner, knowing it was his daughter that made it that way.

  “Sit down, Ace.”

  Ace panicked, now he thought Lucy’s father was going to ream him a new asshole. He must have heard them. He sat down and waited.

  “Yes, Chief.”

  “Ace, you know how important my daughter is to me?”

  “Yes.”

  “Well, I saw the two of you just now…”

  “I’m sorry, Chief.”

  “Sorry?”

  “I didn’t expect to find her here and then when I walked in she was in those skimpy clothes and…”

  “Ace, do you think I’ve never gotten a boner from looking at a beautiful woman?”

  “No Chief, I, I mean yes, Chief.”

  “So back to what I was saying. I’ve seen my Lucy and the way she looks at you and if it wasn’t obvious before it is now that you are quite attracted to her.”

  “She is very pretty.”

  “Would you mind taking her out for dinner? She needs someone to help her get over that scumbag Tom. I trust you not to hurt her, so how about it? I will gladly foot the bill.”

  “I’d like to take Lucy to dinner but only if I can pay for it. I don’t want her thinking, if she ever found out, that I didn’t want to take her and that you paid me, so to speak.”

  “Fantastic.”

  Ace secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

  Lucy went upstairs to shower. How she wished Ace was still inside her as she lathered up her body and caressed herself. Thoughts of Ace played through her mind until she went to wash her face and felt her bruise which was left by Tom and she was thrown back into reality.

  “Lucy?”

  Lucy heard Ace calling her.

  “Yeah, I will be out in a minute.”

  Lucy pulled on her robe and walked into her bedroom.

  “Hey.”

  “So what's up?”

  “I came to see if you would like to have dinner with me sometime?”

  “Let me check my schedule.”

  “Oh, ok. Let me know.”

  Ace felt disappointed she didn’t immediately say yes. He nodded his head and turned to leave.

  “I’m free from tonight…on.”

  Ace smiled as he turned around and looked at Lucy.

  “Tonight, it is then.”

  “Ok. See you at seven.”

  Ace walked closer and kissed Lucy goodbye.

  “Seven it is.”

  Shane woke up to the sound of Declan snoring. His head was throbbing and his heart was broken. At least he still had Declan in his life. Without Declan he wouldn't be the fighter he was today.

  "How's the head?"

  Shane turned to look at Declan. Declan grimaced when he saw Shane's face.

  "Yeah, I'd say I feel as good as I look."

  "Look at it this way, Rick looks just as bad or worse and he lost the fight. At least you won."

  "Did I? My win lost me Robert."

  Shane sat up in the bed. Declan sat up as well. He leaned in Shane's face.

  "Robert never deserved you. I know you're suffering right now but Shane trust me you're going to find someone who will love you the way you deserve to be loved.”

  "I guess I just can't believe that not only did I allow someone to treat me so poorly but I defended him and loved him."

  "Love makes us do stupid things. Do you not remember Melissa?"

  "I will never forget what that shady bitch did to you."

  "That goes to prove that we are all human and when we are in love we are stupid humans."

  "Point proven, pity party over."

  "That's the Shane I like to see." Declan smiled.

  "Come on, let's get dressed and I'll buy you breakfast. I'm starving."

  Chace was on his fifth cup of coffee already. He hadn’t been asleep for more than ten minutes before the Police Chief called into work last night and told him there had been another murder. That made three within a few weeks. The first two seemed eerily similar but when a third body showed up with the identical carvings on the body; they knew that they had a real psycho on their hands.

  "Chief, come look at this."

  Chief Manning walked over and knelt down beside the body.

  "My God.”

  “This guy is sending us a message.”

  Kyle walked over with Chloe. Chace glanced up and then looked away. Chloe ignored Chace and his childish behavior, she wanted to get to work. She dropped down to her knees next to Chief Manning and looked down at the body.

  “I feel as if I’ve seen this same body for the third time now.”

  “We definitely have a psycho here.”

  “A psycho who’s sending us a message.”

  Chief Manning and Chloe looked over at Chace and Kyle.

  “Message, Kyle?”

  “Chace said the first victim looked like she had the number one carved into her chest, we didn’t think much of it until the second victim had what looked like an eight or an infinity symbol in the same place. But this, this is definitely a five. I think we need to put our heads together and figure out what the numbers one, eight and five stand for.”

  Chace stood up and began walking to the car as he called out to Kyle, “Let’s go, we need to figure this out before someone else gets killed.”

  LUCY WAS GETTING DRESSED for her date with Ace. She was applying make up to her bruised face when her father walked in.

  “Well don’t you look pretty. Going somewhere?”

  “No, I thought I would dress up t
o scrub the floors, Dad.” Lucy giggled.

  “Ahh, I see. So you don’t want to tell the old man where you’re going?”

  “I’m going to dinner with a friend.”

  “Friend? A male friend?”

  “Dad! This is why I moved out. No privacy and too many questions.” Lucy walked over to her father and hugged him. “I love you anyway though.”

  “I love you too, Lucy.”

  “I will send you a text if I’m going to be very late so you don’t worry.”

  “You know, I will worry anyway.”

  “Yes Dad, you always do.”

  Lucy walked down the stairs. Her father just stood there smiling at her.

  Ace was questioning himself about asking Lucy out for dinner on his way to pick her up. She was on the rebound and he didn’t want to be her rebound guy, he wanted to be her guy. Although, he wasn’t sure how his Chief would feel about that. Sure he asked Ace to take Lucy out for dinner but that was because he trusted Ace to take care of her. Little did he know what Ace did after hours or that he had sex with Lucy more than once in his home. Ace chuckled to himself about the thought of the Chief eating his dinner at the same table he had sex with Lucy on. No time for dirty thoughts, he was now parked in front of his Chief’s house and needed to get out of the car and didn’t need to have a boner.

  Shane was asleep on the couch until his phone rang and woke him up.

  “Hello.”

  “Mr. Hart?”

  “This is Mr. Hart.”

  “Hi, it’s Luke, Dr. Martino.”

  Shane smiled and sat up.

  “Are you calling about the rest of my test results?”

  “No, I’m calling to thank you for the new clothes you had delivered to my office. It wasn’t necessary to even return my clothes moreover purchase all new items.”

  “You went out of your way for me. I really appreciate it. Besides, I bled on your shirt so it needed to be replaced.”

  “Well, thank you. So how are you feeling today?”

  “Like someone kicked my ass last night.” Shane laughed.

  “How’s the head?”