Merry Christmas

Ace POV

I left for the city straight after our game Friday night but every mile I traveled away from Alley I felt my body ripping apart. I hated myself for the way I treated her all week but mostly I hated myself for missing out on this night with her. It was her first dance, first time wearing a pretty dress and spending the night out just being a kid at a stupid school dance.

I imagined her in a hundred different dresses wanting to know desperately what color she picked. Long or short? Sparkly? Satin or cotton?

I spent a few hours sipping whiskey at the lounge with associates from multiple companies my father owned and all I wanted to do was punch each of them in the face. Imagining how I could make them bleed was becoming my new way to feel calm. Elise was there again and she made sure to flaunt her body in front of me. Leaning into my side, stealing touches as her hand slid over my arm, and of course the long stares while her eyes trailed over my body.

It wasn't like how Alley's