Ace by Faye Byrd

Author:Faye Byrd [Byrd, Faye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07TKDP984
Goodreads: 46782757
Published: 2019-07-07T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Elderly Wisdom

“You’re yanking my fucking chain, aren’t ya?” Rush asks, sending me a glare. “There’s no way in hell I’m buying this overly dramatic story.”

I shake my head. “I wish, man, but it’s true. Every last detail.”

“I can attest to it,” Niko chimes in, tossing a thumb toward me. “This dufus came in here and got wasted while crying to Elle about it. Can you believe that shit?”

Rush tosses his head back and barks a loud laugh. “Of fucking course you’d make it about Elle.”

“Bullshit,” Niko refutes him, huffing. “Ace made it all about Elle when he confided in her instead of one of his best friends.”

“I apologized for that already.” I glare at his whining ass. “I told you I was hoping for some womanly wisdom.”

“And did you get it?” Niko lifts a challenging brow.

I look down into my glass of Stella Artois. “I don’t remember.”

Both of those fuckers burst out laughing, and I join them. Things have been better since Rowan and I non-talked. Having Carmen around and us working to get settled into my childhood home has taken my focus from the bad and turned it toward the good. I get to spend every day with my daughter, and she’s pretty damn amazing, much like her mother when we were younger.

Carmen started the same middle school I went to as a kid on Tuesday, and this Saturday, I plan to introduce her to Ma. Sure, I could tell her over the phone, but that seems cruel. So does making her wait a week to find out she’s a Grandma, but I don’t have much of a choice. I want her to be able to spend time with Carmen, and a weekend day is the best option.

Rush claps me on the back. “Well, fuck. I’m not sure I know the right thing to say here. Congratulations, for sure, but beyond that, I’m no fucking help.”

“It’s cool, man.” I wave him off. “Car’s amazing, and we’re doing great. It’s her ma that’s taking most of the heat— from the both of us.”

“Imagine that,” Niko says, propping his elbows on the bar. “Ace has a kid, who he had no part in naming, and he legit gets to nickname her Car.”

“That is fucking cool.” Rush bobs his head, tapping my arm. “Hey, why don’t you and the kid come for dinner? Alyssa’s fan-fucking-tastic with emotional shit.”

“We could do that,” I reply, sliding my glass toward Niko and standing. “I definitely want everyone to meet her, and Alyssa could probably be an amazing role model.”

“What about her mom?” Niko asks, curious. “Are they even talking?”

“They are.” I sigh heavily. “Rowan picked her up for dinner last night. I had to push Carmen into it, and that annoys me. She has a right to be mad, but that woman raised her, so there’s a fine line, and she’s teetering on the edge.”

“Yeah, but look how she played you two,” he points out, wiping down the bar with his towel. “I don’t know how someone could get over something like that.

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