Where I Belong - Ace Merrill

Chapter 28

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~2022~
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Harper slowly opened her eyes and looked around. The morning sun filtered into their hotel room as she saw her dad still fast asleep. The Tv had turned off as she stood up and stretched herself out.

Her last morning in 2022. She hoped.

Deciding to leave her dad to sleep she decided to go grab some clean clothes and take a shower. She knew if this was going to work she wanted to make sure she looked good for Ace, even though he wouldn't care.

Grabbing her white strapless dress that came just above her knees, pale blue wedged heels and makeup bag from her suitcase she slipped into the bathroom.

She stripped down and climbed into the shower as she began to wash herself and her hair. She shaved her legs and under her arms as she couldn't get Ace and the other cobras from her mind.

Letting her fingers softly trail over her cobra tattoo she felt her heart race slightly as she begged and prayed that this would work. She just wanted to be back there with them. Him.

She quickly got out of the shower, not wanting to waste any more time as she dried off before wrapping a towel around her hair and got dressed.

Keeping towel around her hair she put on a faint bit of eyeshadow and mascara before sorting her hair out.

Using the hotels hairdryer she dried her hair and used her hair clips to pin back her fringe. Slipping on her shoes she packed up her stuff and looked at herself in the mirror.

The smile on her face, for the first time, actually felt real. Not forced, not fake. Her fingers once again went up to her cobra tattoo as she looked down at it.

"I'm coming Ace." She mumbled as she grabbed her stuff and headed out.

Her dad was now awake and just tipping the man he'd ordered room service from. He's ordered a mass selection of pancakes, waffles, fruits, sauces, basically everything continental.

Harper smiled as she walked around to sit at the sofa.

"You trying to fatten me up before I go or something?" She asked with a laugh.

He laughed and shook his head. "No just figured you got a long trip and don't want you getting hungry."

Harper smiled faintly. "I hope this works." She mumbled.

Her dad reached out and took her hand in his. "It will..." he paused. "But if it doesn't, we'll find another way. Now let's eat, I'm starving."

Harper nodded as the pair dug in to their breakfast.

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~1959~
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Ace groaned as he rolled over and flopped his arm over. Yet when he felt someone there he quickly shot up, panicked.

Eyeball quickly shot up next to him as relief flushed over Ace.

"What the fuck are you doing here?!" Ace snapped at him before grabbing his head, feeling the extreme pounding.

"You fucking made me stay! After all that shit that went down last night you told me I had to stay and make sure you didn't go fuck your ex!"

Ace gulped slightly. "I wanted to fuck her?"

Eyeball shook his quickly. "No but then you started drinking a lot more, going on and on about Harper and that you just wanted some kind of release..." His voice trailed off.

"I actually said I'd go to her?"

Eyeball shook his head again. "No but I know how your head works and didn't want you to do anything you'd regret. Her being one of those things."