Sweet Dreams - Ace Merrill

Fancy a drink?

Alex, Ace and the other cobras hung back as Vivian walked in front, determined and unstoppable.

The cobras felt a little tense as they started walking into View territory.

"Relax, we're almost there." Alex mumbled to them as they cautiously looked around, their kind wasn't exactly welcome here.

They followed Vivian through the streets until she stopped. Dead in her tracks she stopped.

Her gaze focused in front.

Alex halted the other cobras as he saw what his sister had seen.

They followed his gaze as they saw some of the guys from before, who had been waiting outside the station.

They saw a couple of girls with them. Eyeball stepped forward slightly.

"What is it?" He asked Alex quietly as Alex nodded slightly.

They all looked back over at the other group as they saw it.

A little baby. Probably a year or so old, in the arms of one of the guys as another girl fawned over the infant.

"It's a baby?" Vince asked confused as he looked to Alex.

Alex sighed as he nodded. "It's her baby."

Their mouths dropped slightly as Ace couldn't pull his eyes from Vivian, standing frozen in front of them.

Slowly he walked forward, Alex went to stop him but Ace shook him off, moving just behind Vivian. His hand reached out for her arm but she shook her head.

"Don't fucking touch me." She snapped through watery eyes.

"You're a mum..." Ace whispered in response as he looked over her shoulder at the baby.

Vivian bit the inside of her cheek. "Not that it's any of your fucking business Merrill but yes."

Ace wasn't sure what to do or say. What did he do? What did he say?

"My dad wanted me set for life." Vivian mumbled as she refused to pull her eyes from the infant. "He set me up with that dickhead." She mumbled.

Ace was silent as she spoke, this was her officially telling him her story. The story he had been so desperate to hear.

"Except that dickhead really was the worst dickhead..." Her voice trailed off as Ace heard her sniff.

"But that means fuck all now." She spat out quickly.

Ace sighed slightly, just when she started talking about everything she shut down again.

Alex appeared by her side. "Viv now ain't the time."

Vivian refused to tear her eyes from her baby, currently being fussed over.

"That's my fucking child." She spat out.

Alex nodded slowly. "And you're gonna get him back. You just gotta sort things out first." He mumbled.

Ace got a little more confused as he knew he didn't know the whole story, only that there was clear history between Vivian and that guy. Not to mention she had a fucking child?!

"You know I'm gonna kill him?" She asked as she tilted her head back slightly, her attention focusing on him holding her baby boy.

"Viv you do that and you lose that baby." Alex tried to push.

Vivian shook her head and finally turned to look at her brother. "For what he did to me? Death ain't enough." She spat out as she finally turned and stormed off.

The cobras all jumped aside as she stormed her way back over and through them.

Alex and Ace slowly walked back over to the rest of them as Alex sighed, looking over at Ace.

"Surprise?" He said with a small laugh.

Ace was still silent, his brain hadn't fully processed the fact she was actually a mum. This whole time she'd been saying she had to get something back, he thought it was an object of sorts, not a child!

"I wouldn't have guessed she was a mum in a million years.." Charlie mumbled as they began walking back, following Vivian.

Alex shook his head. "Trust me, the whole story is much worse than anything you're imagining."

They all turned to him expectantly as he shook his head.

"You think I'm gonna tell you?" He asked as he looked around at their faces. "Fuck off, she's my sister!" He snapped slightly.

They all nodded slowly as Ace still remained silent, his attention focused on the girl in front.

"Still want her to have your children?" Eyeball asked Ace with a small laugh, trying to lighten the mood.

Alex turned to them with a blank look. "Excuse me?"

Ace once again ignored their comments as he took off jogging after Vivian. Alex watched him blankly as he turned to Eyeball.

"Wanna fucking explain?" He snapped as Eyeball just laughed.

He pointed up to Jack, who grumbled something under his breath as he held up his strapped hand.

"He can tell you." Eyeball said as he still laughed at Jack.

"You never said you had a kid..." Ace mumbled as he fell into steps beside Vivian.

"None of your fucking business Merrill." She snapped in response, refusing to look at him.

"Would have been nice to know is all." Ace grumbled as the pair walked along.

Vivian scoffed. "Why, so you wouldn't have asked me to have yours?" She snapped sarcastically as she gave him a matching sarcastic smile.

Ace glared down at her. "That only came out because you broke Jack's wrist."

Vivian scoffed as she couldn't help but smirk. "Sure it did Merrill."

Ace wanted to retaliate but he didn't know how. He saw the smirk on her face grew as she knew she shut him up successfully.

"Fancy a drink?"

Vivian turned him as she tried not to laugh, that was the best he could do? Where was the fight back?

"You're asking me if I want a drink?" She asked as she tried to hold back her laugh. "I'm not having your fucking kids Merrill."

Ace glared at her. "I didn't-" he groaned slightly. "I meant at the bar, have a drink, clear your head and figure out what you're gonna do."

Vivian nodded slowly. "I guess so."

"What happened with you and him anyway?" Ace knew he was going too far but he of course, did it anyway.

"Like I'm gonna tell you." She scoffed out, still refusing to look at him.

"Either you tell me or I'll go ask him." Ace tried bluffing.

Sadly his bluff didn't work as Vivian just laughed. "Sure you go right ahead." She answered as she gave him a small smile.

Ace glared at her. "You really are a bitch aren't you?"

Vivian nodded. "I'm as much of a bitch as you are a dickhead."

Ace laughed and shook his head. "Well fuck me, then you're really bad."

Vivian laughed herself as Ace finally heard the laugh from a girl, who he thought didn't know how to laugh.

"I've told you Merrill, it ain't happening. Find some other bitch to give you kids."

Ace glared down at her again. "Fucking hell I hate you so much." He grumbled as he still refused to leave her side.

"You're warming to me, I can feel it." She gave him a small smile as he continued to glare at her. She of course relished in the fact she could use his own lines against him.