Sweet Dreams - Ace Merrill

Missed.

Owing to the fact that Ace had truly let her win last time, she wasn't doing as well this time.

The pair continued to fire out insults after each shot.

Vivian snookered him as she stood up straight. "As fucked as I'd rather be by any other guy than you." She snapped out.

Ace growled slightly as he began to walk around to take a shot. Yet before he bend over to take it, Eyeball and Alex quickly placed their hands on his shoulders and pushed him backwards, walking him away from the table.

"The fuck are you doing?!" He snapped as they pushed him over to the bar.

"Helping your fucking ass!" Eyeball quietly snapped as they ignored the threatening glares from him.

"The fuck you helping me for? I'm gonna fucking win." He snarled out as he glanced between the two of them.

They shook their heads as they gave each other a glance before looking back at Ace.

"Ace you can't win this game." Alex snapped in a hushed tone as he knew the others were watching on confused.

"Why the fuck not?!" He snapped back as he continued to look between the two.

Eyeball sighed. "How fucking blind are you Merrill?!" He snapped.

He looked over at Vivian, who was standing near Billy as they all watched on confused. He turned back to Ace.

"I told you she's thinking of giving up her own child, losing him for however long and you wanna make her lose this game, battle, whatever against you too?!" Eyeball snapped, he had begun feeling a strange sense of protection over her.

"She's potentially going to lose her child and this argument with you but I'm telling you now Merrill, you win this game and you'll lose something too." Alex finished solemnly as Ace looked confused between the two.

"The fuck would I lose if I won?!" He snapped confused.

Alex just took a deep breath as Eyeball glanced at the elder brother before turning back to his best friend.

"Her." He replied quietly.

Ace's harsh look dropped instantly.

"You'd win the game but I guarantee you'd lose her." Alex confirmed.

Ace shook his head quickly as his harsh tough look returned instantly.

"I don't need this fucking bullshit advice." He snapped as he pushed through the guys and stormed back over to the table.

"We fucking playing or what?!" He snapped at Vivian.

Vivian's own harsh glare returned as she nodded quickly before going to take her shot. Ace subtlety looked over at Alex and Eyeball, as they looked on with glum looks and shook their heads at him.

Ace shook their faces and comments from his mind as he returned to the game.

His head set on winning.

However, it seemed his heart had other plans.

Ace felt himself getting more and more worked up as he missed shot after shot.

Vivian only grew happier and more confident as Ace got more and more angry.

Until it ended in a one on one battle to finally pot the black.

Ace missed.

Vivian missed.

Ace missed.

Vivian missed.