Think You Can Handle Me?

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|chapter 26|

ACE

"No! Don't lie to me Ace, I know what I seen. I'm not stupid!"

I rolled my eyes. "I never said you were."

"See I knew it! I knew it, this is why I didn't want you to come here alone!"

I shook my head and chuckled. "Ariana, I seriously can't with you right now. Why don't you just leave."

She looked up at me as she folded her arms to her chest. "Oh I'm not going anywhere, I'll stay here as long as you do."

I went to say something else but she cut me off quickly as her eyes went over to the bed where Dove was quietly sitting over in the corner of the room.

"And you, you fucking slut! Stay the fuck away from him!"

She looked at me and back up to Ariana. I immediately stepped in between them, blocking Ariana from her. I could tell when dove didn't respond it only pissed her off more, and I was not about to take that chance.

"Hey! Ariana that is enough!" I yelled as I pushed her back gently. "You better calm you ass down right now!"

Of course she snatched away from me. "No. Tell me what's going on, right now."

Things became silent and the two of us shared a look.

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"Soooo what are you two anyway?" Cliff asked as he sat down in front of me with a bag of chips in his hands.

"Minding our business." I shrugged not looking up from my phone.

He smacked his lips and flipped me off making me chuckle.

"I'm not gonna lie, I thought it was gonna take you forever to open your damn eyes."

I looked over to Ethan and raised my eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, she's been in love with your ass and you're just now letting her in. So I'm just shocked is all."

"Yeah, especially after your first damn relationship. We all know how that went." Cliff added as he crunched loud on those fucking chips.

I waved him off and shut off my phone. "Shit don't bring that back up bro."

"Just sayin'."

"So you two serious or what?"

Greyson asked making glance over at him.

Things have been real awkward between us. I know it's partly cause of me, and what I said about him and Ariana. But I still have my suspicions about Greyson. Yeah he's my boy and all, but I know when one of them has a crush on someone and I happen to think that he likes Ariana.

But Ari and I talked about it and she's explained to me that she doesn't see him that way. So to me that's really all that matters.

I nodded. "Yup. We are."

Greyson nodded and smiled. "Well- I'm happy for you man."

The smile he gave.. I couldn't tell if it was fake or real. But in order to not start shit I just smiled and nodded.

"Hey babe!" I looked over to the door to see Ariana and the girls walking directly behind her.

She came in and flipped right down on my lap wrapping her arms around my neck.