Let's Fake It Moonshine - Ace Merrill

Alone.

Ace turned the car off as he pulled up outside the diner.

"So we just act like a touchy feely couple?" Ace asked as he got out the car and walked around to her side.

Opening up her door, she took his hand and allowed him to pull her out the car as he shut the door.

"We act sickeningly cute with each other." Luna mumbled as his arm went around her shoulders, gently tugging her closer.

"We're happier with each other than we ever have been with anyone else." Ace mumbled as he led the way over to the diner.

*****

"This better work." Betsy growled under her breath as she watched Ace help Luna out the car.

"It will, we're just doing this to get them to come running back." Theodore replied as he watched Ace and Luna slowly walk in quietly whispering together.

"Is that a-" Betsy began but stopped as Ace gently tugged Luna over.

The pair sat down opposite them in the booth slowly as the two couples glanced across at each other.

Theodore wanted to kill Ace.

Ace wanted to kill Theodore.

Betsy wanted to kill Luna.

Luna wanted to kill Betsy.

"Well isn't this nice?"

They all looked up at Betsy as she forced a smile at Luna and Ace.

"Charming." Luna mumbled. "Why are we doing this?" She asked her ex boyfriend across from her.

"So we can show there's no hard feelings!" Theodore tried to say happily but couldn't as his eyes were glued on the marks forming on Luna's neck.

Ace had marked her. He had marked his girl.

"So when did you two become a thing?" Luna spat out.

Ace's hand went to her leg as he gently squeezed her thigh, in way of telling her to behave and play nice.

"Apparently same thing happened to us last night." Theodore forced out a smile.

"I just couldn't resist." Betsy forced her own smile as she placed a hand on Theodore's shoulder.

Ace felt Luna's hand grip onto his own thigh as he gently slipped his hand in hers, giving it a comforting squeeze.

"But hey it worked out for all of us right?" Betsy said as a waitress cautiously approached, seeing the two couples but mixed in a way no-one expected.

The hottest View couple now in relationships with what was the hottest Castle Rock couple.

"She'll take the burger and fries and strawberry milkshake, her favourite." Ace quickly blurted out first as his arm went around Luna.

She looked up at him in shock but with a small smile. He gave her a cheeky wink as he pulled her closer and kissed her head before ordering himself.

The waitress took Theodore and Betsy's orders before quickly disappearing as her head tried to work out the new couples.

"You never ordered for me?" Betsy finally asked, breaking the silence as she stared at Ace.

Ace shrugged. "You never gave me the chance."

"I did-"

"No you didn't." Ace interrupted. "Whenever we came for food you always jumped in first before I could order."

Betsy was silent. "Would you have ordered for me?" She hesitated asking.

Yet before Ace could answer he felt Luna's hand on his face, pulling him to face her.

"Thank you for ordering for me Ace baby." She spoke sweetly as she placed her lips on his.

He smirked into the kiss as he gently pulled away.

"You've given him the baby nickname?" Teddy almost coughed out.

Luna turned and faced her ex across from her as she nodded innocently.

"Is that a problem?" She asked sweetly.

Theodore shook his head but felt his hands grip his trousers under the table. It was a problem. He was her Teddy baby. No Ace baby.

"Teddy I think we need a word." Betsy tried to say sweetly but Ace and Luna both saw the glare on her face.

Teddy nodded slowly as he stood up and allowed Betsy to stand up and take his hand, dragging him outside the diner quickly.

Luna half leant over Ace as his arm remained draped around her. The pair watched what seemed like a very heated argument taking place outside.

"Trouble in paradise?" Ace asked with a laugh as he looked down at the girl leaning over his lap.

Luna laughed and nodded. "They clearly aren't as happy as us." She smiled sweetly at him.

The waitress brought over their food as she slowly placed Theodore and Betsy's down. Luna waved it off as the waitress saw them arguing outside.

"Honeymoon phase isn't all its cracked up to be." Luna said with a laugh.

The waitress nodded slowly as she smiled down at Luna and Ace.

"Seems to be working for you two though. You look good together."

Luna and Ace sat there in silence as the waitress left. Luna turned to face him slowly, still half leaning over his lap.

"We fooled the waitress?" Ace asked somewhat nervously.

"Think we've fooled a lot more than that." Luna mumbled as she sat up steadily and looked around.

People quickly went back to their own conversations and food as they avoided her look.

"Here we go." Ace quickly spoke as he saw Theodore walking back inside.

Yet Betsy began walking off down the street. The pair exchanged a cautious glance as Theodore sat back down opposite them and sighed slightly.

"Sorry about that. Don't think she's as quite over you as she thought." He looked up at Ace.

Ace shuffled in his seat as he looked out the window after her again.

"Look Luna can we talk?" He asked as he leant forward, a hand running through his hair.

Luna looked up at Ace.

"Alone." Theodore wanted confirmation. He didn't want Ace around anymore.

Ace leant down to Luna's ear so he could whisper. "Don't break us up yet, I'll go check on her."

Luna nodded as she got up to let Ace out the booth.

Just as she went to sit back down, Ace took her face in his hands and kissed her once more. Theodore sighed as he tried not to look but every time he did he saw the apparently undeniable passion between the two.

"Remember what I said." Ace whispered once more as he took off out the diner.

Luna sat back down opposite Theodore cautiously.

"You wanted to talk, so talk?"