Poisoned Love

19. Can't Handle These Lips

Ace slurped down some beer but I wasn't worried because I knew he wouldn't drink much since he promised to drive me home. I knew I wasn't supposed to rely on him but I somewhat do for some odd reason.

"She's annoying." I say. I can't help but stare as his dimples as he chuckles. I hope he didn't notice.

"She can be sometimes." Ace tells me and sips down his drink.

"Is that your second drink?"

"No, it's my first. I'll just have this." He says. I mentally sighed.

"Good because I can't have my life at the hands of a drunk." I snickered, wishing he'd laugh with me but he didn't.

"I would never put your life at risk." He says with a serious tone and he tried to cup my cheek but I backed away on accident. He swallowed and turned away, his back facing me now.

"How often do you attend these parties?" I asked. I know parties are hosted in his house but that doesn't mean he attends all of them.

"Mostly all. If I have to study then I'll ditch." He shrugs, still not facing me.

"Nerd." I mock him playfully. He finally turned around.

"Thanks, I wish it were to be true. But I'm barely catching up." He informs me. I'm taken aback, not by what Ace said but by the fact that we're speaking normally about random things I'd usually say to my friend. Maybe we are really becoming 'friends' after all.

"What's your major?" I asked, completely out of curiousness.

"Medicine." He says, expressionless.

"Why?" I can't help but ask. It's a tough task yet so generous. I can't imagine why someone like Ace, who's already rich, won't grow up to be someone like his father, a successful businessman, he could always take his position and become the official CEO of Wilmington Industries.

"Well, for starters, I don't want to be like my father..." he answers my thoughts. "He's everything I never want to be yet I somehow find some similarities between us sometimes. And I also get to help people survive, you know?"

"You can be a jerk sometimes but you have a heart of gold." I tell him and truly mean it. Plus, I can't imagine how incredibly sexy Ace will look in scrubs as terrible as it sounds coming from me. I'd love for him to take me on a tour in his college, who knows? I might end up liking his major after all.

"Thanks." He says with a smug grin. "Anyway, I'm heading out. You wanna come or?" He asks.

"Come where?" I questioned. I wanted to stay here, alone with him. I knew that probably wouldn't last forever anyway but I had to try. "Let's just stay here for a while." I plea with a small convincing smile and from the looks of it, he agreed.

"What do you wanna do?" He asks.

"I don't know." I sighed, pushing myself up the counter. The back of my thighs made contact with the counter and I shivered. I wanted to get off of the cold counter but Ace blocked my way. He stood in front of me and his tall body was still towering over mine. I looked at him nervously and bit on my lower lip. His warm hands cupped my thighs, sending electricity through me. I was just as surprised as he was.

"Stop looking so innocent. You make me want to do so many dirty things to you." He says in a low seductive whisper. What? Don't get me wrong, Ace and dirty words combined make such a perfect and undeniably addicting match but I don't think that this will end well.

My lips were glued. I was afraid to say something that I'll probably regret. We've only knew each other for a short while yet I feel such an odd attraction to him. I bet most girls feel the same way too.

"I couldn't stop looking at you in this little dress all night." He says into my ear and I flinched as his hot breath made contact with my ear. My whole body was motionless as he began his slow torture. His lips softly pecked my neck and the combination of his hands rubbing my inner thighs and him kissing my neck and earlobe were so lovely and excruciatingly amazing. My hips involuntarily tipped off of the counter and fell back as his hands slid a bit higher. I was beginning to get more nervous than I already was. I feel like the whole world stopped and it was only Ace and I in the room. The sexy sound of his lips softly kissing my raw skin filled my ears and made my core heat.

Just as I thought his hand was going to lift my dress up and reveal what's underneath, the door clicked open, making me jump, alarmed. Ace sighed in disappointment and grabbed my arms to pull me to his side. I dramatically placed my hand over my chest.

"Oh, sorry. D-Did I interrupt something?" Kyle intrudes in and asks, confusion plastered all over his face. Ace's effect hasn't left my body yet and I silently begged for Ace to say yes.

"No, not at all. I'm coming now." He smiles tightly at Kyle. Kyle nods and waits for us to head out of the kitchen with him. We both went and Ace turned around for a moment and faced me.

"In the car." He mouthed. What the hell is he planning to do to me in his car? His words alone made me shiver. I can't seem to complain anyway because I'll know I'll be in a daze the second that Ace blesses me with his heavenly and blissful touch.

We came across the same group I sat with last time and they seemed to recognize me because some of them flashed me a smile. I was glad that Penelope wasn't here. They were all either smoking or drinking and I think I'll get used to it if I come here often. I don't think I will, anyway. I'm sure this is just a temporary thing.

"Suck and blow guys?" A girl asks and sits up from a guy's laps. I already know what this game means just by the way they're sitting.

"I'm down." Another guy joins in.

"Do you wanna do this? We can leave." Ace shrugs nonchalantly. I like the idea of him protecting me like this...not like a future stepbrother but maybe like...a friend? I'm not sure what Ace and I are supposed to be. We didn't even reach the level of being friends with benefits.

"Sure, why not?" I chuckled. I looked around and I was already regretting my decision but I knew there was no backing up now. Some guy picked up a small piece of paper and I dreaded smelling it, who knows what it was used for before this? He sucked in on it and another girl picked it up with her lips, she passed it to another girl and then to a guy and it was my turn.

I heaved out a sigh of disappointment at my own self for choosing to play this ridiculous and stupid game and I pressed my lips against the paper. I really hope it doesn't fall. I sucked in on it and thankfully it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I turned my head around and pressed my lips against Ace's and my lips betrayed me by twitching. I can feel the small and damp piece of paper slowly slipping away and falling on my bare knees. Ace's lips gently brushed against mine and I instantly pulled away, humiliation painted on my face.

"You'll have to kiss him. That's how the game works." A guy says. I'm not sure if I want to kiss Ace in front of all his friends. I know he doesn't want to either.

"Hey, it's okay if you don't feel like doing this." Ace says, placing his hand on my thigh gently. Once again, his touch never fails to send electricity through me. At that moment, I bluntly thought, 'screw all these people'. I'm going to kiss Ace and I won't look back.

I held his cheeks in my hand and I was surprised by how defined they felt. My lips crashed against his and he let out a faint gasp. His hands travelled up the sides of my breasts and everyone started cheering and Ooh-ing. I didn't care about anyone or anything, no one seemed to be important than Ace right now.

He ignited a flame in me. Our kiss was fiery and full of passion. We weren't in our right minds right now but neither of us cared. It was only when I heard a familiar voice calling me that I snapped back to reality.

"That's enough!" Ryder roars and pulls me by my wrist to pick me up.

"R-Ryder?" I stuttered. I can't believe that he's right in front of me. His jaw was clenched and his teeth gritted. I was almost intimidated by this new and terrifying side of him. Ace wasn't, though. In fact, Ace was angry at Ryder for grabbing my wrist.

"Don't you touch her like that!" He spits.