Ace of Spades (Underground Affair Series Book 1)

by Iannarelli, Michelle

Ace stood up. He was upset now. He knew they had all been waiting for Tom to pop the question so why was this a problem?

  “Ace, I didn’t say that.”

  “You were willing to let her marry that scum but not me?”

  “I never expected her and Tom to actually get married. Lucy’s always been my little girl.”

  The Chief stood up and grabbed Ace and hugged him. Then he stepped back.

  “Welcome to the family, Son.”

  “Thank you, Chief.”

  “So when are you going to ask her?”

  “I was thinking next weekend after the wedding. The lake is beautiful, I thought maybe I could take her out on a boat and propose under the moonlight.”

  “You’re going to make her the happiest woman alive.”

  “I hope so.”

  Before the Chief got to reply the fire tones went off signaling it was time to get going.

  Shane was in his locker room showering. He was rinsing the soap from his hair when he felt two big strong arms wrap around him from behind. It was Declan.

  “I’m so proud of you. You did the right thing.”

  “Why does the right thing hurt so badly, Dec?”

  “You won’t feel this way forever, it will get better. You know that.”

  Shane turned in Declan’s arms and kissed him. He reached his hand down and started stroking Declan’s cock. Declan grabbed Shane’s cock.

  “I need you, Dec.”

  Declan rinsed Shane off and then shut the water. He tossed Shane a towel and together they walked back into his locker room.

  “Get on your knees.”

  Shane knelt on the couch while Declan grabbed the lube from Shane’s gym bag. He rubbed his cock with lube and then reached around and gave Shane’s cock a few hard tugs while he loosened him up. After a few minutes Declan pulled Shane closer to the edge of the couch and then he forced himself inside him. When they were together it was always rough, hard sex. Shane liked the pain, he needed it to feel better. Declan wasn’t into men, only Shane.

  “Harder, Dec.”

  Declan grabbed Shane with both hands and held him tight while he slammed into him until he came. He sat down on the couch, pulling Shane down with him. Shane continued to jerk himself off while Declan pinched his nipples and pulled his hair.

  “Let it go, Shane. Yeah, there you go.”

  When Shane finished cumming he reached for his towel and wiped himself off. Then he rolled onto his side and rested his head on Declan’s leg.

  “Are you sure I can’t convince you to give up pussy?”

  “Positive, there’s nothing like it. I still can’t believe you…”

  “Shane, you in there?”

  Shane jumped up and wrapped his towel around his waist and opened the door a crack.

  “I was just getting dressed, I’ll be out in a few minutes.”

  “Kid, I’m no idiot. Go enjoy yourself, I’ll come back in an hour.”

  Buddy turned around and walked away. Shane closed the door.

  “You never could lie, could you?”

  “Fuck you, Dec.”

  “Didn’t we just do that?”

  “Come on, we need to shower before Buddy comes back.”

  “Isn’t that what got us here in the first place?”

  Shane threw his towel at Declan and walked into the bathroom.

  Chace and Kyle were going through the victims profiles…again. It seemed to be their twice daily ritual.

  “What do you think the chances are that we get a lead before he kills again?”

  “At this rate, not much, Chace.”

  Chace opened the next file. He started going through banking records.

  “Hey, hey, look at this.”

  Kyle walked behind Chace and looked over his shoulder.

  “Damn, you may be onto something. That’s three for three, let’s check the rest.”

  Chace pulled open another file and so did Kyle.

  “That’s it, that’s the link between these five. Officer Cadence may have been a victim but she was chosen because she was one of us, not because she used the same gym.”

  “Good find, Chace. I think we need to pay the gym a visit.”

  “Right after I fill in Chief Manning.”

  Chace grabbed the files and headed to the Chief’s office.

  “LUCY? ARE YOU HOME?”

  Lucy came walking out of the bedroom naked.

  “Yup!”

  “Hell, woman!”

  “I’ve missed you.”

  “I only left a few hours ago.”

  “I know. Why don’t you put down those bags and come into the bedroom.”

  “I’ll be right in.”

  Ace waited for Lucy to walk down the hallway so he could hide the bag from the jewelers. He couldn’t wait to ask her to marry him. After hiding the bag he started to undress as he headed towards the bedroom.

  “Finally!”

  Ace grabbed Lucy and tossed her down on the bed and then began kissing her allover. Lucy grabbed hold of his cock but Ace wanted Lucy’s pussy so he pulled away and slid down the bed until he was able to bury his face between her legs. Lucy wriggled about while she pulled at Ace’s hair. Her body felt like it was on fire.

  “That tongue of yours is going to be the death of me.”

  Ace looked up and gave Lucy a devilish smirk as he watched Lucy pull at her nipples and bite her lip. He knew she was about ready to cum. He placed three fingers inside her and sucked her clit until he tasted her as she dripped her sweetness onto his tongue.

  “Ace Dean, you better fuck me now. Right now!”

  Ace quickly crawled up between Lucy’s knees and slid inside her. She smiled at him and he was lost. This woman was the one he would spend the rest of his life making love to and he couldn’t imagine it any other way.

  “Are you alright?”

  “I love you.”

  “Love you too, Ace.”

  Chace and Kyle had spoken to the management and some of the members at the gym but no leads. They decided they would show up today in workout clothes to poke around and check people out.

  “Are we working arms or legs today?”

  “I’d like to work out on her. Look at that ass!” Chace pointed to a woman who was bent over stretching.

  “Oh no you don’t.”

  “What do you mean, I don’t? Do you know her?”

  “Yes, and so do you dummy. Look at her and not just her ass.”

  “Fucking crap!”

  “Yeah, that’s right…your favorite ME.” Kyle laughed.

  Chace gave him the evil eye.

  “I don’t ever want to hear this mentioned. Understood?”

  “I’m actually going to go talk to her and ask her a few questions.”

  Chace grabbed his arm.

  “What? Why?”

  “Because if she works out here all the time then maybe she may have noticed someone or something out of sorts but isn’t putting two and two together because she doesn’t know what we know. That’s why. Now you can come along or hang back here and hide. But I know you really want a closer look at dat ass of hers.” Kyle broke out laughing.

  “Speaking of ass, I’m going to kick yours.”

  Kyle smiled and then took off before Chace punched him out.

  “Hey, Dr. Mason, do you have a minute?”

  Chloe turned around and smiled at Kyle until she saw Chace, then her smile suddenly disappeared.

  “I suppose, what’s up?”

  “We found a connection with the first five victims…they all belonged to this gym.”

  “Oh, I see. So you’re here investigating?”

  “Yeah, we’ve already come and gone through records and such with management and questioned a few members but so far nothing.”

  “I don’t think I have anything either.”

  “Figured as much, come on Kyle.”

  “I have never met anyone who got me so annoyed. Chace, go crawl in a hole!”

  “
Why don’t you try pulling that stick out of your ass?”

  “So, I can beat you with it, you jerk.”

  “Jerk? At least I’m a jerk who is getting some.”

  “You’re insinuating I’m not?”

  “Who’d want a frigid bitch like you?

  Kyle looked between them.

  “You know what I think? I think you two need to find a room and fuck each other until you get this sexual tension out of your system.”

  Kyle shook his head and walked away, leaving Chloe and Chace to just stare at one another almost in horror until Chloe finally reached down, picked up her water bottle and stormed off in a huff. Chace stood there speechless.

  Shane was swimming laps at the pool. He typically swam very early in the morning or late at night to avoid sharing a lane with another swimmer. He swam more for relaxation than for competitive reasons, so he liked going at his own pace and not feeling rushed. Today however, he was swimming mid-day because Buddy insisted he take it easy because he had a tough sparring session which got out of hand and he got banged up a bit. He stopped swimming when he heard a woman screaming for help. Her child snuck into the Jacuzzi pool and was drowning. Shane swam to the side of the pool and hopped out.

  “He’s drowning in the Jacuzzi.”

  Shane started running to the Jacuzzi. He hit the emergency switch to shut off the power and then jumped in and grabbed the boy and carried him out. By then the lifeguards were there to assist. The little boy had become overwhelmed by the heated water temperature and passed out. His lungs began to take on water before his mother found him floating. Shane stood up and wrapped his arm around the mother while they watched as the lifeguards worked on his little body.

  “I’m a doctor, can I help?”

  Shane looked up, it was Luke. He immediately started working on the child. The EMT’s showed up a few minutes later but Luke had already revived the little boy. His mother dropped to her knees and grabbed her son. The EMT’s placed the child on a gurney and rolled him to the ambulance. His mother followed behind.

  “I saw you running to save him.”

  “I only pulled him out. You’re the one who saved him.”

  Luke couldn’t help but look at Shane dripping wet in tight swim trunks that stretched around the outline of his cock.

  “How’s the head?”

  Immediately, after making that statement Luke regretted it. Clearly his mind was in Shane’s shorts.

  “From what I’ve been told, best you’ll ever have.” Shane winked.

  “I’m sorry, I meant the dizziness.”

  “Yeah, that’s fine too. Thanks for asking. See you around.”

  Shane turned around and walked away as Luke stood there and watched.

  “Shane, wait.”

  Shane stopped. Luke caught up to him and stood in front of him.

  “Let me take you to dinner?”

  Shane stood there for a minute before he spoke. His first instinct was to say no. He didn’t want to be rejected by Luke again, he was afraid. But damn if he didn’t want to have sex with him, even if it was only once.

  “Alright.”

  “Tomorrow night?”

  “Ok.”

  “I’ll pick you up at seven o’clock.”

  Luke gave Shane a pinch on his ass cheek before walking away.

  Lucy ran out to grab her bridesmaid dress from the seamstress while Ace finished packing. Ace was putting their suitcases in the trunk when Declan pulled up.

  “Hey, I need you to sign this check before you take off for the weekend.”

  “Shit, I forgot to stop by the Underground on my way home. I’m sorry.”

  “Yeah, yeah, now that you have Lucy, you don’t need us anymore.”

  “Hey, you guys are my brothers. Even when I am married with children, I will still need you.”

  “Married with children? Is there a baby on the way? Is that why you asked Lucy to move in?”

  “No baby yet but I’ll let you in on a little secret.”

  Ace pulled the ring out of his suitcase and showed Declan.

  “Congratulations! I’m really happy for you.”

  “I’m going to ask her tomorrow night. I rented a boat for a moonlight ride after the wedding.”

  “Nice.”

  “It all happened so fast. I can’t believe it sometimes.”

  “Ace, are you sure you’re not moving too fast?”

  “I know Lucy is the one. She’s everything I’m not, she makes me a better person. I’ve never been so happy or felt so loved. I love her.”

  “I agree. I just had to ask. I’ve never seen you so grounded and happy.”

  “Dec, thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”

  Ace grabbed Declan and hugged him. Declan stepped back.

  “We all helped one another.”

  “Maybe, but you didn’t have to let us in on your business. I wouldn’t have this beautiful house or my car and I certainly wouldn’t have been able to buy Lucy that ring on my firefighter’s salary.”

  “You all earned your partnership. I couldn’t have done it without you guys.”

  Lucy pulled up and got out of the car.

  “Hi, Declan.”

  “Hey, Beautiful.”

  Declan leaned over and kissed Lucy on the cheek.

  “Dec, I will give you a call when we get back.”

  Declan winked at Ace and smiled.

  “Have a great time.”

  “Goodbye, Declan.”

  “Bye, Lucy.”

  Declan got in his car and left. Ace took Lucy’s dress from her trunk and placed it in his. Then he grabbed Lucy and kissed her.

  “I love you.”

  “Is everything alright, Ace?”

  “Perfect, why?”

  “I don’t know, I guess sometimes…I’m just so happy that I look for trouble. I love you too, Ace.”

  “We better get going if we’re going to make it there in time for the rehearsal dinner.”

  “My cousin will never let me hear the end of it if we are late.”

  Ace opened up the car door and Lucy got in. He leaned in and kissed her before closing her door. As he walked around the car and looked up at the house he thought about how the next time they were home, they’d be engaged and one step closer to being married.

  Chace needed a drink or sex or both after his run in with Chloe. That woman made him insane. He decided to go hang out at the club and have a few drinks.

  “Jenna, can I have a Scotch neat, please.”

  “Bad day, Chace?”

  “You could say that.”

  “Want to talk about it?”

  “No, I want to forget it.”

  “Ok, then here’s another drink.”

  “Thanks, Jenna.”

  “Looks like someone is having a shit day?”

  Chace put down his glass and turned. Declan was standing there holding his own drink.

  “You too?”

  “You could say that. So what’s up with you?”

  “Nothing some good Scotch and sex won’t cure. You?”

  “Same.”

  “Hey, have you seen Ace or Shane lately?”

  “I just saw Ace, he is headed up to the mountains with Lucy for her cousin’s wedding. I saw Shane a few days ago. Robert showed up at the gym and begged Shane to take him back.”

  “I fucking knew it. Shane took him back didn’t he? That’s what’s got you so pissed?”

  “No, in fact our boy Shane finally grew a set and he told Robert no and to leave.”

  “Damn.”

  “I was shocked.”

  “Good for him.”

  “So, you want to take a walk on the casino floor with me and get us some sex?”

  “Sounds like a plan.”

  Chace and Declan grabbed their drinks and headed for the casino.

  ACE DIDN’T SLEEP ALL night. He was so nervous and excited about asking Lucy to marry him that every time he fell asleep he woke up with a pounding heart.


  “Good morning.”

  “Morning, Sweetheart.”

  “You look tired. Didn’t you sleep?”

  “On and off, I guess I just prefer my own bed.”

  Ace kissed Lucy and lifted her up on top of him. Lucy wiggled herself down his cock and started rocking back and forth. Ace reached up and grabbed her breasts, then her ass as he pounded himself into her. After Ace came he pulled Lucy down on his chest and kissed her forehead, then her nose and finally her lips. Lucy loved holding him and feeling him still inside her.

  “I could hold you like this all day.”

  “Or at least until your cousin breaks down the door and beats our asses?” Ace laughed.

  “Yeah, that too. Speaking of which, we better get moving.”

  Ace tickled Lucy until she rolled off of him, then he got out of the bed and pulled her up and walked her to the shower.

  Declan woke up to a ringing phone, two girls in his bed and another one with Chace on his couch. After he dealt with his phone call he showered, dressed and left. Chace and the girls were all still asleep. They had a wild night of drinking and sex. He hadn’t shared girls with Chace since college but last night was an anything goes kind of night. He usually partied with Ace but those days were long over now. He walked into his office and right into Kaylee.

  “I’m sorry. I didn’t see you there.”

  “I, I was just leaving you a note.”

  “Note, what’s up?”

  “I’m leaving.”

  “Leaving?”

  “Yes.”

  Declan walked over to his desk, picked up the note and tore it up.

  “You can’t leave. I’ll stay away from you…I promise, I will match your new pay and add a thousand a week on top of that. Please don’t leave, Kaylee. You’re one of the best employees the Underground has.”

  “It’s not about the money.”

  Declan slammed both hands open palm down on his desk in disgust. She was leaving because he was an ass and kissed her. He knew better but he fucked up.

  “It’s because I kissed you that night, isn’t it?

  “Partly, but I was already contemplating moving on.”

  “Is there anything I can say or do that would make you reconsider?”

  “No. Thank you, Sir.”