Page 47 of Grace of Spades

"You good?" I ask. She nods.

"Good fight." She grins dazedly making me laugh.

"Hell yeah, it was." I agree.

"Grace!" I turn to see Jai moving towards me in the crowd but I make my eyes scan over him. I wave obnoxiously at the bar and head over there where Kennedy promptly throws herself at me.

"Oh my god! That was terrifying!" She cries. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine! That last girl was awesome though." I grin turning to show her the hit to my jaw. She hisses through her teeth.

"You harassing my girl?" Mel asks. Her girl? Oh my god, Kennedy works quickly! Good for her!

"No way, she's all yours!" I beam. "I don't know about you but I'm starving! Where's Keir and Alek?"

"I don't know. They just disappeared after your fight. I told them to wait here but..." she shrugs.

"Okay, well I'm going to go get changed and then we'll all go get some grub," I say.

"Okay, I'll wait for you here." She smiles her cheeks turning pink. Awe.

Liam

I make it just in time for Grace's last fight and holy shit. She can take a hit and still kick ass. I have to adjust myself to have a bit more room in my jeans.

I watch her leave the cage and help her opponent to the EMT. I see Tanaka calling after her. How does he know her?

Luckily, she doesn't seem to notice him and heads to Kennedy at the bar instead. I make it over to her just in time for her to leave. Her ass looks mouth-watering in those tight little shorts.

"Hey Kennedy, where's Grace going?" I ask.

"She's just getting dressed and then we're going for pizza. You wanna join us?" She asks.

"I'd love to." I grin. At least with Kennedy as my wing-woman, I can't go wrong. Hopefully.

"We'll find you before we go." Kennedy beams.

I wander around and find Grace in a hallway talking with some guy. I recognize him, but I can't place him.

"Okay... I'll see you later!" She smiles before jogging off to what I'm guessing are the locker rooms. I watch him while I wait for her. I see him make a few deals and talk to a few more shady characters. Nathan Marconi is one of them. How well does Grace know this guy?

I must have missed her coming out of the locker room because Kennedy is calling me.

"You better hurry up and get to the doors." She says. "Meet us at Theo's." And hangs up. I start making my way to the doors and see Kennedy's pink hair walking away down the road. I lose sight of them for a bit but find Theo's about a block away.

And there she is. Grace is sitting beside Kennedy and another girl and...Chekhov, and his second. I knew they ate lunch together at school but I didn't know they were this close. I'm about to walk away when Kennedy sees me and starts waving like a maniac.

No escaping with my dignity anymore. I smile and walk up to the table.

"Liam! I'm so glad you could make it!" Kennedy beams ignoring the confusion on Grace's face. She looks at the rockabilly girl beside her. "We go to school together. I saw him at the fight and figured he would want pizza too." She explains as she grabs a seat for me. She is up to something. Does Grace not want me here?

"Hey, Grace. Do you mind if I sit with you guys?" I ask.

"Uh... I guess not. Kennedy, can I talk with you?" She says with a nervous smile. Well, I'm fucking this up again, aren't I?

Kennedy

I am fucking brilliant!