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was smart.  Lizzie had shown her what to do and Candy had worked with Ink too long to be afraid of needles.  She wasn’t gentle though and Ace always whined more than he liked anyone to know about.
     
    Candy was fun though and Ace liked her.  She tried to take his mind off the pain too in the most unconventional ways.  When she saw him in pain she just whipped her shirt off over her head and gave him something else to think about.  Ace knew that if he reached out and touched her that she would probably stab him with the damned needle, but she would let him just look.
     
    Before he knew it he was all hooked up and getting drowsy.  Candy had one hell of a bedside manner that was for damn sure.
     
    She leaned down until her breasts pressed against his naked chest and kissed his cheek.
     
    “Feel better Ace.  I’ll be back in a little while to unhook you.”
     
    “You could stay for just a little while longer…”
     
    “I could, but Toothpick gets out in a week and I don’t want to give him a reason to go back in.”
     
    “You’re a good woman Candy.  Pick’s a lucky sonofabitch to have you.”
     
    “He doesn’t have me yet, but I’m damned determined this time.”
     
    Ace looked her over as she pulled her shirt back on.  Her tanned skin was flawless except for the tattoos she sported.  Her short blonde hair was tipped with hot pink similar to the way Ink’s was tipped with blue.  Even with her different style she was a beauty.
     
    “A man doesn’t do what he did for a whore Candy.  You’ll be patched the minute he gets home.”
     
    Candy’s smile lit up her face.  “I sure as hell hope so.  I love that man more than myself and that’s dangerous business around here.”
     
    Candy left the room and Ace’s mind turned to Janice.  He picked up his phone and dialed her.  Janice didn’t answer her phone and Ace frowned.  He tried her three more times before the pain medicine kicked in and he fell asleep.  He hoped she was alright. 
     

 
    7
     
    Janice pulled into the gravel drive in Cool Creek, West Virginia.  She had avoided Ace all day and she knew she wouldn’t be able to avoid him much longer.  The problem was, she wasn’t any closer to understanding her feelings than she had been when she left home.  She would have to tell him something though and she sure couldn’t tell him the truth.
     
    She rubbed her forehead and tried to think of something to say to him.  A tap at the window cut her thoughts short.  She looked up to find him standing in the darkness wearing a scowl that should have made her afraid for her life, but instead it got her dander up.  She rolled her window down and cocked an eyebrow.
     
    “Can I help you Ace.”
     
    His scowl worsened.  “You sure as shit can.  Why the fuck haven’t you been answering your phone?  I was worried sick and I’ve been in this goddamned trailer for the past three hours waiting for you.”
     
    She rolled up the window and stepped out of the car.
     
    “I don’t answer to you Ace.  It sounded like you were busy when I called.  There is no need for us to keep tabs on each other.  I’m just here to help you with Marty.”
     
    “The fuck you say?  Are you drunk?”
     
    She pushed past him.  “No I am not drunk.  What kind of question is that?”
     
    Janice stalked to the front door and twisted the knob.
     
    “You don’t have to stay Ace.  I’m sure you can yell at me tomorrow.  Right now, I’m tired.”
     
    Ace didn’t say anything as she walked into the trailer and flipped on the lights.  He was silent as he followed her to the kitchen sink where she stopped to get a drink of water.  Janice had a queasy feeling in the pit of her stomach when he just stood and waited for her.
     
    “You can go now Ace.”
     
    He still said nothing and when she hesitated he placed his big hand on the small of her back and directed her to his bedroom.  He walked in and held the door for Janice.   As soon