Ace

**ACE** My club is my life. End of. I have my son beside me, my estranged daughter just reappeared, and I’m surrounded by good friends. Especially Mae, who’s always there with a helpful ear. I’m content, and everything is exactly as I’d pictured it. The last thing I need is an ol’ lady causing me grief and trying to tame me. My life is good. I’m complete. I’m happy. **MAE** The MC is my life. It’s all I’ve known and where I was raised, so I should be content. But life is . . . well, it’s not quite how I’d pictured it. There’s something missing. Ace. The club’s President is fifteen years older, but that doesn’t put me off. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted. The problem is, he doesn’t see me as anything other than his confidante, his friend, the one he talks to when things are going wrong. So, how do I tell him I’m in love with him? My life is empty. I’m incomplete. I’m *so* unhappy.