Dec 29, 2020
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“Assistant?!” Will’s sudden, loud voice made a few guests turn our direction. I, too, followed suit, staring between them both. Ace nodded quickly. I didn’t know where she got that idea. “Is he holding you hostage? Do you need me to help you out? I’ve never known him to willingly have another person around him!”
“You would be surprised, Will…” I muttered under my breath. Ace laughed again, and somehow, I felt a gentle wash of comfort fall over me. It was just like before.
“No, no! No need for anything so impulsive. I’ve only known him for- oh, what day was it? About two years now. He’s been helping me decide what to do about my eye,” and she tapped her eyepatch with a neatly painted fingernail. “Lost my sight in a firework accident.”