Ace Of Hearts

stant help and support. He was always there to cheer Liam up when his best friend, Evan, was too busy to even spare him a few minut

f the apartment with his camera strapped around his neck and a small smile adorned his face once he saw Liam standing there. Jake had on a pair of re

aphy lesson?" he asked as they bo

ke needed, "I still can't believe I have never seen you

s so I don't really spend a lot of time lurking about on campus. I like my peace and

the fe

ctivities. "Man I missed wearing my contacts," Jake admitted. "Can you

nds, "I think the contacts look nice on you. They make

iment Jake, it just sort of slipped out and there was no way of taking it back now. I mean your eye

"I mean, back home I never really wore my glasses because my best friends always made fun of how I looked

tell you otherwise. If you feel comfortable wearing them then wear them," he said w

look Liam was giving him. Do I have someth

you used to hang out with and where you��re from, Liam responded wit

, they were the best people he had ever met and leaving them behind was on

hem," he said as he took his camera back and began adjusting the lens

change my mind once I have met and evaluated them myself," Liam sai

ing buttons on his camera. "Mind me asking what

lenses as he answered, "makin

Liam asked after a moment of s

m head urging

rsonal painting you have ever paint

at had him quiet. It was the painting he had made of Alexis which she never had the opportunity to see

der snapping him from his reverie. "I'm sorry,

I'm

couldn't bring himself to call Jake out on his bull-shite becau

chool mural I did as my final year project," Jake repli

his camera roll searching for said painti

OW

he could see each stroke of the paintbrush as Jake dipped it in paint and placed it on the wall. Something strange stirred within Liam

looks amazing, I didn't know you��re so talented?

ould say something that would make things weird

about their daily lives. Some walking their dogs while others jogged and some just sat on the park benc

derstand is why you left the States and came all

hair and down his face. For some reason

araway look. It wasn't the first time that he had to move but this time he did it for himself, was that s

O

meant but he shut his mouth, too afr

photography lesson?" Jake

hy," Liam admitted. "I might just brea

t bad. Even Nicks sixteen-year-

n him. "I'm warning you, if I break it then it's all your fault,"

you're paying for the repa

ea

???

rly hold the camera and take a good photograph but to no avai

s he sat down on an empty park bench an

you El, but your repertoire in photography is non-existent making you the worst stude

. I don't know what I'd do withou

re welcome," Jake rep

ain, "I was be

kno

unbeli

ve bee

knows where. He just needed some time to himself to think a

act that you don't have any photography genes in yo

ok at his new closest friend. "Jesus Ja

what's both

eady to talk about Nicole.