Harley, after taking a nice hot shower glanced up at the clock just above his bedroom door. It was well past ten pm and since that afternoon, he didn't see Hope anymore. In fact, he didn't see her at all since she left for Ace's house. She didn't have lunch together with her siblings and Harley as usual, nor even dinner. She completely vanished since the afternoon.

He didn't want to go knocking against Ace's door because he didn't want to come off as being desperate since she had ...