I wake up to the sound of my alarm ringing. I instantly grab my phone and turn off the horrendous sound that always tend to make me cringe. Without opening my eyes, I turn to my other side and place my arm out, hoping to feel a hard and warm chest but my arm drops down onto the bed. I open my eyes and don't see Ace beside me.
Feeling a bit disappointed, I turn onto my back and look up at the ceiling, thinking about last night. We definitely needed to talk... using civil words this time. I let out a groan and cover my eyes with the blanket, as I feel my hangover headache emerge. There was a bottle of Advil next to my phone which I think maybe Ace had left for me, with a cup of water beside it. I take the Advil and drink some water.
I decide to finally get out of bed and walk over to the bathroom to take a shower. After washing my hair and cleaning my body, I wrap a towel over my body and brush my teeth. Combing through my still damp hair, I notice a few new formed bruises against my neck...
'Fucking Ace' I mutter under my breath, letting out a sigh
I walk into the closet and pull out a sweater and matching sweatpants, throwing them on. Going back to the bed, I grab my phone and notice it was 8:30 am. I check my calendar and notice I had a meeting at 11am so I still had a couple hours to spare. Wondering where Ace was, I leave the room and was about to head downstairs but I stop moving when I hear the faint sound of the violin being played.
Walking closer to one of the many rooms upstairs, I finally reach the door where the violin sounded louder from. Gently opening the door, I see Ace facing a window, immersed playing his violin. That melody, the famous beautiful melody he would always play...
I stand by the door way, being pulled into the piece he was playing. The beautiful sound, his beautiful form. He was wearing sweatpants and a tight fitted white t-shirt. His hair still bed messy, with the sun kissing his glowing skin. His face held so many emotions as he played and it was like I could feel everything he felt. I never would have thought I would ever hear Ace play the violin again, as I start to get deja vu from when I had first met him and was working as his nurse.
He finishes his song and starts to place the violin back in its case. I feel myself being pulled to him as I gently wrap my arms around his waist from behind and place my head on his shoulder. At first touch, I feel him tense but instantly relax after he realizes its me.
He turns around immediately and pulls me into his arms
"Good morning beautiful"
"Good morning" I say touching my nose with his
"Did I wake you up?" he asks pushing my hair away from my face
"No you didn't" I answer
"I missed hearing you play" I continue
He lets out a sigh and closes the violin case
"I'm a bit rusty, it's been a while" he answers
There was a piano in this room, so I guess this was kind of the 'musical room'? There was a grand piano downstairs but surprisingly, I don't recall ever being in this room.
I take a seat on the piano bench and turn towards Ace who was leaning against the window, facing me. We still needed to talk, about everything that happened last night. I could tell he was a bit tense and stressed. Also, I recalled Dr. Ashley telling me a couple years ago that Ace would always play the violin when stressed about something. It was his escape, a way to destress and calm down from the world. And I could relate to that, music was an amazing escape.
"Play something" he says pointing to the piano
"What?" I question, snapping out of my thoughts
"Play something on the piano" he says again
"Uhm, I-I don't know how to play" I say starting to feel nervous... well I mean I technically did know how to play but that was a long time ago. It's been a while
"Yes you do, I've heard you play before so don't lie to me" he says with a slight smile
"When did you hear me play?" I question, feeling a bit surprised.
"It was maybe the first week since you had moved in here, it was downstairs at the grand piano. I was walking to the kitchen to get something to eat and then I heard the piano. You were playing, Moonlight Sonata, I still remember" he says smiling at the thought
Trying to think about the moment he was talking about... It then suddenly comes to my mind
I bury my head in my hands
"I thought no one was there" I say in embarrassment
It was when I had decided to do some exploring around the house, and then came across the piano downstairs. I remember playing and then stopping when I heard footsteps, I was hoping it was only Molly. Now I know who it was....
"Hey why are you embarrassed? You were so good, I could tell music was something you connected well with" he says taking a seat beside me on the bench
He grabs my hands to reveal my face but I bury it on his chest
"You smell good" I mumble
He lets out a soft chuckle and then places my hands on the keys
"Play something" he says with a pleading face
I play a chord and instantly cringe
"So out of tune, poor baby" I say to the piano
"We'll get them tuned by tonight" he says
I turn and shake my head at him, a small smile forming on my lips. I let my fingers glide on the keys as he rests his head on my shoulder
Turning to face him, I stop playing
"Ace we need to talk" I say softly
"I know" he murmurs
A small moment of silence surrounds us before Ace speaks again
"Alex I'm sorry, for everything" he says intertwining his fingers with mine
"I never should have acted the way I did to you, I was just so angry"
"Ace it's not about apologizing. I understand your anger but I was just disappointed to think you had no trust in me, especially after everything we've been through-" he cuts me off
"I do trust you Alexandra! I've always trusted you, I fucking married you after only knowing you for like 2 weeks in order for you to inherit everything I owned. How could you think I don't trust you?" he says looking at me as if I were crazy
Well I guess he has a point... he did leave me with everything he owned, I mean who would do that?
"I was angry of the fear I have, the fear of one day losing you. To anything or to anyone. Alexandra you're the only purpose I think about day and night, the only purpose I have to this world. The amount of Love I have for you is beyond words. Seeing you with David, it just scared me. It was something I never had really felt before. I fear of losing you, and it's not that I don't trust you, because I do."
I felt his sorrow and longing, I felt everything he was feeling. But what he says next, really punches me in the gut
"I know deep down Alexandra, that I never did and never will deserve you. I'm a monster for everything I've put you through. And I'm sorry. But I could never just walk away. I'm way to god damn selfish to leave you even though you do deserve better. I just can't because I love you so much." he says for the first time, with so much vulnerability.
I felt like I was seeing a different dimension to Ace, one I had never seen before. Like a screen had been uncovered opening a different layer. I felt my heart clench and didn't want to see him this way
I grab his face and look into his glistening icy blue eyes that I loved so much
"Please don't ever say that again. Don't ever say you are not good or are not enough for me Ace Anderson. Don't ever. To me, you are beyond perfect. You make me see things differently, you bring light to my life. You are the only person I truly care about and no one will ever make me feel anything different. I am yours and you are mine" I say with the most love a person could ever try to form into words.
"I love you so much" I continue, putting my arms around his neck
He pulls me closer, "I love you too Alexandra"
Placing my lips on his, we share a sweet and delicate kiss. Unlike last nights rough mess...
As if he was reading my mind, he pulls away
"I'm sorry if last night was rough-"
"Don't apologize for something that was great Anderson" I say with a smirk as he starts to lay kisses down my neck
I was about to place his lips on mine again before we were interrupted by his phone ringing, with Leila as the caller ID
He lets out a groan "can we just sell the company and become musicians?"
I let out a laugh "Sure, I'll piano and you violin, we will be an epic duo"
"We already are an epic duo" he winks before answering the phone
"Yes Leila?" he answers, a bit annoyed at being disturbed
I couldn't hear Leila over the phone but judging from Ace's facial expression, something was wrong.
I scrunch my eyebrows at him silently asking if everything was alright? He turns the phone away from his ear and faces me
"David is resigning."
"What?" I answer in complete shock
I knew things were probably a bit awkward at the moment with everything going on with David but I was a bit surprised to hear he was resigning? He's not just an employee but is a business partner of Anderson Tech! Ace and David opened everything together, he had his own shares of the company too!
"A-are you sure? What about his shares?" I ask Ace who looked a little pale
"He's selling them back to us" he answers
I look away not sure what to say. Ace stands up and continues to talk to Leila on the phone. I was hoping maybe we would talk things through with David regarding to what happened last night and things would just go back to normal, our friendship would just go back to normal. He had been a good friend to me and was there when I needed him most which I was thankful for. I didn't want things to end badly between us. I hoped that last night was just the drunk him talking. But maybe it was the truth. Either way, I had to talk to him before he left. It was only right.
"Is he still there? Tell Leila to tell him not to leave yet and that we're on our way" I tell Ace and leave the room to grab my coat and purse
Ace looks at me with a crazy expression but I leave before he could say anything. I hear him tell Leila that we would be arriving soon before his footsteps follow mine
"Alexandra are you sure you want to go now? We can just see him and talk about this later" he says
"I want to talk to him before he leaves, preferably now that he's sober" I say grabbing my coat
"Are you coming?"I ask turning to him
"Might as well" he says grabbing a sweater and putting it on
As we walk down the stairs, Ace decides to drive and grabs his car keys. When we get into the car, I turn to him
"We're really going to work in our sweatpants?" I ask with a laugh
"Eh, we do own the company so no one will judge" he answers with a sly smile, pulling out of the driveway
Smiling at how carefree this man was, I turn on the radio as he drives us to the office, hoping to catch David on time.
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