I lay in bed watching my daughter sleep and as I do so, joy, peace and strength is all I feel. Just having ger beside me. With me. The first person I see everyday, makes me want to wake up in the morning and continue on with life.
She's the reason for everything single good in my life.
But after what happened yesterday I was thinking about getting her into homeschooling and a tutor, but I'd just have to ask her if shes okay with it.
Today I do plan on heading out to Mara's, to check if everything going well. I hope it's, because ei haven't been in since I left for Italy.
Rose did bring me some clothes for Amara and I to wear, so I think I'll just start getting ready.
I don't even know how I'm supposed to get my clothes and Amaras if I don't even want to step foot back onto Xaviers property.
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Once I've gotten out the shower, I get ready: put on the outfit Rose brought with a pair of black heels.
I put my hair up into a tight high bun. I let Amara sleep and head downstairs.
There are huge men in black suits walking around.
I could care less about this, but whats going on with Aces life?
I get into the kitchen my eyes meet a naked back, with sword with wings and as the body moves the muscles contract and releases.
I trip and fall due to the heels amd not paying attention to my surroundings.
I prepare for a harsh impact but don't every hit the ground.
I soon feel huge arms wraped around me. I slowly start opening my eyes and they meet those hazel eyes.
Somethings happens and by that I mean there was a jolt of electricity going everywhere in my body.
I then realize were touching each other for the first time touching, skin to skin in six years.
"You okay?" He asks and I fucking forgot how raspy and husky like this man's voice is in the morning. It stays like that for an hour or so, before it goes to his normal voice.
As I hear two simple words come out of his mouth another jolt of electricity runs everywhere in my body.
I hate that this is happening. I hate that I actually like this feeling. I hate it.
A memory of me recording him say sexy things to me in this voice pops in my head and I almost smile at the memory.
When we were teenagers I would always, every morning make sure to record his voice so I could listen to it in class with an airpod in my ear.
"Yes. Thank you." I said and he brought me back to my feet.
He looked me up and down and the way he was looking at me burned my fucking skin off.
I couldn't anymore so I walked around him and went to get a glass of water and headed outside and saw Milo and Nala on the patio togther.
As soon as my heel hits the ground they're heads pop up and soon come charging to me.
I quickly put the glass down and open my arms. I start petting them and they give me kisses.
I then stand up and walk to a mordern gazebo and take a seat at the table with the dogs following behind me.
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"Just let me go. I need to go to work!" I yell at the bodyguards at the gate.
"Sorry ma'am, we were told not to let you go." They calmly say.
I'm irrated. Annoyed. Mad. I'm so close to even hitting them with the heel.
My Uber is just right outside and they arnt letting me go.
"I don't give a shit about who told you shitheads not to let me go. I need to get to work." I yelled throwing my hands in the air.
"We can't let you go." Another says.
I take a deep breathe to stop myself from starting to throw hands.
I pinch the bring of my nose as i say, "who told you not to let me go."
"Our boss."
"Who is?"
"Ace."
I let our a sigh and without saying anything else, I head back to the house and ask for Ace and soon I get there.
I don't bother knocking and just enter.
Big big mistake.
Im met with ten set of eyes just looking at me. Some filled with lust in their eyes.
Men.
I roll my eyes at them and search for Ace and he's looking at me. He says something in Italian that's inaudible to me that make the men look away.
"We need to talk." I mouth. He slowly shakes his head, while mouthing, "I'm in a meeting." Back to me.
I rise my eyebrow and he sighs.
"One minute." I mouth. He says something to the men and they leave. They greet as they go past.
Once they all are out i enter, closing the door behind me.
"Why are you telling your bodyguards not to let me go?" I ask crossing my arms infront of my chest.
He said nothing but leaning against the table on his side, with his arms crossed.
"Ace, I have to get to work. My understanding outside and I'm sure because your, people my rides probably gone." I said. He just stared at me with a blank expression.
I roll my eyes in annoyance.
"So you aren't going to say anything. You just gonna look at me." I said, throwing my hands in the air.
No answer.
I sigh and turn around, but before I could take another step his hand grabs onto my forearm turning me around.
"You aren't going anywhere Nai." He whispered yet it held power and demand.
He hasn't called me that since lord knows when. He's the only person who's been able to shorten my name into Nai.
"Ace, I need to go. I need a business to take care of. I need to make sure everythings going well and I'm about to launch a new line. People need me at work Ace." I stated looking up at him.
It's silent for a while before he says, "Fine go." He let's my arm go.
"Thank you." You said.
"But I'm sending two bodyguards with you, just for your safety. And I'm not taking no as an answer." He said.
"And I probably shouldn't ask you this, but please take care of Amara while I'm gone." I said.
He seems taken by surprise.
"I will." He said and I could genuinely see he will with his whole entire life.
I hate that I have to do this, but I don't want any other person but Aubrey to take cate of her, but she's gonna be at the office with me the entire day and there wont be anyone to take care of Amara for me, due to it being so busy now.
So I have no other choice but to get Ace to do it...
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