ACE
Hurt

I just woke up.

It was one of the quietest sleeps I had in the past few days. Ways are coming today with some of his friends but a part of me is afraid Ace will be drawn to one of them and completely forget about me.

Ace was no longer beside me and it was no surprise, at least he was able to sleep last night. I saw a journal on Ace's desk, I wouldn't read it out of respect for his privacy but I was curious about what he wrote there.

I crawled down from the bed. It's getting cold outside because it's going to winter. I saw Ace standing in front of the door in an open shirt, not even a cold one.

"You're gonna get sick." I muttered as I crossed my arms and looked inside the fridge.

"I was making pancakes, and I don't care about the cold." Ace said with his eyes closed, I let it go rather than disturbing his physical calm.

"Oh, okay "I said while looking for a plate of pancakes.

"I put it in the microwave so it doesn't get cold." Ace. I took him out of the microwave and took a fork. I wonder how good Ace is at cooking, I stir the whipped cream over the pancake and spoon his spoonful into my mouth.

"It's so good." I gasped with my mouth full.

"Don't talk with your mouth full." Ace pouted at me.

"My mouth was full of something else the other day and you don't mind." I winked at him, getting a grin and ruckus in response.

Ace shook his head. I put down my pancake plate and walked towards him. "Still sick?" I asked sadly, Ace nodded in response. I grabbed her hand, braided our fingers and rested my head on her shoulder.

In response, Ace rested his head on my head as ******* was coming out of my lips. "Did your father leave for good?" I asked Ace carefully, I knew he was still sensitive about this topic.

"Yes, he went to live in our other home in Florida and he won't have any power in the Mafia anymore. He won't be back, at least not for a long time" Ace said angrily as he stared out, with a crease between his eyebrows and his hand clenched. "I want to kill him." He continued, subconsciously squeezing my hand. I screamed in pain and Ace immediately let go after realizing what he was doing.

"Sorry." He muttered as he grabbed my hand and pressed his lips against my knuckles. Like there was a stream of electricity on my back when his lips touched my skin, my breath was slightly choked and he must have realized that.

"How and his friends will come today, will you allow it?" I asked Ace, wanting to change the subject so he wouldn't get too angry or upset.

He just nodded.

"If not you won't let her tell me." I convinced.

"It's okay." He muttered while stretching his back.

"I don't even want them to come." My move while rolling my eyeballs.

"Let them come and once they're gone, we can do something." Answer Ace shrugging.

"Wow, you want to go with me?" I gasped with my hands on my chest, speaking in a contrived tone of surprise. Ace sneered at me before rolling his eyes.

"I know, I'm the coolest, and the prettiest" I added quickly afterwards. Ace shook his head as he stared at the ground.

"Say," I pouted her.

"No." He grins.

"Say." I squeezed his cheek with my hand.

"No," she struggled not to smile.

"Say itnnn." I glared at him.

"OK, okay" Ace rolled his eyes. "You're the coolest..," he murmured.

"And... " I'm waiting for an answer.

"And the prettiest" his grunts hesitated.

"I know that." I chuckle softly. And Ace just looked at me with a little grin.

"Stop doing that." I frowned at him.

"What?" Ace said, taking a cigarette out of his box.

"Stop grinning." I stopped his hand when I wanted to light his cigarette. "Smoking is not good for your health." I'mworning.

"I know, that's why I did it, I'm a bad boy." Ace winks in response.

He smiled gently at the floor.

Our conversation was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell.

"I love your smile, you really have to do it more." I immediately walked to the front door, opened the door and saw Cara with her three friends.

"Heyyy." I smiled while hugging Cara.

"Guys this is Sofia." How to introduce me to them.

"Heyyy." Say them all in unison while Ace peeks from the corner.

"I'm Scarlett." Said one of them walking in and hugging me. I can see why she is called Scarlett, she has dark red hair with matching lipstick.

"I'm Riley." A slightly short girl introduced herself, she looked like an Asian. I can only assume that she is from the Philippines because of the flag on the phone case that is in her hand.

"I'm Kate" the latter introduced herself while looking around suspiciously. Kate has short blonde hair with pink lipstick and her clothes are minimal.

"Get out." Ace grumbled at Kate all of a sudden.

"Oh my god, Aceee. Long time no see" Kate said in a happy tone.

"Oh shit." Saying a way to look down with a face that looks down.

"What's wrong?" Riley is confused.

"Maybe one of his old friends" Scarlett joked.

"Shut up." Sizzle Cara on Scarlett knowing I can hear it all.

"You're not allowed into my house. get out right now." Ace grabbed Kate's hand and pulled her out.

I only blinked a few times but I wasn't too surprised. "I don't allow dirt in my house." Grouse Ace.

"What's really going on?" Whisper me to the way that just shrugged his shoulders.

"She was dating Dante and having an affair, then trying to get me." Ace voiced out in a cold tone.

"I don't allow people like you to be in my house." Ace shouted loudly at him.

"Well then, you want to come out with me?" Kate asked with an evil grin. In the blink of an eye, Ace pointed a gun at him.

Cara and the others screamed, curled up in the corner. My eyes widened as Ace pointed the gun at Kate.

"We just met Kate a few days ago." His friends and his friends defended themselves.

I'm not afraid of Ace but I'm afraid of what he can do to others.

"Aces." I tried to attract her attention, forcing her to look at me.

"Put the gun down" I approached him.

"No." Ace snarled at me.

I was standing in front of that gun. "Let's put." I said slowly but with a demanding tone.

"Beyond Sofia," Ace told me. I'm staying in my shoes. "If you don't move, I'll kill you too." Ace threatened me while moving his finger to the trigger.

"I know his actions aren't right, but you don't need to kill people to solve all the problems." I spoke anxiously but in a confident tone.

Ace bit his lower lip before slipping the gun back into his trousers and walking back into the house.

"Better now you're gone." I slammed the door in Kate's face.

"Um, do you guys want to watch a movie?" I asked when Scarlett, Riley and Cara were all huddled in a corner of the room, terrified.

"You're standing right in front of the gun, are you crazy?" Scarlett yelled at me, not believing what she had just seen.

"Maybe," I shrugged before walking into the living room.