The Love of Ace

Chapter 31

Madeline Love

I opened my eyes slowly as I felt the sensation of his lips against mine "I heard it was your birthday" he whispered

The day I don't feel the need to be celebrated "who ratted me out?" I smushed my face back in the pillow for no further confrontation

"When Sloan and Adonis were here two nights ago she questioned what I was doing, plus I'm your stalker babe" I wanted to lift my leg and kick him with it

"I hate that you have this file on me probably"

"You were the stranger on my front steps to be fair, I threw the file out. Because yes that files who you are on paper but it doesn't give me details or descriptions on what it's like to be with you in person" I flipped my body over on the bed

"I'll be back in five minutes get up, I'll make you breakfast" I sat up against the headboard as he leaned in to kiss me

"Special birthday breakfast just for me! How did I ever get so lucky" I mused

He stepped out of the room, I wonder where he was off to?

So my detective instincts got the best of me as I got out of bed. It was a slushy day in the city, January 6th was here along with the New Year. Getting out of bed recently wasn't an easy task, I've never been more exhausted. But it's due to my recovery process mom claimed.

I followed him lightly as I watched him turn to a balcony I had no idea existed. He pulled out a stick from his pocket lighting it, then I realized it was a cigarette. Sure I know he smokes cigars once and awhile but never a cigarette

I walked behind him wrapping my arms around hims from behind "never knew you were a smoker Ace" he turned back to me as I stood staring at him and then the cigarette

"Seriously your that stressed you've turned to smoking, what's going on?" He shook his head

"I smoke once in awhile"

"Have fun having lung cancer at 40" with that he placed the cigarette down and scanned me again

"You really hate me smoking this?" I nodded, I hated cigarettes. The smell and the causes it leads to, it's a silent killer in ways

"Would you stop for me?" He sighed smashing it into an ashtray and turned back to me "Grazie" he lifted my body up from my legs wrapping them around him

"I love you baby girl" he kissed my forehead

"You need to put your worries aside for today okay? We need to have fun, have sex you know?" He chuckled "in honor of me turning twenty two- oo oooo" he chuckled

"Doing Taylor swift proud?"

"She's the music industry in my opinion" I took the ashtray from his hand and set aside

"I used to smoke a lot"

"I've literally never seen you smoke a cigarette before? How did I not know this?" He turned his body to face me again

"Second hand smoke is very bad for you" I couldn't help the smile that formed on my face "so why today?" I gazed at the tattoo on his shoulder blade once more "what does it mean?"