The Truth of Ace

Thirty

Madeline Rossi

I woke to see them. Kingsley was fast asleep against Ace's bare chest. He just watched her closely, listening as she snored lightly "You're never sleeping again are you?"

His eyes glance over to me "You needed rest, and I guess so did she" we laughed as she snored once again, this time louder than before

"Snores just like her mum" I scoffed "that's so not true, if anything you're the one who snores!"

"You both do" we looked to see her standing in black leggings and a blue hoodie

"Sleeping in the room next door to you guys on several occasions and being Lila's roommate. You both do, but Lila.... I'd say is sometimes you are a bit louder" Sloan smiled as she stepped closer into the room

"God she's so tiny" behind her came mom, her hands clasped to her face "I knew it was a girl!"

Ace handed her over to me as he threw on a black t-shirt and mom went to the sink to wash her hands "Heard about the scare you gave Ace"

I could see it in Sloans face, her eyes were red. I knew she was always nervous for when I'd give birth and what stress it'd be on my heart. "I'm okay" I whispered "they checked out my heart, it was just a lot of stress on it. So I have to take it easy"

Mom came beside me pressing a kiss on my cheek and squeezing my hand "I prayed for you in the lobby and then at the chapel.
I can't believe my baby girl has a baby girl of her own" she looked to Kingsley

"Want to hold her mom?" She sat down and Ace gently placed her into moms arms

His phone buzzed for the tenth time tonight and he sighed "My sisters are very eager, told them tomorrow they can come"

I couldn't imagine putting up with so many sisters growing up. I already had to put up with Sloan as it was. But as they became my family, I understood it more "Oh yeah, Della's been spamming me" Ace groaned at my comment

"I told them to leave you be" I rose a brow at his confused "you're right it's Della"

"I mean you sent a picture of Kingsley to a mass group chat of our friends and family. What did you expect, them to just be quiet?" Sloan mumbled

A knock came at the door and Adonis strolled in looking over to us "where's our girl?" I laughed pointing to my mother

I've never seen Adonis cry before, but in this moment he had me shocked. His hands were now clasped against his mouth as he stared at her. He turned to Ace taking him in for a hug and smiled proudly "God man, congratulations" patting his back and then looked to me

"Mother" he came beside me and gently gave me a hug "Adonis? Are you crying?" She shook his head no as he evidently was

"I mean imagine putting up with Ace for years and now you see him as a husband and a father?" He whispered "it's like a weird full circle moment" he stepped next to Sloan staring at her solemnly and then squeezed her hand, it was a weird interaction between the two

"He's a proud father" Sloan teased "His baby boy's all grown up!" I signaled her to go wash her hands and stop her before taking it too far