ACE

Chapter 41: My Woman

Playlist for this Chapter: Every day by Ariana Grande, Positions by Ariana Grande.

* * *

I woke up when I felt a light caress on my cheek, soft and light touches trailing down my arms and a peck on my cheek. I smiled shyly with my eyes still closed and heard a deep chuckle.

"You can open your eyes now." He whispered and I opened my eyes slowly, meeting intense, dark blue ones. I traced my fingers on his face, outlining his jawline, his eyes, his lips and cupped his cheek.

"You're real." I whispered and he chuckled.

"Of course I'm real." He said and I smiled, looking at his eyes.

"I thought it was all a dream." I said and he covered my hand with his.

"This is real. We're real." He whispered, but sounded like he was convincing himself more than me. I was still in a daze as he slowly got up and out of bed.

"Do you want to shower?" He asked and I looked at him in his boxers.

"Yeah." I said smiling, my eyes fixed on his body.

"Enjoying the view?" He asked me and I propped my head on my hand.

"Very much so." I said and he smirked and leaned down so our faces were inches apart.

"Then would you like to shower with me to further enjoy the view?" He said and I blushed furiously. The thought of showering with him sent a jolt of electricity through my body and before I knew it, I was nodding my head.

He smirked and took my hand, leading me into the bathroom. Somewhere in the middle of the night, I had put on Nico's dress shirt to cover myself. We walked into the bathroom and brushed our teeth and Nico started the shower.

He eyed me in the mirror from behind me as I glanced at the numerous notifications on my phone that was placed on the vanity.

His arms came around me from behind me as he started kissing my neck, his minty breath fanning me and leaving me shuddering.

"You look so good in my shirt." He said and I blushed as he looked at the reflection of us.

"We look good together, si?" He said and I smiled.

"Yeah." I said, taking my phone and taking a picture of us standing like that in the mirror.

"There, now we even have proof of how good we look together." I waved my phone at him and he grinned. His hand trailed up my thigh sneakily and I yelped when he pinched my inner thigh.

"Nico." I whined.

"We both have to be somewhere." I said, reminding him we were going to be late. He scowled and turned me around swiftly.

"I don't fucking care." He growled.

"But I do. Come on, shower first." I said and he pulled back and grunted in annoyance. His hands slowly went to the shirt I was wearing and he started unbuttoning it slowly while I waited with baited breath.

The shirt dropped with a thud on the ground and I avterted my gaze from his but his finger lifted my chin.

"Don't ever hide from me. You're so beautiful you drive me mad." He whispered giving me a small smile, his eyes on my face the whole time, never straying from mine.

"Are you comfortable?" He asked me and I nodded and he took his boxers off. I couldn't help but admire his perfect body as he pulled me under the hot shower.

We just stood there under the shower for a few moments, looking into each other's eyes, completely mesmerized. His eyes finally looked at my body and darkened immediately as he gulped before growling.