The Truth of Ace

Twelve

Madeline Love

Usually I hated the dresses I wore, I never fully loved myself. I usually never like to wear them, I used to but that's was a different time in my life.

But as I stood in this dust brown dress with the slightest bump. I felt confident in a way I haven't felt in so long. I had anxiety over my changing body, but my little bump was beautiful.

"Okay, silver or gold" I turned to Sloan holding up two satin dresses "silver and I have pumps that i found in my closet that will match. I don't know why they'd give me them, I literally couldn't leave the house"

"Whoever stocked the closet wanted you to be ready for anything!" She walked into my closet and then I heard a slight giggle

"Sloan?" With no response i called again "Sloan what did you find?" Her giggling heightened drawing me to go to her

She looked up to me and I looked down to her hands, my langerie was in them "you are a twelve year old" she shook her head

"I just.... I mean your pregnant but I can't picture you ever wearing something like this. Let alone letting anyone get you pregnant" she began to laugh again "you hated men, now look at us" she placed my lingerie back "honest mistake on finding it, sexy though"

"Yep, that's being burned" she laughed slightly and I pointed to the shoe wall behind her

"Not my fault you left the drawer open" I didn't which means Ace did because I didn't know that drawer existed

She reached for the shoes and then placed them in the floor forcing her feet into them "perfect" she stood straightening out her dress

"Do you think they're hugging it our right now?"

"Maybe we should duck our heads incase a pan comes flying our way" Sloan suggested and wrapped her arm around mine as we left the bedroom

We heard light mumbling as we walked downstairs towards it, which soon the mumbling turned into slight yelling and when we reached the kitchen it stopped, they were on the cusp of an apology

They looked as if they didn't know whether to hug or handshake. Taking us by surprise they hugged each other "wow what a beautiful bromance" I began to clap as Sloan joined in and they immediately separated

They stared at us looking shocked "wow I still surprise you hmm?" I slipped on the coat I had folded in my arms as Ace walked over straightening the collar of it for me

"I'll have to fend off every man in Chicago tonight huh?" He laughed lightly and wrapped his arms around my waist "you owe me a dance Rossi"

"my wish is your command Bellissima, dance and sex... I'll keep a list" he winked at me as I felt myself blush and Sloan make a gagging noise causing me to lean in and kiss Ace

"Gross, I already had to hear you two this morning" I turned back to her

"Well, originally you thought I was crying"

"Like each and every morning? He wasn't a hallucination btw, just thought I'd update you" she walked over to him "or maybe he is" and then poked his shoulder causing him to glare at her