The Mafia Boss has a dirty little secret. BxB

22 - Are you okay ?

It was silent after that. The air was tense. My thoughts were a mess. His feeling lingered in the air through his scent. The only thing that broke the silence was Liam's questions.

" Why are you crying ?" Liam asked Tae. Tae just shook his head and denied Liam's question.

" I'm not." Liam looked at me and began searching my eyes for answers. When he seemingly found nothing, he looked back at Tae.

" Where does it hurt ?" Liam questioned causing Tae to slightly chuckle. He reached for his heart and clenched at his shirt.

" Here." He sarcastically responded causing my own heart to start hurting. ' I freaking did that to him.' I told myself. I hated myself for doing that to him.

Liam tugged on the hem of his own shirt and stared at me with those doe eyes.

" Kiss him." He demanded. Tae and I flinched at the sudden demand.

" What?" Tae asked, looking dumbfounded.

" When you're hurt. A kiss can make your boo boo better." He explained and I couldn't help but chuckle.

" Of course, how could I forget?!Tae take off the shirt and let me kiss it all better. " I joked earning a well deserved blush.

After that the air wasn't as tense. But my thoughts were still a mess. Thinking about what Ethan had said " He even worried that maybe you'd hate him or push away like everyone else."

   I worried him ? How? It didn't make sense to me but I didn't want to hurt him anymore. I didn't want to push him away.  Not after his friend called him broken.

  I didn't want to be the one who broke him. He didn't deserve to be pushed away and I didn't  get why anyone else would push him away.

Maybe it was because of his past. If he didn't want to tell me about it I wouldn't force him. But I knew if i found out someone had hurt him, they would not see the light of day.

After Liam finished eating, Tae wasted time trying to get us out of the place.

We got into the limousine and Liam couldn't seem to take the silence. Sure Liam was a kid, but he was a smart kid. He knew something was wrong and the look on Tae's face was not helping.

He got up from his seat and sat next to Tae. He took his little arms and attempted to wrap them around Tae. Tae laughed as the little boy's hand barely fit his waist.

Liam grinned at the response he got. " Are you okay now ?"  He questioned. Tae opened his mouth to answer but no words seemed to come out. He closed his mouth and bit his bottom lip.

His eyes had become watery and his scent had become mellow. The look on his face alone was enough to make me clench my fists. Liam turned around and made eye contact with me. As if to say ' help me!'

I smiled, got up from my sit, and sat next to Tae. Whose body flinched at our sudden contact of skin. But that didn't make me hesitate.

I took his hand and kissed the palm of it. He finally looked into my eyes and we shared a moment. As his body stilled and a smile creeped up on him. I couldn't help but smile as his eyes sparkled.

" Are you okay." I asked and shit! I don't think I should've asked that question. Because that was the moment, tears became to fall out of his eyes.

He was crying and my touch had triggered it. I felt a pit of guilt in my stomach and I wanted to comfort him. I reached for the hair that was out of place and tugged it behind his ear. His face had red and his grip on my hand tightened.

" Don't cry." I told him, because honestly seeing him cry was the worst. His sniffling tugged at my heartstrings and my heart threatened to burst.

" Mama don't cry!" Liam said and from his voice alone, I could tell he was on the verge of tears too.

" He is right. Were here for you." I stated as my voice softened. It took all the courage in me to do what I did after that. I took my left hand and covered Liam's eyes so he wouldn't see.  Then I placed a small kiss on Tae's forehead.  My body felt relaxed at the touch and at that moment only he mattered.

  I pulled back and looked at Tae. Whose scent had changed back into its usual intoxicating scent. His face was glowing and his eyes were sparkling. Knowing I was the cause of it made my heart flutter.

I looked back at Liam, who had somehow managed to remove my hand from his eyes just in time to see me kiss him.

I know he saw because he had this sparkle in his eyes. I felt bad once I noticed it. Poor kid really wanted a family.

  I wanted to give him one. It scared me to say but with Tae. Because at that moment I couldn't imagine myself with anyone else but him.

He was the only person I wanted. He was the one I wanted to protect and cherish. Because after all, he out of all people deserved to be cherished and protected.

The limousine stopped and the driver informed us we had reached our destination.

I got up without letting go of Tae's hand, he looked slightly confused by my action. The driver opened the door and I walked out confidently. With one hand in his and another in Liam's. Because to be completely honest, I wanted everyone to know he was mines. I wasn't going to let go of his hand and hurt him because of a small fear.

If fate would have it I would never let go of him.

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Thanks for reading I am really considering changing Tae's name. I don't know I just feel the name doesn't fit with his character. I might just change his name randomly so if guys randomly see a random character who Ace has feeling for , that's definitely Tae.  What do you guys think about Tae's current name ?

Dec 10 , 2022. 8 : 45 pm