Bodyguard: Ace Cain

|21| I Trust You

|I Trust You|

My heart was torn trying to decipher their conversation. For the rest of school, my mind has been preoccupied with the same thought. If you asked me what happened I wouldn't be able to tell you. The illusion Ace was feeding me could be lies. Or his overprotective demeanor can be who he truly is. It's hard to tell with his friends being as awkward as they are. Hailey could have been talking cryptically just to get under my skin. She was rather pointed in her opinions about me. The only way to solve this was to ask Ace but I'm scared.

Riding in the SUV, we were heading back to my house before I stirred him in another direction. If there's one thing my father was right about it's that I'm good at getting Ace to do what I want. It's not my fault I'm persuasive as fuck. As much as he will argue with me, in the end, he'll cave. Almost like I was his weakness but it's hard to believe that. Ace was too closed off to show a weakness.

Minutes away from home, I muster up the courage to disrupt his path. "I'm hungry," I say with a bit of a whine.

He chuckled like I was being ridiculous. "There's food at the house." He ever so casually says.

"Yeah, but I want fast food," I counter. "Like...like McDonald's, or Wendy's, or even Sonic!" I said that a little too excitedly.

Ace didn't like the sound of that though. "We're not supposed to be out of the house Reign." His voice goes cold. "You saw what happened to my car."

My eyes roll. "God you're no fun," I pout like a child but it always seemed to work on him.

This time was no different. As he glanced over at my pouting face, he inwardly groaned making a sharp U-turn to the nearest fast food place. I tried to hide my smile but it was so easy to get him to do what I wanted. I've got to start using this more to my advantage. Truth be told, I didn't truly want any fast food. It was simply to buy me time to come up with what to say to him. Sitting on the fact that I overheard them talking isn't going to get me anywhere. Knowing if Ace was trustworthy is important to me. The relationship we've built is nothing without it.

The nearest fast food was McDonald's and I couldn't be any more excited. Ace opted to go through the drive-thru just in case someone would try to rig the car again. Luckily, this one wasn't his so it didn't matter if anything happened to it. We just wanted to be on the safe side in case we were being followed. It's evident someone was watching our every move but who it could be is still a mystery.

So, we ordered some food and drinks before Ace pulled into one of the parking spaces. The sounds of us chewing and drinking filled the car with neither of us saying a word. Looking over at him, he seemed checked out. Like his mind was racing a mile a minute contemplating his life. I haven't seen him like this before. Usually, he's very collected and doesn't let his emotions get the best of him. His face today told a different story. Could we be thinking the same thoughts?

Averting my gaze, I stuff my mouth with a fry before breaking our silence. "Do you have any siblings?" The question was random but I couldn't bring myself to blurt out what I was truly thinking.

He turns to me with slight confusion on his face. "Hmm, you want to know if I have siblings?" His trying to make sense of the question was funny. It's like he couldn't believe I'd ask that.

My head nods as my legs cross in the seat to face him. "I want to know what makes Ace...Ace," I shrug.

Biting his burger, he chewed for what felt like forever. This was a personal matter I was asking about but it was for good reason. Everything in me wanted to believe he wasn't up to something. He's been my shining light since we figured out how to navigate our relationship. The heartache that would ensue if he were using me for some weird end goal would be devastating. I figured if I got to know him more personally, that would show me I could trust him. At least enough to know he's not a traitor.