Bodyguard: Ace Cain

|25| Afraid To Lose You

|Afraid To Lose You|

"I can't believe you dumped him," Tana shook her head at me.

Nothing remarkable happened at school today; it was just like every other day. The last picture I had of Ace was clogging my mind. I was unable to assist him, and he appeared to be very distressed. Our relationship was not meant to go this way. That line was so fine that we shouldn't have been crossing it in the first place. Anything could have gotten past it and my feelings did.

I was telling Tana what had happened while we were upstairs in my room. Considering how perfectly taboo it was, she was furious with me for cutting off contact. She found it incomprehensible that I would wrap things up so quickly without even having a proper conversation. We would never get anywhere by talking. As things stood, we could hardly agree. At this point, words were worthless.

The mere thought of it made me sigh. "You can't dump someone you never dated," I countered.

"Doesn't matter, he's hot and you're letting him walk away." She scowled. "Have you ever felt a connection with a man like him?"

My lips tensed. "I guess not," I acknowledged. Ace was the first guy I ever noticed.

"Exactly," she said, smirking. "I know it is difficult, but consider what he has to say before acting hastily. If allowed to clarify, his reasoning might make sense."

I detested it even though she made valid points. I was trying to transfer to another class, which is brazen. It didn't absolve me of my anger toward him, but I would listen to him if he had more to say. Making up with Ace was all that my heart desired. In addition, I should apologize to him for what happened. It wasn't appropriate to bring up his father during the conversation. Not after he explained what had transpired. I acted without thinking, and my outburst only widened the gulf.

I was grinning at her when I heard a knock on my door. Since I haven't tried to talk to Tyler and Hailey, they would never check in on me. Besides, Hailey wasn't that fond of my presence. Ace was the only person it could've been and my heart sank to the floor.

I approached the door nervously and met his gaze. As we looked at one another, a gentle grin appeared on his face. There was something different about him this evening. It was difficult to know what was going through his mind, but it couldn't have been positive. He seemed to have been tugging at his hair all day as it looked disheveled. In my heart, I was relieved that he had come up here but still felt nervous.

Tana read the room, picked up her belongings, and walked past us. "My dad will be here any minute," she smirked. "I'll see you tomorrow."

She gave Ace a wink and turned to leave. I shut the door and locked it to keep others from coming in. Though I was still unsure of his purpose, I assumed he was here to sign the paperwork. He promised to return it to me tonight. At least, as usual, he kept his word. One thing about him that never changed was his word. His unwavering honesty was one of my favorite aspects about him.

He appeared almost afraid to engage in further conversation as he paced around. I was more receptive to hearing his opinions now than I was earlier. Tana made me realize that I was losing out on the chance to spend time with someone I truly cared about. Nobody is flawless, and Ace was probably thinking the same thing.

He inhaled deeply and, at last, turned to face me, his expression serious. "It took until I was 5 years old for me to be potty trained," he blurted out.

My eyes expanded as I become perplexed by what was going on. "Uh, Ace I—"

"I scared the living hell out of myself when I pushed myself on the swing too high when I was ten years old. When I came down, there was a big piss stain right on the front of my pants." I covered my mouth as I listened to him. "It happened again when I was thirteen, but this time I needed more than just a change of clothes."