I fell in love with the mafia devil

chapter 12: let's dance

Ace's pov:

I headed back home. I was quite dizzy from thinking about how the stock could be missing.

It was quite early, probably two during the afternoon.
As soon as I reached home, I just dropped my keys on the counter, knowing very well that I wasn't planning on going anywhere else for the rest of the day.

I went upstairs, and I could hear music playing in Ashley's room. It was more of like hip hop type of stuff. Dang! This girl is allergic to quietness.

I opened the door to my room, ready for a long bath, but I turned around. I so badly wanted to see what Ashley was doing.
*should I go? But what if things end up being awkward, after all, we haven't seen each other ever since...that night*

Fuck it! I am Ace Leone for goodness sake, I can kill multiple people but I can't go into a room, that's in my house?

I went over to Ashley's room. I slightly opened the door. And she was...dancing.
I kept on watching her, moving her body. She was really feeling herself.

Then she disappeared, I thought she was going to switch the music to something else, but no, I was wrong, because in a millisecond, the door flew open right in my face. Fuck! I am caught.

"Never been told that it's rude to stare?", Ashley said, as she stood right infront of me.
"It's my house, so I can do whatever I want",I replied.
"Hmm. Fine come in", Ashley said, motioning her hand towards her bedroom, indicating that I must come in.
"I was going to come in anyways, after all it's ..."
"-it's your house. Relax I get it",she said, interuppting me.

We sat there, quiet for a while, until Ashley spoke up, "I ...uhmm...I'm sorry for disrespecting you like that. I swear, If I could, I would go back in time and not do the shit that I did"
"Hmm", I replied. I didn't know how to respond. I could tell that she was being genuine.
She wants to go back in time to not do the shit that she did, while I,...I want to go back in time and repeat all over again. But there's no way I would tell her that. Never!
"So uhmm..are we good?", she asked genuinely.
"We are good", I replied.

She smiled. Arghh she looks like a fool when she smiles, well...a sexy fool.

"Now that we are good, we should celebrate right? Come on!", she said as she grabbed the remote, and reached out to my hand.
Of course I stood up without taking her hand. I can't allow myself to be vulnerable, not to her atleast.

She must have thought that I was rude for turning her hand down, but I don't care. Well....I'll pretend that I don't.

She switched the playlist from hip hop to RnB.
"This is my favourite song", she said as she turned on Dangerously In Love by Beyonce.

She just stood up infront, singing her heart out, while I stood there, just watching her.
"Cause I am in love with you. You set me free. I can't do this thing....", she kept on sing

*this is absurd. She is saying that she is in love, but she's not. She is saying that she is set free, but she's not, its actually the opposite of that. How can a person sing such lyrics, when she can't even relate to the song?*, I thought to myself.

After all of that singing. Another song played.
Tonight, by Giveon, but it was a slowed reverb song.
<it's the song that I put above.>

She came near me, and then asked, "care for a dance?"
I wanted to say no. My mind was saying No!
"Please",she continued to say.
"Okay",fuck, my mouth just betrayed me.
I went more nearer to her. I wrapped my arms around her waist. Fuck, she had the most petitiest waist.
She then wrapped her arms around my neck. I was taller than her, so she had to tip toe to perfectly wrap her arms around my neck, which I found very cute.
We went from left to right, dancing, each moment getting intense, the good intense, as we kept on staring into each other's eyes.
She smiled, she actually genuinely smiled.
She came more closer to me, and I could feel myself being vulnerable. I wanted her to be this close to me. I wanted her to come more closer, just a bit closer.

She then moved her one hand to my chest, while the other was still wrapped around my neck. Fuck!that turned me on.
She felt what I felt, because second by second, we were both giving in, I was being...vulnerable...to....her.
Our faces kept leaning in, to the point where I could feel her breath. I just grapped her by her waist, and pulled her even closer. I just closed my eyes, as our foreheads touched. I wanted this to happen....slowly our faces were a milli-centimeter apart.

"Ashley you...",the door slammed open.
Fuckkkkkk!
"Ohh I...I didn't know that....",Marie stuttered, trying to find the right words.
Ashley suddenly stepped back.
Arghh...why did Marie have to come now!!
"What did you need?",Ashley asked,probably trying to divert the situation.
"Ohh yes!",Marie cheered awkwardly, remembering what she had come here for, "-when getting your clothes, I realized that I found a necklace in one of your bags", Marie finished saying.
"That's weird, I didn't buy any necklace, I only bought clothes", Ashley said.
"Then Cruise must have bought it for you",Marie said.

Fuck! That motherfucker. I snatched the necklace from Marie's hand, threw it on the god damn floor, and crashed it with my foot.
"Oh my gosh Ace stop", Ashley shouted.
"Listen, Cruise bought you that shit with my money, and I don't appreciate that",I said.
I could see Marie leaving, frustrated. I will apologize to her later. She must have gotten angry due to my behavior.

"And why not huh? Who are you to decide what Cruise buys me?", she asked, yelling back at me.

I could not answer that question. How can I answer when I, myself, don't even know the answer.

"He could buy me a necklace, a bracelet, or even a lingerie for goodne....."

I roughly grabbed her by her waist and pulled her close to me.
"Don't you ever, ever utter such nonsense. Ever again!",I emphasized.
"Ohh. I get it now. You are jealous. Jealous that Cruise is something that you are not, a... gentleman"

I let go of her immediately. There was no use in arguing with her, especially about a stupid necklace. I headed for the door.

"Ohh no, no, no, there's no way you can do that. You don't get to leave after doing that. We are going shopping mister, and you are going to get me some accessories", she said.
"Are you ordering me"
"I'm simply instructing you. I am going to change now, so go get the car ready"
"Or else what?",I asked, daringly.

She thinks that she gets a say in any of these? How stupid is she?

"Or else, I'm going with Cruise. I'm pretty sure he won't mind buying me a few more accessories",she said, with confidence beaming in her eyes.

"I'll get the car ready", I said as I stormed out of the door.
I can't believe I just lost an argument.

*what's happening to you Ace?*

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