Marco POV
I wake up in the middle of the night, having had a nightmare of my dad's death. Unable to control the tears now, they start to fall freely as my body shakes. It takes a moment to realize I had turned in my sleep to curl into the warm back beside me. I hope my crying doesn't wake Ace up, but unfortunately it does. I attempt to stop crying as Ace shifts and turns his head to try and look back at me.
"Marco?"
"Sorry for waking you. I just..." Another sob comes out and Ace turns around to face me, a hand coming up to wipe off the tears.
"It's okay to cry, Marco. You don't have to always be strong around me." Ace whispers, his hand holding my cheek. He moves us, so he is on his back, and I am laying against his chest. I feel his arms wrap around me, and I let go of the pain I had been holding inside.
We lay there for a few moments; the only sound is of my sobs until Ace begins to hum. I don't recognize the melody but the sound and feel of the man I love is keeping me grounded. It doesn't take long for the tears to stop and we just lay there together in silence. I expected it to be an awkward silence, but it was comfortable and accepting and I knew that if I have Ace, then everything would be okay.
I knew, even as I fell back asleep, that there was no one else I would want to be with. I think that dad knew, even without meeting Ace, that I finally met someone I could be happy with. Now, having him and his friends meet Law and Perona is going to be an interesting experience.
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