Lotus [18+]

|I didn't mean to say...|

|Lotus Cortez|

I haven't checked my email in two weeks which is how long ago I did my SATs. The last one. I don't plan on going through that amount of stress ever again.

Ace's friend helped me a lot and I think this time I will meet the required score.

"Baby can I ask you a question about your past?" Ace said cautiously.

I nodded handing him his cup of coffee "Sure, handsome."

"How much money did you make in total for all those years of filming?" I like how he doesn't get uncomfortable.

"Around a million," I told. "Why?"

"That's a substantial amount," he said looking up at me. "Why are you working if you have that kind of money?"

"Well I like to keep myself busy and I used part of it to pay off my nana's debts and revamp our house."

"That's really noble of you, babydoll," his hand rested on top of mine. "You make it hard not to fall in love."

"She didn't have to take care of me but she did; I owe her everything."

"I owe her everything too," he pulled me down to his lap. "For raising a wonderful, admirable and intelligent woman." Every time he says it it makes it easier to believe I am smart. "I have your IQ tests back...do you want to—"

He said I should take them again that there was no loss involved "Yes," I nodded looking into his eyes.

"All right," Ace picked you his iPad from the table, tapped on the screen a few times and then his lips were conquered by a big smile. "Babydoll your intelligence is superior!" He showed me the screen.

120.

"But..." my mouth went dry "that's impossible, my teachers—"

"Fuck your teachers, beautiful!" He exclaimed happily "You're smarter than me!"

"I—" my eyes filled with tears as I threw my arms around his neck "I'm not dumb."

"You've never been dumb, sweetheart," he wrapped his arms tightly around my waist. "I've never been this proud."

I hid my face in the crook of his neck "Thank you for everything you've done for me, Ace. You have no idea how much this has helped me found confidence within myself."

"I would do it all over again," he whispered holding me close.

We stayed in the same position for about ten more minutes but someone knocked on the door so I jumped off of him "I'll see you later," he whispered.

|Ace Carlyle|

"You look really happy today," Elias commented as he drove out of my property.

"I am really really happy," a big smile formed on my lips. "Lotus makes me feel like—" a deep sigh left my mouth "I don't know how to explain it but I'm so happy there's no need to."

"So do you love her?" Harry asked; he's sitting on the backseat.

My heart fluttered at the memory of Lotus looking up at me with a smile on her beautiful lips "I love her more than anything in the world," my eyes immediately widened.