Touching The Heart Of Ace (SAMPLE)

Chapter 76

"Headache?" Robbie brushed my strands and kissed my temple.

"No... just... feeling down." I pouted and he pecked my lips.

"Do you wanna leave? They will understand."

"Nooo..." I looked around and saw Lia laughing and running around with kids. Raphael – Winston's son, Andrew – Dr. Adam's son, Lilly – Dr. Adam's PA's daughter and of course little adorable terror, Tyron were all squealing and jumping around.

Of all babies, Andrew was the oldest and he did not forget to mention it in every few seconds.

I shook my head. He had a very big soft spot on my Lia. I smiled seeing him hugging her close and patting her back for a job well done.

What job! Don't ask me.

They were close. Especially since Andrew asserted that he was her big brother. Lilly was only a few months younger than Andrew and she had apparently refused to call him Big Brother.

Then my baby girl came in and Andrew had been the proudest Beebo ever.

Andrew tried very hard to correct her pronunciation and my Little Lia tried harder but... Andrew finally stopped trying to correct my baby and that was that.

Little Lia was everyone's favourite. Of course she was.

I meant have you ever seen a baby fairy princess with a pirate's eyepatch on her forehead?

Well, Raphael was the pirate but he was so infatuated with her that he gave his prized possession ever.

"Lia is having fun. Let her be."

Robbie patted his chest. "Sleep."

I smiled and cuddled closer, surreptitiously looking if anyone was staring. They were not. "We are at a party, Daddy."

"So what? Simon will understand."

How could he look at me like I was giving him the world when agreeing to sleep on his chest? I sighed.

Silly baby! Like I don't sleep on his chest every single night.

I did lie down. My right ear fixed on his heart beats and my hand curled around his neck. I was not sleepy but I wanted to rest my eyes for a bit.

"Is he okay?" Logan, Simon's boyfriend asked gently. "I could prepare the guest room."

Robbie petted my hair and pecked my ear. "He is fine. Just..."

"Please tell me if you are staying the night."

I could feel when people started to gather around us and getting seated. But it was okay. Daddy was holding me and I could rest well wherever he was.

"Tell me he is not losing sleep because of that... byatch!"

Robbie tightened his hold. "He did. But it is okay now."

He was right; I was okay.

"What does she want this time?"

It was astounding how much support we received from our friends. Everyone would assume that after Robbie's divorce things were a breeze but sadly life was not that way.

The court did hand over the sole custody of Lia over to Robbie but that did not mean that they wanted Janice out of Lia's life.

It was no secret that Robbie was not an ideal husband to Janice. And court saw that even though Janice was troubled and abusive in the past, since she was very remorseful and seemed to be interested in having her baby back in her life, she was allowed to visit Lia twice a month under supervision; to build a healthy relationship with 'my' kid.