Page 53 of Aria De Luca
I am in between his legs and there is a blanket covering us. One of his arms, the one with the snake tattoo that I have seen and admired way too many times, is around my waist and his other is above his head, showcasing his perfect biceps.
I look at the door when I hear the sound of a baby crying again.
Emma didn't sleep over so that cry can't be Alexander's.
I carefully get off of Ace and unwrap his arms from around me. I look at the TV and it just says the time.
It reads 5:32 a.m.. No one is awake right now and Lana doesn't come to the house until six which is in less than thirty minutes.
I follow the sound of crying, going upstairs and as I get closer I see Ace's room and then another door at the end of the hallway.
I walk towards the door where the crying is coming from. I turn the knob but it is locked. There is a scanner. I bend down to look at it and when I do the scanner turns on and it scans my face making me furrow my eyebrows at it.
Who would have a lock like this on a door?
The door unlocks, making me even more confused. I put my hand on the knob to try and open the door and surprisingly it opens.
I feel my heart race as I push open the door. When I step inside, the room is a little warm and the lights are all off.
I close the door behind me at the same time I hear another cry. I look forward and see a crib with the name Thalia over the crib.
Thalia.
Ace De Luca
I hear crying outside of my room and that is what wakes me from the dream I was having of Aria and me.
I take my covers off and run outside of my room. I unlock Thalia's door and twist the knob before walking in.
And when I do I swear I feel my heart race at least five hundred miles per hour.
Aria turns around with Thalia in her arms. I look up at Aria and see that she is crying while holding Thalia in her arms.
"Ace," Aria sniffles as she stares at me.
"What's wrong?" I ask as I furrow my eyebrows at her and walk closer to her.
Why the fuck is she crying?
Why is she holding Thalia while crying?
I don't understand.
"I remember," Aria says as she lets out another cry but she smiles at me and then back at Thalia. "I remember everything."
I can't help but smile at her. I don't waste a second before walking closer to her and pulling her closer to me. "You remember. You remember Thalia and me?" Aria nips at her lip and she nods her head while trying to contain her tears. "How?"
Aria smiles down at Thalia. "Thalia. Her eyes," Aria looks up at me and I can't help but bend down and kiss her on the lips while savoring the moment between the two of us.
"I missed you so much,amore," I mumble while still kissing her.
Twenty Seven
Thankgod Thalia's room is on the other side of the house.
After Ace and I kissed in Thalia's room and after I looked at Thalia, like, really looked at her and admired her beautiful sparkling green eyes, I put her in her crib and pulled Ace out of the room, running to the other side of the hallway so I can feel him closer to me.
I need to feel him everywhere.
